Colombia vs Japan: Infant health: low birthweight
Colombia
11 Percentage of live births
in 2025
Japan
9.8 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Colombia rank
3rd
Japan rank
6th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Colombia
- Japan
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 11 Percentage of live births against 9.8 Percentage of live births in Japan, a difference of 1.2 Percentage of live births.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Japan ahead.
Colombia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 41 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1 Percentage of live births | 8.25 Percentage of live births | 1.15 Percentage of live births | Japan |
| 2000s | 8.16 Percentage of live births | 9.28 Percentage of live births | 1.12 Percentage of live births | Japan |
| 2010s | 9.07 Percentage of live births | 9.5 Percentage of live births | 0.43 Percentage of live births | Japan |
| 2020s | 10.38 Percentage of live births | 9.48 Percentage of live births | 0.9 Percentage of live births | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Colombia or Japan?
- Colombia, at 11 Percentage of live births against 9.8 Percentage of live births in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Colombia and Japan?
- 1.2 Percentage of live births, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Japan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Japan rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Colombia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Infant health: low birthweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on the number of live births weighing less than 2500 grams as a percentage of the total number of live births. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.