Costa Rica vs Portugal: Infant health: low birthweight
Costa Rica
8.8 Percentage of live births
in 2023
Portugal
8.3 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
9th
Portugal rank
12th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Costa Rica
- Portugal
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 8.8 Percentage of live births against 8.3 Percentage of live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.5 Percentage of live births.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Portugal ranks 12th of 41 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.89 Percentage of live births | 7.62 Percentage of live births | 0.73 Percentage of live births | Portugal |
| 2010s | 7.31 Percentage of live births | 8.7 Percentage of live births | 1.39 Percentage of live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 8.03 Percentage of live births | 8.32 Percentage of live births | 0.3 Percentage of live births | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Costa Rica or Portugal?
- Costa Rica, at 8.8 Percentage of live births against 8.3 Percentage of live births in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 0.5 Percentage of live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Portugal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Portugal rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Portugal ranks 12th 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.