Costa Rica vs United States of America: Infant health: low birthweight
Costa Rica
8.8 Percentage of live births
in 2023
United States of America
8.5 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
9th
United States of America rank
11th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Costa Rica
- United States of America
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 8.8 Percentage of live births against 8.5 Percentage of live births in United States of America, a difference of 0.3 Percentage of live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States of America ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 11th of 41 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.89 Percentage of live births | 8.02 Percentage of live births | 1.13 Percentage of live births | United States of America |
| 2010s | 7.31 Percentage of live births | 8.15 Percentage of live births | 0.84 Percentage of live births | United States of America |
| 2020s | 8.03 Percentage of live births | 8.47 Percentage of live births | 0.45 Percentage of live births | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Costa Rica or United States of America?
- Costa Rica, at 8.8 Percentage of live births against 8.5 Percentage of live births in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Costa Rica and United States of America?
- 0.3 Percentage of live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States of America?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and United States of America rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and United States of America ranks 11th 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.