Croatia vs Japan: Infant health: low birthweight
Croatia
5.4 Percentage of live births
in 2023
Japan
9.8 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Croatia rank
3rd
Japan rank
6th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Croatia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 9.8 Percentage of live births against 5.4 Percentage of live births in Croatia, a difference of 4.4 Percentage of live births.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.8 times Croatia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 3 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.13 Percentage of live births | 9.28 Percentage of live births | 4.15 Percentage of live births | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.07 Percentage of live births | 9.5 Percentage of live births | 4.43 Percentage of live births | Japan |
| 2020s | 5.4 Percentage of live births | 9.4 Percentage of live births | 4 Percentage of live births | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Croatia or Japan?
- Japan, at 9.8 Percentage of live births against 5.4 Percentage of live births in Croatia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Croatia and Japan?
- 4.4 Percentage of live births, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Japan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Japan rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Croatia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 3 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.