Croatia vs Latvia: Infant health: low birthweight
Croatia
5.4 Percentage of live births
in 2023
Latvia
4.2 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Croatia rank
3rd
Latvia rank
6th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Croatia
- Latvia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 5.4 Percentage of live births against 4.2 Percentage of live births in Latvia, a difference of 1.2 Percentage of live births.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.3 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 3rd and Latvia ranks 6th of 3 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.13 Percentage of live births | 4.86 Percentage of live births | 0.27 Percentage of live births | Croatia |
| 2010s | 5.07 Percentage of live births | 4.48 Percentage of live births | 0.59 Percentage of live births | Croatia |
| 2020s | 5.4 Percentage of live births | 4.28 Percentage of live births | 1.12 Percentage of live births | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Croatia or Latvia?
- Croatia, at 5.4 Percentage of live births against 4.2 Percentage of live births in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Croatia and Latvia?
- 1.2 Percentage of live births, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Latvia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Latvia rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Croatia ranks 3rd and Latvia 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.