Denmark vs Norway: Infant health: low birthweight
Denmark
4.6 Percentage of live births
in 2025
Norway
4.4 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Denmark rank
37th
Norway rank
38th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Denmark
- Norway
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 4.6 Percentage of live births against 4.4 Percentage of live births in Norway, a difference of 0.2 Percentage of live births.
Across all 58 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 37th and Norway ranks 38th of 41 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.4 Percentage of live births | 4.5 Percentage of live births | 1.9 Percentage of live births | Denmark |
| 1970s | 6.09 Percentage of live births | 4.18 Percentage of live births | 1.91 Percentage of live births | Denmark |
| 1980s | 5.63 Percentage of live births | 4.24 Percentage of live births | 1.39 Percentage of live births | Denmark |
| 1990s | 5.41 Percentage of live births | 4.69 Percentage of live births | 0.72 Percentage of live births | Denmark |
| 2000s | 5.29 Percentage of live births | 4.97 Percentage of live births | 0.32 Percentage of live births | Denmark |
| 2010s | 5.06 Percentage of live births | 4.61 Percentage of live births | 0.45 Percentage of live births | Denmark |
| 2020s | 4.74 Percentage of live births | 4.32 Percentage of live births | 0.42 Percentage of live births | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 4.6 Percentage of live births against 4.4 Percentage of live births in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Denmark and Norway?
- 0.2 Percentage of live births, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Denmark ranks 37th and Norway ranks 38th 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.