Estonia vs Latvia: Infant health: low birthweight
Estonia
4.1 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Latvia
4.2 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Estonia rank
7th
Latvia rank
6th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 4.2 Percentage of live births against 4.1 Percentage of live births in Estonia, a difference of 0.1 Percentage of live births.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.
Estonia ranks 7th and Latvia ranks 6th of 7 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.39 Percentage of live births | 5.03 Percentage of live births | 0.6375 Percentage of live births | Latvia |
| 2000s | 4.45 Percentage of live births | 4.86 Percentage of live births | 0.41 Percentage of live births | Latvia |
| 2010s | 4.29 Percentage of live births | 4.48 Percentage of live births | 0.19 Percentage of live births | Latvia |
| 2020s | 3.9 Percentage of live births | 4.26 Percentage of live births | 0.36 Percentage of live births | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Estonia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 4.2 Percentage of live births against 4.1 Percentage of live births in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Estonia and Latvia?
- 0.1 Percentage of live births, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Estonia ranks 7th and Latvia ranks 6th of 7 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.