Finland vs Sweden: Infant health: low birthweight
Finland
3.9 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Sweden
4.1 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Finland rank
40th
Sweden rank
39th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.1 Percentage of live births against 3.9 Percentage of live births in Finland, a difference of 0.2 Percentage of live births.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 39th of 41 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.28 Percentage of live births | 4.7 Percentage of live births | 0.5833 Percentage of live births | Finland |
| 1970s | 4.61 Percentage of live births | 4.16 Percentage of live births | 0.4556 Percentage of live births | Finland |
| 1980s | 3.83 Percentage of live births | 4.32 Percentage of live births | 0.49 Percentage of live births | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3.95 Percentage of live births | 4.36 Percentage of live births | 0.41 Percentage of live births | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4.23 Percentage of live births | 4.27 Percentage of live births | 0.04 Percentage of live births | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4.14 Percentage of live births | 4.18 Percentage of live births | 0.04 Percentage of live births | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.96 Percentage of live births | 4.08 Percentage of live births | 0.12 Percentage of live births | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Finland or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.1 Percentage of live births against 3.9 Percentage of live births in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.2 Percentage of live births, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Finland ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 39th 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.