Germany vs Italy: Infant health: low birthweight
Germany
6.6 Percentage of live births
in 2013
Italy
6.7 Percentage of live births
in 2025
Germany rank
27th
Italy rank
24th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 6.7 Percentage of live births against 6.6 Percentage of live births in Germany, a difference of 0.1 Percentage of live births.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Italy ahead.
Germany ranks 27th and Italy ranks 24th of 41 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.65 Percentage of live births | 5.62 Percentage of live births | 0.03 Percentage of live births | Germany |
| 1990s | 6.04 Percentage of live births | 5.95 Percentage of live births | 0.09 Percentage of live births | Germany |
| 2000s | 6.75 Percentage of live births | 6.64 Percentage of live births | 0.11 Percentage of live births | Germany |
| 2010s | 6.83 Percentage of live births | 7.12 Percentage of live births | 0.3 Percentage of live births | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Germany or Italy?
- Italy, at 6.7 Percentage of live births against 6.6 Percentage of live births in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Germany and Italy?
- 0.1 Percentage of live births, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2013.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Germany ranks 27th and Italy ranks 24th 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.