What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Germany and Peru?

0.1 Percentage of live births, with Peru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Peru?

14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2013.

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.

Germany vs Peru: Infant health: low birthweight

Germany

6.6 Percentage of live births

in 2013

Peru

6.7 Percentage of live births

in 2025

Germany rank

27th

Peru rank

24th

Infant health: low birthweight over time

Germany
Peru

How they compare

Peru 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.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 27th and Peru ranks 24th of 41 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Peru	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.75 Percentage of live births	9.52 Percentage of live births	2.77 Percentage of live births	Peru
2010s	6.83 Percentage of live births	8.4 Percentage of live births	1.58 Percentage of live births	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Germany or Peru?: Peru, 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 Peru?: 0.1 Percentage of live births, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Peru?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2013.
How do Germany and Peru rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?: Germany ranks 27th and Peru 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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Indicator: Infant health: low birthweight
Unit: Percentage of live births
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 51 places, 2,043 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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.