Greece vs Lithuania: Infant health: low birthweight
Greece
9.8 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Lithuania
4.3 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Greece rank
6th
Lithuania rank
5th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Greece
- Lithuania
How they compare
Greece currently reports 9.8 Percentage of live births against 4.3 Percentage of live births in Lithuania, a difference of 5.5 Percentage of live births.
That makes Greece's figure about 2.3 times Lithuania's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Greece ranks 6th and Lithuania ranks 5th of 41 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.9 Percentage of live births | 3.9 Percentage of live births | 2 Percentage of live births | Greece |
| 1990s | 6.69 Percentage of live births | 4.26 Percentage of live births | 2.43 Percentage of live births | Greece |
| 2000s | 8.43 Percentage of live births | 4.61 Percentage of live births | 3.82 Percentage of live births | Greece |
| 2010s | 9.44 Percentage of live births | 4.64 Percentage of live births | 4.8 Percentage of live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 9.74 Percentage of live births | 4.46 Percentage of live births | 5.28 Percentage of live births | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Greece or Lithuania?
- Greece, at 9.8 Percentage of live births against 4.3 Percentage of live births in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Greece and Lithuania?
- 5.5 Percentage of live births, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Lithuania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Lithuania rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Greece ranks 6th and Lithuania ranks 5th 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.