Greece vs Poland: Infant health: low birthweight
Greece
9.8 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Poland
5.4 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Greece rank
6th
Poland rank
3rd
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Greece
- Poland
How they compare
Greece currently reports 9.8 Percentage of live births against 5.4 Percentage of live births in Poland, a difference of 4.4 Percentage of live births.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.8 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Poland ahead.
Greece ranks 6th and Poland ranks 3rd of 41 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.9 Percentage of live births | 8.1 Percentage of live births | 2.2 Percentage of live births | Poland |
| 1980s | 5.88 Percentage of live births | 8.09 Percentage of live births | 2.21 Percentage of live births | Poland |
| 1990s | 6.69 Percentage of live births | 7.15 Percentage of live births | 0.46 Percentage of live births | Poland |
| 2000s | 8.43 Percentage of live births | 5.94 Percentage of live births | 2.49 Percentage of live births | Greece |
| 2010s | 9.44 Percentage of live births | 5.73 Percentage of live births | 3.71 Percentage of live births | Greece |
| 2020s | 9.74 Percentage of live births | 5.56 Percentage of live births | 4.18 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 Poland?
- Greece, at 9.8 Percentage of live births against 5.4 Percentage of live births in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Greece and Poland?
- 4.4 Percentage of live births, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Poland?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Poland rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Greece ranks 6th and Poland ranks 3rd 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.