Hungary vs Portugal: Infant health: low birthweight
Hungary
8 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Portugal
8.3 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Hungary rank
14th
Portugal rank
12th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Hungary
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 8.3 Percentage of live births against 8 Percentage of live births in Hungary, a difference of 0.3 Percentage of live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 14th and Portugal ranks 12th of 41 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.83 Percentage of live births | 5.05 Percentage of live births | 4.78 Percentage of live births | Hungary |
| 1990s | 8.65 Percentage of live births | 6.19 Percentage of live births | 2.46 Percentage of live births | Hungary |
| 2000s | 8.38 Percentage of live births | 7.62 Percentage of live births | 0.76 Percentage of live births | Hungary |
| 2010s | 8.55 Percentage of live births | 8.7 Percentage of live births | 0.15 Percentage of live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 7.7 Percentage of live births | 8.32 Percentage of live births | 0.62 Percentage of live births | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Hungary or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 8.3 Percentage of live births against 8 Percentage of live births in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Hungary and Portugal?
- 0.3 Percentage of live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Portugal rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Hungary ranks 14th and Portugal ranks 12th 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.