Hungary vs United States of America: Infant health: low birthweight

Hungary
8 Percentage of live births
in 2024
United States of America
8.5 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Hungary rank
14th
United States of America rank
11th

Infant health: low birthweight over time

  • Hungary
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 8.5 Percentage of live births against 8 Percentage of live births in Hungary, a difference of 0.5 Percentage of live births.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 11th of 41 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 10.78 Percentage of live births 7.28 Percentage of live births 3.5 Percentage of live births Hungary
1980s 9.83 Percentage of live births 6.84 Percentage of live births 2.99 Percentage of live births Hungary
1990s 8.65 Percentage of live births 7.33 Percentage of live births 1.32 Percentage of live births Hungary
2000s 8.38 Percentage of live births 8.02 Percentage of live births 0.36 Percentage of live births Hungary
2010s 8.55 Percentage of live births 8.15 Percentage of live births 0.4 Percentage of live births Hungary
2020s 7.7 Percentage of live births 8.48 Percentage of live births 0.78 Percentage of live births United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Hungary or United States of America?
United States of America, at 8.5 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 United States of America?
0.5 Percentage of live births, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and United States of America?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Hungary and United States of America rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
Hungary ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 11th 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

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.