Iceland vs Norway: Infant health: low birthweight
Iceland
3.5 Percentage of live births
in 2025
Norway
4.4 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Iceland rank
41st
Norway rank
38th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 4.4 Percentage of live births against 3.5 Percentage of live births in Iceland, a difference of 0.9 Percentage of live births.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 41st and Norway ranks 38th of 41 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.66 Percentage of live births | 4.11 Percentage of live births | 0.45 Percentage of live births | Norway |
| 1980s | 3.31 Percentage of live births | 4.24 Percentage of live births | 0.93 Percentage of live births | Norway |
| 1990s | 3.79 Percentage of live births | 4.69 Percentage of live births | 0.9 Percentage of live births | Norway |
| 2000s | 3.74 Percentage of live births | 4.97 Percentage of live births | 1.23 Percentage of live births | Norway |
| 2010s | 3.94 Percentage of live births | 4.61 Percentage of live births | 0.67 Percentage of live births | Norway |
| 2020s | 3.62 Percentage of live births | 4.32 Percentage of live births | 0.7 Percentage of live births | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Iceland or Norway?
- Norway, at 4.4 Percentage of live births against 3.5 Percentage of live births in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.9 Percentage of live births, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Iceland ranks 41st and Norway ranks 38th 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.