Korea vs Netherlands: Infant health: low birthweight
Korea
7.8 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Netherlands
5.6 Percentage of live births
in 2023
Korea rank
2nd
Netherlands rank
2nd
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Korea
- Netherlands
How they compare
Korea currently reports 7.8 Percentage of live births against 5.6 Percentage of live births in Netherlands, a difference of 2.2 Percentage of live births.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Netherlands ahead.
Korea ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 3 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3 Percentage of live births | 7.1 Percentage of live births | 3.8 Percentage of live births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 4.34 Percentage of live births | 6.49 Percentage of live births | 2.15 Percentage of live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 5.73 Percentage of live births | 5.99 Percentage of live births | 0.26 Percentage of live births | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 7.38 Percentage of live births | 5.65 Percentage of live births | 1.72 Percentage of live births | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Korea or Netherlands?
- Korea, at 7.8 Percentage of live births against 5.6 Percentage of live births in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Korea and Netherlands?
- 2.2 Percentage of live births, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Netherlands?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Netherlands rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Korea ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 3 groups.
- 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.