Korea vs Slovenia: Infant health: low birthweight
Korea
7.8 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Slovenia
5.4 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Korea rank
2nd
Slovenia rank
3rd
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Korea
- Slovenia
How they compare
Korea currently reports 7.8 Percentage of live births against 5.4 Percentage of live births in Slovenia, a difference of 2.4 Percentage of live births.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times Slovenia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Slovenia ahead.
Korea ranks 2nd and Slovenia ranks 3rd of 3 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Slovenia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Slovenia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.13 Percentage of live births | 5.41 Percentage of live births | 2.29 Percentage of live births | Slovenia |
| 2000s | 4.34 Percentage of live births | 5.96 Percentage of live births | 1.62 Percentage of live births | Slovenia |
| 2010s | 5.73 Percentage of live births | 6.29 Percentage of live births | 0.56 Percentage of live births | Slovenia |
| 2020s | 7.46 Percentage of live births | 5.48 Percentage of live births | 1.98 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 Slovenia?
- Korea, at 7.8 Percentage of live births against 5.4 Percentage of live births in Slovenia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Korea and Slovenia?
- 2.4 Percentage of live births, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Slovenia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Slovenia rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Korea ranks 2nd and Slovenia ranks 3rd 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.