Latvia vs Thailand: Infant health: low birthweight
Latvia
4.2 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Thailand
10.3 Percentage of live births
in 2020
Latvia rank
6th
Thailand rank
4th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Latvia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 10.3 Percentage of live births against 4.2 Percentage of live births in Latvia, a difference of 6.1 Percentage of live births.
That makes Thailand's figure about 2.5 times Latvia's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Latvia ranks 6th and Thailand ranks 4th of 7 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.86 Percentage of live births | 10.81 Percentage of live births | 5.95 Percentage of live births | Thailand |
| 2010s | 4.48 Percentage of live births | 10.45 Percentage of live births | 5.97 Percentage of live births | Thailand |
| 2020s | 4.1 Percentage of live births | 10.3 Percentage of live births | 6.2 Percentage of live births | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Latvia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 10.3 Percentage of live births against 4.2 Percentage of live births in Latvia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Latvia and Thailand?
- 6.1 Percentage of live births, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Thailand?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Latvia and Thailand rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Latvia ranks 6th and Thailand ranks 4th of 7 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.