Mexico vs Romania: Infant health: low birthweight
Mexico
7.5 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Romania
8.1 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Mexico rank
16th
Romania rank
13th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Mexico
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 8.1 Percentage of live births against 7.5 Percentage of live births in Mexico, a difference of 0.6 Percentage of live births.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 16th and Romania ranks 13th of 41 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.26 Percentage of live births | 8.6 Percentage of live births | 0.34 Percentage of live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 5.84 Percentage of live births | 7.78 Percentage of live births | 1.94 Percentage of live births | Romania |
| 2020s | 7.1 Percentage of live births | 7.22 Percentage of live births | 0.12 Percentage of live births | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Mexico or Romania?
- Romania, at 8.1 Percentage of live births against 7.5 Percentage of live births in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Mexico and Romania?
- 0.6 Percentage of live births, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Romania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Romania rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Mexico ranks 16th and Romania ranks 13th 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.