Netherlands vs Poland: Infant health: low birthweight
Netherlands
5.6 Percentage of live births
in 2023
Poland
5.4 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Netherlands rank
2nd
Poland rank
3rd
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Netherlands
- Poland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 5.6 Percentage of live births against 5.4 Percentage of live births in Poland, a difference of 0.2 Percentage of live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 2nd and Poland ranks 3rd of 7 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1 Percentage of live births | 6.28 Percentage of live births | 0.82 Percentage of live births | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 6.49 Percentage of live births | 5.94 Percentage of live births | 0.55 Percentage of live births | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 5.99 Percentage of live births | 5.73 Percentage of live births | 0.26 Percentage of live births | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 5.65 Percentage of live births | 5.6 Percentage of live births | 0.05 Percentage of live births | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Netherlands or Poland?
- Netherlands, at 5.6 Percentage of live births against 5.4 Percentage of live births in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Netherlands and Poland?
- 0.2 Percentage of live births, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Poland?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Poland rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd and Poland ranks 3rd 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.