Netherlands vs South Africa: Infant health: low birthweight
Netherlands
5.6 Percentage of live births
in 2023
South Africa
16.6 Percentage of live births
in 2020
Netherlands rank
2nd
South Africa rank
2nd
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Netherlands
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 16.6 Percentage of live births against 5.6 Percentage of live births in Netherlands, a difference of 11 Percentage of live births.
That makes South Africa's figure about 3.0 times Netherlands's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 2nd of 7 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.49 Percentage of live births | 17.01 Percentage of live births | 10.52 Percentage of live births | South Africa |
| 2010s | 5.99 Percentage of live births | 16.62 Percentage of live births | 10.63 Percentage of live births | South Africa |
| 2020s | 5.7 Percentage of live births | 16.6 Percentage of live births | 10.9 Percentage of live births | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Netherlands or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 16.6 Percentage of live births against 5.6 Percentage of live births in Netherlands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Netherlands and South Africa?
- 11 Percentage of live births, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and South Africa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Netherlands and South Africa rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 2nd 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.