Peru vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Infant health: low birthweight

Peru
6.7 Percentage of live births
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
7.2 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Peru rank
24th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
21st

Infant health: low birthweight over time

  • Peru
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 7.2 Percentage of live births against 6.7 Percentage of live births in Peru, a difference of 0.5 Percentage of live births.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 24th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 21st of 41 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 9.52 Percentage of live births 7.4 Percentage of live births 2.12 Percentage of live births Peru
2010s 8.07 Percentage of live births 6.93 Percentage of live births 1.14 Percentage of live births Peru
2020s 6.9 Percentage of live births 6.88 Percentage of live births 0.02 Percentage of live births Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Peru or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 7.2 Percentage of live births against 6.7 Percentage of live births in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Peru and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.5 Percentage of live births, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Peru and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
Peru ranks 24th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 21st 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

Indicator
Infant health: low birthweight
Unit
Percentage of live births
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
51 places, 2,043 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.