Poland vs Türkiye: Infant health: low birthweight
Poland
5.4 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Türkiye
9.2 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Poland rank
3rd
Türkiye rank
1st
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Poland
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 9.2 Percentage of live births against 5.4 Percentage of live births in Poland, a difference of 3.8 Percentage of live births.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.7 times Poland's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.
Poland ranks 3rd and Türkiye ranks 1st of 7 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2 Percentage of live births | 7.9 Percentage of live births | 1.7 Percentage of live births | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 5.8 Percentage of live births | 9.45 Percentage of live births | 3.65 Percentage of live births | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 5.75 Percentage of live births | 8.3 Percentage of live births | 2.55 Percentage of live births | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 5.56 Percentage of live births | 8.66 Percentage of live births | 3.1 Percentage of live births | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Poland or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 9.2 Percentage of live births against 5.4 Percentage of live births in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Poland and Türkiye?
- 3.8 Percentage of live births, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Türkiye?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Türkiye rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Poland ranks 3rd and Türkiye ranks 1st 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.