Portugal vs Romania: Infant health: low birthweight
Portugal
8.3 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Romania
8.1 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Portugal rank
12th
Romania rank
13th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 8.3 Percentage of live births against 8.1 Percentage of live births in Romania, a difference of 0.2 Percentage of live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Romania ahead.
Portugal ranks 12th and Romania ranks 13th of 41 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.62 Percentage of live births | 8.6 Percentage of live births | 0.98 Percentage of live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 8.7 Percentage of live births | 7.78 Percentage of live births | 0.92 Percentage of live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 8.32 Percentage of live births | 7.22 Percentage of live births | 1.1 Percentage of live births | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Portugal or Romania?
- Portugal, at 8.3 Percentage of live births against 8.1 Percentage of live births in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Portugal and Romania?
- 0.2 Percentage of live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Portugal ranks 12th 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.