Portugal vs United States of America: Infant health: low birthweight
Portugal
8.3 Percentage of live births
in 2024
United States of America
8.5 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Portugal rank
12th
United States of America rank
11th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Portugal
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 8.5 Percentage of live births against 8.3 Percentage of live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.2 Percentage of live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States of America ahead.
Portugal ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 11th of 41 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.05 Percentage of live births | 6.84 Percentage of live births | 1.79 Percentage of live births | United States of America |
| 1990s | 6.19 Percentage of live births | 7.33 Percentage of live births | 1.14 Percentage of live births | United States of America |
| 2000s | 7.62 Percentage of live births | 8.02 Percentage of live births | 0.4 Percentage of live births | United States of America |
| 2010s | 8.7 Percentage of live births | 8.15 Percentage of live births | 0.55 Percentage of live births | Portugal |
| 2020s | 8.32 Percentage of live births | 8.48 Percentage of live births | 0.16 Percentage of live births | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Portugal or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 8.5 Percentage of live births against 8.3 Percentage of live births in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Portugal and United States of America?
- 0.2 Percentage of live births, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States of America?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and United States of America rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Portugal ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 11th 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.