Romania vs United States of America: Infant health: low birthweight
Romania
8.1 Percentage of live births
in 2024
United States of America
8.5 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Romania rank
13th
United States of America rank
11th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Romania
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 8.5 Percentage of live births against 8.1 Percentage of live births in Romania, a difference of 0.4 Percentage of live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 13th and United States of America ranks 11th of 41 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6 Percentage of live births | 8.02 Percentage of live births | 0.58 Percentage of live births | Romania |
| 2010s | 7.78 Percentage of live births | 8.15 Percentage of live births | 0.37 Percentage of live births | United States of America |
| 2020s | 7.22 Percentage of live births | 8.48 Percentage of live births | 1.26 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, Romania or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 8.5 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 Romania and United States of America?
- 0.4 Percentage of live births, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States of America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Romania and United States of America rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Romania ranks 13th 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.