Thailand vs Türkiye: Infant health: low birthweight
Thailand
10.3 Percentage of live births
in 2020
Türkiye
9.2 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Thailand rank
4th
Türkiye rank
1st
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Thailand
- Türkiye
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 10.3 Percentage of live births against 9.2 Percentage of live births in Türkiye, a difference of 1.1 Percentage of live births.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Thailand ahead.
Thailand ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 1st of 41 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.75 Percentage of live births | 9.45 Percentage of live births | 1.3 Percentage of live births | Thailand |
| 2010s | 10.43 Percentage of live births | 8.3 Percentage of live births | 2.12 Percentage of live births | Thailand |
| 2020s | 10.3 Percentage of live births | 7.7 Percentage of live births | 2.6 Percentage of live births | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Thailand or Türkiye?
- Thailand, at 10.3 Percentage of live births against 9.2 Percentage of live births in Türkiye as of 2020.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Thailand and Türkiye?
- 1.1 Percentage of live births, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Türkiye?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
- How do Thailand and Türkiye rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Thailand ranks 4th and Türkiye ranks 1st 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.