El Salvador vs Netherlands: Low birth weight number

El Salvador
10.4
in 2020
Netherlands
9.8
in 2020
El Salvador rank
85th
Netherlands rank
87th

Low birth weight number over time

  • El Salvador
  • Netherlands
051015200020102020

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 10.4 against 9.8 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.6.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 85th and Netherlands ranks 87th of 157 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 14.27 12.5 1.77 El Salvador
2010s 11.69 10.35 1.34 El Salvador
2020s 10.4 9.8 0.6 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher low birth weight number, El Salvador or Netherlands?
El Salvador, at 10.4 against 9.8 in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in low birth weight number between El Salvador and Netherlands?
0.6, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Netherlands?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Netherlands rank globally for low birth weight number?
El Salvador ranks 85th and Netherlands ranks 87th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Low birth weight number (in thousands). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Low birth weight number (in thousands)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
178 places, 3,738 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed