Japan vs Viet Nam: Low birth weight number
Japan
93.6
in 2020
Viet Nam
93.9
in 2020
Japan rank
29th
Viet Nam rank
27th
Low birth weight number over time
- Japan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 93.9 against 93.6 in Japan, a difference of 0.3.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Japan ranks 29th and Viet Nam ranks 27th of 157 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 126.72 | 131.12 | 4.4 | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | 110.66 | 109.45 | 1.21 | Japan |
| 2020s | 93.6 | 93.9 | 0.3 | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low birth weight number, Japan or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 93.9 against 93.6 in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in low birth weight number between Japan and Viet Nam?
- 0.3, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Viet Nam?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Viet Nam rank globally for low birth weight number?
- Japan ranks 29th and Viet Nam ranks 27th 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.