Iceland vs Sweden: Low birth weight prevalence

Iceland
4.0%
in 2020
Sweden
4.1%
in 2020
Iceland rank
157th
Sweden rank
155th

Low birth weight prevalence over time

  • Iceland
  • Sweden
01234200020102020

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 4.1% against 4.0% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Iceland ranks 157th and Sweden ranks 155th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 3.7% 4.3% 0.6% Sweden
2010s 3.9% 4.2% 0.3% Sweden
2020s 4.0% 4.1% 0.1% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher low birth weight prevalence, Iceland or Sweden?
Sweden, at 4.1% against 4.0% in Iceland as of 2020.
What is the difference in low birth weight prevalence between Iceland and Sweden?
0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sweden?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Iceland and Sweden rank globally for low birth weight prevalence?
Iceland ranks 157th and Sweden ranks 155th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Low birth weight prevalence (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iceland vs Sweden: Low birth weight prevalence. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/low-birth-weight-prevalence-percent/iceland/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/low-birth-weight-prevalence-percent/iceland/sweden/">Iceland vs Sweden: Low birth weight prevalence</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Low birth weight prevalence (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
208 places, 4,368 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed