Which has higher low-birthweight babies, Antigua and Barbuda or Euro area?

Antigua and Barbuda, at 15.4% against 7.4% in Euro area as of 2020.

What is the difference in low-birthweight babies between Antigua and Barbuda and Euro area?

8.0%, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Euro area?

21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Low-birthweight babies (% of births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Antigua and Barbuda vs Euro area: Low-birthweight babies

Antigua and Barbuda

15.4%

in 2020

Euro area

7.4%

in 2020

Antigua and Barbuda rank

31st

Euro area rank

28th

Low-birthweight babies over time

Antigua and Barbuda
Euro area

How they compare

Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 15.4% against 7.4% in Euro area, a difference of 8.0%.

That makes Antigua and Barbuda's figure about 2.1 times Euro area's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Antigua and Barbuda has been ahead every year.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 31st and Euro area ranks 28th of 157 countries.

Antigua and Barbuda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Antigua and Barbuda	Euro area	Difference	Ahead
2000s	14.4%	7.3%	7.1%	Antigua and Barbuda
2010s	15.2%	7.4%	7.7%	Antigua and Barbuda
2020s	15.4%	7.4%	8.0%	Antigua and Barbuda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher low-birthweight babies, Antigua and Barbuda or Euro area?: Antigua and Barbuda, at 15.4% against 7.4% in Euro area as of 2020.
What is the difference in low-birthweight babies between Antigua and Barbuda and Euro area?: 8.0%, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Euro area?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Euro area rank globally for low-birthweight babies?: Antigua and Barbuda ranks 31st and Euro area ranks 28th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Low-birthweight babies (% of births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Low-birthweight babies (% of births)
Unit: % of births
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 3,948 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hour of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred.