What is the difference in low-birthweight babies between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Uruguay?

0.1%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Uruguay?

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.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Uruguay: Low-birthweight babies

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

7.9%

in 2020

Uruguay

7.8%

in 2020

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

104th

Uruguay rank

106th

Low-birthweight babies over time

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Uruguay

How they compare

Bolivia, Plurinational State of currently reports 7.9% against 7.8% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of has been ahead every year.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 104th and Uruguay ranks 106th of 157 countries.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.7%	8.4%	0.3%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s	8.2%	7.9%	0.2%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s	7.9%	7.8%	0.1%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher low-birthweight babies, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Uruguay?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of, at 7.9% against 7.8% in Uruguay as of 2020.
What is the difference in low-birthweight babies between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Uruguay?: 0.1%, with Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Uruguay?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Uruguay rank globally for low-birthweight babies?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 104th and Uruguay ranks 106th 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.