Brunei vs Maldives: Low-birthweight babies (% of births)
Brunei
13.6%
in 2020
Maldives
13.7%
in 2020
Brunei rank
45th
Maldives rank
43rd
Low-birthweight babies (% of births) over time
- Brunei
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 13.7% against 13.6% in Brunei, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Brunei ranks 45th and Maldives ranks 43rd of 157 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 13.9% | 1.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 13.8% | 0.4% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.7% | 0.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low-birthweight babies, Brunei or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 13.7% against 13.6% in Brunei as of 2020.
- What is the difference in low-birthweight babies between Brunei and Maldives?
- 0.1%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Maldives?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Brunei and Maldives rank globally for low-birthweight babies?
- Brunei ranks 45th and Maldives ranks 43rd 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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About this data
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.