Cote d'Ivoire vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Low-birthweight babies
Cote d'Ivoire
18.3%
in 2020
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
9.7%
in 2020
Cote d'Ivoire rank
13th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
14th
Low-birthweight babies over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 18.3% against 9.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Cote d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 13th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th of 157 countries.
Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 9.4% | 9.9% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 9.5% | 9.3% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 9.7% | 8.6% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low-birthweight babies, Cote d'Ivoire or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 18.3% against 9.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in low-birthweight babies between Cote d'Ivoire and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 8.6%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for low-birthweight babies?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 13th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th 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.