Which has higher low-birthweight babies, Euro area or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 16.3% against 7.4% in Euro area as of 2020.

What is the difference in low-birthweight babies between Euro area and Trinidad and Tobago?

8.9%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Trinidad and Tobago?

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.

Euro area vs Trinidad and Tobago: Low-birthweight babies

Euro area

7.4%

in 2020

Trinidad and Tobago

16.3%

in 2020

Euro area rank

28th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

25th

Low-birthweight babies over time

Euro area
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 16.3% against 7.4% in Euro area, a difference of 8.9%.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 2.2 times Euro area's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 28th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 25th of 31 groups.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.3%	15.3%	8.0%	Trinidad and Tobago
2010s	7.4%	16.1%	8.6%	Trinidad and Tobago
2020s	7.4%	16.3%	8.9%	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher low-birthweight babies, Euro area or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 16.3% against 7.4% in Euro area as of 2020.
What is the difference in low-birthweight babies between Euro area and Trinidad and Tobago?: 8.9%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Trinidad and Tobago?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Euro area and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for low-birthweight babies?: Euro area ranks 28th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 25th of 31 groups.
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: 17 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.