Low & middle income vs Papua New Guinea: Low-birthweight babies
Low & middle income
15.6%
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
19.4%
in 2020
Low & middle income rank
8th
Papua New Guinea rank
8th
Low-birthweight babies over time
- Low & middle income
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 19.4% against 15.6% in Low & middle income, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Low & middle income ahead.
Low & middle income ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th of 31 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 18.4% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 19.1% | 3.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 19.4% | 3.8% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher low-birthweight babies, Low & middle income or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 19.4% against 15.6% in Low & middle income as of 2020.
- What is the difference in low-birthweight babies between Low & middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 3.8%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Papua New Guinea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do Low & middle income and Papua New Guinea rank globally for low-birthweight babies?
- Low & middle income ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 8th 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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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.