Costa Rica vs ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN): Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns

Costa Rica
8.72
in 2020
ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)
12.01
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
96th
ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) rank
97th

Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns over time

  • Costa Rica
  • ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)
051015200020102020

How they compare

ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) currently reports 12.01 against 8.72 in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.29.

That makes ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)'s figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 96th and ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) ranks 97th of 157 countries.

ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) Difference Ahead
2000s 8.41 13.07 4.66 ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)
2010s 8.57 12.58 4.01 ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)
2020s 8.72 12.01 3.3 ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns, Costa Rica or ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)?
ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN), at 12.01 against 8.72 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns between Costa Rica and ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)?
3.29, with ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN)?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) rank globally for prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns?
Costa Rica ranks 96th and ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN) ranks 97th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN): Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-low-birth-weight-among-new-borns/costa-rica/escap-asean-asean/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-low-birth-weight-among-new-borns/costa-rica/escap-asean-asean/">Costa Rica vs ESCAP_ASEAN (ASEAN): Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
313 places, 6,573 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed