Infant health: low birthweight in Australia
Australia: Infant health: low birthweight was 6.6 Percentage of live births in 2023. ▲ Rising
Infant health: low birthweight in Australia, 1983–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
Australia recorded 6.6 Percentage of live births for infant health: low birthweight in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Australia peaked at 6.7 Percentage of live births in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.4 Percentage of live births, in 1984.
That places Australia 27th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.79 Percentage of live births | 5.4 Percentage of live births | 6.1 Percentage of live births | 7 |
| 1990s | 5.98 Percentage of live births | 5.8 Percentage of live births | 6.2 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.29 Percentage of live births | 6.1 Percentage of live births | 6.4 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.45 Percentage of live births | 6.2 Percentage of live births | 6.7 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.47 Percentage of live births | 6.3 Percentage of live births | 6.6 Percentage of live births | 4 |
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More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9072 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 906.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.1809 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5038 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Australia?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Australia was 6.6 Percentage of live births in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 Percentage of live births in 2017.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 Percentage of live births in 1984.
- How does Australia rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Infant health: low birthweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on the number of live births weighing less than 2500 grams as a percentage of the total number of live births. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.