Infant health: low birthweight in Austria
Austria: Infant health: low birthweight was 5.8 Percentage of live births in 2024. β² Rising
Infant health: low birthweight in Austria, 1960β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
Austria recorded 5.8 Percentage of live births for infant health: low birthweight in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Austria peaked at 7.2 Percentage of live births in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.4 Percentage of live births, in 1991.
That places Austria 35th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.99 Percentage of live births | 5.8 Percentage of live births | 6.1 Percentage of live births | 8 |
| 1970s | 6.05 Percentage of live births | 5.7 Percentage of live births | 6.4 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.72 Percentage of live births | 5.5 Percentage of live births | 6 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.79 Percentage of live births | 5.4 Percentage of live births | 6.5 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.88 Percentage of live births | 6.3 Percentage of live births | 7.2 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.58 Percentage of live births | 6.2 Percentage of live births | 7 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9 Percentage of live births | 5.8 Percentage of live births | 6 Percentage of live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 32 Luxembourg 6.1 Percentage of live births compare
- 33 Switzerland 6 Percentage of live births compare
- 33 Ireland 6 Percentage of live births compare
- 36 China (Peopleβs Republic of) 5 Percentage of live births compare
- 37 Denmark 4.6 Percentage of live births compare
- 38 Norway 4.4 Percentage of live births compare
More health data for Austria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,266 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 27 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 50,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,027 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 49,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 46,408 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Austria?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Austria was 5.8 Percentage of live births in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2 Percentage of live births in 2007.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 Percentage of live births in 1991.
- How does Austria rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Austria ranks 35th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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.