Infant health: low birthweight in Canada
Canada: Infant health: low birthweight was 7.2 Percentage of live births in 2024. βΌ Falling
Infant health: low birthweight in Canada, 1961β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
In 2024, infant health: low birthweight in Canada stood at 7.2 Percentage of live births.
That represents a change of up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Canada peaked at 7.8 Percentage of live births in 1966 and was at its lowest, 5.5 Percentage of live births, in 1984.
That places Canada 21st out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.59 Percentage of live births | 7.2 Percentage of live births | 7.8 Percentage of live births | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.79 Percentage of live births | 5.9 Percentage of live births | 7.8 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.62 Percentage of live births | 5.5 Percentage of live births | 5.9 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.66 Percentage of live births | 5.5 Percentage of live births | 5.8 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.88 Percentage of live births | 5.5 Percentage of live births | 6.1 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.34 Percentage of live births | 6.1 Percentage of live births | 6.7 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9 Percentage of live births | 6.5 Percentage of live births | 7.2 Percentage of live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 18 Argentina 7.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 19 Spain 7.3 Percentage of live births compare
- 19 Russian Federation 7.3 Percentage of live births compare
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.2 Percentage of live births compare
- 23 New Zealand 7 Percentage of live births compare
- 24 Italy 6.7 Percentage of live births compare
- 24 Israel 6.7 Percentage of live births compare
- 24 Peru 6.7 Percentage of live births compare
More health data for Canada
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3588 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,083 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 385 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.9356 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4965 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 283,794 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Canada?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Canada was 7.2 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8 Percentage of live births in 1966.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 Percentage of live births in 1984.
- How does Canada rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Canada ranks 21st out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.