Infant health: low birthweight in Czechia
Czechia: Infant health: low birthweight was 6.6 Percentage of live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.6 Percentage of live births
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 41 countries
All-time high
8.1 Percentage of live births
in 2013
All-time low
5.2 Percentage of live births
in 1989
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Infant health: low birthweight in Czechia, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant health: low birthweight in Czechia is 6.6 Percentage of live births, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Czechia peaked at 8.1 Percentage of live births in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.2 Percentage of live births, in 1989.
Czechia ranks 27th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Infant health: low birthweight in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | — |
| 1961 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5.6 Percentage of live births | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 6.1 Percentage of live births | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 6.3 Percentage of live births | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 6.3 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 6.2 Percentage of live births | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 6.1 Percentage of live births | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 6.1 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 6.3 Percentage of live births | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 6.2 Percentage of live births | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 6.1 Percentage of live births | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 6.1 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.2 Percentage of live births | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 6.3 Percentage of live births | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 6.1 Percentage of live births | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 6.2 Percentage of live births | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 6.1 Percentage of live births | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 6 Percentage of live births | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5.8 Percentage of live births | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 5.6 Percentage of live births | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 5.4 Percentage of live births | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 5.4 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5.2 Percentage of live births | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 5.5 Percentage of live births | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 5.6 Percentage of live births | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 5.5 Percentage of live births | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 5.5 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.5 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.6 Percentage of live births | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.8 Percentage of live births | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 6 Percentage of live births | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 6.2 Percentage of live births | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 6.6 Percentage of live births | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 6.8 Percentage of live births | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 6.7 Percentage of live births | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 7.1 Percentage of live births | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 7.4 Percentage of live births | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 7.2 Percentage of live births | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.6 Percentage of live births | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 7.7 Percentage of live births | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.6 Percentage of live births | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 8 Percentage of live births | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 8.1 Percentage of live births | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.8 Percentage of live births | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 7.8 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.6 Percentage of live births | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.5 Percentage of live births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 7 Percentage of live births | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 6.8 Percentage of live births | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 6.6 Percentage of live births | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 6.4 Percentage of live births | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 6.7 Percentage of live births | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 6.6 Percentage of live births | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 6.6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.02 Percentage of live births | 5.6 Percentage of live births | 6.3 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.17 Percentage of live births | 6.1 Percentage of live births | 6.3 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.67 Percentage of live births | 5.2 Percentage of live births | 6 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.66 Percentage of live births | 5.5 Percentage of live births | 5.9 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.74 Percentage of live births | 5.8 Percentage of live births | 7.6 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.59 Percentage of live births | 6.8 Percentage of live births | 8.1 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.58 Percentage of live births | 6.4 Percentage of live births | 6.7 Percentage of live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Czechia?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Czechia was 6.6 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1 Percentage of live births in 2013.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2 Percentage of live births in 1989.
- How does Czechia rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Czechia ranks 27th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.