Infant health: low birthweight in Germany
Germany: Infant health: low birthweight was 6.6 Percentage of live births in 2013. β² Rising
Infant health: low birthweight in Germany, 1973β2013
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 Germany is 6.6 Percentage of live births, measured in 2013.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Germany peaked at 6.9 Percentage of live births in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.5 Percentage of live births, in 1979.
That places Germany 27th out of 41 countries with data for 2013, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.73 Percentage of live births | 5.5 Percentage of live births | 5.9 Percentage of live births | 7 |
| 1980s | 5.65 Percentage of live births | 5.5 Percentage of live births | 5.9 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.04 Percentage of live births | 5.7 Percentage of live births | 6.5 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.75 Percentage of live births | 6.4 Percentage of live births | 6.9 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.83 Percentage of live births | 6.6 Percentage of live births | 6.9 Percentage of live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More health data for Germany
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.9955 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,164 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 368 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 471,597 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 428,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 452,461 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 417,520 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Germany?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Germany was 6.6 Percentage of live births in 2013, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 6.9 Percentage of live births in 2004.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 Percentage of live births in 1979.
- How does Germany rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Germany ranks 27th out of 41 countries with data for 2013.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.