Infant health: low birthweight in Italy
Italy: Infant health: low birthweight was 6.7 Percentage of live births in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.7 Percentage of live births
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
24th
of 41 countries
All-time high
7.4 Percentage of live births
in 2015
All-time low
5.5 Percentage of live births
in 1984
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Infant health: low birthweight in Italy, 1980–2025
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 Italy is 6.7 Percentage of live births, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Italy peaked at 7.4 Percentage of live births in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.5 Percentage of live births, in 1984.
That places Italy 24th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Infant health: low birthweight in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage of live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.6 Percentage of live births | — |
| 1981 | 5.6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 5.6 Percentage of live births | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 5.5 Percentage of live births | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 5.6 Percentage of live births | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5.6 Percentage of live births | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 5.6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5.6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5.8 Percentage of live births | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 6 Percentage of live births | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.5 Percentage of live births | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 6.7 Percentage of live births | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 6.5 Percentage of live births | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.4 Percentage of live births | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.5 Percentage of live births | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.5 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.6 Percentage of live births | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 6.7 Percentage of live births | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 6.6 Percentage of live births | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 6.9 Percentage of live births | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 7 Percentage of live births | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 7.1 Percentage of live births | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.1 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.1 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.2 Percentage of live births | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.2 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.4 Percentage of live births | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 7.4 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.4 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.2 Percentage of live births | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 7.1 Percentage of live births | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 6.8 Percentage of live births | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 6.8 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 Percentage of live births | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.9 Percentage of live births | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 6.7 Percentage of live births | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.62 Percentage of live births | 5.5 Percentage of live births | 5.7 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.95 Percentage of live births | 5.6 Percentage of live births | 6.5 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.64 Percentage of live births | 6.4 Percentage of live births | 7 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.22 Percentage of live births | 7.1 Percentage of live births | 7.4 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.87 Percentage of live births | 6.7 Percentage of live births | 7 Percentage of live births | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 21 Canada 7.2 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 Israel 6.7 Percentage of live births compare
- 24 Peru 6.7 Percentage of live births compare
- 27 Australia 6.6 Percentage of live births compare
- 27 Czechia 6.6 Percentage of live births compare
- 27 Germany 6.6 Percentage of live births compare
More health data for Italy
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1206 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,408 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1166 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.5398 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3143 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Italy?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Italy was 6.7 Percentage of live births in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4 Percentage of live births in 2015.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5 Percentage of live births in 1984.
- How does Italy rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Italy ranks 24th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.