Infant health: low birthweight in Korea
Korea: Infant health: low birthweight was 7.8 Percentage of live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Infant health: low birthweight in Korea, 1993–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
Korea recorded 7.8 Percentage of live births for infant health: low birthweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Korea peaked at 7.8 Percentage of live births in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.6 Percentage of live births, in 1993.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Infant health: low birthweight in Korea, year by year
| Year | Percentage of live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.6 Percentage of live births | — |
| 1994 | 2.8 Percentage of live births | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 3 Percentage of live births | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 3.1 Percentage of live births | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 3.3 Percentage of live births | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 3.5 Percentage of live births | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 3.6 Percentage of live births | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 3.8 Percentage of live births | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 4 Percentage of live births | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 4 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.1 Percentage of live births | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 4.2 Percentage of live births | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.3 Percentage of live births | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.4 Percentage of live births | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 4.7 Percentage of live births | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 4.9 Percentage of live births | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 5 Percentage of live births | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 5 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.2 Percentage of live births | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 5.3 Percentage of live births | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.5 Percentage of live births | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 6.2 Percentage of live births | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 6.2 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.6 Percentage of live births | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 6.8 Percentage of live births | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 7.2 Percentage of live births | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 7.8 Percentage of live births | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 7.7 Percentage of live births | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 7.8 Percentage of live births | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.13 Percentage of live births | 2.6 Percentage of live births | 3.6 Percentage of live births | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.34 Percentage of live births | 3.8 Percentage of live births | 5 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.73 Percentage of live births | 5 Percentage of live births | 6.6 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.46 Percentage of live births | 6.8 Percentage of live births | 7.8 Percentage of live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More health data for Korea
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.008 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Life expectancy 83.7 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 5.8 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -5.8 Years (2024)
- Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality 2.3 Deaths per 1 000 births (2024)
- Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage 51,751 Persons (2024)
- Causes of mortality 352,511 Deaths (2023)
- Communicable diseases — Communicable disease incidence 140 Cases (2024)
- Hospital beds by function of healthcare 12.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2025)
- Hospital beds by sector 12.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Korea?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Korea was 7.8 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 Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8 Percentage of live births in 2022.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6 Percentage of live births in 1993.
- How does Korea rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Korea ranks 2nd out of 3 groups with data for 2024.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea 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.