Infant health: low birthweight in Netherlands
Netherlands: Infant health: low birthweight was 5.6 Percentage of live births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Infant health: low birthweight in Netherlands, 1995–2023
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 Netherlands is 5.6 Percentage of live births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Netherlands peaked at 7.3 Percentage of live births in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.6 Percentage of live births, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Infant health: low birthweight in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Percentage of live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.3 Percentage of live births | — |
| 1996 | 7.1 Percentage of live births | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 7 Percentage of live births | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.1 Percentage of live births | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 6.9 Percentage of live births | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 7 Percentage of live births | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 6.7 Percentage of live births | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 6.5 Percentage of live births | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 6.5 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.5 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.3 Percentage of live births | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 6.2 Percentage of live births | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 6.2 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.1 Percentage of live births | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 6.2 Percentage of live births | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 6 Percentage of live births | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 6.1 Percentage of live births | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 6.3 Percentage of live births | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 6.1 Percentage of live births | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 6 Percentage of live births | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 5.8 Percentage of live births | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 5.8 Percentage of live births | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.6 Percentage of live births | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 5.6 Percentage of live births | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1 Percentage of live births | 7 Percentage of live births | 7.3 Percentage of live births | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.49 Percentage of live births | 6.1 Percentage of live births | 7 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.99 Percentage of live births | 5.7 Percentage of live births | 6.3 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.65 Percentage of live births | 5.6 Percentage of live births | 5.7 Percentage of live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Türkiye 9.2 Percentage of live births compare
- 1 India 27.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 2 South Africa 16.6 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Poland 5.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Slovenia 5.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Croatia 5.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Colombia 11 Percentage of live births compare
- 4 Thailand 10.3 Percentage of live births compare
- 5 Lithuania 4.3 Percentage of live births compare
- 5 Indonesia 9.9 Percentage of live births compare
More health data for Netherlands
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.007 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 39,800 Number (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.3 Rate (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 81.9 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 547 Number (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 2.8 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy 81.9 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -2.8 Years (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 66,870 Number (2020)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 50,777 Number (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Netherlands?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Netherlands was 5.6 Percentage of live births in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3 Percentage of live births in 1995.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6 Percentage of live births in 2021.
- How does Netherlands rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 7 countries with data for 2023.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.