Infant health: low birthweight in Portugal
Portugal: Infant health: low birthweight was 8.3 Percentage of live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.3 Percentage of live births
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
12th
of 41 countries
All-time high
9 Percentage of live births
in 2018
All-time low
4.6 Percentage of live births
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Infant health: low birthweight in Portugal, 1980–2024
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 Portugal is 8.3 Percentage of live births, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Portugal peaked at 9 Percentage of live births in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.6 Percentage of live births, in 1980.
That places Portugal 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Infant health: low birthweight in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage of live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.6 Percentage of live births | — |
| 1981 | 4.6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.7 Percentage of live births | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 5 Percentage of live births | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 5 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5.3 Percentage of live births | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 5.4 Percentage of live births | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 5.3 Percentage of live births | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 5.2 Percentage of live births | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 5.4 Percentage of live births | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 5.6 Percentage of live births | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 5.6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.5 Percentage of live births | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 6 Percentage of live births | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 6.1 Percentage of live births | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 6 Percentage of live births | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 6.4 Percentage of live births | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 6.6 Percentage of live births | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 6.7 Percentage of live births | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 7.4 Percentage of live births | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 7.1 Percentage of live births | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 7.9 Percentage of live births | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 7.4 Percentage of live births | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 7.4 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.6 Percentage of live births | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 7.5 Percentage of live births | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 7.6 Percentage of live births | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.8 Percentage of live births | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 7.7 Percentage of live births | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.2 Percentage of live births | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 8.3 Percentage of live births | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.4 Percentage of live births | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.5 Percentage of live births | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.7 Percentage of live births | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.9 Percentage of live births | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 8.7 Percentage of live births | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 8.9 Percentage of live births | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 9 Percentage of live births | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.9 Percentage of live births | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 7.9 Percentage of live births | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 8.4 Percentage of live births | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 8.5 Percentage of live births | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.5 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.3 Percentage of live births | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.05 Percentage of live births | 4.6 Percentage of live births | 5.4 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.19 Percentage of live births | 5.5 Percentage of live births | 7.4 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.62 Percentage of live births | 7.1 Percentage of live births | 8.2 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7 Percentage of live births | 8.3 Percentage of live births | 9 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.32 Percentage of live births | 7.9 Percentage of live births | 8.5 Percentage of live births | 5 |
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More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.3023 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.3766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0651 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Portugal?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Portugal was 8.3 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 9 Percentage of live births in 2018.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 Percentage of live births in 1980.
- How does Portugal rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Portugal ranks 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.