Infant health: low birthweight in Romania
Romania: Infant health: low birthweight was 8.1 Percentage of live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant health: low birthweight in Romania, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
In 2024, infant health: low birthweight in Romania stood at 8.1 Percentage of live births.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Romania peaked at 9.5 Percentage of live births in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.5 Percentage of live births, in 2020.
That places Romania 13th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant health: low birthweight in Romania, year by year
| Year | Percentage of live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.9 Percentage of live births | — |
| 2001 | 8.8 Percentage of live births | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 9 Percentage of live births | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 9.5 Percentage of live births | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 9.5 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.4 Percentage of live births | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 8.1 Percentage of live births | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 8.1 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.9 Percentage of live births | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 7.8 Percentage of live births | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 8 Percentage of live births | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 8.4 Percentage of live births | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 8.4 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.3 Percentage of live births | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.1 Percentage of live births | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 7.8 Percentage of live births | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 7.6 Percentage of live births | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.3 Percentage of live births | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 7 Percentage of live births | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 6.9 Percentage of live births | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 6.5 Percentage of live births | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 6.7 Percentage of live births | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 7.2 Percentage of live births | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 7.6 Percentage of live births | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 8.1 Percentage of live births | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6 Percentage of live births | 7.8 Percentage of live births | 9.5 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.78 Percentage of live births | 6.9 Percentage of live births | 8.4 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.22 Percentage of live births | 6.5 Percentage of live births | 8.1 Percentage of live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 10 Brazil 8.7 Percentage of live births compare
- 11 United States of America 8.5 Percentage of live births compare
- 12 Portugal 8.3 Percentage of live births compare
- 14 Hungary 8 Percentage of live births compare
- 15 Chile 7.6 Percentage of live births compare
- 16 France 7.5 Percentage of live births compare
- 16 Mexico 7.5 Percentage of live births compare
More health data for Romania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.59 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0845 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,419 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 113 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 0.621 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.2014 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate -0.1612 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5157 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Romania?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Romania was 8.1 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5 Percentage of live births in 2003.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 Percentage of live births in 2020.
- How does Romania rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Romania ranks 13th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.