Infant health: low birthweight in Spain
Spain: Infant health: low birthweight was 7.3 Percentage of live births in 2024. β² Rising
Infant health: low birthweight in Spain, 1982β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
Spain recorded 7.3 Percentage of live births for infant health: low birthweight in 2024.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Spain peaked at 7.9 Percentage of live births in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.8 Percentage of live births, in 1982.
That places Spain 19th 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 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.74 Percentage of live births | 2.8 Percentage of live births | 4.4 Percentage of live births | 8 |
| 1990s | 5.26 Percentage of live births | 4.5 Percentage of live births | 6.4 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.21 Percentage of live births | 6.5 Percentage of live births | 7.8 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.74 Percentage of live births | 7.5 Percentage of live births | 7.9 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.32 Percentage of live births | 7.1 Percentage of live births | 7.6 Percentage of live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 16 France 7.5 Percentage of live births compare
- 16 Mexico 7.5 Percentage of live births compare
- 18 Argentina 7.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 19 Russian Federation 7.3 Percentage of live births compare
- 21 Canada 7.2 Percentage of live births compare
- 21 United Kingdom 7.2 Percentage of live births compare
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,290 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 108 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 256,713 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 242,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 258,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 243,526 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Spain?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Spain was 7.3 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 Percentage of live births in 2015.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 Percentage of live births in 1982.
- How does Spain rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.