Infant health: low birthweight in Switzerland
Switzerland: Infant health: low birthweight was 6 Percentage of live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6 Percentage of live births
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
33rd
of 41 countries
All-time high
6.7 Percentage of live births
in 2012
All-time low
4.9 Percentage of live births
in 1984
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Infant health: low birthweight in Switzerland, 1979–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
In 2024, infant health: low birthweight in Switzerland stood at 6 Percentage of live births.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Switzerland peaked at 6.7 Percentage of live births in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.9 Percentage of live births, in 1984.
That places Switzerland 33rd out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Infant health: low birthweight in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 5.2 Percentage of live births | — |
| 1980 | 5.1 Percentage of live births | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 5.1 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5.1 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5.3 Percentage of live births | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 4.9 Percentage of live births | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 5.2 Percentage of live births | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 5.1 Percentage of live births | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 5.1 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5.2 Percentage of live births | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 5.1 Percentage of live births | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 5.1 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5.2 Percentage of live births | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 5.2 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.3 Percentage of live births | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 5.2 Percentage of live births | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 5.5 Percentage of live births | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 5.6 Percentage of live births | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 6 Percentage of live births | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 6.3 Percentage of live births | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 6 Percentage of live births | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 6.2 Percentage of live births | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 6.3 Percentage of live births | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.2 Percentage of live births | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.3 Percentage of live births | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.2 Percentage of live births | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.4 Percentage of live births | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 6.4 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.4 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.6 Percentage of live births | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 6.6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.4 Percentage of live births | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.7 Percentage of live births | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 6.6 Percentage of live births | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.4 Percentage of live births | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 6.5 Percentage of live births | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.6 Percentage of live births | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.4 Percentage of live births | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 6.5 Percentage of live births | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 6.1 Percentage of live births | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 Percentage of live births | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 6.1 Percentage of live births | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 6 Percentage of live births | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2 Percentage of live births | 5.2 Percentage of live births | 5.2 Percentage of live births | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.12 Percentage of live births | 4.9 Percentage of live births | 5.3 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.51 Percentage of live births | 5.1 Percentage of live births | 6.3 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3 Percentage of live births | 6 Percentage of live births | 6.6 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.48 Percentage of live births | 6.1 Percentage of live births | 6.7 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.98 Percentage of live births | 5.9 Percentage of live births | 6.1 Percentage of live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Switzerland?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Switzerland was 6 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 Percentage of live births in 2012.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 Percentage of live births in 1984.
- How does Switzerland rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Switzerland ranks 33rd out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.