Infant health: low birthweight in Ukraine
Ukraine: Infant health: low birthweight was 6.3 Percentage of live births in 2024. ▬ Flat
Infant health: low birthweight in Ukraine, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 6.3 Percentage of live births for infant health: low birthweight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Ukraine peaked at 6.3 Percentage of live births in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7 Percentage of live births, in 2015.
That places Ukraine 31st out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Infant health: low birthweight in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Percentage of live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2 Percentage of live births | — |
| 2001 | 6.2 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.1 Percentage of live births | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 6.1 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 Percentage of live births | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 Percentage of live births | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.9 Percentage of live births | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 Percentage of live births | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 6.1 Percentage of live births | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 6.1 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.3 Percentage of live births | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.03 Percentage of live births | 5.9 Percentage of live births | 6.2 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.84 Percentage of live births | 5.7 Percentage of live births | 6 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.04 Percentage of live births | 5.7 Percentage of live births | 6.3 Percentage of live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 30 Belgium 6.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 32 Luxembourg 6.1 Percentage of live births compare
- 33 Switzerland 6 Percentage of live births compare
- 33 Ireland 6 Percentage of live births compare
More health data for Ukraine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0188 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,126 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 81 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.1241 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0656 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Ukraine?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Ukraine was 6.3 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3 Percentage of live births in 2024.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 Percentage of live births in 2015.
- How does Ukraine rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Ukraine ranks 31st out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.