% of premature births - less than 37 weeks by country
Countries reporting
17
Highest
13.11
Montserrat
Lowest
10.74
Spain
Median
12.08
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
364
What the numbers show
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks is currently reported for 17 countries. The highest value is 13.11 in Montserrat; the lowest is 10.74 in Spain.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.08, and the mean is 12.04.
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montserrat | 13.11 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 2 | Albania | 13.07 | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 3 | Serbia | 12.99 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 4 | Panama | 12.51 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 5 | Morocco | 12.36 | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 12.31 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 7 | Tonga | 12.19 | 2024 | up 13.9% | flat |
| 8 | Armenia | 12.14 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Malta | 12.08 | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 11.88 | 2024 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 11 | Madagascar | 11.81 | 2024 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 12 | Peru | 11.74 | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 13 | Puerto Rico | 11.67 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.61 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 15 | Sweden | 11.44 | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 16 | Seychelles | 11.05 | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 17 | Spain | 10.74 | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Roraima 16.79
- Acre 15.2
- Ceará 13.97
- Rio Grande do Norte 13.89
- Amapá 13.49
- Piauí 13.25
- Paraíba 12.92
- Distrito Federal 12.84
- Rio de Janeiro 12.54
- São Paulo 12.3
- Goiás 12.26