% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: % of premature births - less than 37 weeks was 11.67 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.67
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
13th
of 17 countries
All-time high
11.9
in 2012
All-time low
9.7
in 2015
Years of data
13
2012–2024
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Puerto Rico, 2012–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 11.67 for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Puerto Rico peaked at 11.9 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.7, in 2015.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11.9 | — |
| 2013 | 10.5 | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 10.3 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 9.7 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 10.3 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 10.2 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 10.5 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 10.6 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 10.8 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 11.07 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 11.17 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 11.52 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 11.67 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.5 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.25 | 10.8 | 11.67 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 10 Romania 11.88 compare
- 11 Madagascar 11.81 compare
- 12 Peru 11.74 compare
- 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.61 compare
- 15 Sweden 11.44 compare
- 16 Seychelles 11.05 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,519 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Puerto Rico?
- % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Puerto Rico was 11.67 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9 in 2012.
- What is the lowest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7 in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks?
- Puerto Rico ranks 13th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of % of premature births - less than 37 weeks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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