% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Spain
Spain: % of premature births - less than 37 weeks was 10.74 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.74
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
17th
of 17 countries
All-time high
10.74
in 2024
All-time low
9.1
in 2017
Years of data
13
2012–2024
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Spain, 2012–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Spain recorded 10.74 for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Spain peaked at 10.74 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.1, in 2017.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.5 | — |
| 2013 | 9.9 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 9.7 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 9.2 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 9.5 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 9.1 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 9.7 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 9.5 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 9.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.12 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 10.51 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 10.69 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 10.74 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.64 | 9.1 | 10.5 | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.31 | 9.5 | 10.74 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.61 compare
- 15 Sweden 11.44 compare
- 16 Seychelles 11.05 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,290 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 108 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0236 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0188 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Spain?
- % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Spain was 10.74 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 10.74 in 2024.
- What is the lowest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1 in 2017.
- How does Spain rank for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks?
- Spain ranks 17th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required).