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Preterm birth (number) by country

Countries reporting
102
Highest
3.02 million
India
Lowest
47
Andorra
Median
19,552
Years covered
11
2010–2020
Data points
1,320

What the numbers show

Preterm birth (number) is currently reported for 102 countries. The highest value is 3.02 million in India; the lowest is 47 in Andorra.

The median across all reporting countries is 19,552, and the mean is 104,920.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 64,185.

Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 71.1%), and the largest decrease in Spain (down 34.9%).

Preterm birth: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 3.02 million 2020 down 13.7% falling
2 Pakistan 913,988 2020 up 2.4% flat
3 Nigeria 774,061 2020 up 15.1% rising
4 China 752,855 2020 down 31.3% falling
5 Ethiopia 495,880 2020 up 18.2% rising
6 Bangladesh 488,608 2020 down 6.1% falling
7 Democratic Republic of Congo 487,473 2020 up 33.2% rising
8 United States 366,225 2020 down 6.6% falling
9 Brazil 310,651 2020 down 14.6% falling
10 Philippines 190,462 2020 up 2.3% flat
11 Tanzania 189,802 2020 up 26.0% rising
12 Uganda 164,620 2020 up 19.3% rising
13 South Africa 154,850 2020 up 4.0% flat
14 Turkey 139,278 2020 down 2.6% flat
15 Mexico 138,155 2020 down 12.5% falling
16 Vietnam 127,855 2020 up 0.3% flat
17 Kenya 127,500 2020 down 1.0% flat
18 Cote d'Ivoire 107,547 2020 up 11.5% rising
19 Malawi 93,469 2020 up 6.8% rising
20 Iran 92,793 2020 down 7.3% flat
21 Russia 86,193 2020 down 17.4% falling
22 Mozambique 81,099 2020 up 19.6% rising
23 Ghana 72,182 2020 up 6.8% flat
24 Nepal 67,465 2020 down 1.6% flat
25 Colombia 66,180 2020 up 20.2% rising
26 Germany 63,564 2020 up 7.5% rising
27 Argentina 56,354 2020 down 9.8% falling
28 United Kingdom 54,604 2020 down 5.6% flat
29 Mali 54,599 2020 up 23.3% rising
30 Zambia 50,699 2020 up 15.3% rising
31 France 48,777 2020 down 16.9% falling
32 Thailand 47,694 2020 down 19.2% falling
33 Japan 46,075 2020 down 26.8% falling
34 Guatemala 39,711 2020 down 5.7% flat
35 Peru 39,651 2020 down 3.5% flat
36 Venezuela 38,540 2020 down 22.2% falling
37 Rwanda 37,258 2020 up 11.1% rising
38 Benin 32,495 2020 up 27.3% rising
39 Italy 30,771 2020 down 27.0% falling
40 Canada 29,384 2020 up 1.4% flat
41 Poland 27,197 2020 down 5.3% flat
42 Spain 24,945 2020 down 34.9% falling
43 South Korea 24,605 2020 down 13.4% falling
44 Australia 24,274 2020 up 2.3% rising
45 Sri Lanka 24,148 2020 down 14.4% falling
46 Kazakhstan 23,462 2020 up 14.9% rising
47 Papua New Guinea 22,926 2020 up 9.4% rising
48 Ecuador 21,443 2020 down 8.4% falling
49 Jordan 21,095 2020 up 22.2% rising
50 Cambodia 20,218 2020 down 3.6% flat
51 Chile 20,065 2020 up 10.7% rising
52 Palestine 19,040 2020 up 6.9% rising
53 Tunisia 17,583 2020 up 1.8% flat
54 Romania 16,825 2020 down 13.3% flat
55 Laos 14,007 2020 down 4.3% flat
56 Netherlands 11,688 2020 down 13.2% falling
57 Paraguay 10,828 2020 up 9.3% rising
58 Libya 9,524 2020 down 20.4% falling
59 Belgium 9,438 2020 down 8.7% falling
60 Greece 9,370 2020 down 24.3% falling
61 Nicaragua 8,197 2020 down 1.4% flat
62 El Salvador 8,157 2020 down 14.5% falling
63 Hungary 7,710 2020 down 5.0% flat
64 Lebanon 7,671 2020 down 0.6% flat
65 Czechia 7,370 2020 down 24.8% falling
66 Belarus 6,685 2020 down 20.4% falling
67 Botswana 6,639 2020 up 5.3% rising
68 Portugal 6,430 2020 down 18.3% falling
69 Cuba 6,316 2020 down 16.9% falling
70 Sweden 6,072 2020 down 8.2% falling
71 Austria 6,058 2020 down 7.6% flat
72 Switzerland 6,023 2020 up 4.0% rising
73 Bulgaria 4,766 2020 down 14.5% falling
74 New Zealand 4,752 2020 down 0.3% flat
75 Mongolia 4,443 2020 up 16.9% rising
76 Gabon 4,347 2020 up 12.8% rising
77 Ireland 4,186 2020 down 9.1% falling
78 Georgia 3,808 2020 up 3.8% rising
79 Denmark 3,671 2020 down 9.8% flat
80 Slovakia 3,428 2020 down 8.5% flat
81 Singapore 3,387 2020 down 21.3% falling
82 Uruguay 3,297 2020 down 24.2% falling
83 Norway 2,965 2020 down 14.7% falling
84 Serbia 2,811 2020 down 3.2% flat
85 Armenia 2,688 2020 down 3.7% falling
86 Finland 2,569 2020 down 24.7% falling
87 Croatia 2,308 2020 down 12.3% falling
88 Bahrain 2,146 2020 up 11.7% rising
89 Qatar 2,123 2020 up 71.1% rising
90 Moldova 1,913 2020 down 27.0% falling
91 Guyana 1,883 2020 down 0.8% flat
92 Lithuania 1,501 2020 down 16.0% falling
93 Slovenia 1,399 2020 down 16.2% falling
94 North Macedonia 1,245 2020 up 15.0% rising
95 Latvia 979 2020 down 16.8% falling
96 Estonia 807 2020 down 15.3% falling
97 Maldives 737 2020 down 0.4% flat
98 Luxembourg 550 2020 up 13.9% rising
99 Brunei 368 2020 down 18.4% falling
100 Malta 333 2020 up 11.7% rising
101 Iceland 283 2020 down 0.4% flat
102 Andorra 47 2020 down 29.9% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Preterm birth (number)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
120 places, 1,320 data points, 2010–2020
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