Ireland vs Uzbekistan: Share of low birthweight babies born

Ireland
5.65
in 2020
Uzbekistan
5.85
in 2020
Ireland rank
140th
Uzbekistan rank
137th

Share of low birthweight babies born over time

  • Ireland
  • Uzbekistan
0246200020102020

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 5.85 against 5.65 in Ireland, a difference of 0.2.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Uzbekistan has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 140th and Uzbekistan ranks 137th of 157 countries.

Uzbekistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
2000s 4.97 5.63 0.6528 Uzbekistan
2010s 5.5 5.9 0.3968 Uzbekistan
2020s 5.65 5.85 0.2028 Uzbekistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of low birthweight babies born, Ireland or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, at 5.85 against 5.65 in Ireland as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of low birthweight babies born between Ireland and Uzbekistan?
0.2, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Uzbekistan?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Ireland and Uzbekistan rank globally for share of low birthweight babies born?
Ireland ranks 140th and Uzbekistan ranks 137th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share of low birthweight babies born. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ireland vs Uzbekistan: Share of low birthweight babies born. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-low-birthweight-babies-born/ireland/uzbekistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-low-birthweight-babies-born/ireland/uzbekistan/">Ireland vs Uzbekistan: Share of low birthweight babies born</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of low birthweight babies born
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,297 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed