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Pre-term births

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data29 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
7.1%
Median: 7.0%
Countries Covered
29
with available data
Highest
Cyprus
11.3%
Lowest
Lithuania
5.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Cyprus11.3%
2United States of America10.0%
3Hungary8.3%
4Germany8.1%
5Belgium8.1%
By Region
North America10.0%(1 countries)
Other7.4%(1 countries)
Europe7.0%(27 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (5.3%)High (11.3%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.1%)

North America (1)
Other (1)
Europe (27)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2019; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Cyprus11.3%
2United States of America10.0%
3Hungary8.3%
4Germany8.1%
5Belgium8.1%
6Portugal8.0%
7United Kingdom7.8%
8Italy7.5%
9Malta7.4%
10Austria7.4%
11Poland7.2%
12Slovakia7.2%
13Slovenia7.2%
14Spain7.1%
15Luxembourg7.0%
16Czech Republic6.9%
17France6.9%
18Ireland6.8%
19Switzerland6.8%
20Iceland6.6%
21Croatia6.5%
22Netherlands6.5%
23Norway6.1%
24Denmark5.9%
25Estonia5.7%
26Latvia5.6%
27Sweden5.4%
28Finland5.3%
29Lithuania5.3%
Showing 29 of 29 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2019).

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