demographic2020
Preterm birth rate (per 100 live births)
Compare preterm birth rate (per 100 live births) across 103 countries or territories using one fixed 2020 WHO reference slice.
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Key Insights
Global Average
8.3per 100 live births
Median: 7.8per 100 live births
Countries Covered
103
with available data
Highest
Bangladesh
16.2per 100 live births
Lowest
Serbia
4.1per 100 live births
Top 5 Countries
1Bangladesh16.2per 100 live births
2Malawi14.5per 100 live births
3Pakistan14.4per 100 live births
4State of Palestine13.2per 100 live births
5India13.0per 100 live births
By Region
Africa10.5per 100 live births(5 countries)
North America8.9per 100 live births(4 countries)
Asia8.8per 100 live births(16 countries)
South America8.7per 100 live births(7 countries)
Other8.6per 100 live births(39 countries)
Key Findings
- •103 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite per 100 live births observation in the fixed 2020 slice.
- •Bangladesh has the highest published value (16.1635 per 100 live births).
- •Serbia has the lowest published value (4.10103 per 100 live births).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (4.1per 100 live births)High (16.2per 100 live births)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.3per 100 live births)
Africa (5)
North America (4)
Asia (16)
South America (7)
Other (39)
Oceania (2)
Europe (30)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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About This Statistic
Preterm birth rate (per 100 live births)
MapTheory uses only finite ISO-mapped observations from the fixed 2020 WHO slice recorded below. Aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies, conflicting duplicate observations, and every other year or dimension slice are excluded; MapTheory never imputes or interpolates missing countries.
Methodology
Preterm birth rate (per 100 live births)
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 16.2per 100 live births |
| 2 | Malawi | 14.5per 100 live births |
| 3 | Pakistan | 14.4per 100 live births |
| 4 | State of Palestine | 13.2per 100 live births |
| 5 | India | 13.0per 100 live births |
| 6 | South Africa | 13.0per 100 live births |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 12.9per 100 live births |
| 8 | Suriname | 12.8per 100 live births |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 12.4per 100 live births |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.7per 100 live births |
| 11 | Greece | 11.6per 100 live births |
| 12 | Guyana | 11.5per 100 live births |
| 13 | Bahrain | 11.3per 100 live births |
| 14 | Nepal | 11.2per 100 live births |
| 15 | Brazil | 11.1per 100 live births |
| 16 | Türkiye | 11.0per 100 live births |
| 17 | Botswana | 10.8per 100 live births |
| 18 | Guatemala | 10.5per 100 live births |
| 19 | United States of America | 10.0per 100 live births |
| 20 | Uganda | 10.0per 100 live births |
| 21 | Nigeria | 9.9per 100 live births |
| 22 | Maldives | 9.8per 100 live births |
| 23 | Rwanda | 9.3per 100 live births |
| 24 | Uruguay | 9.3per 100 live births |
| 25 | Papua New Guinea | 9.1per 100 live births |
| 26 | Colombia | 9.0per 100 live births |
| 27 | Argentina | 8.9per 100 live births |
| 28 | Chile | 8.8per 100 live births |
| 29 | Kenya | 8.8per 100 live births |
| 30 | Lebanon | 8.7per 100 live births |
| 31 | Tunisia | 8.7per 100 live births |
| 32 | Jordan | 8.7per 100 live births |
| 33 | Vietnam | 8.6per 100 live births |
| 34 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.5per 100 live births |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 8.5per 100 live births |
| 36 | Romania | 8.5per 100 live births |
| 37 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8.4per 100 live births |
| 38 | South Korea | 8.4per 100 live births |
| 39 | Germany | 8.4per 100 live births |
| 40 | Hungary | 8.3per 100 live births |
| 41 | Venezuela | 8.3per 100 live births |
| 42 | Belgium | 8.2per 100 live births |
| 43 | Australia | 8.2per 100 live births |
| 44 | Singapore | 8.2per 100 live births |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 8.0per 100 live births |
| 46 | Ghana | 8.0per 100 live births |
| 47 | El Salvador | 8.0per 100 live births |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 8.0per 100 live births |
| 49 | Andorra | 7.9per 100 live births |
| 50 | Canada | 7.9per 100 live births |
| 51 | Libya | 7.8per 100 live births |
| 52 | Paraguay | 7.8per 100 live births |
| 53 | Georgia | 7.8per 100 live births |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 7.8per 100 live births |
| 55 | Portugal | 7.8per 100 live births |
| 56 | Philippines | 7.7per 100 live births |
| 57 | Armenia | 7.7per 100 live births |
| 58 | Zambia | 7.7per 100 live births |
| 59 | New Zealand | 7.5per 100 live births |
| 60 | Italy | 7.5per 100 live births |
| 61 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 7.5per 100 live births |
| 62 | Malta | 7.4per 100 live births |
| 63 | Belarus | 7.3per 100 live births |
| 64 | Slovenia | 7.3per 100 live births |
| 65 | Poland | 7.3per 100 live births |
| 66 | Thailand | 7.3per 100 live births |
| 67 | Austria | 7.3per 100 live births |
| 68 | Ecuador | 7.2per 100 live births |
| 69 | France | 7.2per 100 live births |
| 70 | Spain | 7.1per 100 live births |
| 71 | Mexico | 7.0per 100 live births |
| 72 | Mozambique | 7.0per 100 live births |
| 73 | Ireland | 7.0per 100 live births |
| 74 | Switzerland | 7.0per 100 live births |
| 75 | Benin | 6.9per 100 live births |
| 76 | Czech Republic | 6.9per 100 live births |
| 77 | Qatar | 6.9per 100 live births |
| 78 | Gabon | 6.8per 100 live births |
| 79 | Netherlands | 6.8per 100 live births |
| 80 | Peru | 6.7per 100 live births |
| 81 | Croatia | 6.5per 100 live births |
| 82 | Iceland | 6.2per 100 live births |
| 83 | Cambodia | 6.2per 100 live births |
| 84 | Slovakia | 6.2per 100 live births |
| 85 | People's Republic of China | 6.1per 100 live births |
| 86 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 6.1per 100 live births |
| 87 | Mali | 6.1per 100 live births |
| 88 | Mongolia | 6.0per 100 live births |
| 89 | Russian Federation | 6.0per 100 live births |
| 90 | Denmark | 6.0per 100 live births |
| 91 | Cuba | 6.0per 100 live births |
| 92 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.9per 100 live births |
| 93 | Estonia | 5.8per 100 live births |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 5.8per 100 live births |
| 95 | Latvia | 5.6per 100 live births |
| 96 | Japan | 5.6per 100 live births |
| 97 | Finland | 5.6per 100 live births |
| 98 | Norway | 5.5per 100 live births |
| 99 | Kazakhstan | 5.5per 100 live births |
| 100 | Lithuania | 5.5per 100 live births |
| 101 | Sweden | 5.4per 100 live births |
| 102 | Moldova, Republic of | 5.0per 100 live births |
| 103 | Serbia | 4.1per 100 live births |
Showing 103 of 103 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Health Organization (2020).
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