Table 2 Low weight at birth averages by region of OECD countries (2000–2015)
Region | Low weight at birth average rate (95% confidence interval), 2000–2015 | Low weight at birth average rate ± standard deviation in 2000 | Low weight at birth average rate ± standard deviation in 2005 | Low weight at birth average rate ± standard deviation in 2010 | Low weight at birth average rate ± standard deviation in 2015 | % change from 2005 to 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Southern Europe | 7.61 (7.34–7.88) | 6.98 ± 0.67 | 7.58 ± 0.87 | 8.02 ± 1.24 | 8.35 ± 0.84 | + 19.6 |
Other countries | 7.04 (6.78–7.31) | 6.70 ± 1.95 | 6.88 ± 2.02 | 6.96 ± 1.86 | 7.05 ± 1.47 | + 5.2 |
America | 6.75 (6.44–7.06) | 6.98 ± 2.13 | 7.05 ± 1.72 | 6.38 ± 1.29 | 6.95 ± 1.70 | −0.4 |
Central Europe | 6.57 (6.31–6.83) | 6.43 ± 0.42 | 6.58 ± 0.52 | 6.70 ± 0.33 | 6.43 ± 0.12 | + 0.1 |
Eastern Europe | 6.33 (6.10–6.56) | 6.01 ± 1.27 | 6.27 ± 1.23 | 6.57 ± 1.91 | 6.43 ± 1.70 | + 7.0 |
Northern Europe | 4.98 (4.75–5.21) | 4.99 ± 1.18 | 4.94 ± 1.24 | 4.89 ± 1.05 | 5.03 ± 0.95 | + 0.8 |