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Preterm birth rate (per 100 live births)

· higher is better · 103 countries

World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory (GHO)WHO data terms — CC BY 4.0 asserted at data.who.int; CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO per WHO data policy (display tier, pending clearance)updated 2020
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  1. 1Bangladesh16.2
  2. 2Malawi14.5
  3. 3Pakistan14.4
  4. 4West Bank and Gaza13.2
  5. 5India13
  6. 6South Africa13
  7. 7Ethiopia12.9
  8. 8Suriname12.8
  9. 9Congo, Dem. Rep.12.4
  10. 10Cote d'Ivoire11.7
  11. 11Greece11.6
  12. 12Guyana11.5
  13. 13Bahrain11.3
  14. 14Nepal11.2
  15. 15Brazil11.1
  16. 16Turkiye11
  17. 17Botswana10.8
  18. 18Guatemala10.5
  19. 19United States10
  20. 20Uganda10
  21. 21Nigeria9.9
  22. 22Maldives9.8
  23. 23Rwanda9.3
  24. 24Uruguay9.3
  25. 25Papua New Guinea9.1
  26. 26Colombia9
  27. 27Argentina8.9
  28. 28Chile8.8
  29. 29Kenya8.8
  30. 30Lebanon8.7
  31. 31Tunisia8.7
  32. 32Jordan8.7
  33. 33Viet Nam8.6
  34. 34Lao PDR8.5
  35. 35Luxembourg8.5
  36. 36Romania8.5
  37. 37Tanzania8.4
  38. 38Korea, Rep.8.4
  39. 39Germany8.4
  40. 40Hungary8.3
  41. 41Venezuela, RB8.3
  42. 42Belgium8.2
  43. 43Australia8.2
  44. 44Singapore8.2
  45. 45United Kingdom8
  46. 46Ghana8
  47. 47El Salvador8
  48. 48Bulgaria8
  49. 49Andorra7.9
  50. 50Canada7.9
  51. 51Libya7.8
  52. 52Paraguay7.8
  53. 53Georgia7.8
  54. 54Sri Lanka7.8
  55. 55Portugal7.8
  56. 56Philippines7.7
  57. 57Armenia7.7
  58. 58Zambia7.7
  59. 59New Zealand7.5
  60. 60Italy7.5
  61. 61Iran, Islamic Rep.7.5
  62. 62Malta7.4
  63. 63Belarus7.3
  64. 64Slovenia7.3
  65. 65Poland7.3
  66. 66Thailand7.3
  67. 67Austria7.3
  68. 68Ecuador7.2
  69. 69France7.2
  70. 70Spain7.1
  71. 71Mexico7
  72. 72Mozambique7
  73. 73Ireland7
  74. 74Switzerland7
  75. 75Benin6.9
  76. 76Czechia6.9
  77. 77Qatar6.9
  78. 78Gabon6.8
  79. 79Netherlands6.8
  80. 80Peru6.7
  81. 81Croatia6.5
  82. 82Iceland6.2
  83. 83Cambodia6.2
  84. 84Slovak Republic6.2
  85. 85China6.1
  86. 86North Macedonia6.1
  87. 87Mali6.1
  88. 88Mongolia6
  89. 89Russian Federation6
  90. 90Denmark6
  91. 91Cuba6
  92. 92Brunei Darussalam5.9
  93. 93Estonia5.8
  94. 94Nicaragua5.8
  95. 95Latvia5.6
  96. 96Japan5.6
  97. 97Finland5.6
  98. 98Norway5.5
  99. 99Kazakhstan5.5
  100. 100Lithuania5.5
  101. 101Sweden5.4
  102. 102Moldova5
  103. 103Serbia4.1

Preterm birth rate (per 100 live births)

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