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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Mexico: 9.4% 
#2   Japan: 8.6% 
#3   Hungary: 8.4% 
#4   Greece: 8.1% 
#5   United States: 7.8% 
#6   United Kingdom: 7.6% 
#7   Portugal: 7.4% 
#8   Luxembourg: 6.8% 
#9   Slovakia: 6.7% 
#10   Germany: 6.5% 
#11   France: 6.4% 
#12   New Zealand: 6.4% 
#13   Switzerland: 6.3% 
#14   Austria: 6.3% 
#15   Spain: 6.2% 
#16   Australia: 6.2% 
#17   Belgium: 6.1% 
#18   Italy: 6% 
#19   Czech Republic: 5.8% 
#20   Poland: 5.7% 
#21   Canada: 5.6% 
#22   Norway: 4.7% 
#23   Netherlands: 4.7% 
#24   Finland: 4.3% 
#25   Sweden: 4.2% 
#26   Iceland: 4.1% 
Weighted average: 6.4%  


DEFINITION: Percentage of live births classified by the OECD as of low birth weight. Data generally for 2000; in some cases, data is for 1999, 1998, or, in the sole case of Belgium, 1997. Refer to the source for details.

SOURCE: OECD

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