NationMaster - Scatterplot: Health > Births > Low birth weight vs Education > Literacy

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Strength of correlation (R squared): 0.438 (this correlation is weak)

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Variable:	Health > Births > Low birth weight	Education > Literacy > Adults with at least moderate literacy
Plot Display:	Logarithmic (base 10)	Linear
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.	Percentage of adult females who have at least a moderate level of literacy, in selected OECD countries. Data for 1998.
Source:	OECD	OECD
Correlations:	Government > Parliamentary seats > Female Labor > Female doctors Democracy > Female parliamentarians People > Gender development index Food > Coffee consumption	Health > External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health Education > Literacy > Adults at low literacy level Education > Literacy > Adults at high literacy level Education > Literacy > Adults at moderate literacy level Environment > Environmental agreement compliance
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