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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  Australia:6.2% 
#16  Spain:6.2% 
#17  Belgium:6.1% 
#18  Italy:6% 
#19  Czech Republic:5.8% 
#20  Poland:5.7% 
#21  Canada:5.6% 
#22  Netherlands:4.7% 
#23  Norway: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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