March of Dimes March of Dimes Peristats
news:   

Tennessee

Nashville
Find maternal and infant health data on a state level, or by county or city. Narrow your results or compare with another region.
Search User Control
Location: Please select
edit
close
Topic: Please select
edit
close
Format: Please select
edit
close
    
slides (0)

Very preterm by race/ethnicity: Nashville, 2008-2010 Average

Chart with no titled
• Data only available for categories shown.
Email to a friend We will never share or sell your email.
You can send to a max of 5 people.
Separate addresses with commas.
Privacy policy
 
Compare with: 

Change years:        

• During 2008-2010 (average), the very preterm birth rate in Nashville was highest for black infants (2.7%), followed by whites (1.2%), Hispanics (1.2%) and Asians (0.9%). 
• Black infants (2.7%) were 3 times as likely as Asian infants (0.9%) to be born very preterm during 2008-2010 (average). 
• Very premature babies who survive may suffer lifelong consequences, including cerebral palsy, blindness and other chronic conditions. 

Healthy people 2020

  • Very preterm births: reduce to no more than 1.8% of live births.

Footnotes

  • All race categories exclude Hispanics.
  • Very preterm is less than 32 completed weeks gestation.

Source

  • National Center for Health Statistics, final natality data.
  • Retrieved May 24, 2013, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats.