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Preterm: Atlanta, 1999-2010
Percent of live births
YearAtlanta
(Percent)		Atlanta
(Count)
1999 12.0 1,069
2000 12.8 1,213
2001 13.3 1,241
2002 13.2 1,190
2003 14.7 1,365
2004 15.2 1,386
2005 15.1 1,436
2006 16.5 1,605
2007 16.3 1,436
2009 16.1 1,033
2010 14.4 972
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March of Dimes 2020 Goal

  • Reduce preterm births to no more than 9.6% of live births.
  • For more information, see here.

Healthy people 2020

  • Preterm births: reduce to no more than 11.4% of live births.

Footnotes

  • Preterm is less than 37 completed weeks gestation.
  • Natality data for Georgia in 2008 did not include city of residence. Therefore, data for Atlanta are not available for 2008 or 2006-2008 average.

Source

  • National Center for Health Statistics, final natality data.
  • Retrieved May 21, 2013, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats.