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Preterm: New Orleans, 2000-2010
Percent of live births
YearNew Orleans
(Percent)		New Orleans
(Count)
2000 18.2 1,381
2001 19.1 1,381
2002 19.9 1,408
2003 19.1 1,320
2004 19.7 1,347
2005 18.6 859
2006 18.3 484
2007 18.1 739
2008 18.3 789
2009 16.8 772
2010 17.6 811
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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.

Source

  • National Center for Health Statistics, final natality data.
  • Retrieved June 20, 2013, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats.