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Low birthweight: New York City, 2000-2010
Percent of live births
YearNew York City
(Percent)		New York City
(Count)
2000 8.2 9,925
2001 8.4 10,070
2002 8.4 9,983
2003 8.5 10,170
2004 8.8 10,524
2005 8.9 10,494
2006 8.8 10,560
2007 8.6 10,587
2008 8.8 10,760
2009 8.7 10,653
2010 8.7 10,479
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Healthy people 2020

  • Low birthweight: reduce to no more than 7.8% of live births.

Footnotes

  • Low birthweight is less than 2500 grams (5 1/2 pounds).

Source

  • National Center for Health Statistics, final natality data.
  • Retrieved May 19, 2013, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats.