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Low birthweight: Houston, 2000-2010
Percent of live births
YearHouston
(Percent)		Houston
(Count)
2000 7.7 3,449
2001 7.7 3,386
2002 8.2 3,685
2003 8.2 3,722
2004 8.5 3,895
2005 8.8 4,140
2006 8.9 4,376
2007 8.8 4,366
2008 8.9 4,323
2009 9.1 4,484
2010 8.9 4,130
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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 25, 2013, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats.