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Preterm by race/ethnicity:
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 | During 2008-2010 (average) in the United States, preterm birth rates were highest for black infants (17.4%), followed by Native Americans (13.7%), Hispanics (12.0%), whites (10.9%) and Asians (10.6%). | | | Black infants (17.4%) were about 2 times as likely as Asian infants (10.6%) to be born preterm during 2008-2010 (average). | | | In the United States, prematurity/low birthweight is the second leading cause of all infant deaths (during the first year of life) and the leading cause of infant death among black infants. |
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March of Dimes 2020 Goal |
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Reduce preterm births to no more than 9.6% of live births. |
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Healthy People 2020 |
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Preterm births: reduce to no more than 11.4% of live births. |
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National Center for Health Statistics, final natality data. |
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