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May 22, 2013

:Chicago

Birthweight

Low birthweight: Chicago, 2000-2010

In 2010, 1 in 11 babies (9.5% of live births) was low birthweight in Chicago.

Between 2000 and 2010, the rate of infants born low birthweight in Chicago declined 2%.

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•	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 22, 2013, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats.

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