March of Dimes March of Dimes Peristats

United States

Preterm Birth

Preterm by race/ethnicity:


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

  • All race categories exclude Hispanics.
  • Preterm is less than 37 completed weeks gestation.

Source

  • National Center for Health Statistics, final natality data.
  • Retrieved May 24, 2013, from www.marchofdimes.com/peristats.