Table 1.73d
Percent of liveborn infants with very low birthweight (less than 1,500 grams), by State, 1998 and 2004 |
| State |
2004 |
1998 |
| Number |
Percent |
Standard error |
Number |
Percent |
Standard error |
| United States |
60,640 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
56,976 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
| Alabama |
1,168 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
1,214 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
| Alaska |
120 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
123 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
| Arizona |
1,077 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
881 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
| Arkansas |
671 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
617 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
| California |
6,393 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
5,986 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
| Colorado |
874 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
794 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
| Connecticut |
647 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
734 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
| Delaware |
181 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
178 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
| District of Columbia |
219 |
2.8 |
0.2 |
234 |
3.0 |
0.2 |
| Florida |
3,457 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
3,095 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
| Georgia |
2,512 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
2,150 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
| Hawaii |
242 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
231 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
| Idaho |
254 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
189 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
| Illinois |
2,982 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
2,868 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
| Indiana |
1,245 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
1,170 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
| Iowa |
499 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
461 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
| Kansas |
542 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
533 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
| Kentucky |
888 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
881 |
1.6 |
0.1 |
| Louisiana |
1,359 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
1,416 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
| Maine |
146 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
132 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
| Maryland |
1,486 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
1,322 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
| Massachusetts |
1,134 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
1,047 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
| Michigan |
2,101 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
2,038 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
| Minnesota |
801 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
678 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
| Mississippi |
935 |
2.2 |
0.1 |
850 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
| Missouri |
1,169 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1,053 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
| Montana |
126 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
113 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
| Nebraska |
323 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
300 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
| Nevada |
440 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
355 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
| New Hampshire |
175 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
158 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
| New Jersey |
1,767 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1,860 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
| New Mexico |
360 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
288 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
| New York |
3,916 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
3,886 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
| North Carolina |
2,268 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
2,102 |
1.9 |
0.0 |
| North Dakota |
109 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
107 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
| Ohio |
2,309 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
2,291 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
| Oklahoma |
670 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
647 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
| Oregon |
491 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
400 |
0.9 |
0.0 |
| Pennsylvania |
2,303 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
2,222 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
| Rhode Island |
184 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
209 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
| South Carolina |
1,186 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
1,064 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
| South Dakota |
136 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
120 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
| Tennessee |
1,139 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
1,302 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
| Texas |
5,347 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
4,517 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
| Utah |
512 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
453 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
| Vermont |
57 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
90 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
| Virginia |
1,602 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1,574 |
1.7 |
0.0 |
| Washington |
861 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
854 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
| West Virginia |
304 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
302 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
| Wisconsin |
854 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
814 |
1.2 |
0.0 |
| Wyoming |
99 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
73 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Vital Statistics System - Natality.
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