Birthweight and Gestation
(Data are for the U.S.)
- Number of babies born low birthweight (less than 2500 grams): 336,747
- Percent born low birthweight: 8.2%
- Percent born very low birthweight: 1.5%
- Number of preterm births: 502,306
- Percent born preterm: 12.2%
Source: Births: Final Data for 2009, table 25 [PDF - 1.3 MB]
More data
- Are preterm births on the decline in the United States? [PDF - 1.1 MB]
- Birth data
- Born a bit too early: recent trends in late preterm births [PDF - 691 KB]
- VitalStats - Online data tool
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