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Statistics on children, youth and families in Louisiana from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Agenda for Children
Preterm births by race
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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.
because one or more years have been deselected.
Definition and Source
PROVIDER
Definition
Number - average annual number of live births with gestation age less than 37 weeks during the reporting period.
Percent - live births with gestation age less than 37 weeks per 100 live births.
Percent - live births with gestation age less than 37 weeks per 100 live births.
Data Source
Live births 2001–2009: Louisiana State Center for Health Statistics, Louisiana Department of Health.
Notes
Three years of data were aggregated, then averaged. For example, data for 2001-2003 reflects an average of data for 2001, 2002, and 2003.
LNE (Low Number Events) - Numbers are not reported when there were more than zero and fewer than five events during the reporting period. Rates based on fewer than 20 events are not reported.
Note that "Total" data includes all racial and ethnic categories (not just black and white) and thus may be larger than the sum of the two racial categories presented here. Data for other racial and ethnic groups were not reported due to the small number of events in most parishes.
LNE (Low Number Events) - Numbers are not reported when there were more than zero and fewer than five events during the reporting period. Rates based on fewer than 20 events are not reported.
Note that "Total" data includes all racial and ethnic categories (not just black and white) and thus may be larger than the sum of the two racial categories presented here. Data for other racial and ethnic groups were not reported due to the small number of events in most parishes.
Last Updated
November 2013