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West Virginia
Statistics on children, youth and families in West Virginia from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and West Virginia's KIDS COUNT
Low birth-weight babies
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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
The percentage of all live births is defined as babies who weigh under 2,500 grams (5.5 pounds) at birth.
At a state and county level, this indicator is a percentage based on a three-year average. the numerator for this variable is the number of low birth-weight babies; the denominator is total births.
At a state and county level, this indicator is a percentage based on a three-year average. the numerator for this variable is the number of low birth-weight babies; the denominator is total births.
Data Source
WV Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau of Public Health, Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Health Statistics Center.
Last Updated
December 2022