Change Indicator

Low birth-weight babies in West Virginia

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.

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.

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