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Minnesota
Statistics on children, youth and families in Minnesota from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Children's Defense Fund–Minnesota
Children born at low birth-weight
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Definition and Source
PROVIDER
Definition
Infants weighing less than 2,500 grams (5.5 pounds) at birth. Information is collected from birth certificates, and births are assigned to the county in which the mother resides, even if the birth occurs in a different county.
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Data Source
Minnesota Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics
Available: County health tables - Minnesota Department of Health (state.mn.us)
Available: County health tables - Minnesota Department of Health (state.mn.us)
Notes
MDH published county health tables biennially beginning in 1996, and annually beginning in 2003. For reports from 1996 through 2012, contact the Center for Health Statistics ([email protected]).
Last Updated
May 2024