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Low birthweight births to mothers under age 20 in Florida

Low birthweight births to mothers under age 20

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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
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Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

Infants weighing less than 2,500 grams (5 lbs. 8 oz.) at birth born to mothers under age 20. The percentage calculation is the number of live births weighing less than 2,500 grams born to mothers under age 20 divided by the total number of live births to mothers under age 20.

Data Source

Florida CHARTS, Division of Public Health Statistics & Performance Management, Florida Department of Health.

Notes

An asterisk (*) represents data that are suppressed due to confidentiality.

Last Updated

March 2021