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Statistics on children, youth and families in Florida from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Florida Policy Institute
Low birthweight births to mothers under age 20
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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
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