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Statistics on children, youth and families in Florida from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Florida Policy Institute
Low birth-weight births to mothers under age 20 by race and Hispanic origin in Florida
Low birth-weight births to mothers under age 20 by race and Hispanic origin
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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 by race and Hispanic origin.
White non-Hispanic - live births recorded as white alone and non-Hispanic
Black non-Hispanic - live births recorded as black alone and non-Hispanic
Other non-Hispanic - live births recorded as any other race alone or two or more races and non-Hispanic
Hispanic - live births recorded as being of any race and Hispanic
White non-Hispanic - live births recorded as white alone and non-Hispanic
Black non-Hispanic - live births recorded as black alone and non-Hispanic
Other non-Hispanic - live births recorded as any other race alone or two or more races and non-Hispanic
Hispanic - live births recorded as being of any race and Hispanic
Data Source
Florida CHARTS, Division of Public Health Statistics & Performance Management, Florida Department of Health.
Notes
Race and Hispanic origin are determined by documentation provided on the birth certificate.
An asterisk (*) represents data that are suppressed due to confidentiality.
An asterisk (*) represents data that are suppressed due to confidentiality.
Last Updated
March 2021