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Statistics on children, youth and families in Florida from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Florida Policy Institute
Definition and Source
PROVIDER
Definition
Infants weighing less than 2,500 grams (5 lbs. 8 oz.) at birth. The percent low birthweight births is the number of live births weighing less than 2,500 grams divided by the total number of live births.
Data Source
Florida CHARTS, Division of Public Health Statistics & Performance Management, Florida Department of Health.
Notes
1992-2013 - Low Number Event (LNE) indicates unreliable rates and ratios, those with denominators less than 100.
Beginning in 2014, an asterisk (*) represents data that are suppressed due to confidentiality.
Beginning in 2014, an asterisk (*) represents data that are suppressed due to confidentiality.
Last Updated
March 2021