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Low birth-weight babies in Kentucky

Low birth-weight babies

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Why This Indicator Matters

View data by race/ethnicity here:
Kentucky Youth Advocates has provided data disaggregated by race and ethnicity for Kentucky counties for which reliable data exists. Access the data at
 https://kyyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Low-Birthweight-Race.pdf. 

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Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

Percentage of all infants born weighing less than 5.5 pounds.

Data Source

Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Vital Statistics Branch, processed by the Kentucky State Data Center.

Notes

Data were reported by mother's place of residence. For cases where the information for this variable was missing, the case was excluded from the total number of live births. The numerator for the rate calculation is the sum of three years of data. 

* Rate not calculated for fewer than 6 events.

Updated 9/8/2023

Last Updated

September 2023