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Low birth-weight babies by race and ethnicity in Georgia

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Location Race Ethnicity Data Type 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Georgia
American Indian or Alaska Native, Not Hispanic or Latino
Number
12
13
8
9
8
9
11
13
10
12
Percent
10.0%
13.1%
6.6%
7.9%
7.3%
10.0%
9.7%
11.1%
10.2%
12.4%
Asian, Not Hispanic or Latino
Number
439
441
492
562
583
531
507
556
569
544
Percent
8.5%
8.1%
8.6%
9.5%
10.0%
9.3%
9.3%
10.5%
10.2%
9.7%
Black or African-American, Not Hispanic or Latino
Number
6,067
6,094
6,230
6,326
6,467
6,418
6,129
6,532
6,600
6,246
Percent
14.0%
14.0%
14.3%
14.3%
14.9%
14.7%
14.5%
15.6%
15.7%
15.3%
Hispanic or Latino
Number
1,171
1,238
1,305
1,276
1,276
1,420
1,273
1,551
1,737
1,665
Percent
6.8%
7.0%
7.3%
7.1%
7.3%
7.7%
6.9%
8.0%
8.2%
7.6%
Multiracial, Not Hispanic or Latino
Number
247
254
243
252
250
250
260
308
325
323
Percent
9.1%
10.2%
9.1%
9.2%
9.7%
9.3%
9.8%
10.4%
10.7%
10.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Not Hispanic or Latino
Number
6
11
9
15
14
10
16
9
11
12
Percent
5.1%
11.0%
8.0%
12.3%
12.2%
8.3%
10.6%
6.6%
8.7%
8.6%
White, not Hispanic or Latino
Number
4,144
4,160
4,151
4,228
4,049
3,935
3,792
4,107
4,005
3,856
Percent
7.0%
7.1%
7.3%
7.4%
7.3%
7.2%
7.2%
7.7%
7.5%
7.3%
Location Race Ethnicity Data Type 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native, Not Hispanic or Latino
Number
12
13
8
9
8
9
11
13
10
12
Percent
10.0%
13.1%
6.6%
7.9%
7.3%
10.0%
9.7%
11.1%
10.2%
12.4%
Asian, Not Hispanic or Latino
Number
439
441
492
562
583
531
507
556
569
544
Percent
8.5%
8.1%
8.6%
9.5%
10.0%
9.3%
9.3%
10.5%
10.2%
9.7%
Black or African-American, Not Hispanic or Latino
Number
6,067
6,094
6,230
6,326
6,467
6,418
6,129
6,532
6,600
6,246
Percent
14.0%
14.0%
14.3%
14.3%
14.9%
14.7%
14.5%
15.6%
15.7%
15.3%
Hispanic or Latino
Number
1,171
1,238
1,305
1,276
1,276
1,420
1,273
1,551
1,737
1,665
Percent
6.8%
7.0%
7.3%
7.1%
7.3%
7.7%
6.9%
8.0%
8.2%
7.6%
Multiracial, Not Hispanic or Latino
Number
247
254
243
252
250
250
260
308
325
323
Percent
9.1%
10.2%
9.1%
9.2%
9.7%
9.3%
9.8%
10.4%
10.7%
10.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Not Hispanic or Latino
Number
6
11
9
15
14
10
16
9
11
12
Percent
5.1%
11.0%
8.0%
12.3%
12.2%
8.3%
10.6%
6.6%
8.7%
8.6%
White, not Hispanic or Latino
Number
4,144
4,160
4,151
4,228
4,049
3,935
3,792
4,107
4,005
3,856
Percent
7.0%
7.1%
7.3%
7.4%
7.3%
7.2%
7.2%
7.7%
7.5%
7.3%

Definition and Source

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Definition

Numerator: Number of low birth-weight births to Georgia residents. Denominator: Total number of live births. Rates calculation: 100 times the numerator divided by the denominator.

Data Source

Birth Certificate Records, Georgia Department of Public Health, Office of Health Indicators for Planning (OHIP). Data collection is the responsibility of the Vital Records Branch.

Notes

S: Data Suppressed indicates that there were 4 or fewer events on which rates would be based.

Last Updated

May 2023