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- Low Birthweight Live Births in The United States
- US Very Low Birthweight Live Births
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- Low Birthweight
- US Low Birthweight
- Newborn Weight
- Unmarried Women
- Low Birthweight by Races
US Low Birth Weight Live Births
The US Low Birth Weight Live Births dataset includes data about low birth weight and very low birth weight in the United States by detailed race and Hispanic origin of newborns between 1970 and 2015.
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Description
The US Low Birth Weight Live Births dataset lists low birth weight percentage among live births by race and very low birth weight percentage among live births by race.
Live Births are classified as low birth weight when the weight of the newborn is under 2,500 grams and as very low birth weight when the weight of the newborn is under 1,500 grams.
Live births with unknown birth weight are excluded from calculations and Prior to 1993, data from states that did not report Hispanic origin on the birth certificate were excluded
Low Birth Weight (LBW) is either caused by preterm birth (that is, a lower gestational age at birth, commonly defined as younger than 37 weeks of gestation) or the infant being small for gestational age (that is, a slow prenatal growth rate), or a combination of both.
In general, risk factors in the mother that may contribute to low birth weight include young ages, multiple pregnancies, previous LBW infants, poor nutrition, heart disease or hypertension, untreated coeliac disease, drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and insufficient prenatal care. Environmental risk factors include smoking, lead exposure, and other types of air pollutions.
About this Dataset
Data Info
Date Created | 2017-05 |
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Last Modified | 2017-05 |
Version | 2017-05 |
Update Frequency |
Irregular |
Temporal Coverage |
N/A |
Spatial Coverage |
United States |
Source | John Snow Labs; US National Center for Health Statistics; |
Source License URL | |
Source License Requirements |
N/A |
Source Citation |
N/A |
Keywords | Low Birthweight, US Low Birthweight, Newborn Weight, Unmarried Women, Low Birthweight by Races |
Other Titles | Low Birthweight Live Births in The United States, US Very Low Birthweight Live Births |
Data Fields
Name | Description | Type | Constraints |
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Year | Year of statistics | date | required : 1 |
Percent_of_Low_Birth_Weight_to_All_Races_Live_Births | Percentage of low birth weight (under 2,500 grams) to live births of all races and origins. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Low_Birth_Weight_to_White_Live_Births | Percentage of low birth weight (under 2,500 grams) to white live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Low_Birth_Weight_to_Black_Live_Births | Percentage of low birth weight (under 2,500 grams) to Black or African American live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Low_Birth_Weight_to_American_Indian_or_Ak_Live_Births | Percentage of low birth weight (under 2,500 grams) to American Indian or Alaska native live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Low_Birth_Weight_to_Apia_Live_Births | Percentage of low birth weight (under 2,500 grams) to Asian or Pacific Islander live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Low_Birth_Weight_to_Hispanic_or_Latina_Live_Births | Percentage of low birth weight (under 2,500 grams) to Hispanic or Latina live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Low_Birth_Weight_to_Mexican_Live_Births | Percentage of low birth weight (under 2,500 grams) to Mexican live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Low_Birth_Weight_to_Puerto_Rican_Live_Births | Percentage of low birth weight (under 2,500 grams) to Puerto Rican live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Low_Birth_Weight_to_Cuban_Live_Births | Percentage of low birth weight (under 2,500 grams) to Cuban live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Low_Birth_Weight_to_Casa_Live_Births | Percentage of low birth weight (under 2,500 grams) to central and south American live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Low_Birth_Weight_to_Other_Hispanic_Live_Births | Percentage of low birth weight (under 2,500 grams) to other and unknown Hispanic or Latina live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Low_Birth_Weight_to_White_Not_His_Or_Lat_Live_Births | Percentage of low birth weight (under 2,500 grams) to white but not Hispanic or Latina live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Low_Birth_Weight_to_Black_Not_His_Or_Lat_Live_Births | Percentage of low birth weight (under 2,500 grams) to black but not Hispanic or Latina live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Very_Low_Birth_Weight_to_All_Races_Live_Births | Percentage of very low birth weight (under 1,500 grams) to live births of all races and origins. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Very_Low_Birth_Weight_to_White_Live_Births | Percentage of very low birth weight (under 1,500 grams) to white live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Very_Low_Birth_Weight_to_Black_Live_Births | Percentage of very low birth weight (under 1,500 grams) to Black or African American live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Very_Low_Birth_Weight_to_American_Indian_or_Ak_Live_Births | Percentage of very low birth weight (under 1,500 grams) to American Indian or Alaska native live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Very_Low_Birth_Weight_to_Apia_Live_Births | Percentage of very low birth weight (under 1,500 grams) to Asian or Pacific Islander live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Very_Low_Birth_Weight_to_Hispanic_or_Latina_Live_Births | Percentage of very low birth weight (under 1,500 grams) to Hispanic or Latina live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Very_Low_Birth_Weight_to_Mexican_Live_Births | Percentage of very low birth weight (under 1,500 grams) to Mexican live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Very_Low_Birth_Weight_to_Puerto_Rican_Live_Births | Percentage of very low birth weight (under 1,500 grams) to Puerto Rican live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Very_Low_Birth_Weight_to_Cuban_Live_Births | Percentage of very low birth weight (under 1,500 grams) to Cuban live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Very_Low_Birth_Weight_to_Casa_Live_Births | Percentage of very low birth weight (under 1,500 grams) to central and south American live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Very_Low_Birth_Weight_to_Other_Hispanic_Live_Births | Percentage of very low birth weight (under 1,500 grams) to other and unknown Hispanic or Latina live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Very_Low_Birth_Weight_to_White_Not_His_Or_Lat_Live_Births | Percentage of very low birth weight (under 1,500 grams) to white but not Hispanic or Latina live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Percent_of_Very_Low_Birth_Weight_to_Black_Not_His_Or_Lat_Live_Births | Percentage of very low birth weight (under 1,500 grams) to black but not Hispanic or Latina live births in the United States. | number | level : Ratio |
Data Preview
Year | Percent of Low Birth Weight to All Races Live Births | Percent of Low Birth Weight to White Live Births | Percent of Low Birth Weight to Black Live Births | Percent of Low Birth Weight to American Indian or Ak Live Births | Percent of Low Birth Weight to Apia Live Births | Percent of Low Birth Weight to Hispanic or Latina Live Births | Percent of Low Birth Weight to Mexican Live Births | Percent of Low Birth Weight to Puerto Rican Live Births | Percent of Low Birth Weight to Cuban Live Births | Percent of Low Birth Weight to Casa Live Births | Percent of Low Birth Weight to Other Hispanic Live Births | Percent of Low Birth Weight to White Not His Or Lat Live Births | Percent of Low Birth Weight to Black Not His Or Lat Live Births | Percent of Very Low Birth Weight to All Races Live Births | Percent of Very Low Birth Weight to White Live Births | Percent of Very Low Birth Weight to Black Live Births | Percent of Very Low Birth Weight to American Indian or Ak Live Births | Percent of Very Low Birth Weight to Apia Live Births | Percent of Very Low Birth Weight to Hispanic or Latina Live Births | Percent of Very Low Birth Weight to Mexican Live Births | Percent of Very Low Birth Weight to Puerto Rican Live Births | Percent of Very Low Birth Weight to Cuban Live Births | Percent of Very Low Birth Weight to Casa Live Births | Percent of Very Low Birth Weight to Other Hispanic Live Births | Percent of Very Low Birth Weight to White Not His Or Lat Live Births | Percent of Very Low Birth Weight to Black Not His Or Lat Live Births |
1970 | 7.93 | 6.85 | 13.9 | 7.97 | 1.17 | 0.95 | 2.4 | 0.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
1975 | 7.38 | 6.27 | 13.19 | 6.41 | 1.16 | 0.92 | 2.4 | 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
1980 | 6.84 | 5.72 | 12.69 | 6.44 | 6.68 | 6.12 | 5.62 | 8.95 | 5.62 | 5.76 | 6.96 | 5.69 | 12.71 | 1.15 | 0.9 | 2.48 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.98 | 0.92 | 1.29 | 1.02 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 0.87 | 2.47 |
1981 | 6.81 | 5.69 | 12.72 | 6.27 | 6.74 | 6.12 | 5.61 | 9.01 | 5.83 | 5.73 | 7.0 | 5.64 | 12.8 | 1.16 | 0.91 | 2.52 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 0.98 | 0.92 | 1.43 | 1.17 | 0.93 | 0.93 | 0.87 | 2.5 |
1982 | 6.75 | 5.64 | 12.61 | 6.06 | 6.74 | 6.23 | 5.72 | 9.11 | 5.76 | 5.61 | 7.3 | 5.63 | 12.6 | 1.18 | 0.92 | 2.56 | 1.06 | 0.91 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 1.54 | 0.9 | 0.83 | 1.03 | 0.89 | 2.53 |
1983 | 6.82 | 5.69 | 12.82 | 6.17 | 6.57 | 6.29 | 5.77 | 8.9 | 5.65 | 6.2 | 7.23 | 5.65 | 12.83 | 1.19 | 0.93 | 2.6 | 1.07 | 0.88 | 1.03 | 0.96 | 1.46 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.08 | 0.9 | 2.58 |
1984 | 6.72 | 5.61 | 12.58 | 6.15 | 6.57 | 6.15 | 5.68 | 8.88 | 5.86 | 5.81 | 6.89 | 5.55 | 12.55 | 1.19 | 0.93 | 2.6 | 1.02 | 0.93 | 1.01 | 0.93 | 1.49 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.88 | 2.56 |
1985 | 6.75 | 5.65 | 12.65 | 5.86 | 6.16 | 6.16 | 5.77 | 8.69 | 6.02 | 5.68 | 6.83 | 5.61 | 12.62 | 1.21 | 0.94 | 2.71 | 1.01 | 0.85 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 1.3 | 1.18 | 1.01 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 2.67 |
1986 | 6.81 | 5.66 | 12.77 | 5.94 | 6.47 | 6.13 | 5.62 | 9.22 | 5.46 | 5.69 | 6.87 | 5.6 | 12.87 | 1.21 | 0.93 | 2.73 | 0.99 | 0.86 | 1.02 | 0.94 | 1.47 | 1.09 | 1.04 | 1.08 | 0.9 | 2.69 |
1987 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 12.98 | 6.15 | 6.41 | 6.24 | 5.74 | 9.3 | 5.89 | 5.74 | 6.91 | 5.65 | 13.11 | 1.24 | 0.94 | 2.79 | 1.13 | 0.83 | 1.06 | 0.96 | 1.63 | 0.97 | 1.02 | 1.15 | 0.92 | 2.74 |