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Topic: Very low birthweight by race/ethnicity
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Very low birthweight by race/ethnicity: United States, 2014-2016 Average

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• During 2014-2016 (average), the very low birthweight rate in the United States was highest for black infants (2.9%), followed by American Indian/Alaska Natives (1.3%), Hispanics (1.2%), Asian/Pacific Islanders (1.1%) and whites (1.1%). 
• Black infants (2.9%) were about 3 times as likely as white infants (1.1%) to be born very low birthweight during 2014-2016 (average). 

Healthy people 2020

  • Very low birthweight: reduce to no more than 1.4% of live births.

Footnotes

  • All race categories exclude Hispanics.
  • Very low birthweight is less than 1500 grams (3 1/3 pounds).

Source

  • National Center for Health Statistics, final natality data.
  • Retrieved December 05, 2019, from www.marchofdimes.org/peristats.