APPENDIX B – SECONDARY DATA ASSESSMENT
Maternal and Child Health Exhibit 37: Percentage Low Birthweight Births, 2013-2019
Area
New Castle County Delaware United States
Total Live Births
Low Birthweight Births
Low Birthweight Births
Number of Births 44,945 4,065 151,924 13,500 54,416,819 4,440,508
9.0% 8.9% 8.2%
Low Birthweight Births NonHispanic White
Low Birthweight Births NonHispanic Black
Low Birthweight Births Hispanic or Latino
Percentage of Births 6.9% 13.7% 7.2% 13.3% 6.8% 13.5%
Source: National Center for Health Statistics - Natality Files, 2021
Description Exhibit 37 provides portrays percentage of low-birth-weight births by race. Light grey shading indicates measures that are above U.S. averages. Observations •
New Castle County had a higher percentage of low-birth weight babies for all races/ethnicities compared to the U.S.
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7.3% 7.1% 7.3%
