March of Dimes 2017 Premature Birth Report Card Preterm birth rates and grades by state
(8.1) (8.0)
(8.8)
(9.1)
(8.0)
(8.6)
(8.8) (7.8)
(8.9) (9.5)
(10.4)
(9.6)
(9.0)
(9.3) (10.3)
(9.1)
(9.1)
(10.6)
(10.0)
(9.4)
(9.3)
(9.6) (8.6)
(9.3)
(10.1) (9.6)
(8.9)
(8.7)
(9.0)
(10.0)
(9.9) (10.1)
(10.4)
(10.1)
(11.8)
(10.7)
(9.6)
(10.2)
(11.4) (10.4)
(11.3) (11.2)
(10.9) (13.6)
(12.0)
Grade for National Preterm Birth Rate
(11.2)
C
(10.4)
(9.8) (12.6)
(8.9) (10.1) (10.5)
Visit marchofdimes.org/reportcard for an interactive version of this map. Puerto Rico is not included in the United States total. Preterm is less than 37 completed weeks of gestation, based on obstetric estimate of gestational age. Source: Preterm birth rates are from the National Center for Health Statistics, 2016 final natality data. Grades assigned by March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center. © 2017 March of Dimes Foundation
(11.5)
Grade
Range
A
8.1 or less
B
8.2 – 9.2
C
9.3 – 10.3
D
10.4 – 11.4
F
11.5 or greater