Percent of Births with Low Birthweight
| Year |
Wisconsin |
U.S. |
| 2006 |
6.9 |
na |
2005 |
7.0 |
8.2 |
| 2004 |
7.0 |
8.1 |
| 2003 |
6.8 |
7.9 |
2002 |
6.6 |
7.8 |
2001 |
6.6 |
7.7 |
2000 |
6.5 |
7.6 |
1999 |
6.7 |
7.6 |
1998 |
6.5 |
7.6 |
1997 |
6.4 |
7.5 |
1996 |
6.3 |
7.4 |
1995 |
6.0 |
7.3 |
1994 |
6.4 |
7.3 |
1993 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
1992 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
1991 |
6.2 |
7.1 |
1990 |
5.9 |
7.0 |
1989 |
5.8 |
7.0 |
1988 |
5.5 |
6.9 |
1987 |
5.4 |
6.9 |
1986 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
1985 |
5.3 |
6.8 |
Source: Resident birth certificates, Bureau of Health Information and Policy, Division of Public Health,
Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
U.S. data for 1985-2002 are from National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births:
Final Data for 2002," Volume 52, No. 10, December 17, 2003. U.S. data for 2003 are from
National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Preliminary Data for 2003," Volume 53, No. 9, November 23,
2004. U.S. data for 2004 are from National Vital
Statistics Reports, "Births: Preliminary Data for 2004," Volume
54, No. 8, December 29, 2005. U.S. data for 2005 are from
National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Preliminary Data for
2005," Volume 55, No. 11, December 28, 2006. U.S. data for 2006 are not available.
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