Indicators

		Data Years	Number of Events	Rate	Significantly Different	Ranking Quintile	Trend Lines	Comparison Bar Graphs	Download Data
Morbidity
Preterm Births (less than 37 Weeks Gestation)		2005-2009	52,175	13.0
Low Birth Weight		2005-2009	32,390	8.1
Low Birth Weight and Term		2005-2009	10,271	2.9
Very Low Birth Weight		2005-2009	6,027	1.5
Small for Gestational Age		2005-2009	35,363	9.1
Birth Defects per 10,000		2003-2007	23,991	605.1
	Neural Tube Defects(NTD) per 10,000	2003-2007	236	6.0
Utilization
Very Low Birth Weight Delivered in Level III Centers		2005-2009	4,393	77.3
Infants Participating in WIC		2008-2008	47,108	58.2
WIC Infants - Ever Breastfed		2008-2008	26,390	56.0
Infants on Medicaid		2009-2009	41,243	52.3
Mortality
Neonatal Deaths per 1,000		1999-2009	4,227	4.9
Perinatal Deaths per 1,000		1999-2009	9,269	10.7
Post Neonatal Deaths per 1,000		1999-2009	2,223	2.6
Infant Deaths per 1,000		1999-2009	6,450	7.5
	Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) per 1,000	1999-2009	520	0.6

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