Percent of Births with Low Birthweight
| Year |
Wisconsin |
U.S. |
| 2007 | 7.0 | |
| 2006 | 6.9 | 8.3 |
| 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 from National
Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Preliminary Data for 2006," Volume 56, No. 7, December 5, 2007. U.S. data
for 2007 are not available.
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