Low Birth-weight Births (2009–2024)

Definition

This
indicator reports the number and percentages
of babies born weighing fewer than 2500 grams, which is considered low
birth weight.

Data Source

Connecticut Department of Public Health, Vital Statistics, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 Table 4.

Connecticut Department of Public Health, Vital Statistics, 2022, 2023 and 2024 Table 19.

Notes

Methodology: The total numbers and percentages of low birth weight births were obtained from State Department of Public Health Vital Statistics tables. Counts of five or fewer—excluding zero—were suppressed, as were percentages generated from suppressed totals. Denominators used for calculating percentages exclude records with missing data.

NA: Not Available

S: Data Suppressed

Last Updated

2026-04