Low Birth Weight Babies (1998–2020)

Definition

Low birth weight: Infant births <2500 grams (<5. pounds)

Percent: of total resident births with a low birth weight

Number: of total resident births with a low birth weight

NA: Not applicable as number and percentage based on four or fewer low birth weight babies suppressed

Data Source

Annual reports on Massachusetts Births, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Notes

Resident births refer to births to mothers who report their usual place of residence as the particular geographical place (state, or city/town.)

Updated December 2023 with data from 2020.

Last Updated

2024-01