NJSHAD - Health Indicator Report - Low Birth Weight by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2022

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Atlantic	1	9.3%	8.2%	10.4%	251
Bergen	2	7.3%	6.7%	7.8%	675
Burlington	3	7.6%	6.9%	8.4%	360
Camden	4	8.9%	8.2%	9.6%	546
Cape May	5	9.4%	7.3%	11.5%	71
Cumberland	6	9.6%	8.2%	10.9%	175
Essex	7	8.8%	8.3%	9.4%	894
Gloucester	8	8.3%	7.4%	9.3%	254
Hudson	9	8.6%	8.0%	9.2%	780
Hunterdon	10	5.9%	4.6%	7.3%	66
Mercer	11	8.3%	7.5%	9.2%	350
Middlesex	12	8.0%	7.5%	8.6%	690
Monmouth	13	7.0%	6.3%	7.6%	448
Morris	14	5.5%	4.9%	6.1%	281
Ocean	15	5.6%	5.2%	6.1%	576
Passaic	16	9.5%	8.8%	10.2%	607
Salem	17	8.1%	6.1%	10.0%	59
Somerset	18	8.2%	7.3%	9.2%	269
Sussex	19	6.8%	5.5%	8.1%	98
Union	20	7.0%	6.4%	7.6%	470
Warren	21	7.9%	6.2%	9.6%	78
New Jersey	34000	7.8%	7.6%	7.9%	7,999
United States	100000	8.6%			315,288

Why Is This Important?

Low birth weight (LBW) increases the risk for infant morbidity and mortality. LBW infants are at greater risk of dying in the first month of life. LBW infants may require intensive care at birth and are at higher risk of developmental disabilities and chronic illnesses throughout life. They are more likely to require special education services. Health care costs and length of hospital stay are higher for LBW infants.

Definition

Percent of live births with a birth weight of less than 2,500 grams (approximately 5 lbs, 8 oz).

Data Notes

Confidence intervals are not available for U.S. data.

Data Sources

Birth Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
(https://www.nj.gov/health/vital/)
Natality public-use data, CDC WONDER On-line Database, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(https://wonder.cdc.gov/natality.html)

How the Measure is Calculated

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Number of live births with a birth weight of less than 2,500 grams
Denominator:
Total number of live births

Related Health Objectives and Indicators

Health Initiative: HP2020
Healthy People 2020 Objective MICH-8.1
U.S. Target: Reduce low birth weight (LBW) to 7.8 percent of live births by 2020.0
https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/maternal-infant-and-child-health

Health Initiative: HNJ2020
Healthy NJ 2020 Objective MCH-2a
NJ Target: Reduce low birth weight to 7.7 percent for the total population, 7.9% for Asians, 12.4% for Blacks, 7.1% for Hispanics, and 6.0% for Whites by 2020.0
https://www.nj.gov/health/chs/hnj2020/topics/maternal-child-health.shtml

Health Initiative: EPHT
Environmental Public Health Tracking Indicator RBO-14
Description: Low (< 2500 grams) and very low (< 1500 grams) birth weight among singleton births
https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/indicatorPages?selectedContentAreaAbbreviation=8&selectedIndicatorId=14

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Low Birth Weight by County of Residence, New Jersey, 2022

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Related Health Objectives and Indicators

Health Initiative: HP2020

Healthy People 2020 Objective MICH-8.1

Health Initiative: HNJ2020

Healthy NJ 2020 Objective MCH-2a

Health Initiative: EPHT

Environmental Public Health Tracking Indicator RBO-14

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