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Infants Born at Low Birth Weight in U.S. Cities with
Populations over 100,000: 1990-2003
(Percent)
Total U.S. Cities
1990: 8.5; 1991: 8.6; 1992: 8.5; 1993: 8.65; 1994: 8.5; 1995: 8.45;
1996: 8.4; 1997: 8.5; 1998: 8.5; 1999: 8.5; 2000: 8.3; 2001: 8.4;
2002: 8.5; 2003: 8.5
Total U.S. Population
1990: 7; 1991: 7.2;
1992: 7.2; 1993: 7.3;
1994: 7.5; 1995: 7.5;
1996: 7.52; 1997: 7.6;
1998: 7.65; 1999: 7.65;
2000: 7.65; 2001: 7.7;
2002: 7.8; 2003: 7.9
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Center for Health Statistics. Unpublished data.
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