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Infants Born at Very Low Birth Weight in U.S. Cities with
Populations over 100,000: 1990-2003
(Percent)
Total U.S. Cities:
1990: 1.7; 1991: 1.7; 1992: 1.7; 1993: 1.7; 1994: 1.5; 1995: 1.5;
1996: 1.4; 1997: 1.65; 1998: 1.64; 1999: 1.64; 2000: 1.63; 2001:
1.6; 2002: 1.7; 2003: 1.6
Total U.S. Populations:
1990: 1.3; 1991: 1.3; 1992: 1.3; 1993: 1.3; 1994: 1.3; 1995: 1.3;
1996: 1.35; 1997: 1.35; 1998: 1.5; 1999: 1.5; 2000: 1.45; 2001:
1.4; 2002: 1.5; 2003: 1.4
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Center for Health Statistics. Unpublished data.
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