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Healthy Birthweight

Healthy Birthweight

Healthy Birthweight
DCYF’s first health outcome is that more babies will be born at a healthy birthweight. Babies born at a healthy birthweight are more likely to experience appropriate childhood development, both physically and mentally. About 83,000 babies were born in Washington in 2020. Over the past five years, about 66 babies out of every 1,000 live births were born with a low birthweight (less than 2,500 grams, or about 5.5 pounds).
Babies Born with Low Birthweight, per 1,000 Live Births, 5 Year Rate, 2016-2020

Babies Born with Low Birthweight, per 1,000 Live Births, 5 Year Rate, 2016-2020
State Source: Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Certificate Data File
Notes: Map created using data from Starks, A., Sharkova, I., Leibenguth, S., & Huber, A. (2023). Community outcome & risk evaluation: Risk and protection profile for substance abuse prevention in Washington State. Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Research and Data Analysis. https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sites/default/files/rda/riskprofiles/research-4.47-state.pdf
Low birthweight is less than 2,500 grams.

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