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Table
1. Total Births and Percent Low Birth Weight by Race, Franklin County,
2000-2008
| Race |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
|
# Births |
% LBW |
# Births |
% LBW |
# Births |
% LBW |
# Births |
% LBW |
#
Births |
%LBW |
| Black |
4,114 |
12.4% |
4,325 |
13.7% |
4,776 |
13.1% |
5,271 |
13.3% |
5,440 |
14.2% |
| White |
12,541 |
7.3% |
11,809 |
7.2% |
11,688 |
7.4% |
12,163 |
7.8% |
12,140 |
7.7% |
| Other |
815 |
8.2% |
879 |
9.9% |
943 |
9.3% |
793 |
8.4% |
868 |
6.8% |
| Total |
17,470 |
8.6% |
17,013 |
8.9% |
17,407 |
9.0% |
18,227 |
9.4% |
18,448 |
9.6% |
| State
of Ohio |
155,721 |
7.9% |
147,832 |
8.3% |
148,855 |
8.5% |
150,510 |
8.8% |
148,592 |
8.6% |
Chart 1. Infant Deaths
per 1,000 Live Births by Race; Franklin County, 1998-2008
Sources: Ohio Department of Health, Data Warehouse; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics |
