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Figure 34. Low-Weight Births

Region, 2000

Bar chart showing rates per 100,000 neonates for low-weight births by region. Go to Text Description below for details.

Figure 34: Low-Weight Births (Text Description)

Region, 2000

Rates per 100,000 Neonates

Northeast (a) South Midwest West
56 62 56 49*

* = statistically different from (a) at p < 0.05. Rates are adjusted by age and sex, using year 2000 as the standard population.

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