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Show Table 66 RISKS TO INFANTS Percentage of Low Birth Weight Utah US Year Total White Black Year Total White Black 1970 6.5 6.5 12.9 1970 7.9 6.8 13.9 1971 6.2 6.1 9.4 1971 7.7 6.6 13.4 1972 6.0 6.0 11.9 1972 7.7 6.5 13.6 1973 5.5 5.5 14.7 1973 7.6 6.4 133 1974 5.3 5.2 17.9 1974 7.4 6.3 13.1 1975 5.3 53 13.8 1975 7.4 6.3 13.1 1976 5.4 5.3 14.0 1976 7.3 9.1 13.0 1977 5.2 5.2 13.3 1977 7.1 5.9 12.8 1978 5.6 5.6 73 1978 7.1 5.9 12.9 1979 5.6 5.5 11.2 1979 6.9 5.8 12.6 1980 5.3 5.2 9.6 1980 6.8 5.7 12.5 1981 5.4 5.4 8.7 1981 6.8 5.7 11.4 1982 5.6 5i 11.4 1982 6.8 5.6 11.2 1983 5.6 5.5 10.3 1983 6.8 5.7 12.6 1984 5.6 5.4 10.1 1984 6.7 5.6 12.4 1985 5.7 5.6 10.4 1985 6.8 5.6 12.4 1986 5.4 53 93 1986 6.8 5.6 12.5 1987 5.7 5.6 10.6 1987 6.9 5.7 12.7 1988 5.7 5.6 11.8 1988 6.9 5.6 11.5 1989 5.7 5.6 10.8 1989 7.0 5.7 13.2 1990 5.7 5.6 8.6 1990 na na na Source: Utah Department of Health, Division of Health Care Resources, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Sutistics. (1992). Utah's Vital Statistics Annual Report 1989 (Report No. 148). Salt Lake City: Author, p. 11. U.S. 1989 - United States Bureau of the Census. (1992). Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1992 (112th ed.). Washington, D.C: U.S. Government Printing Office, p. 68. Utah 1990 - Utah Children. (1992). Kev Facts About Children in Utah. Salt Lake City: Author, p. 6. Figure 54 s rS 1 BO I S 8.0 j 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 Total Percentage of Low Birth Weight o •-« ON ON cs m rr On On On r > O P 00 On O ^h r- r-~ r- t-- t-~ oo oo On On On On On On On OO 00 OO oo oo On On On on On r~ OO ON OO OO 00 On On On Sutah ? us The total percentages of low birth weight babies in Utah is below the national average (Table 66, Figure 54). Utah and the nation have both declined in the percentage of low birth weight babies since 1970. The national percentage of low birth weight babies dropped below 7% in 1979 and remained at that level until 1989. Utah dropped below 6% in 1973, and has remained between 5.2% and 5.7% since that time. There has been little variation in the total number of low birth weight babies since the mid-1970's nationally, as well as the early 1970's in Utah. Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1993 53 |
