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Query Results for Birth Outcomes - Percentage of Very Low Birthweight (less than 1500 grams) Live, Singleton Births

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Query Criteria

Measure Description:Number of live born singleton infants born with a birthweight of less than 1,500 grams per 100 live term singleton births
Year Filter: 2023
Data Grouped By:Mother's County of Residence

  • **The estimate has been suppressed because the number of events and population size are small and not appropriate for publication, or it could be used to calculate the number in a cell that has been suppressed.
  • #This count or rate is statistically unstable (RSE >0.30), and may fluctuate widely across time periods due to random variation (chance). Please use caution in interpreting this value, or combine years, areas, or age groups to increase the population size.

Data Notes

  • Map Guidance

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  • Metadata

    For the complete metadata file, please see the [[a href="./dataportal/metadata/PercentVeryLowBirthweight.html" Infant Very Low Birth Weight]] metadata file.

  • New Mexico Resident Births

    This query includes only births to women who were New Mexico residents.

  • Very Low Birth Weight

    Birthweight is the first weight of the newborn obtained after birth. Very low birthweight is defined as singleton, term births weighing less than 1,500 grams or 3 pounds 5 ounces. Term birth is defined here as the birth at or above 37 completed weeks of gestation.

Data Issue

The live birth data are from items reported on the birth certificates. Data are collected on all births occurring in-state as well as births to NM resident mothers that occur out-of-state.
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These data were queried on: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:51:35 MST
The dataset was last updated on: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:01:18 MST
Environmental Public Health Tracking Program, Environmental Health Epidemiology Bureau, Center for Health Protection, New Mexico Department of Health, 1190 St. Francis Drive, Suite 1300, Santa Fe, NM 87505, Chelsea Langer, Bureau Chief, Chelsea.Langer@doh.nm.gov