WISH: Percent of Births with Low Birthweight
Find below the percent of births with low birthweight in Wisconsin and the United States.
| Year | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.9 | N/A |
| 2022 | 8.0 | N/A |
| 2021 | 7.7 | N/A |
| 2020 | 7.7 | N/A |
| 2019 | 7.6 | 8.3 |
| 2018 | 7.7 | 8.3 |
| 2017 | 7.7 | 8.3 |
| 2016 | 7.4 | 8.2 |
| 2015 | 7.3 | 8.1 |
| 2014 | 7.3 | 8.0 |
| 2013 | 7.0 | 8.0 |
| 2012 | 7.2 | 8.0 |
| 2011 | 7.2 | 8.1 |
| 2010 | 7.0 | 8.2 |
| 2009 | 7.1 | 8.2 |
| 2008 | 7.0 | 8.2 |
| 2007 | 7.0 | 8.2 |
| 2006 | 6.9 | 8.3 |
| 2005 | 7.0 | 8.2 |
| 2004 | 7.0 | 8.1 |
| 2003 | 6.8 | 7.9 |
| 2002 | 6.6 | 7.8 |
| 2001 | 6.6 | 7.7 |
| 2000 | 6.5 | 7.6 |
| 1999 | 6.7 | 7.6 |
| 1998 | 6.5 | 7.6 |
| 1997 | 6.4 | 7.5 |
| 1996 | 6.3 | 7.4 |
| 1995 | 6.0 | 7.3 |
| 1994 | 6.4 | 7.3 |
| 1993 | 6.2 | 7.2 |
| 1992 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
| 1991 | 6.2 | 7.1 |
| 1990 | 5.9 | 7.0 |
| 1989 | 5.8 | 7.0 |
| 1988 | 5.5 | 6.9 |
| 1987 | 5.4 | 6.9 |
| 1986 | 5.4 | 6.8 |
| 1985 | 5.3 | 6.8 |
Source: Resident birth certificates, Office of Health Informatics, Division of Public Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
U.S. data for 1985-2013 are from National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Final Data for 2013," Volume 64, Number 1, January 15, 2015. U.S. data for 2014-2016 are from National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Final Data for 2016," Volume 67, Number 1, January 31, 2018. U.S. data for 2017 are from National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Final Data for 2017," Volume 67, Number 8, November 7, 2018. U.S. data for 2018 are from National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Final Data for 2018," Volume 68, Number 13, November 27, 2019. U.S. data for 2019 are from the National Vital Statistics Reports, "Births: Final Data for 2019," Volume 70, Number 2, March 23, 2021.