Percentage of Normal Birth Weight Births
Percentage of Low Birth Weight Births
Percentage of High Birth Weight Births
Percentage of Normal Birth Weight Births
| wdt_ID | Year | Clark County | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2010 | 84.4 | 83.5 |
| 7 | 2011 | 85.7 | 83.2 |
| 8 | 2012 | 82.8 | 83.3 |
| 9 | 2013 | 83.5 | 83.1 |
| 10 | 2014 | 82.4 | 83.3 |
| 11 | 2015 | 83.6 | 83.1 |
| 12 | 2016 | 83.8 | 83.1 |
| 13 | 2017 | 83.1 | 83.1 |
| 14 | 2018 | 82.6 | 83.4 |
Number of Normal Birth Weight Births
| wdt_ID | Year | Clark County | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2010 | 1,417 | 115,891 |
| 7 | 2011 | 1,386 | 114,277 |
| 8 | 2012 | 1,311 | 114,835 |
| 9 | 2013 | 1,302 | 115,345 |
| 10 | 2014 | 1,313 | 116,003 |
| 11 | 2015 | 1,361 | 115,635 |
| 12 | 2016 | 1,287 | 114,690 |
| 13 | 2017 | 1,345 | 113,704 |
| 14 | 2018 | 1,289 | 112,642 |
Percentage of Low Birth Weight Births
| wdt_ID | Year | Clark County | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2010 | 7.3 | 8.6 |
| 7 | 2011 | 7.4 | 8.6 |
| 8 | 2012 | 8.8 | 8.6 |
| 9 | 2013 | 7.9 | 8.5 |
| 10 | 2014 | 9.2 | 8.5 |
| 11 | 2015 | 8.7 | 8.5 |
| 12 | 2016 | 8.3 | 8.7 |
| 13 | 2017 | 9.9 | 8.7 |
| 14 | 2018 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
Number of Low Birth Weight Births
| wdt_ID | Year | Clark County | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2010 | 122 | 11,878 |
| 7 | 2011 | 120 | 11,855 |
| 8 | 2012 | 140 | 11,805 |
| 9 | 2013 | 123 | 11,806 |
| 10 | 2014 | 147 | 11,806 |
| 11 | 2015 | 141 | 11,822 |
| 12 | 2016 | 127 | 11,993 |
| 13 | 2017 | 161 | 11,874 |
| 14 | 2018 | 137 | 11,481 |
Percentage of High Birth Weight Births
| wdt_ID | Year | Clark County | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2010 | 8.3 | 8.0 |
| 7 | 2011 | 6.9 | 8.2 |
| 8 | 2012 | 8.4 | 8.2 |
| 9 | 2013 | 8.7 | 8.4 |
| 10 | 2014 | 8.4 | 8.3 |
| 11 | 2015 | 7.7 | 8.4 |
| 12 | 2016 | 7.9 | 8.2 |
| 13 | 2017 | 7.0 | 8.2 |
| 14 | 2018 | 8.6 | 8.1 |
number of High Birth Weight Births
| wdt_ID | Year | Clark County | Ohio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2010 | 140 | 11,098 |
| 7 | 2011 | 112 | 11,222 |
| 8 | 2012 | 133 | 11,249 |
| 9 | 2013 | 135 | 11,603 |
| 10 | 2014 | 134 | 11,523 |
| 11 | 2015 | 126 | 11,677 |
| 12 | 2016 | 122 | 11,375 |
| 13 | 2017 | 113 | 11,200 |
| 14 | 2018 | 134 | 10,998 |
These data show the percentage and number of births at a normal birth weight, or between 2499g and 4000g; a low birth weight, or less than 2499g, and a high birth weight, or over 4000g.
These numbers are universal, not estimates, so there is no margin of error.
In 2017:
- The percentage of normal birth weight births in Clark County is 0.6% lower than in Ohio.
- The percentage of low birth weight births in Clark County is 0.3% higher than in Ohio.
- The percentage of normal birth weight births in Clark County is 0.5% higher than in Ohio.
The percentage of normal birth weight births in Clark County decreased by 1.8% percent between 2010 and 2018. The percentage of low birth weight births in Clark County increased by 1.5% between 2010 and 2018, and the percentage of high birth weight births in Clark County increased by 0.3%, though there were multiple fluctuations in the percentage of high birth weight births.
All data comes from the Ohio Department of Health.
This information comes from the Ohio Public Health Information Warehouse tables on Births.
This post was last updated on 10 July 2019.