Description: Low birth weight is defined as weight of less than 2,500 grams (5 pounds, 8 ounces) at birth. Single-year data are only available for Los Angeles County overall, Service Planning Areas, Supervisorial Districts, City of Los Angeles overall, and City of Los Angeles Council Districts.Babies born at a low birth weight are at markedly increased risk for a range of medical complications that can impair their development and reduce their prospects for a long and healthy life.For more information about the Community Health Profiles Data Initiative, please see the initiative homepage.
Copyright Text: Indicator generated by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. Data for calculating this indicator came from the following sources: Los Angeles County Annual Birth File 2022, assembled from California Department of Public Health Vital Records Data, Office of Health Assessment & Epidemiology, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 2022.
Low_BirthW_s (type: esriFieldTypeDouble, alias: Low Birthweight Live Births as a Percentage of Total Live Births, 2022, SQL Type: sqlTypeOther, nullable: true, editable: true)
Low_BirthW_m (type: esriFieldTypeDouble, alias: Low Birthweight Live Births as a Percentage of Total Live Births, 2018-2022, SQL Type: sqlTypeOther, nullable: true, editable: true)