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Birthweight by Age of Mother
West Virginia Resident Births, 1989 - 1998

Birthweight Age of Mother Total
10-14
Years		 15-17
Years		 18-19
Years		 20-24
Years		 25-29
Years		 30-34
Years		 35-39
Years		 40-44
Years		 45 and
Over
Unk.
Less than 1,000 Grams
(Less than 2.205 lbs.)		 11 121 192 412 283 193 89 20 1 3 1,325
1,000 - 1,499 Grams
(2.205 - 3.305 lbs.)		 1 98 169 447 356 208 114 12 1 0 1,406
1,500 - 1,999 Grams
(3.307 - 4.407 lbs.)		 15 228 394 974 769 475 212 35 8 1 3,111
2,000 - 2,499 Grams
(4.409 - 5.509 lbs.)		 35 718 1,274 3,348 2,524 1,526 688 133 10 6 10,262
2,500 - 2,999 Grams
(5.512 - 6.612 lbs.)		 112 2,600 4,547 12,318 8,880 5,008 1,886 337 19 27 35,734
3,000 - 3,499 Grams
(6.614 - 7.714 lbs.)		 181 4,789 9,384 27,004 21,060 11,846 4,281 669 30 95 79,339
3,500 - 3,999 Grams
(7.716 - 8.816 lbs.)		 123 3,083 6,227 20,186 17,879 10,424 3,757 566 25 56 62,326
4,000 - 4,499 Grams
(8.819 - 9.919 lbs.)		 36 652 1,535 5,746 5,586 3,555 1,285 238 10 13 18,656
4,500 or more Grams
(9.921 or more lbs.)		 3 84 261 1,025 1,070 753 306 59 5 1 3,567
Unknown 0 1 12 21 23 25 18 6 0 1 107
Total 517 12,374 23,995 71,481 58,430 34,013 12,636 2,075 109 203 215,833
Birthweight Age of Mother Total
10-14
Years		 15-17
Years		 18-19
Years		 20-24
Years		 25-29
Years		 30-34
Years		 35-39
Years		 40-44
Years		 45 and
Over
Unk.


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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