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DEFINITION
Preterm Births as a Percent of All Births, 2003
Health Statistics > Preterm Births as a % of Births (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
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# 1
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Mississippi: |
17.9 %
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# 2
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Alabama: |
15.7 %
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# 3
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Louisiana: |
15.6 %
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# 4
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District of Columbia: |
14.8 %
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# 5
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South Carolina: |
14.5 %
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# 6
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Tennessee: |
14.1 %
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# 7
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Kentucky: |
14 %
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# 8
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Texas: |
13.9 %
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# 9
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Delaware: |
13.7 %
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= 10
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North Carolina: |
13.6 %
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= 10
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Nevada: |
13.6 %
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# 12
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West Virginia: |
13.3 %
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= 13
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Arizona: |
13.1 %
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= 13
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Missouri: |
13.1 %
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= 13
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Maryland: |
13.1 %
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= 13
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Georgia: |
13.1 %
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= 17
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Arkansas: |
13 %
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= 17
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Florida: |
13 %
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# 19
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Indiana: |
12.9 %
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# 20
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Illinois: |
12.8 %
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= 21
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New Mexico: |
12.7 %
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= 21
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Oklahoma: |
12.7 %
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# 23
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Hawaii: |
12.6 %
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# 24
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Ohio: |
12.5 %
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# 25
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Nebraska: |
12.4 %
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= 26
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Virginia: |
12.1 %
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= 26
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New Jersey: |
12.1 %
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= 26
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Colorado: |
12.1 %
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# 29
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North Dakota: |
12 %
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# 30
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Michigan: |
11.9 %
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# 31
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Wyoming: |
11.8 %
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= 32
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Kansas: |
11.6 %
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= 32
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Pennsylvania: |
11.6 %
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= 32
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Rhode Island: |
11.6 %
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= 35
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Iowa: |
11.4 %
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= 35
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New York: |
11.4 %
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# 37
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Wisconsin: |
11.3 %
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# 38
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South Dakota: |
11.2 %
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= 39
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Alaska: |
11.1 %
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= 39
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Montana: |
11.1 %
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= 41
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Idaho: |
10.7 %
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= 41
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Massachusetts: |
10.7 %
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# 43
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California: |
10.5 %
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# 44
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Utah: |
10.4 %
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# 45
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Washington: |
10.3 %
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# 46
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Minnesota: |
10.2 %
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= 47
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Maine: |
10.1 %
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= 47
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Oregon: |
10.1 %
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# 49
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Connecticut: |
9.7 %
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# 50
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Vermont: |
9.5 %
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# 51
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New Hampshire: |
9.2 %
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Weighted average: |
12.3 %
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DEFINITION: Preterm Births as a Percent of All Births, 2003
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