Percentage very low birthweight (<1.5kg) singleton births

Source:2008-2010 Vital Statistics Data as of February, 2012

(Click on a county name for trend graph data)

  Singleton births <1500 grams Average Singleton births Crude
Region/County 2008 2009 2010 Total 2008-2010 Rate
Reg- 1 Western New York
Allegany 6 4 4 14 497 0.9
Cattaraugus 11 8 10 29 941 1
Chautauqua 16 12 13 41 1,350 1
Erie 111 121 122 354 9,378 1.3
Genesee 7 8 4 19 625 1
Niagara 20 25 19 64 2,170 1
Orleans 3 5 6 14 414 1.1
Wyoming 3 3 3 9 390 0.8 *
Region Total 177 186 181 544 15,765 1.2
Reg- 2 Finger Lakes
Chemung 8 11 9 28 939 1
Livingston 6 4 1 11 555 0.7
Monroe 131 95 99 325 8,252 1.3
Ontario 7 7 13 27 1,031 0.9
Schuyler 4 1 1 6 162 1.2 *
Seneca 2 2 2 6 370 0.5 *
Steuben 10 12 11 33 1,070 1
Wayne 13 6 9 28 1,007 0.9
Yates 3 1 1 5 307 0.5 *
Region Total 184 139 146 469 13,693 1.1
Reg- 3 Central New York
Cayuga 6 7 8 21 794 0.9
Cortland 2 6 2 10 504 0.7
Herkimer 7 9 5 21 624 1.1
Jefferson 19 22 24 65 1,991 1.1
Lewis 1 1 3 5 323 0.5 *
Madison 4 4 8 16 651 0.8
Oneida 24 27 24 75 2,539 1
Onondaga 58 70 62 190 5,219 1.2
Oswego 13 10 17 40 1,329 1
St Lawrence 2 11 9 22 1,162 0.6
Tompkins 6 4 12 22 836 0.9
Region Total 142 171 174 487 15,972 1
Reg- 4 New York-Penn
Broome 18 26 29 73 1,981 1.2
Chenango 6 4 1 11 495 0.7
Tioga 6 3 5 14 438 1.1
Region Total 30 33 35 98 2,914 1.1
Reg- 5 Northeastern New York
Albany 41 37 32 110 2,984 1.2
Clinton 8 1 14 23 775 1
Columbia 6 9 8 23 572 1.3
Delaware 3 2 6 11 434 0.8
Essex 1 3 2 6 336 0.6 *
Franklin 3 1 4 8 493 0.5 *
Fulton 10 6 5 21 565 1.2
Greene 0 7 8 15 427 1.2
Hamilton 0 0 0 0 35 0 *
Montgomery 3 4 8 15 591 0.8
Otsego 3 9 3 15 501 1
Rensselaer 23 19 14 56 1,662 1.1
Saratoga 19 20 16 55 2,180 0.8
Schenectady 20 16 14 50 1,740 1
Schoharie 2 3 4 9 286 1.1 *
Warren 3 3 8 14 617 0.8
Washington 7 4 9 20 605 1.1
Region Total 152 144 155 451 14,802 1
Reg- 6 Hudson Valley
Dutchess 31 20 23 74 2,785 0.9
Orange 41 48 48 137 4,957 0.9
Putnam 12 8 5 25 892 0.9
Rockland 51 36 39 126 4,492 0.9
Sullivan 7 12 16 35 851 1.4
Ulster 16 16 12 44 1,667 0.9
Westchester 127 128 125 380 10,693 1.2
Region Total 285 268 268 821 26,338 1
Reg- 7 New York City
Bronx 341 354 345 1,040 22,082 1.6
Kings 540 472 489 1,501 40,410 1.2
New York 180 177 183 540 19,024 0.9
Queens 322 333 331 986 29,765 1.1
Richmond 51 61 79 191 5,426 1.2
Region Total 1,434 1,397 1,427 4,258 116,707 1.2
Reg- 8 Nassau-Suffolk
Nassau 142 119 122 383 13,902 0.9
Suffolk 159 154 161 474 16,558 1
Region Total 301 273 283 857 30,460 0.9
New York State Total 2,705 2,611 2,669 7,985 236,651 1.1