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Legend Colors

Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

green square outline with upward trending arrow inside it green square outline with downward trending arrow inside it non-significant change over time; green square with upward trending arrow inside it green square with downward trending arrow inside it significant change over time; blue square with equals sign no change over time.

Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change  from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

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Babies with Very Low Birth Weight

County: Hawaii
Measurement Period: 2020-2022
This indicator shows the percent of births to resident mothers in which the newborn weighed less than 1,500 grams (3 pounds, 4 ounces).

Why is this important?

Babies born with a low birth weight are more likely than babies of normal weight to require specialized medical care, and often must stay in the intensive care unit. Low birth weight is often associated with premature birth. While there have been many medical advances enabling premature infants to survive, there is still risk of infant death or long-term disability. The most important things an expectant mother can do to prevent prematurity and low birth weight are to take prenatal vitamins, stop smoking, stop drinking alcohol and using drugs, and most importantly, get prenatal care.
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County: Hawaii

1.2%
Source: Hawaii State Department of Health, Vital Statistics
Measurement period: 2020-2022
Maintained by: Hawaii Department of Health
Last update: December 2023
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Technical note: Values not shown for counts between 1 and 9 or for rates based on fewer than 20 events.

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Babies with Very Low Birth Weight

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Measurement Period: 2020-2022
Data Source: Hawaii State Department of Health, Vital Statistics
March 29, 2024www.hawaiihealthmatters.org
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0.9%
1.2%
1.3%

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Filed under: Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Infants