Babies Born Healthy (Baltimore County)

Story Behind the Curve

Strategies to improve these indicators

Why Is This Important?

Infant health influences health and development throughout childhood and into adulthood. For example, a baby born of low birth weight may be cognitively, behaviorally and physically delayed resulting in lower educational attainment and long term adverse health effects including diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.

Measures

BACO

Low Birth Weight: % of Low Birth Weight (<2500 g) Infants (Baltimore County)

2018

9.5%

BACO

Births to Adolescents: Adolescent Birth Rate per 1,000 women (ages 15-19 years)

2018

13.3

-64%

BACO

Infant Mortality: Number of Deaths Occurring to Infants (<1 year) per 1,000 Live Births

2018

6.1

-39%

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