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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Live births to Welsh residents by birthweight and number of births per pregnancy
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YearCalendar year [Filtered]
Measure1
Number Of Babies[Filter]
[Collapse]Birth weightBirth weight in grammes [Filter]
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Birth weight 1
Click here to sortSingletonSingle baby born per pregnancyClick here to sortMultipleMore than one baby born per pregnancy, usually twins or tripletsClick here to sortAll live births
[Collapse]Total26,86659127,457
Total<2000g516168684
2000-2499g1,1182171,335
2500-2999g4,2451644,409
3000g+20,9213720,958
Not statedIncludes missing data and birth weights <500g or 6000g+66571

Metadata

General description

The National Community Child Health Database consists of anonymised records for all children born, resident or treated in Wales and born after 1987. The database combines data from local Community Child Health System databases which are held by local health boards.

Data collection and calculation

Source: National Community Child Health Database (NCCHD)

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

2004-2023

Users, uses and context

Please refer to statistical publication, see link in Weblinks.

Title

Live births to Welsh residents by birthweight and number of births per pregnancy

Last update

July 2024 July 2024

Next update

July 2025 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Wales

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Keywords

Child health; births

Statistical quality

Please refer to statistical publication, see link in Weblinks.

Name

Hlth1206