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Birthweight by local health district of residence, NSW 2022
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Overview
Of all babies born in NSW in 2022, 6.6% were born with a low birthweight (less than 2,500 grams). These comprised 0.7% of babies with a birthweight less than 1,000 grams, 0.5% in the 1,000 to 1,499 gram range and 5.3% in the 1,500 to 2,499 gram range. Rates of low birthweight ranged from 2.6% in Southern NSW Local Health District to 7.9% in Western NSW Local Health District.
Birthweight by local health district of residence, NSW 2022
By number of births
Sydney | 22 | 22 | 36 | 86 | 315 | 1315 | 2832 | 1808 | 432 | 34 | 8 | 6910 |
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South Western Sydney | 27 | 66 | 83 | 174 | 598 | 2529 | 5108 | 3898 | 1078 | 146 | 39 | 13746 |
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South Eastern Sydney | 29 | 41 | 51 | 78 | 341 | 1651 | 3925 | 2856 | 681 | 96 | 7 | 9756 |
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Illawarra Shoalhaven | 17 | 25 | 24 | 42 | 185 | 634 | 1673 | 1462 | 399 | 55 | 3 | 4519 |
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Western Sydney | 37 | 74 | 76 | 183 | 677 | 2961 | 5741 | 3694 | 927 | 120 | 18 | 14508 |
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Nepean Blue Mountains | 9 | 24 | 34 | 48 | 219 | 753 | 1748 | 1503 | 448 | 74 | 4 | 4864 |
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Northern Sydney | 18 | 38 | 28 | 73 | 290 | 1427 | 3479 | 2488 | 560 | 58 | 8 | 8467 |
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Central Coast | 9 | 20 | 23 | 42 | 165 | 573 | 1341 | 1199 | 393 | 63 | 4 | 3832 |
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Hunter New England | 37 | 67 | 65 | 146 | 498 | 1789 | 3990 | 3406 | 1020 | 117 | 22 | 11157 |
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Northern NSW | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 16 | 106 | 409 | 963 | 813 | 286 | 51 | 13 | 2672 |
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Mid North Coast | 6 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 101 | 322 | 770 | 710 | 227 | 32 | 1 | 2214 |
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Southern NSW | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 27 | 188 | 590 | 520 | 163 | 17 | 0 | 1518 |
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Murrumbidgee | 7 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 106 | 377 | 874 | 772 | 244 | 37 | 5 | 2462 |
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Western NSW | n.p. | 20 | 25 | 46 | 195 | 619 | 1324 | 1094 | 317 | 49 | n.p. | 3698 |
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Far West | 0 | 0 | 0 | n.p. | 8 | 33 | 69 | 69 | 18 | n.p. | n.p. | 204 |
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Other–not stated | 11 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 58 | 204 | 419 | 293 | 68 | n.p. | 0 | 1107 |
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By percentage of births
Sydney | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 4.6 | 19.0 | 41.0 | 26.2 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 100.0 |
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South Western Sydney | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 18.4 | 37.2 | 28.4 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 100.0 |
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South Eastern Sydney | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 16.9 | 40.2 | 29.3 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 100.0 |
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Illawarra Shoalhaven | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 14.0 | 37.0 | 32.4 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 100.0 |
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Western Sydney | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 20.4 | 39.6 | 25.5 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 100.0 |
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Nepean Blue Mountains | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 15.5 | 35.9 | 30.9 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 100.0 |
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Northern Sydney | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 16.9 | 41.1 | 29.4 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 100.0 |
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Central Coast | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 15.0 | 35.0 | 31.3 | 10.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 100.0 |
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Hunter New England | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 16.0 | 35.8 | 30.5 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 100.0 |
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Northern NSW | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 0.6 | 4.0 | 15.3 | 36.0 | 30.4 | 10.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 100.0 |
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Mid North Coast | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 14.5 | 34.8 | 32.1 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
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Southern NSW | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | n.p. | 1.8 | 12.4 | 38.9 | 34.3 | 10.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
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Murrumbidgee | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 15.3 | 35.5 | 31.4 | 9.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 100.0 |
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Western NSW | n.p. | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 16.7 | 35.8 | 29.6 | 8.6 | 1.3 | n.p. | 100.0 |
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Far West | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | n.p. | 3.9 | 16.2 | 33.8 | 33.8 | 8.8 | n.p. | n.p. | 100.0 |
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Other–not stated | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 18.4 | 37.9 | 26.5 | 6.1 | n.p. | 0.0 | 100.0 |
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Source: NSW Perinatal Data Collection (SAPHaRI). Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, NSW Ministry of Health.
1. Cells with counts less than 5 are suppressed, and other cells may also be hidden to prevent back-calculation. These cells are marked with n.p.