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Louisiana: Births

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Births

Number of Births, 2006Compare
 LA
#		US
#
 63,3764,265,555
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Number of Births per 1,000 Population, 2006Compare
 LA
US
 14.814.2
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Number of Live Births by Race/Ethnicity, 2006Compare
 LA
#		LA
%		US
#		US
%
Non-Hispanic White35,22255.6%2,308,64054.1%
Non-Hispanic Black24,27138.3%617,24714.5%
Non-Hispanic American Indian4140.7%42,2171.0%
Non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander9681.5%227,9785.3%
Hispanic2,3443.7%1,039,07724.4%
Not Stated1570.2%30,3960.7%
Total63,376100.0%4,265,555100.0%
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Live Births by Hispanic Origin of Mother, 2006Compare
 LA
#		LA
%		US
#		US
%
Mexican1,17850.3%718,14669.1%
Puerto Rican1215.2%66,9326.4%
Cuban602.6%16,9361.6%
Central and South American86036.7%165,32115.9%
Other and Unknown Hispanic Origin1255.3%71,7426.9%
Total Births of Hispanic Origin2,344100.0%1,039,077100.0%
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Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 Population Ages 15-19, 2006Compare
 LA
US
 53.941.9
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Percentage Change in Teen Birth Rate, 1991-2006Compare
 LA
%		US
%
 -29%-32%
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Number of Preterm Births, 2006Compare
 LA
#		US
#
Number of Preterm Births10,360542,893
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Preterm Births as a Percent of All Births, 2006Compare
 LA
%		US
%
 16.3%12.8%
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Preterm Births as a Percent of All Births by Race/Ethnicity, 2006Compare
 LA
%		US
%
Non-Hispanic White13.3%11.7%
Non-Hispanic Black21.5%18.5%
Hispanic11.7%12.2%
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Number of Births of Low Birthweight, 2006Compare
 LA
#		US
#
 7,231351,974
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Births of Low Birthweight as a Percent of All Births, 2006Compare
 LA
%		US
%
 11.4%8.3%
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Births of Low Birthweight as a Percent of All Births by Race/Ethnicity, 2006Compare
 LA
%		US
%
Non-Hispanic White8.5%7.3%
Non-Hispanic Black16.2%14.0%
Hispanic7.2%7.0%
Total11.4%8.3%
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