This dataset presents the footprint of the percentage of live births that were of low birthweight. The data spans every two years between 2012-2016 and is aggregated to 2015 Department of Health Primary Health Network (PHN) areas, based on the 2011 Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).
The Child and Maternal Health Indicators have been calculated from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) National Mortality Database and Register of Births and National Perinatal Data Collection. This measure has been calculated with the numerator as the total number of low birthweight liveborn singleton babies, and the denominator as the total number of live births.
For further information about this dataset, visit the data source:Australian Institute of Health and Welfare - Child and Maternal Health Data Tables.
Please note:
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AURIN has spatially enabled the original data using the Department of Health - PHN Areas.
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This dataset uses the World Health Organisation (WHO) definition of a low birthweight baby as weighing less than 2,500 grams.
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Data at the area level exclude births to Australian non-residents and women who could not be allocated because their usual residence was not stated or was not valid.
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Multiple births and stillbirths have been excluded.
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Percentage for an area are suppressed for publication and marked as 'NP' if the total number of liveborn singleton babies for the area is less than 100.