Reduce preterm births — Data - Healthy People 2030

Status: Getting worse

Most Recent Data:
10.5 percent (2021)

Target:
9.4 percent

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
10.0 percent of live births were preterm in 2018

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**Total preterm live births**, **2018**-**2021**
(percent)
Population	2018	2019	2020	2021
Total	10.0 CI 10.0 / 10.1 SE 0.015	10.2 CI 10.2 / 10.3 SE 0.016	10.1 CI 10.1 / 10.1 SE 0.016	10.5 CI 10.5 / 10.5 SE 0.016

Data Source: National Vital Statistics System - Natality (NVSS-N), CDC/NCHS

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#: Standard errors and confidence intervals are not available for this population group.

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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