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Table 2 Estimates of mean birth weight (g), FilaBavi 1999-2010

From: Birth weight and delivery practice in a Vietnamese rural district during 12 year of rapid economic development

Year

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Birth weight boys *

3,145

3,178

3,152

3,127

3,189

3,158

3,158

3,130

3,120

3,146

3,103

3.144

Birth weight girls *

3,072

3,064

3,080

3,041

3,095

3,097

3,087

3,009

3,059

3,056

3,066

3029

Birth weight total*

3,109

3,121

3,117

3,085

3,144

3,130

3,127

3,077

3,091

3,102

3,087

3,091

Birth weight twins **

2,600

2,800

2,550

2,440

2,411

2,700

2,107

1,875

2,383

2,466

2,563

2,570

LBW boys %***

7.2

3.6

5.4

6.2

4.9

3.7

5.2

5.2

6.0

5.3

5.0

3.4

LBW girls %***

5.1

4.2

5.7

7.6

5.7

4.4

5.7

6.4

4.8

4.4

4.6

5.6

Birth weight children born in hospitals**

3,067

3,096

3,052

3,018

3,091

3,081

3,051

3,018

3,041

3,046

3,035

3,064

Birth weight children delivered using CS**

2,912

3,173

2,952

3,013

3,195

3,101

3,174

3,085

3,133

3,211

3,071

3,211

  1. * Singleton.
  2. ** Both sexes.
  3. *** Percentage of children with birth weight less than 2500 grams, all live born.