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Table 33 shows the count and percent of live births classified as "very low birth weight," or weighing <br />less than 1500 grams. The rate in Florida declined slightly in 2013, while the rate in Indian River <br />fluctuating a bit during the same time period. The rate in 2013 (1.2%) is lower than the state's rate in <br />2013 (1.5%). Due to the relatively small number of occurrences, the rate may be considerably affected <br />by even small changes in the number of very low birth weight births. <br />Table 33: Live Births Under 1500 Grams, Indian River, Florida, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 <br />FlondaCHARTS, Flonda Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, 2014 <br />Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014 <br />34JPage — Indian River County Children's Assessment 2014 <br />Number of VLBW Births <br />Number of Total Births <br />Rate (%) <br />2010 <br />2011 <br />2012 <br />2013 <br />2010 <br />2011 <br />2012 <br />2013 <br />2010 <br />2011 <br />2012 <br />2013 <br />Florida <br />3,522 <br />3,433 <br />3,415 <br />3,311 <br />214,519 <br />213,237 <br />212,954 <br />215,194 <br />1.6% <br />1.6% <br />1.6% <br />1.5% <br />Indian River <br />15 <br />23 <br />16 <br />15 <br />1,305 <br />1,277 <br />1,247 <br />1,217 <br />1.1% <br />1.8% <br />1.3% <br />1.2% <br />FlondaCHARTS, Flonda Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, 2014 <br />Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014 <br />34JPage — Indian River County Children's Assessment 2014 <br />