Live births by race and ethnicity in Louisiana

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Live births by race and ethnicity

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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.

Definitions: Number - live births by race and ethnicity.
Percent - live births by race and ethnicity per 100 live births of any race or ethnicity.

Data Source: Live births 20102021: Louisiana State Center for Health Statistics, Louisiana Department of Health.

Footnotes: LNE (Low Number Event) - numbers are not reported when there were more than zero and fewer than five events during the reporting period.

The total number of births may be higher than the sum of each group reported here, as data are not reported at the parish level for all race and ethnic categories.

Updated December 20, 2022.