National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2009-2020: Indicator 0.4–Low birthweight, 2020
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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| Indicator type: | Indicator |
| Short name: | 0.4–Proportion of live born infants of low birthweight, 2020 |
| METEOR identifier: | 738065 |
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| Description: | The proportion of live born infants of low birthweight. |
| Indicator set: | National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2009-2020 (2020) Children and Families, Superseded 15/06/2022 |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Numerator: | Number of low birthweight (<2,500 grams) live born infants in the reference period. |
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| Numerator data elements: | |
| Denominator: | Number of births (live born) registered in the reference period. |
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Representational attributes | |
| Representation class: | Percentage |
| Data type: | Real |
| Unit of measure: | Life event (e.g. birth, death) |
| Format: | N[NN].N |
Data source attributes | |
| Data sources: | AIHW National Perinatal Data Collection (NPDC) Frequency Calendar years ending 31 December each year Data custodian Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Accountability attributes | |
| Reporting requirements: | Not applicable |
| Organisation responsible for providing data: | Not applicable |
| Accountability: | Not applicable |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| Steward: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Relational attributes | |
| Related metadata references: | Has been superseded by National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2009-2020: Indicator 0.4–Low birthweight, 2021
Supersedes National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children 2009-2020: Indicator 2.1–Family support service use, 2019
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