Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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Indicator type: | Progress measure |
Short name: | PI 01–Proportion of babies born of low birth weight, 2017 |
METEOR identifier: | 629984 |
Registration status: | Health!, Superseded 30/01/2018 |
Description: | The incidence of low birthweight among live born singleton babies. |
Indicator set: | National Healthcare Agreement (2017) Health!, Superseded 30/01/2018 |
Outcome area: | Prevention Health!, Standard 07/07/2010 |
Data quality statement: | National Healthcare Agreement: PI 01-Proportion of babies born with low birth weight, 2017, QS Health!, Standard 31/01/2017 |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Computation description: | Low birthweight is defined as less than 2,500 grams. Excludes multiple births, stillbirths and births of less than 20 weeks gestation. Analysis by state/territory, remoteness and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage (IRSD) is based on usual residence of the mother. Data excludes Australian non-residents, residents of external territories and records where state/territory of residence was not stated. Variability bands are to be calculated for single-year and aggregate years data by state and territory using the method below. Presented as a:
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Computation: | 100 × (Numerator ÷ Denominator) Variability bands: to be calculated using the standard method for estimating 95% confidence intervals as follows: CI (CR)95% = CR ± 100 × 1.96 × √[((CR/100) × (1 – (CR/100)))/n] Where n=number of live born singleton infants. CI = confidence interval CR = crude rate (expressed as a percentage) |
Numerator: | Number of low birthweight live born singleton infants. |
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Denominator: | Number of live born singleton infants. |
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Disaggregation: | 2014—Nationally, by:
2014—State and territory, by:
2012-14—State and territory, by:
Disaggregation by Indigenous status of the mother and the baby are recommended to be reported using three-year combined data for the current reporting period due to the small number of low birth weight infants born to Indigenous mothers each year, and the small number of low birth weight Indigenous infants born each year. Single year data (2014) will be reported for time-series (state/territory by Indigenous status). Note that data collection methods for Indigenous status of the mother and baby may vary between states and territories. Disaggregation by Indigenous status of baby will only be available if the National Indigenous Reform Agreement Performance Information Management Group determine that the data are of sufficient quality. |
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Comments: | Most recent data available for 2017 National Healthcare Agreement performance reporting: 2014 (calendar year data). Indigenous: Aggregated data (2012 to 2014) will be reported for the current reporting period (state and territory). Single year data (2014) will be reported for time-series (state and territory). Information is included in the National Perinatal Data Collection (NPDC) for all live births and still births of at least 400 grams birthweight or at least 20 weeks gestation. Data for this indicator may therefore include live born terminations of pregnancy of at least 20 weeks gestation. For 2014 data, the 2011 SEIFA IRSD quintile and decile data will be produced using the ASGS geographical unit of Statistical Area Level 2. |
Representational attributes | |
Representation class: | Percentage |
Data type: | Real |
Unit of measure: | Person |
Format: | N[NN.NN] |
Indicator conceptual framework | |
Framework and dimensions: | Community and socioeconomic |
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Reporting requirements: | National Healthcare Agreement |
Organisation responsible for providing data: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
Further data development / collection required: | Specification: Final, the measure meets the intention of the indicator. |
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Related metadata references: | Supersedes National Healthcare Agreement: PI 01–Proportion of babies born of low birth weight, 2016 Health!, Superseded 31/01/2017 Has been superseded by National Healthcare Agreement: PI 01–Proportion of babies born of low birth weight, 2018 Health!, Superseded 19/06/2019 See also National Healthcare Agreement: PI 07–Infant and young child mortality rate, 2017 Health!, Superseded 30/01/2018 See also National Indigenous Reform Agreement: PI 07-Proportion of babies born of low birthweight, 2018 Indigenous, Superseded 31/07/2018 |