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| Below is information on the 20 U.S. states with the highest percentages of live premature births, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September 2005. |
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Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
District of Columbia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Texas
Delaware
North Carolina
Nevada
West Virginia
Arizona
Georgia
Maryland
Missouri
Arkansas
Florida
Indiana
Illinois
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17.9 percent
15.7 percent
15.6 percent
14.8 percent
14.5 percent
14.1 percent
14.0 percent
13.9 percent
13.7 percent
13.6 percent
13.6 percent
13.3 percent
13.1 percent
13.1 percent
13.1 percent
13.1 percent
13.0 percent
13.0 percent
12.9 percent
12.8 percent
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Reference: Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Sutton PD. Births: Preliminary data for 2003. National vital statistics reports; vol 53 no 9. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. 2004.
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