This statistic shows the percentage of women with a live birth in the U.S. in 2015 who were overweight or obese prior to becoming pregnant, by state. In West Virginia, 31.3 percent of women who gave birth in 2015 were obese prior to becoming pregnant.
Percentage of women with a live birth who were overweight or obese prior to pregnancy in the U.S. in 2015, by state*
All percentages are crude.
* Prepregnancy BMI was categorized as underweight (BMI <18.5), normal weight (BMI 18.5–24.9), overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9), and obese (BMI ≥30.0).
** Not including New York City.
***Not including Connecticut and New Jersey.
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MMWR, & CDC. (January 5, 2018). Percentage of women with a live birth who were overweight or obese prior to pregnancy in the U.S. in 2015, by state* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/795161/prepregnancy-overweight-and-obesity-us-women-by-state/
MMWR, und CDC. "Percentage of women with a live birth who were overweight or obese prior to pregnancy in the U.S. in 2015, by state*." Chart. January 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/795161/prepregnancy-overweight-and-obesity-us-women-by-state/
MMWR, CDC. (2018). Percentage of women with a live birth who were overweight or obese prior to pregnancy in the U.S. in 2015, by state*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/795161/prepregnancy-overweight-and-obesity-us-women-by-state/
MMWR, and CDC. "Percentage of Women with a Live Birth Who Were Overweight or Obese Prior to Pregnancy in The U.S. in 2015, by State*." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/795161/prepregnancy-overweight-and-obesity-us-women-by-state/
MMWR & CDC, Percentage of women with a live birth who were overweight or obese prior to pregnancy in the U.S. in 2015, by state* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/795161/prepregnancy-overweight-and-obesity-us-women-by-state/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Percentage of women with a live birth who were overweight or obese prior to pregnancy in the U.S. in 2015, by state* [Graph], MMWR, & CDC, January 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/795161/prepregnancy-overweight-and-obesity-us-women-by-state/
