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. 2022 Jul 15;82(8):842–851. doi: 10.1055/a-1857-6414

Table 1  Bavarian (preterm) birth rates from 2010 to 2020.

2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
n: case numbers, wks: weeks of gestation
Singleton births, n 120 669 120 057 118 969 119 425 115 664 112 240 107 653 103 567 101 890 98 292 99 036
Preterm births, < 37 + 0 wks 6 787 7 203 7 101 7 316 7 246 7 185 7 002 6 796 6 718 6 572 6 609
Preterm birth rate, %   5.62   6.00   5.97   6.13   6.27   6.40   6.50   6.56   6.59  6.69  6.67
Twin births, n 4 296 4 426 4 318 4 451 4 371 4 260 4 252 3 966 3 638 3 571 3 662
Preterm births, < 37 + 0 wks 2 361 2 521 2 396 2 513 2 507 2 523 2 376 2 274 2 176 2 169 2 245
Preterm birth rate, %  54.96  56.96  55.49  56.46  57.36  59.23  55.88  57.34  59.81 60.74 61.31