Durham - 7.5% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2004 (7.6 per cent in England)
Leicestershire - 6.6% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2004 (7.6 per cent in England)
Buckinghamshire - 6.6% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2004 (7.6 per cent in England)
The percentage of live births weighing less than 2,500 grams in Durham fell by 0.8 between 2003 and 2004. In Leicestershire the percentage went down by 0.2 and in Buckinghamshire it remained at 6.6 per cent in both 2003 and 2004.
Source: Office of National Statistics.
