Indiana Infant Mortality Report
1990 - 2003

Table 16. Infant mortality rates by selected characteristics among blacks: Indiana, 1990-1994 and 1999-2003 linked files

  Rate per 1,000 live births1 Percent change
1990-1994 to
1999-2003
Characteristics 1990-1994 1999-2003
         
Total 17.6 14.0 -20.3  
         
Sex        
     Male 19.8 15.7 -20.6  
     Female 15.3 12.2 -20.2  
         
Plurality        
     Single births 15.9 12.4 -21.7  
     Multiple births 80.2 57.0 -28.8 **
         
Birth weight        
     Less than 2,500 grams 93.6 72.7 -22.4  
         Less than 1,500 grams 341.1 264.7 -22.4  
         1,500-2,499 grams 23.0 16.7 -27.3 **
     2,500 grams or more 5.8 4.6 -20.2  
         
Gestational age        
     Less than 37 weeks 67.9 53.2 -21.7  
         Less than 32 weeks 227.8 202.0 -11.3 **
         32-36 weeks 16.6 10.2 -38.9 **
     37 weeks or more 6.0 5.1 -15.0 **
         
Age of mother        
     Under 20 years 18.5 14.6 -21.3  
         Under 18 years 20.3 17.0 -16.2 **
         18-19 years 17.1 13.1 -23.2 **
     20 years and over 17.2 13.9 -19.3  
         20-24 years 17.7 13.5 -23.6  
         25-29 years 15.5 13.5 -12.9 **
         30-34 years 18.2 12.8 -30.0 **
         35 years and over 19.0 19.4 2.0 **
         
Age/Education        
    <20, less than appropriate 17.3 12.2 -29.6 **
    <20, appropriate 17.1 14.2 -17.3 **
    20+, <12 years of education 19.3 14.7 -24.1  
    20+, 12 years of education 16.4 14.3 -12.7 **
    20+, 13+ years of education 15.5 12.1 -21.9  
         
Educational attainment        
     Less than 12 years 17.8 15.2 -14.8 **
         0-8 years 25.4 * ---  
         9-11 years 17.2 15.6 -9.4 **
     12 years 16.6 13.7 -17.3  
     More than 12 years 15.7 12.1 -22.7  
         13-15 years 15.2 12.7 -16.5 **
         16 years and over 17.4 10.6 -39.4 **
         
Live-birth order        
     First 17.0 13.4 -21.2  
     Second 17.7 12.8 -27.7  
     Third 15.7 15.7 -0.2 **
     Fourth+ 19.5 15.2 -22.1  
         
Marital status        
     Married 15.3 11.9 -21.9  
     Unmarried 18.3 14.7 -19.8  
         
Trimester prenatal care began        
     First trimester 15.9 13.1 -17.3  
     After first trimester 13.2 10.6 -20.0  
         Second trimester 14.1 10.8 -23.7  
         Third trimester 8.9 9.8 9.5 **
     No care 61.9 54.1 -12.7 **
         
Prenatal care index2        
     Adequate Plus 23.3 17.8 -23.5  
     Adequate 9.7 6.9 -29.1 **
     Intermediate 11.1 7.9 -28.1 **
     Inadequate 12.7 10.1 -20.1 **
     No care 61.9 54.1 -12.7 **
         
Maternal smoking        
     Smoking 21.9 20.4 -6.9 **
     Non-smoking 15.9 12.8 -19.7  
1The total number of infant deaths and live births used in calculating the mortality rates is derived by summation of the respective yearly numbers presented in Table A-4 of Appendix A.
2Based on APNCU Index (Kotelchuck, M., Am J Public Health 1994;84:1414-1420).
**Not significant at p<0.05.
Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center