Indiana Infant Mortality Report
1990 - 2003

Table 19. Infant, neonatal, and Postneonatal mortality rates by race and Hispanic origin of mother, three-year moving averages: Marion County, Indiana, 1990-2003 linked files

Race/Hispanic origin
of mother
90-92 91-93 92-94 93-95 94-96 95-97 96-98 97-99 98-00 99-01 00-02 01-03
  Rate per 1,000 live births in the specified group1
All races/origins                        
                         
Infant 11.6 11.0 10.9 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.2 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.5 8.3
      Neonatal 7.7 7.1 7.0 6.2 6.4 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.7 5.5
      Postneonatal 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.9
                         
White                        
                         
Infant 8.8 8.5 8.4 7.8 7.4 7.8 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.9 6.6 6.6
      Neonatal 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.0 4.8 5.3 5.1 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.3
      Postneonatal 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.2 2.3
                         
White, Non-Hispanic                        
                         
Infant 8.9 8.5 8.4 7.8 7.4 7.8 7.3 7.0 6.7 7.0 7.1 7.3
      Neonatal 5.6 5.4 5.5 5.0 4.8 5.3 5.1 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.7 4.8
      Postneonatal 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.5
                         
Black                        
                         
Infant 19.3 18.0 17.6 15.3 16.1 14.8 14.4 14.6 14.9 14.1 13.4 13.2
      Neonatal 13.8 12.0 11.2 9.5 10.4 9.9 10.1 10.7 11.3 9.8 9.1 8.7
      Postneonatal 5.5 6.0 6.5 5.9 5.6 4.9 4.3 3.9 3.6 4.3 4.3 4.5
                         
Black, Non-Hispanic                        
                         
Infant 19.2 18.1 17.7 15.2 15.8 14.5 14.2 14.5 14.8 14.1 13.5 13.2
      Neonatal 13.7 12.1 11.2 9.3 10.3 9.7 10.0 10.6 11.2 9.9 9.1 8.7
      Postneonatal 5.5 6.0 6.5 5.9 5.6 4.8 4.2 3.9 3.6 4.3 4.3 4.5
                         
Hispanic                        
                         
Infant * * * * * * * * * * * *
      Neonatal * * * * * * * * * * * *
      Postneonatal * * * * * * * * * * * *
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 B-1 of Appendix B.
Note: Neonatal is less than 28 days, and Postneonatal is 28 days to under 1 year.
Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center