Indiana Infant Mortality Report
1990 - 2003

Table C-1. Live births and infant, neonatal, and Postneonatal deaths by race and Hispanic origin of mother: Lake County, Indiana, 1990-2003 linked files
Race/Hispanic
origin of mother		 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
  Numbers
All races/origins                            
Live births 7,523 7,689 7,590 7,481 7,313 7,329 7,126 6,903 7,134 7,073 7,040 6,936 6,824 6,926
Infant deaths 80 84 74 81 86 77 75 64 71 63 58 63 71 53
     Neonatal deaths 57 45 45 54 59 53 48 42 44 42 34 34 49 39
     Postneonatal deaths 23 39 29 27 27 24 27 22 27 21 24 29 22 14
                             
White                            
Live births 5,084 5,223 5,077 4,986 4,916 4,920 4,785 4,646 4,679 4,700 4,695 4,609 4,554 4,612
Infant deaths 46 43 36 39 46 34 37 35 27 27 25 33 38 29
     Neonatal deaths 35 22 22 25 32 22 24 20 14 21 21 17 29 23
     Postneonatal deaths 11 21 14 14 14 12 13 15 13 6 4 16 9 6
                             
White, Non-Hispanic                            
Live births 4,311 4,382 4,213 4,047 3,860 3,979 3,761 3,612 3,636 3,655 3,538 3,503 3,389 3,405
Infant deaths 38 36 29 29 36 25 24 30 17 20 20 22 24 23
     Neonatal deaths 30 19 18 19 25 16 14 16 10 15 16 12 16 18
     Postneonatal deaths 8 17 11 10 11 9 10 14 7 5 4 10 8 5
                             
Black                            
Live births 2,362 2,391 2,433 2,435 2,334 2,323 2,245 2,167 2,339 2,284 2,265 2,232 2,170 2,205
Infant deaths 34 40 36 42 39 42 38 29 43 33 32 30 32 24
     Neonatal deaths 22 23 22 29 26 31 24 22 29 19 13 17 20 16
     Postneonatal deaths 12 17 14 13 13 11 14 7 14 14 19 13 12 8
                             
Black, Non-Hispanic                            
Live births 2,354 2,385 2,431 2,432 2,328 2,313 2,225 2,157 2,331 2,272 2,249 2,219 2,158 2,193
Infant deaths 34 40 36 42 39 42 38 29 43 33 32 30 32 24
     Neonatal deaths 22 23 22 29 26 31 24 22 29 19 13 17 20 16
     Postneonatal deaths 12 17 14 13 13 11 14 7 14 14 19 13 12 8
                             
Hispanic                            
Live births 809 853 894 915 976 934 953 1,044 1,048 1,060 1,173 1,119 1,175 1,230
Infant deaths 8 7 8 9 10 9 12 5 10 7 5 11 15 6
     Neonatal deaths 5 3 5 5 7 6 9 4 4 6 5 5 13 5
     Postneonatal deaths 3 4 3 4 3 3 3 1 6 1 0 6 2 1
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