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Indiana Natality Report - 2016
Table 14. Number and Percent of Low Birthweight Infants (under 2,500 grams) by Age and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2016

  Live Births Low Birthweight Infants Percent Low Birthweight Infants
Age of Mother Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
83,063
67,868
10,472
6,814
5,161
1,307
8.2
7.6
12.5
Under 15
44
26
14
6
3
3
13.6
11.5
21.4
15-17
1,297
958
263
117
80
30
9.0
8.4
11.4
18-19
3,953
3,029
746
429
309
102
10.9
10.2
13.7
20-24
20,225
15,869
3,482
1,723
1,240
425
8.5
7.8
12.2
25-29
26,458
22,040
3,077
1,994
1,537
365
7.5
7.0
11.9
30-34
20,724
17,511
1,819
1,570
1,238
233
7.6
7.1
12.8
35-39
8,635
7,091
856
772
600
119
8.9
8.5
13.9
40-44
1,620
1,263
201
179
136
26
11.0
10.8
12.9
45+
97
75
14
22
17
4
22.7
22.7
28.6
Unknown
10
6
0
2
1
0
20.0
16.7
0.0

  Live Births Low Birthweight Infants Percent Low Birthweight Infants
Age of Mother Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic
Total
83,063
7,439
75,577
6,814
543
6,264
8.2
7.3
8.3
Under 15
44
6
38
6
0
6
13.6
0.0
15.8
15-17
1,297
214
1,081
117
19
97
9.0
8.9
9.0
18-19
3,953
491
3,462
429
40
389
10.9
8.1
11.2
20-24
20,225
1,913
18,304
1,723
121
1,601
8.5
6.3
8.7
25-29
26,458
2,007
24,437
1,994
139
1,853
7.5
6.9
7.6
30-34
20,724
1,611
19,101
1,570
127
1,442
7.6
7.9
7.5
35-39
8,635
968
7,661
772
80
691
8.9
8.3
9.0
40-44
1,620
226
1,391
179
17
162
11.0
7.5
11.6
45+
97
3
94
22
0
22
22.7
0.0
23.4
Unknown
10
0
8
2
0
1
20.0
0.0
12.5

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
 
Percentages are calculated using total live births in each age of mother category.
Please see Table 39 for the number and percentage of missing age of mother and low birthweight infants data.
 
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This table was run on September 20, 2017.

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