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Indiana Natality Report - 2016
Table 15. Number and Percent of Very Low Birthweight Infants (under 1,500 grams) by Age and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2016

  Live Births Very Low Birthweight Infants Percent Very Low Birthweight Infants
Age of Mother Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
83,063
67,868
10,472
1,236
875
298
1.5
1.3
2.8
Under 15
44
26
14
2
1
1
4.5
3.8
7.1
15-17
1,297
958
263
34
20
10
2.6
2.1
3.8
18-19
3,953
3,029
746
80
58
19
2.0
1.9
2.5
20-24
20,225
15,869
3,482
293
203
81
1.4
1.3
2.3
25-29
26,458
22,040
3,077
344
243
82
1.3
1.1
2.7
30-34
20,724
17,511
1,819
297
213
65
1.4
1.2
3.6
35-39
8,635
7,091
856
144
106
34
1.7
1.5
4.0
40-44
1,620
1,263
201
37
28
5
2.3
2.2
2.5
45+
97
75
14
3
2
1
3.1
2.7
7.1
Unknown
10
6
0
2
1
0
20.0
16.7
0.0

  Live Births Very Low Birthweight Infants Percent Very 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
1,236
115
1,119
1.5
1.5
1.5
Under 15
44
6
38
2
0
2
4.5
0.0
5.3
15-17
1,297
214
1,081
34
8
26
2.6
3.7
2.4
18-19
3,953
491
3,462
80
11
69
2.0
2.2
2.0
20-24
20,225
1,913
18,304
293
16
277
1.4
0.8
1.5
25-29
26,458
2,007
24,437
344
29
315
1.3
1.4
1.3
30-34
20,724
1,611
19,101
297
33
263
1.4
2.0
1.4
35-39
8,635
968
7,661
144
10
134
1.7
1.0
1.7
40-44
1,620
226
1,391
37
8
29
2.3
3.5
2.1
45+
97
3
94
3
0
3
3.1
0.0
3.2
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 very low birthweight infants data.
 
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This table was run on September 20, 2017.

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