Reports and Statistics Index Page
- In 2007, 89,719 infants were born to Indiana residents. The number of live births represents a 0.4 percent increase from 2006 (89,404). For details, see Table 1.
- Of the 89,719 infants born to Indiana residents in 2007, 86,750 were single births, 2,766 were twins, 156 were triplets, 12 were quadruplets, and 10 were quintuplets. (NOTE: See definition of "multiple birth" in the Glossary of Terms).
- During 2007, 45,936 (51.2%) of the infants were male and 43,782 (48.8%) were female, resulting in a sex ratio of 1,049 males per every 1,000 females. For details, see Table 1.
- In 2007, there were 10,040 live births to mothers under 20 years of age–11.2 percent of the total number of live births. Of these, 7,891 were born to white women under age 20 (10.2% of the white births) and 2,027 were born to black women under age 20 (19.7% of the black births). For full age-group details, see Table 2 and Table 3. For by-county details, see Table 29.
- For a large majority of births, both the mother and the father were white (73.0%). Both the mother and father were black for 6.2 percent of births. For 15.0 percent of births, the race of the father was not reported. For details, see Table 10.
- The age-specific birth rate for women ages 15-19 was about 3% higher in 2007 (45.1) than in 2006 (43.8) For details, see Table 13. For by-county details, see Table 30.
- The 2007 general fertility rate (GFR) was 69.6 births per 1,000 women ages 15-44 compared to a 2006 GFR of 68.9 per 1,000 women ages 15-44. For details, see Table 13. For by-county details, see Table 31.
- In 2007, the total fertility rate (TFR) was 2,115 for all races combined. This rate is slightly over the theoretical replacement level rate of 2,100. The TFRs for white and black women were 2,110 and 2,314, respectively. For details, see Table 13. For by-county details, see Table 31.
- The percentage of liveborn infants classified as low birthweight (LBW = less than 2,500 grams or 5 lb 8 oz) increased from 7.7 percent in 1997 to 8.5 percent in 2007. Infants born to black mothers were almost twice as likely to be LBW (14.1%) than were infants born to white mothers (7.8%) in 2007. For details, see Table 6 and Table 14. For by-county details, see Table 32.
- Approximately 1.5 percent of all liveborn infants were classified as very low birthweight (VLBW = less than 1,500 grams or 3 lb 5 oz). Infants born to black mothers were more than 2.5 times as likely to be VLBW (3.3%) than were infants born to white mothers (1.3%). For details, see Table 15. For by-county details, see Table 32.
- In Indiana, about one fifth (18.5%) of women who gave birth in 2007 reported smoking during pregnancy, up from 17.3% in 2006. White mothers (19.6%) in Indiana were more likely than black mothers (13.3%) to report smoking during pregnancy in 2007. For details, see Table 20 and Table 21. For by-county details, see Table 32. Some of the increase may be a result of the certificate revision. See Preface for more details concerning certificate revision.
- Statewide, 67.5 percent of mothers began prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy. White mothers were more likely to have early prenatal care (69.4%) than were black mothers (53.4%). For details, see Table 24. For by-county details, see Table 32. See Preface for more details concerning certificate revision.
- Over two fifths (42.4%) of all live births in Indiana in 2007 were to unmarried parents. Significantly more black mothers (78.4%) than white mothers (38.2%) were not married to the infant’s father at the time of the birth. For details, see Table 25. For by-county details, see Table 32.