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Indiana Natality Report - 2013
Table 8. Percent of Live Births by Birth Order and by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2013

ALL RACES Birth Order
Age of Mother Total First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth + Unknown
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Under 15
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15-17
2.2
5.3
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
18-19
5.9
12.4
3.2
0.9
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
20-24
26.9
34.7
28.9
20.2
12.2
7.6
3.3
3.0
0.5
32.0
25-29
30.6
27.8
33.1
33.7
32.2
31.7
24.1
14.6
4.3
21.3
30-34
23.1
14.6
25.0
30.0
33.7
34.8
37.3
39.7
28.3
30.7
35-39
9.2
4.1
8.1
13.0
18.0
20.3
27.4
33.6
43.2
9.3
40-44
1.8
0.8
1.3
2.1
3.6
5.2
7.4
8.0
21.8
2.7
45+
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.5
1.1
2.0
1.3
Unknown
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0

WHITE Birth Order
Age of Mother Total First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth + Unknown
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Under 15
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15-17
1.9
4.5
0.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
18-19
5.6
11.6
2.8
0.7
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
20-24
26.2
34.3
27.6
18.3
10.7
6.1
2.5
1.6
0.4
37.5
25-29
31.4
29.4
34.2
33.8
31.2
30.6
21.8
11.8
3.1
25.0
30-34
23.8
15.1
25.8
31.7
35.5
35.7
39.0
39.7
26.7
27.1
35-39
9.2
4.1
7.9
13.3
18.5
21.9
29.2
35.3
44.4
8.3
40-44
1.8
0.8
1.2
2.1
3.8
5.2
7.2
10.5
22.8
2.1
45+
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.4
1.1
2.5
0.0
Unknown
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

BLACK Birth Order
Age of Mother Total First Second Third Fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth + Unknown
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Under 15
0.2
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15-17
3.8
9.7
0.8
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
16.7
18-19
8.8
18.9
5.8
2.1
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
20-24
36.2
42.8
43.2
34.6
20.9
13.8
5.6
8.0
1.0
33.3
25-29
26.2
16.1
27.6
33.0
39.9
40.0
37.4
24.8
7.8
16.7
30-34
16.0
8.5
15.3
18.9
24.1
28.9
31.8
44.2
40.2
33.3
35-39
7.1
2.7
6.0
9.3
12.0
12.6
18.7
20.4
36.3
0.0
40-44
1.6
0.7
1.0
1.7
2.6
4.7
5.6
1.8
14.7
0.0
45+
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.9
0.0
0.0
Unknown
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
Percentages are based on column percents.
Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
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This table was run on January 13, 2015.

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