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Indiana Natality Report - 2014
Table 14. Number and Percent of Low Birthweight Infants (under 2,500 grams) by Age and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2014

Age of Mother Live Births Low Birthweight Infants Percent Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
83,927
68,822
10,390
6,700
4,992
1,377
8.0
7.3
13.3
Under 15
59
30
27
8
3
4
13.6
10.0
14.8
15-17
1,581
1,182
310
132
86
37
8.3
7.3
11.9
18-19
4,637
3,579
827
446
320
106
9.6
8.9
12.8
20-24
21,986
17,336
3,724
1,765
1,227
481
8.0
7.1
12.9
25-29
25,994
21,876
2,792
1,960
1,539
335
7.5
7.0
12.0
30-34
20,197
17,032
1,806
1,519
1,191
238
7.5
7.0
13.2
35-39
7,852
6,484
745
692
500
145
8.8
7.7
19.5
40-44
1,535
1,234
151
163
114
31
10.6
9.2
20.5
45+
84
67
8
15
12
0
17.9
17.9
0.0
Unknown
2
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0

Age of Mother Live Births Low Birthweight Infants Percent Low Birthweight Infants
Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic
Total
83,927
7,224
76,622
6,700
460
6,235
8.0
6.4
8.1
Under 15
59
5
54
8
1
7
13.6
20.0
13.0
15-17
1,581
240
1,340
132
19
113
8.3
7.9
8.4
18-19
4,637
513
4,119
446
40
405
9.6
7.8
9.8
20-24
21,986
1,945
20,018
1,765
106
1,658
8.0
5.4
8.3
25-29
25,994
1,846
24,130
1,960
118
1,842
7.5
6.4
7.6
30-34
20,197
1,600
18,581
1,519
104
1,413
7.5
6.5
7.6
35-39
7,852
867
6,970
692
50
641
8.8
5.8
9.2
40-44
1,535
196
1,337
163
17
146
10.6
8.7
10.9
45+
84
12
72
15
5
10
17.9
41.7
13.9
Unknown
2
0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0

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 November 28, 2015.

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