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Indiana Natality Report - 2014
Table 15. Number and Percent of Very Low Birthweight Infants (under 1,500 grams) by Age and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2014

Age of Mother Live Births Very Low Birthweight Infants Percent Very Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
83,927
68,822
10,390
1,149
810
284
1.4
1.2
2.7
Under 15
59
30
27
3
1
2
5.1
3.3
7.4
15-17
1,581
1,182
310
16
9
4
1.0
0.8
1.3
18-19
4,637
3,579
827
85
65
16
1.8
1.8
1.9
20-24
21,986
17,336
3,724
309
202
99
1.4
1.2
2.7
25-29
25,994
21,876
2,792
326
242
78
1.3
1.1
2.8
30-34
20,197
17,032
1,806
248
186
42
1.2
1.1
2.3
35-39
7,852
6,484
745
129
81
38
1.6
1.2
5.1
40-44
1,535
1,234
151
27
19
5
1.8
1.5
3.3
45+
84
67
8
6
5
0
7.1
7.5
0.0
Unknown
2
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0

Age of Mother Live Births Very Low Birthweight Infants Percent Very Low Birthweight Infants
Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic
Total
83,927
7,224
76,622
1,149
87
1,060
1.4
1.2
1.4
Under 15
59
5
54
3
0
3
5.1
0.0
5.6
15-17
1,581
240
1,340
16
2
14
1.0
0.8
1.0
18-19
4,637
513
4,119
85
4
80
1.8
0.8
1.9
20-24
21,986
1,945
20,018
309
19
290
1.4
1.0
1.4
25-29
25,994
1,846
24,130
326
24
302
1.3
1.3
1.3
30-34
20,197
1,600
18,581
248
27
221
1.2
1.7
1.2
35-39
7,852
867
6,970
129
6
122
1.6
0.7
1.8
40-44
1,535
196
1,337
27
1
26
1.8
0.5
1.9
45+
84
12
72
6
4
2
7.1
33.3
2.8
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 very low birthweight infants data.
 
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This table was run on November 28, 2015.

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