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Indiana Natality Report - 2015
Table 6. Number and Percent of Very Low Birthweight Infants (under 1,500 grams) by Birth Year and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2005-2015

Birth Year Live Births Very Low Birthweight Infants Percent Very Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
2015
84,008
68,840
10,411
1,221
889
277
1.5
1.3
2.7
2014
83,927
68,822
10,390
1,149
810
284
1.4
1.2
2.7
2013
83,115
67,203
10,006
1,184
806
300
1.4
1.2
3.0
2012
83,250
67,864
10,043
1,112
779
269
1.3
1.1
2.7
2011
83,750
69,349
9,908
1,237
886
295
1.5
1.3
3.0
2010
83,867
69,858
10,052
1,200
851
300
1.4
1.2
3.0
2009
86,126
71,670
10,209
1,255
884
308
1.5
1.2
3.0
2008
88,679
74,280
10,496
1,277
905
327
1.4
1.2
3.1
2007
89,719
77,171
10,303
1,343
966
344
1.5
1.3
3.3
2006
89,404
77,096
10,396
1,271
914
342
1.4
1.2
3.3
2005
87,088
75,464
9,820
1,336
993
322
1.5
1.3
3.3

Birth Year Live Births Very Low Birthweight Infants Percent Very Low Birthweight Infants
Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic
2015
84,008
7,633
76,327
1,221
98
1,122
1.5
1.3
1.5
2014
83,927
7,224
76,622
1,149
87
1,060
1.4
1.2
1.4
2013
83,115
6,864
76,170
1,184
82
1,102
1.4
1.2
1.4
2012
83,250
7,033
76,114
1,112
84
1,027
1.3
1.2
1.3
2011
83,750
7,181
76,386
1,237
106
1,127
1.5
1.5
1.5
2010
83,867
7,558
76,134
1,200
101
1,097
1.4
1.3
1.4
2009
86,126
8,072
77,863
1,255
123
1,129
1.5
1.5
1.4
2008
88,679
8,510
80,091
1,277
109
1,166
1.4
1.3
1.5
2007
89,719
8,785
80,769
1,343
113
1,224
1.5
1.3
1.5
2006
89,404
8,488
80,727
1,271
94
1,176
1.4
1.1
1.5
2005
87,088
8,026
78,723
1,336
102
1,234
1.5
1.3
1.6

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
 
Percentages are calculated using total live births in each birth year category.
Please see Table 39 for the number and percentage of missing birth year and very low birthweight infants data.
 
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This table was run on November 17, 2016.

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