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Indiana Natality Report - 2015
Table 15. Number and Percent of Very Low Birthweight Infants (under 1,500 grams) by Age and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2015

Age of Mother Live Births Low Birthweight Infants Percent Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
84,008
68,840
10,411
1,221
889
277
1.5
1.3
2.7
Under 15
64
45
13
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15-17
1,501
1,089
334
37
30
7
2.5
2.8
2.1
18-19
4,311
3,317
780
76
56
17
1.8
1.7
2.2
20-24
21,389
16,972
3,539
314
211
93
1.5
1.2
2.6
25-29
26,576
22,259
2,925
362
253
90
1.4
1.1
3.1
30-34
20,394
17,168
1,826
277
213
49
1.4
1.2
2.7
35-39
8,117
6,689
802
124
98
21
1.5
1.5
2.6
40-44
1,541
1,210
179
27
25
0
1.8
2.1
0.0
45+
112
89
13
4
3
0
3.6
3.4
0.0
Unknown
3
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
84,008
7,633
76,327
1,221
98
1,122
1.5
1.3
1.5
Under 15
64
13
51
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
15-17
1,501
219
1,280
37
3
34
2.5
1.4
2.7
18-19
4,311
521
3,786
76
4
72
1.8
0.8
1.9
20-24
21,389
1,978
19,399
314
16
298
1.5
0.8
1.5
25-29
26,576
2,031
24,528
362
30
332
1.4
1.5
1.4
30-34
20,394
1,683
18,706
277
22
254
1.4
1.3
1.4
35-39
8,117
954
7,158
124
18
106
1.5
1.9
1.5
40-44
1,541
217
1,322
27
4
23
1.8
1.8
1.7
45+
112
17
95
4
1
3
3.6
5.9
3.2
Unknown
3
0
2
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 17, 2016.

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