Indiana Infant Mortality Report
1990 - 2003

Table 10. Infant mortality rates by selected characteristics among blacks, three-year moving averages: Indiana, 1990-2003 linked files

Characteristics 90-92 91-93 92-94 93-95 94-96 95-97 96-98 97-99 98-00 99-01 00-02 01-03
  Rate per 1,000 live births in specified group
Total 18.1 17.9 17.6 16.5 16.5 15.4 15.1 14.9 14.9 13.9 13.5 13.4
                         
Sex                        
     Male 20.4 20.2 20.0 18.3 18.0 16.9 16.0 16.0 16.0 15.3 14.9 15.1
     Female 15.7 15.5 15.1 14.6 14.9 13.9 14.1 13.6 13.7 12.4 11.9 11.6
                         
Plurality                        
     Single births 16.3 16.4 16.0 15.1 14.8 14.1 13.7 13.4 13.7 12.8 12.3 11.6
     Multiple births 84.3 71.6 72.0 65.2 74.3 57.7 58.1 57.9 51.0 45.1 44.6 60.7
                         
Birth weight                        
     Less than 2,500 grams 99.1 98.7 92.8 85.1 81.2 75.9 75.5 77.7 77.4 71.2 68.2 71.3
         Less than 1,500 grams 360.2 367.6 333.3 315.4 306.7 308.4 306.6 303.8 278.8 259.5 256.4 268.1
         1,500-2,499 grams 22.5 22.8 23.1 23.6 18.2 14.4 13.0 15.2 19.3 15.8 15.9 14.8
     2,500 grams or more 5.7 5.4 5.9 5.3 5.6 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.1
                         
Gestational age                        
     Less than 37 weeks 70.2 71.1 68.3 64.4 64.5 59.7 59.6 58.9 57.2 51.5 51.5 52.8
         Less than 32 weeks 237.3 234.8 224.1 218.8 221.8 213.0 217.0 216.9 211.9 193.7 198.1 205.7
         32-36 weeks 17.4 18.2 16.7 14.0 12.7 10.7 10.9 10.5 11.9 9.3 10.4 8.9
     37 weeks or more 6.0 5.7 6.1 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.4 5.5 4.9 4.4
                         
Age of mother                        
     Under 20 years 18.5 18.8 18.8 17.0 18.1 16.9 16.5 14.3 13.4 15.0 14.8 15.1
         Under 18 years 20.7 22.0 20.6 17.5 18.4 15.6 16.6 15.3 16.5 17.4 16.9 17.0
         18-19 years 16.6 16.1 17.2 16.6 17.9 18.0 16.4 13.5 11.4 13.5 13.5 13.9
     20 years and over 17.9 17.5 17.1 16.3 15.9 14.9 14.6 15.1 15.4 13.6 13.2 13.0
         20-24 years 17.6 16.3 17.5 17.6 17.3 14.8 14.3 14.8 15.2 12.8 12.6 12.5
         25-29 years 15.7 17.2 16.3 15.0 13.6 13.7 12.8 13.1 13.4 12.8 12.9 13.1
         30-34 years 19.7 18.8 18.1 15.4 15.3 14.3 14.8 15.6 16.3 13.4 10.4 10.3
         35 years and over 26.0 23.8 15.7 14.7 16.4 19.6 21.7 21.8 21.8 21.2 22.3 20.2
                         
Age/Education                        
    <20, less than appropriate 20.3 19.7 16.1 * 17.5 24.3 24.2 17.9 * * * *
    <20, appropriate 16.2 16.7 18.1 17.2 17.1 14.0 13.4 12.5 13.1 14.5 14.1 14.7
    20+, <12 years of education 20.3 19.3 21.2 17.3 19.0 17.4 17.4 16.9 16.7 12.8 13.3 13.4
    20+, 12 years of education 17.1 16.9 16.4 16.0 15.3 14.2 13.8 14.4 15.9 14.3 13.5 13.3
    20+, 13+ years of education 16.1 16.2 15.1 14.4 13.8 13.0 12.8 13.1 12.7 11.9 11.8 11.9
                         
Educational attainment                        
     Less than 12 years 18.6 18.5 19.0 16.0 18.1 17.6 17.2 16.1 15.1 14.0 14.4 14.8
         0-8 years 32.2 * * * * * * * * * * *
         9-11 years 17.5 17.8 18.7 16.1 17.8 17.2 16.6 15.6 15.0 14.2 15.2 15.5
     12 years 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.4 15.6 13.8 13.5 13.4 15.1 14.1 13.3 12.9
     More than 12 years 16.3 16.1 15.1 14.4 13.8 13.1 12.8 13.2 12.7 12.0 11.9 11.9
         13-15 years 15.7 15.1 14.8 14.4 14.9 14.2 13.9 14.1 13.2 12.8 12.4 12.4
         16 years and over 18.9 19.7 16.3 14.5 * * 9.8 10.7 11.2 9.8 10.5 10.6
                         
Live-birth order                        
     First 18.1 17.5 16.5 15.2 15.5 15.2 14.5 14.6 14.6 14.3 12.3 12.1
     Second 18.1 18.3 16.9 16.5 16.4 15.1 14.1 13.0 12.6 12.2 12.4 12.9
     Third 15.1 15.5 17.6 16.0 16.4 15.6 16.4 16.7 16.4 14.6 15.0 15.3
     Fourth+ 20.3 19.0 20.2 18.7 19.2 16.4 16.4 16.0 16.6 14.8 15.8 15.1
                         
Marital status                        
     Married 17.9 17.2 14.0 10.9 11.5 12.3 13.5 13.6 12.9 11.9 10.5 11.7
     Unmarried 18.2 18.1 18.6 18.1 18.0 16.3 15.6 15.2 15.5 14.6 14.5 14.0
                         
Trimester prenatal care began                        
     First trimester 16.6 15.9 16.0 15.0 15.3 14.0 13.7 13.8 14.0 13.4 13.0 12.7
     After first trimester 12.7 13.4 14.0 13.1 12.4 12.1 11.7 10.9 10.4 10.0 10.4 10.4
         Second trimester 13.1 14.4 15.3 14.3 12.2 11.0 10.7 10.8 11.2 10.6 10.6 10.2
         Third trimester * * * * * 18.3 16.6 * * * * *
     No care 58.3 60.1 67.9 68.7 71.6 62.7 60.7 57.8 60.3 48.1 49.3 50.6
           

 

           
Prenatal care index1      

 

               
     Adequate Plus 24.0 25.5 23.2 21.1 19.2 17.5 17.9 18.1 19.0 18.0 17.4 17.3
     Adequate 9.4 9.1 10.4 9.4 9.3 8.5 8.6 8.4 7.7 7.3 6.8 6.4
     Intermediate 11.5 11.7 11.4 10.5 9.7 7.9 6.1 * 6.9 7.0 8.7 8.3
     Inadequate 12.9 11.4 12.4 12.3 12.8 13.3 11.8 11.0 9.4 9.5 9.7 10.1
     No care 58.3 60.1 67.9 68.7 71.6 62.7 60.7 57.8 60.3 48.1 49.3 50.6
                         
Maternal smoking                        
     Smoking 23.3 23.5 21.9 20.1 20.6 19.1 18.8 18.5 19.5 18.7 21.1 21.4
     Non-smoking 16.2 15.9 16.0 15.2 15.5 14.7 14.3 14.1 13.8 12.9 11.9 11.9
1 Based on APNCU Index (Kotelchuck, M., Am J Public Health 1994;84:1414-1420).
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision; based on fewer than 20 deaths in the numerator.
Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center