Indiana Infant Mortality Report
1990 - 2003

Table A-1. Live births and infant, neonatal, and Postneonatal deaths by race and Hispanic origin of mother: Indiana, 1990-2003 linked files
Race/Hispanic origin of mother 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
  Numbers

All races/origins

                            
Live births 85,991 85,708 84,058 83,755 82,530 82,918 83,157 83,385 85,055 85,489 87,700 86,122 84,839 86,382
Infant deaths 813 765 770 745 710 674 708 657 628 663 657 637 638 629
     Neonatal deaths 520 481 490 456 448 462 459 428 426 435 445 403 434 408
     Postneonatal deaths 293 284 280 289 262 212 249 229 202 228 212 234 204 221
                             

White

                            
Live births 75,376 75,220 73,707 73,406 72,445 73,001 73,074 73,344 74,374 74,787 76,753 75,056 74,013 75,422
Infant deaths 641 587 580 583 538 524 552 524 476 508 509 517 491 491
     Neonatal deaths 404 363 357 357 338 354 366 342 315 331 358 332 333 314
     Postneonatal deaths 237 224 223 226 200 170 186 182 161 177 151 185 158 177
                             

White, Non-Hispanic

                            
Live births 73,623 73,409 71,759 71,056 69,886 70,488 69,321 69,252 69,760 69,973 71,182 68,926 67,655 68,465
Infant deaths 622 574 565 553 519 501 516 498 442 471 483 476 449 456
     Neonatal deaths 394 355 349 338 328 336 338 321 297 301 334 306 300 294
     Postneonatal deaths 228 219 216 215 191 165 178 177 145 170 149 170 149 162
                             

Black

                            
Live births 9,421 9,483 9,382 9,314 8,938 8,752 8,746 8,739 9,216 9,244 9,421 9,531 9,243 9,288
Infant deaths 159 174 180 151 156 138 142 124 137 143 136 114 131 132
     Neonatal deaths 108 117 126 93 99 101 86 80 101 95 81 69 86 88
     Postneonatal deaths 51 57 54 58 57 37 56 44 36 48 55 45 45 44
                             

Black, Non-Hispanic

                            
Live births 9,347 9,435 9,358 9,289 8,908 8,695 8,686 8,708 9,172 9,200 9,368 9,495 9,205 9,246
Infant deaths 157 174 180 151 156 135 141 124 135 143 136 113 131 131
     Neonatal deaths 106 117 126 93 99 99 86 80 99 95 81 69 86 88
     Postneonatal deaths 51 57 54 58 57 36 55 44 36 48 55 44 45 43
                             

Hispanic

                            
Live births 1,915 1,832 1,939 2,124 2,311 2,525 2,941 3,393 3,781 4,383 5,427 5,865 6,145 6,763
Infant deaths 15 12 16 26 14 22 27 22 26 35 25 39 42 33
     Neonatal deaths 7 7 9 17 10 16 19 17 14 28 23 27 32 20
     Postneonatal deaths 8 5 7 9 4 6 8 5 12 7 2 12 10 13
Note: Neonatal is less than 28 days and Postneonatal is 28 days to under 1 year.
Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center