Indiana Infant Mortality Report
1990 - 2003

Table B-1. Live births and infant, neonatal, and Postneonatal deaths by race and Hispanic origin of mother: Marion County, 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 15,148 14,998 14,700 14,342 14,072 13,919 13,948 13,884 13,917 14,183 14,608 14,373 14,540 14,701
Infant deaths 184 158 177 150 141 127 139 136 108 140 138 108 122 133
     Neonatal deaths 120 103 123 88 89 86 93 97 79 92 97 66 84 88
     Postneonatal deaths 64 55 54 62 52 41 46 39 29 48 41 42 38 45
                             
White                            
Live births 10,902 10,768 10,586 10,310 10,262 10,122 10,054 9,980 9,837 9,942 10,223 9,974 10,220 10,268
Infant deaths 108 80 97 92 72 76 76 82 57 70 76 63 61 76
     Neonatal deaths 65 49 65 58 47 48 52 61 38 41 52 40 42 49
     Postneonatal deaths 43 31 32 34 25 28 24 21 19 29 24 23 19 27
                             
White, Non-Hispanic                            
Live births 10,766 10,637 10,428 10,139 10,090 9,892 9,745 9,544 9,259 9,190 9,158 8,641 8,641 8,503
Infant deaths 106 80 96 88 72 76 72 80 55 60 71 59 59 71
     Neonatal deaths 64 49 64 57 47 48 49 59 38 33 47 38 40 46
     Postneonatal deaths 42 31 32 31 25 28 23 21 17 27 24 21 19 25
                             
Black                            
Live births 3,925 3,988 3,913 3,807 3,560 3,520 3,568 3,614 3,755 3,903 4,022 4,069 3,976 4,024
Infant deaths 72 76 80 55 64 48 59 51 48 66 60 43 59 57
     Neonatal deaths 52 53 58 30 38 35 38 33 40 48 44 26 40 39
     Postneonatal deaths 20 23 22 25 26 13 21 18 8 18 16 17 19 18
                             
Black, Non-Hispanic                            
Live births 3,895 3,974 3,907 3,799 3,558 3,505 3,560 3,610 3,740 3,893 4,005 4,057 3,962 4,011
Infant deaths 70 76 80 55 64 46 58 51 46 66 60 43 59 57
     Neonatal deaths 50 53 58 30 38 33 38 33 38 48 44 26 40 39
     Postneonatal deaths 20 23 22 25 26 13 20 18 8 18 16 17 19 18
                             
Hispanic                            
Live births 240 155 134 184 182 238 338 441 589 811 1,111 1,346 1,598 1,784
Infant deaths 1 0 1 4 0 0 5 2 2 10 5 4 2 5
     Neonatal deaths 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 8 5 2 2 3
     Postneonatal deaths 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 2
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