Data and Statistics Index Page
- In 2004, 87,125 infants were born to Indiana residents. The number of births represents an increase from 2003 (86,382). For details, see Table 1.
- Of the 87,125 infants born to Indiana residents in 2004, 84,125 were single births, 2,798 were twins, 195 were triplets, and 7 were quadruplets. (NOTE: See definition of "multiple birth" in the Glossary of Terms).
- During 2004, 44,861 (51.5%) of the infants were male and 42,264 (48.5%) were female, resulting in a sex ratio of 1,061 males per every 1,000 females. For details, see Table 1.
- In 2004, there were 9,588 live births to mothers under 20 years of age–11.0 percent of the total number of live births. Of these, 7,610 were born to white women under age 20 (10.1% of the white births) and 1,887 were born to black women under age 20 (19.7% of the black births). For full age-group details, see Table 2 and Table 3. For by-county details, see Table 29.
- For a large majority of births, both the mother and the father were white (75.6%). Both the mother and father were black for 6.4 percent of births. For 13.2 percent of births, the race of the father was not reported. For details, see Table 10.
- The age-specific birth rate for women ages 15-19 was slightly higher in 2004 (43.5) than in 2003 (43.4) For details, see Table 13. For by-county details, see Table 30.
- The 2004 general fertility rate (GFR) was 67.0 births per 1,000 women ages 15-44 compared to a 2003 GFR of 66.4 per 1,000 women ages 15-44. For details, see Table 13. For by-county details, see Table 31.
- In 2004, the total fertility rate (TFR) was 2,059 for all races combined. This rate is 2.0 percent below the theoretical replacement level rate of 2,100. The TFRs for white and black women were 2,064 and 2,189, respectively. For details, see Table 13. For by-county details, see Table 31.
- The percentage of liveborn infants classified as low birthweight (LBW = less than 2,500 grams or 5 lb 8 oz) increased from 6.9 percent in 1994 to 8.1 percent in 2004. Infants born to black mothers were almost twice as likely to be LBW (13.7%) than were infants born to white mothers (8.1%). For details, see Table 6 and Table 14. For by-county details, see Table 32.
- Approximately 1.5 percent of all liveborn infants were classified as very low birthweight (VLBW = less than 1,500 grams or 3 lb 5 oz). Infants born to black mothers were more than twice as likely to be VLBW (3.0%) than were infants born to white mothers (1.3%). For details, see Table 15. For by-county details, see Table 32.
- In Indiana, about one fifth (18.0%) of women who gave birth in 2004 reported smoking during pregnancy, compared with only 10.2 percent nationwide in 2004. White mothers (18.8%) in Indiana were more likely than black mothers (14.4%) to report smoking during pregnancy in 2004. For details, see Table 20 and Table 21. For by-county details, see Table 32.
- Statewide, 79.3 percent of mothers began prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy. White mothers were more likely to have early prenatal care (80.8%) than were black mothers (67.1%). For details, see Table 24. For by-county details, see Table 32.
- Slightly over one third (38.8%) of all live births in Indiana in 2004 were to unmarried parents. Significantly more black mothers (77.9%) than white mothers (34.4%) were not married to the infant’s father at the time of the birth. For details, see Table 25. For by-county details, see Table 32.