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Indiana Natality Report - 2006
Table 14. Number and Percent of Low Birthweight Infants (under 2,500 grams) by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2006

Age of Mother Live Births Low Birthweight Infants Percent Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
89,404
77,096
10,396
7,334
5,728
1,467
8.2
7.4
14.1
10-14
115
70
45
15
7
8
13.0
10.0
17.8
15-17
2,808
2,084
699
289
192
92
10.3
9.2
13.2
18-19
6,803
5,464
1,294
672
487
182
9.9
8.9
14.1
20-24
25,849
21,911
3,654
2,226
1,676
527
8.6
7.6
14.4
25-29
26,671
23,536
2,552
1,956
1,574
346
7.3
6.7
13.6
30-34
17,818
15,772
1,399
1,336
1,098
189
7.5
7.0
13.5
35-39
7,807
6,915
621
676
557
98
8.7
8.1
15.8
40-44
1,433
1,259
122
145
119
24
10.1
9.5
19.7
45+
78
71
6
15
15
0
19.2
21.1
0.0
Unknown
22
14
4
4
3
1
18.2
21.4
25.0

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Public Health System Development and Data Commission, Data Analysis Team.
Percentages are calculated using total live births in each age of mother or age of mother/race category.
Please see Table 39 for the number and percentage of missing birthweight data.
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This table was run on May 27, 2008.

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