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Indiana Natality Report - 2007
Table 14. Number and Percent of Low Birthweight Infants (under 2,500 grams) by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2007

Age of Mother Live Births Low Birthweight Infants Percent Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
89,719
77,171
10,303
7,614
5,986
1,453
8.5
7.8
14.1
10-14
109
67
42
13
8
5
11.9
11.9
11.9
15-17
2,955
2,242
675
281
197
77
9.5
8.8
11.4
18-19
6,976
5,582
1,310
702
497
193
10.1
8.9
14.7
20-24
25,593
21,754
3,483
2,213
1,716
473
8.6
7.9
13.6
25-29
27,095
23,767
2,617
2,139
1,730
358
7.9
7.3
13.7
30-34
17,888
15,831
1,387
1,424
1,170
212
8.0
7.4
15.3
35-39
7,576
6,620
643
654
518
110
8.6
7.8
17.1
40-44
1,455
1,250
137
174
139
23
12.0
11.1
16.8
45+
68
56
9
14
11
2
20.6
19.6
22.2
Unknown
4
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
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SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, 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 April 16, 2010.

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