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Indiana Natality Report - 2008
Table 14. Number and Percent of Low Birthweight Infants (under 2,500 grams) by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2008

Age of Mother Live Births Low Birthweight Infants Percent Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
88,679
74,280
10,496
7,383
5,622
1,477
8.3
7.6
14.1
10-14
113
67
41
15
9
6
13.3
13.4
14.6
15-17
2,728
2,020
600
300
205
87
11.0
10.1
14.5
18-19
6,874
5,352
1,323
688
490
187
10.0
9.2
14.1
20-24
25,045
20,580
3,665
2,163
1,592
516
8.6
7.7
14.1
25-29
26,928
23,134
2,619
1,993
1,569
340
7.4
6.8
13.0
30-34
17,814
15,385
1,432
1,367
1,099
198
7.7
7.1
13.8
35-39
7,626
6,433
675
666
504
115
8.7
7.8
17.0
40-44
1,463
1,232
133
167
133
26
11.4
10.8
19.5
45+
84
74
7
23
20
2
27.4
27.0
28.6
Unknown
4
3
1
1
1
0
25.0
33.3
0.0

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 July 26, 2011.

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