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Indiana Natality Report - 2010
Table 15. Number and Percent of Very Low Birthweight Infants (under 1,500 grams) by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2010

Age of Mother Live Births Very Low Birthweight Infants Percent Very Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
83,867
69,858
10,052
1,200
851
300
1.4
1.2
3.0
10-14
91
55
33
2
2
0
2.2
3.6
0.0
15-17
2,481
1,835
528
50
27
15
2.0
1.5
2.8
18-19
6,178
4,821
1,154
117
81
34
1.9
1.7
2.9
20-24
22,493
18,178
3,570
316
212
100
1.4
1.2
2.8
25-29
25,527
21,881
2,492
337
247
79
1.3
1.1
3.2
30-34
18,274
15,768
1,448
247
196
43
1.4
1.2
3.0
35-39
7,258
6,041
675
100
67
23
1.4
1.1
3.4
40-44
1,459
1,194
139
30
19
5
2.1
1.6
3.6
45+
100
81
12
1
0
1
1.0
0.0
8.3
Unknown
6
4
1
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
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 October 11, 2012.

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