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Indiana Natality Report - 2011
Table 15. Number and Percent of Very Low Birthweight Infants (under 1,500 grams) by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2011

Age of Mother Live Births Very Low Birthweight Infants Percent Very Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
83,750
69,349
9,908
1,237
886
295
1.5
1.3
3.0
10-14
93
61
25
3
3
0
3.2
4.9
0.0
15-17
2,135
1,567
458
38
27
9
1.8
1.7
2.0
18-19
5,782
4,480
1,091
108
73
34
1.9
1.6
3.1
20-24
22,239
17,862
3,487
298
200
86
1.3
1.1
2.5
25-29
25,785
21,990
2,486
334
252
69
1.3
1.1
2.8
30-34
18,771
15,992
1,552
299
220
64
1.6
1.4
4.1
35-39
7,283
6,033
635
121
86
24
1.7
1.4
3.8
40-44
1,543
1,269
162
33
22
9
2.1
1.7
5.6
45+
68
53
6
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Unknown
51
42
6
3
3
0
5.9
7.1
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 August 8, 2013.

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