Reports and Statistics Index Page
- In 2015, 84,008 infants were born to Indiana residents. The number of live births represents a slight increase from 2014 (83,927). For details, see Table 1.
- Of 84,008 infants born to Indiana residents in 2015, 81,121 were singletons, 2,792 were twins, 72 were triplets, and 12 were quadruplets. (NOTE: See definition of "multiple birth" in the Glossary of Terms).
- During 2015, 43,199 (51.4%) infants were male and 40,805 (48.6%) were female, resulting in a sex ratio of 1,059 males per every 1,000 females. For details, see Table 1.
- In 2015, there were 5,876 live births to mothers under 20 years of age – 7 percent of the total number of live births. Of these, 4,451 were born to white women under age 20 (6.5% of the white births) and 1,127 were born to black women under age 20 (10.8% of the black births). There were 753 births to Hispanic (any race) women under age 20 (9.9% of Hispanic (any race) births). For full age-group details, see Table 2 and Table 3. For by-county details, see Table 29.
- For a large majority of the 84,008 births, both the mother and the father were white (69.2%). Both the mother and father were black for 7.4 percent of births. Both the mother and father were Hispanic (any race) for 5.9 percent of the births. For 13 percent of births, the race of the father was not reported. For details, see Table 10 and Table 10a.
- The age-specific birth rate for women ages 15–19 was 7.1% lower in 2015 (26.0) than in 2014 (28.0). For details, see Table 13. For by-county details, see Table 30.
- The 2015 general fertility rate (GFR) was 64.8 births per 1,000 women ages 15–44 which is the same as the 2014 GFR of 64.8 per 1,000 women ages 15–44. For details, see Table 13. For by-county details, see Table 31.
- The 2015 total fertility rate (TFR) was 1,926 for all races combined. This rate is lower than the theoretical replacement level rate of 2,100. The TFRs for white and black women were 1,877 and 1,956, respectively. The TFR for Hispanic (any race) women was 2,313. For details, see Table 13. For by-county details, see Table 31.
- There were 6,732 liveborn infants classified as low birthweight (LBW) or less than 2,500 grams (5 lb 8 oz). The percentage of LBW was 3.6 percent lower (8.0%) in 2015 than in 2005 (8.3%). Infants born to black mothers had a higher percentage of LBW (12.4%) than infants born to white mothers (7.4%) in 2015. The LBW percentage of Hispanic (any race) was 7.1 percent. For details, see Table 5 and Table 14. For by-county details, see Table 32. For by-city details, see Table 35.
- There were 1,221 (1.5%) liveborn infants classified as very low birthweight (VLBW) or less than 1,500 grams (3 lb 5 oz). Infants born to black mothers had a higher percentage of VLBW (2.7%) than infants born to white mothers (1.3%). The percentage of Hispanic (any race) VLBW infants was 1.3 percent. The percentage of liveborn infants born to black mothers classified as VLBW was 108% greater than those born to white mothers; those classified as LBW was 68% greater. For details, see Table 15. For by-county details, see Table 32. For by-city details, see Table 35.
- In Indiana, 14.3 percent of women who gave birth in 2015 reported smoking during pregnancy, a decrease of 5.3 percent from 2014 (15.1%). Of the 12,014 who smoked during pregnancy, white mothers (15.6%) had a higher percentage of smoking than black mothers (11.1%). The percentage of Hispanic (any race) women who reported smoking during pregnancy was 3.7 percent. For details, see Table 20 and Table 21. For by-county details, see Table 32. For by-city details, see Table 35. See Preface for more details concerning certificate revision.
- In 2015, 36,087 (43%) of infants were born to mothers on Medicaid. Of those mothers on Medicaid, 37.8 percent were white, and 72.9 percent were black. For Hispanic (any race) mothers, 69.3 percent reported being on Medicaid. For details, see Table 22 and Table 23. For by-county details, see Table 32. For by-city details, see Table 35. See Preface for more details concerning the addition of Medicaid reporting.
- Statewide, 58,205 (69.3%) mothers began prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy. Of those with prenatal care in the first trimester, white mothers had a higher percentage receiving care (71.5%) than black mothers (59.4%). The percentage of Hispanic (any race) mothers who received prenatal care in the first trimester was 58 percent. For details, see Table 24. For by-county details, see Table 32. For by-city details, see Table 35. See Preface for more details concerning certificate revision.
- In Indiana, 43.3 percent of the 84,008 live births in 2015 were to unmarried parents. Of the 36,342 births to unmarried parents, proportionately more black mothers (78.2%) than white mothers (38.8%) were not married to the infant’s father at the time of the birth. Of 7,633 Hispanic (any race) births, 55.1 percent were to unmarried parents. For details, see Table 25. For by-county details, see Table 32. For by-city details, see Table 35.