Indiana Infant Mortality Report
1990 - 2003

Table 12. Infant mortality rates by selected characteristics among Hispanics, three-year moving averages: Indiana, 1990-2003 linked files
Characteristics 90-92 91-93 92-94 93-95 94-96 95-97 96-98 97-99 98-00 99-01 00-02 01-03
  Rate per 1,000 live births in specified group
Total 7.6 9.2 8.8 8.9 8.1 8.0 7.4 7.2 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.1
                         
Sex                        
     Male 9.4 11.6 10.3 10.7 9.1 8.8 8.2 8.4 7.1 6.6 6.7 7.6
     Female * * 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.2 6.5 5.9 5.6 6.0 5.5 4.5
                         
Plurality                        
     Single births 7.2 8.2 7.5 7.2 6.8 7.2 7.2 6.4 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.4
     Multiple births * * * * * * * * * * * *
                         
Birth weight                        
     Less than 2,500 grams 64.9 80.7 80.5 78.5 68.1 68.2 59.6 65.5 60.4 68.7 63.9 58.4
         Less than 1,500 grams * 308.6 325.6 337.2 299.0 282.1 255.3 287.6 281.3 287.2 264.4 245.4
         1,500-2,499 grams * * * * * * * * * * * *
     2,500 grams or more 3.7 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.2 3.1 2.6 2.3 1.8 1.7 1.9
                         
Gestational age                        
     Less than 37 weeks 34.6 49.8 45.6 42.9 40.2 43.1 39.8 41.1 36.0 37.9 34.9 31.9
         Less than 32 weeks * 216.7 204.4 227.9 198.8 205.1 190.0 207.6 184.2 183.7 178.3 178.1
         32-36 weeks * * * * * * * * * * * *
     37 weeks or more 4.0 * 3.6 3.9 3.5 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.1 2.2 2.4
                         
Age of mother                        
     Under 20 years * * * * * 13.1 12.3 10.4 * * * *
         Under 18 years * * * * * * * * * * * *
         18-19 years * * * * * * * * * * * *
     20 years and over 7.1 9.2 8.7 8.8 7.5 6.8 6.3 6.5 6.0 6.4 6.2 6.2
         20-24 years * * * 11.0 9.3 8.7 6.7 6.3 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.4
         25-29 years * * * * * * * * 6.4 6.8 7.3 7.0
         30-34 years * * * * * * * * * * * *
         35 years and over * * * * * * * * * * * *
                         
Age/Education                        
    <20, less than appropriate * * * * * * * * * * * *
    <20, appropriate * * * * * * * * * * * *
    20+, <12 years of education * * * * * * * 6.5 6.3 6.9 6.2 6.5
    20+, 12 years of education * * * 10.2 * * * 8.1 7.5 8.1 7.4 6.2
    20+, 13+ years of education * * * * * * * * * * * *
                         
Educational attainment                        
     Less than 12 years * 11.5 11.4 10.6 8.7 8.5 7.7 8.1 6.8 6.6 5.9 6.2
         0-8 years * * * * * * * * 6.6 8.3 6.8 6.3
         9-11 years * * * * * 10.1 10.3 9.8 7.1 5.1 5.0 6.1
     12 years * 9.4 * 9.2 8.3 7.6 * 7.3 7.3 7.8 7.2 6.2
     More than 12 years * * * * * * * * * * * *
         13-15 years * * * * * * * * * * * *
         16 years and over * * * * * * * * * * * *
                         
Live-birth order                        
     First * * * * 6.3 8.7 8.4 8.1 6.9 7.2 6.4 6.4
     Second * 13.2 13.1 11.6 9.0 * * * * * 4.6 4.4
     Third * * * * * * * * * * * 5.8
     Fourth+ * * * * * * * * * 9.4 8.2 8.5
                         
Marital status                        
     Married 7.4 8.9 7.5 6.8 5.3 5.8 5.4 5.3 4.7 5.2 5.3 6.0
     Unmarried * 9.6 10.9 12.1 12.1 11.2 10.3 9.7 8.3 7.6 6.9 6.2
                         
Trimester prenatal care began                        
     First trimester 7.5 9.0 7.0 7.1 7.1 8.2 8.2 7.8 6.2 5.7 5.2 5.2
     After first trimester * * * * * * * * 5.4 5.5 5.0 4.3
         Second trimester * * * * * * * * 6.1 6.5 5.6 4.7
         Third trimester * * * * * * * * * * * *
     No care * * * * * * * * * * * *
                         
Prenatal care index1                        
     Adequate Plus 18.5 17.3 * * * * 12.7 11.6 8.9 8.1 7.9 8.1
     Adequate * * * 9.0 * * * * * * 3.5 3.1
     Intermediate * * * * * * * * * * * *
     Inadequate * * * * * * * * * * * *
     No care * * * * * * * * * * * *
                         
Maternal smoking                        
     Smoking * * * * * * * * * * * *
     Non-smoking 6.7 8.1 7.2 7.8 7.3 7.8 6.9 7.0 6.3 6.5 6.1 6.0
1Based on APNCU Index (Kotelchuck, M., Am J Public Health 1994;84:1414-1420).
*Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision; based on fewer than 20 deaths in the numerator.
Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center