Indiana Infant Mortality Report
1990 - 2003

Table 21. Infant mortality rates by selected characteristics among whites, three-year moving averages: Marion County, 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 8.8 8.5 8.4 7.8 7.4 7.8 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.9 6.6 6.6
                         
Sex                        
     Male 10.6 10.0 9.2 8.4 8.2 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.4 8.4 7.2 7.3
     Female 6.7 6.8 7.3 7.2 6.4 6.5 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.4 5.9 5.8
                         
Plurality                        
     Single births 7.9 7.4 7.4 7.0 6.6 6.9 6.5 6.5 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.5
     Multiple births 46.9 49.3 45.8 38.8 36.0 37.4 29.9 23.9 30.2 39.1 37.2 37.5
                         
Birth weight                        
     Less than 2,500 grams 75.2 71.0 70.6 65.3 61.0 59.0 55.0 52.8 55.1 56.3 55.6 54.8
         Less than 1,500 grams 342.9 326.6 308.1 263.0 261.1 282.5 272.7 243.5 229.6 228.9 258.0 264.4
         1,500-2,499 grams 29.0 23.2 21.7 22.9 21.4 18.1 16.2 15.4 19.1 19.6 16.3 15.2
     2,500 grams or more 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.2 2.9 3.1 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5
                         
Gestational age                        
     Less than 37 weeks 51.0 48.6 44.3 40.5 41.3 46.1 40.5 36.7 36.0 38.0 36.6 33.8
         Less than 32 weeks 233.0 224.7 250.0 227.0 225.7 212.5 201.2 183.6 173.7 188.5 203.6 192.5
         32-36 weeks 16.3 13.8 12.8 12.8 13.9 13.7 11.3 10.8 12.5 12.2 10.4 7.9
     37 weeks or more 4.2 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.1 3.3 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.4 2.6
                         
Age of mother                        
     Under 20 years 16.1 13.0 10.8 11.9 12.3 12.6 9.3 8.9 8.9 9.1 8.1 9.3
         Under 18 years * * * 17.3 17.3 18.7 * * * * * *
         18-19 years 18.0 13.0 10.4 8.8 9.4 9.1 * 8.1 * * * *
     20 years and over 7.8 7.9 8.0 7.3 6.7 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.5 6.7 6.4 6.2
         20-24 years 8.1 9.3 9.7 9.6 8.9 8.0 7.9 8.2 7.7 7.2 5.9 6.5
         25-29 years 7.1 7.0 7.5 6.4 5.9 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.9 7.1 6.8 5.4
         30-34 years 8.4 7.2 6.3 5.6 5.6 7.1 7.0 6.0 5.2 5.7 6.2 6.9
         35 years and over * 8.3 9.3 8.0 6.4 * * * * 6.2 6.8 6.4
                         
Age/Education                        
    <20, less than appropriate 22.0 17.9 * * * * * * * * * *
    <20, appropriate 11.7 9.8 8.5 10.5 13.7 14.4 12.3 10.5 11.0 10.8 * *
    20+, <12 years of education 14.1 13.1 15.6 12.4 12.1 11.1 12.3 12.1 9.6 8.2 6.5 6.9
    20+, 12 years of education 8.4 8.4 8.6 6.8 6.5 6.6 7.3 7.9 7.8 7.9 7.2 7.4
    20+, 13+ years of education 5.2 5.6 5.6 6.0 5.2 5.4 4.4 4.0 4.5 5.1 5.6 5.2
                         
Educational attainment                        
     Less than 12 years 15.4 13.6 13.6 13.2 12.5 12.8 11.3 11.2 9.1 8.6 7.2 8.3
         0-8 years * * * * * * * * * * * *
         9-11 years 15.0 13.5 13.2 12.6 12.8 13.3 12.3 12.1 10.2 9.2 7.9 9.1
     12 years 8.9 8.6 8.7 6.7 6.9 6.7 7.5 7.8 8.3 8.2 7.2 7.1
     More than 12 years 5.2 5.5 5.7 6.1 5.3 5.4 4.4 3.9 4.4 5.1 5.6 5.2
         13-15 years 5.8 7.4 7.0 7.2 6.5 6.4 5.5 4.4 4.0 5.1 5.8 7.4
         16 years and over 4.7 4.2 4.7 5.4 4.6 4.7 3.7 3.6 4.8 5.1 5.5 3.7
                         
Live-birth order                        
     First 7.0 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.4 7.1 6.0 6.7 6.6 6.7 7.1 7.2
     Second 9.3 9.2 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.1 7.0 5.7 6.0 6.0 5.6 5.2
     Third 11.1 10.7 11.3 8.6 8.4 9.2 9.1 8.5 7.5 7.5 6.2 6.3
     Fourth+ 13.1 14.3 16.5 14.5 11.1 10.7 9.8 9.8 9.1 10.0 8.0 8.6
                         
Marital status                        
     Married 7.7 6.9 6.7 6.2 6.0 6.6 6.2 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.1 5.9
     Unmarried 12.5 12.9 12.9 12.0 10.6 10.6 9.4 9.7 8.5 8.6 7.4 7.6
                         
Trimester prenatal care began                        
     First trimester 7.7 7.4 7.4 6.7 6.2 6.5 5.9 6.0 6.4 7.1 6.4 6.2
     After first trimester 9.6 9.2 9.8 10.3 10.3 9.5 8.9 7.9 7.1 5.0 5.8 5.7
         Second trimester 9.9 9.9 10.4 11.2 9.7 8.8 7.3 6.9 6.3 4.9 5.8 6.0
         Third trimester * * * * * * * * * * * *
     No care * * * * * * * * * * * *
                         
Prenatal care index1                        
     Adequate Plus 17.0 16.9 18.3 17.5 13.8 10.7 8.0 8.3 9.3 10.0 9.4 8.0
     Adequate 5.0 4.7 3.8 3.2 3.1 3.7 3.3 2.9 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.5
     Intermediate 4.2 4.4 5.3 6.3 5.6 5.8 6.1 * * * * 5.2
     Inadequate 9.8 8.5 9.5 9.2 9.3 8.3 7.6 * 6.6 * * 5.8
     No care * * * * * * * * * * * *
                         
Maternal smoking                        
     Smoking 13.3 12.8 13.8 12.9 11.4 10.8 10.4 10.6 10.2 9.7 6.7 6.8
     Non-smoking 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.0 6.2 6.9 6.3 5.9 5.7 6.1 5.7 5.7
1Based on APNCU Index (Kotelchuck, M., Am J Public Health 1994;84:1414-1420).
Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center