Indiana Infant Mortality Report
1990 - 2003

Table 22. Infant mortality rates by selected characteristics among blacks, 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 19.3 18.0 17.6 15.3 16.1 14.8 14.4 14.6 14.9 14.1 13.4 13.2
                         
Sex                        
     Male 20.7 19.7 19.8 16.2 17.9 15.5 16.3 16.4 16.8 15.2 14.4 13.8
     Female 17.8 16.3 15.4 14.5 14.2 14.0 12.5 12.8 12.9 13.0 12.5 12.5
                         
Plurality                        
     Single births 17.9 16.6 16.0 14.3 15.1 14.0 13.0 13.1 13.6 12.9 12.2 11.6
     Multiple births 76.7 74.2 74.4 * * * 55.4 59.3 52.2 * 45.5 55.7
                         
Birth weight                        
     Less than 2,500 grams 110.3 100.4 88.2 78.2 82.7 77.9 75.9 76.2 79.8 78.8 75.6 75.4
         Less than 1,500 grams 423.9 411.8 334.5 308.6 314.7 327.8 309.6 306.3 294.8 286.1 283.2 294.8
         1,500-2,499 grams 17.6 17.4 22.7 24.6 20.6 * * * 20.1 * 16.7 *
     2,500 grams or more 5.4 5.5 6.4 5.0 5.2 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.1 3.1
                         
Gestational age                        
     Less than 37 weeks 77.0 71.0 60.0 52.4 59.6 62.1 62.3 60.7 59.0 54.1 54.1 54.8
         Less than 32 weeks 269.9 252.9 237.6 230.6 250.6 229.8 226.7 222.4 230.0 216.3 228.0 231.9
         32-36 weeks 15.4 16.0 15.8 * * * 13.8 * 11.4 * * *
     37 weeks or more 5.7 5.8 7.3 6.3 5.7 4.1 3.3 3.8 4.3 4.7 4.0 3.9
                         
Age of mother                        
     Under 20 years 20.8 20.6 19.8 16.0 18.8 17.0 17.7 13.1 13.3 14.3 15.1 14.9
         Under 18 years 21.4 24.5 22.0 17.1 18.1 * 17.0 * * * * *
         18-19 years 20.2 17.2 17.9 15.0 19.4 19.9 18.2 12.7 * 13.2 15.1 13.5
     20 years and over 18.5 16.8 16.7 15.1 15.1 14.0 13.4 15.1 15.4 14.0 13.0 12.7
         20-24 years 20.4 17.3 18.6 16.3 16.3 13.8 13.5 16.4 15.5 14.2 12.4 12.6
         25-29 years 13.8 16.1 14.6 14.8 15.0 14.6 11.7 12.2 14.5 13.3 14.0 12.5
         30-34 years 18.0 * 14.5 * * * * 15.8 15.7 14.5 * *
         35 years and over * * * * * * * * * * * *
                         
Age/Education                        
    <20, less than appropriate * * * * * * * * * * * *
    <20, appropriate 15.5 16.2 18.2 15.0 14.4 10.7 12.2 10.9 13.2 13.7 13.3 12.4
    20+, <12 years of education 24.8 22.3 23.4 16.4 17.9 16.4 16.1 17.8 16.7 13.4 13.6 14.4
    20+, 12 years of education 15.5 13.9 14.0 12.5 13.2 11.5 11.3 13.4 15.0 13.4 11.5 12.5
    20+, 13+ years of education 14.2 13.8 13.4 12.9 12.8 12.2 11.6 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.4 10.7
                         
Educational attainment                        
     Less than 12 years 21.2 20.4 20.9 15.1 17.5 15.5 15.4 14.1 14.4 13.4 15.3 16.6
         0-8 years * * * * * * * * * * * *
         9-11 years 20.9 20.0 20.7 15.4 17.3 15.5 14.5 13.9 14.2 14.0 16.0 17.7
     12 years 15.4 13.9 14.6 13.2 13.3 11.5 11.8 12.7 14.2 13.0 11.4 11.3
     More than 12 years 14.2 13.7 13.3 12.5 12.8 12.2 11.9 13.0 13.0 12.7 12.2 10.7
         13-15 years 13.6 13.0 11.9 11.6 12.6 13.0 12.5 14.3 13.0 14.5 12.8 11.4
         16 years and over * * * * * * * * * * * *
                         
Live-birth order                        
     First 18.5 16.5 15.9 11.9 15.2 15.4 16.2 16.0 15.3 15.4 12.6 12.9
     Second 18.8 18.0 15.5 16.0 15.0 14.1 11.9 9.4 10.5 10.1 11.7 9.7
     Third 15.3 16.9 18.1 15.9 16.7 13.7 12.5 14.2 16.1 15.4 15.0 15.5
     Fourth+ 23.0 18.5 21.9 18.8 18.7 15.2 15.5 19.6 17.1 14.7 15.0 16.9
                         
Marital status                        
     Married 16.8 14.6 12.3 9.7 12.4 13.5 13.8 14.4 14.3 11.8 8.4 6.5
     Unmarried 20.0 19.1 19.3 17.3 17.3 15.2 14.7 14.7 15.1 14.9 15.1 15.4
                         
Trimester prenatal care began                        
     First trimester 15.5 14.2 13.3 12.1 13.2 13.4 12.7 13.8 13.7 12.8 11.7 11.4
     After first trimester 12.5 13.3 16.4 14.5 12.6 10.4 9.4 8.7 7.2 7.6 8.5 10.7
         Second trimester 12.9 14.3 17.2 15.6 12.7 9.9 8.8 8.7 8.2 8.1 8.6 10.1
         Third trimester * * * * * * * * * * * *
     No care 64.9 56.4 68.8 * 87.6 * * * * * * *
                         
Prenatal care index1                        
     Adequate Plus 25.9 30.0 24.7 21.6 16.8 16.3 14.4 16.0 16.0 15.2 14.3 15.7
     Adequate 7.3 6.6 8.6 8.3 8.6 7.1 7.1 6.7 6.8 6.2 6.0 6.2
     Intermediate * 8.0 9.2 8.8 * * * * * * * *
     Inadequate 14.5 12.6 13.4 11.2 12.4 11.8 9.8 9.4 * 8.9 * 10.7
     No care 64.9 56.4 68.8 * 87.6 * * * * * * *
                         
Maternal smoking                        
     Smoking 30.5 27.2 23.6 16.2 17.7 15.4 19.2 17.9 17.2 16.0 21.7 27.0
     Non-smoking 15.1 14.4 15.1 14.0 15.3 14.6 13.6 14.1 14.3 13.5 11.8 10.8
1Based on APNCU Index (Kotelchuck, M., Am J Public Health 1994;84:1414-1420).
Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center