Indiana Infant Mortality Report
1990 - 2003

Table 4. Infant mortality rates by selected characteristics among blacks: Indiana, 1990-2003 linked files

Characteristics 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
  Rate per 1,000 live births in specified group
Total 16.9 18.3 19.2 16.2 17.5 15.8 16.2 14.2 14.9 15.5 14.4 12.0 14.2 14.2
                             
Sex                            
  Male 18.4 20.5 22.4 17.7 20.0 17.3 16.7 16.6 14.8 16.6 16.6 12.8 15.5 17.1
  Female 15.3 15.9 15.8 14.6 14.9 14.2 15.7 11.8 14.7 14.2 12.2 10.9 12.6 11.2
                             
Plurality                            
  Single births 14.8 16.5 17.6 15.2 15.2 14.8 14.4 13.2 13.6 13.4 14.0 11.0 11.9 11.8
  Multiple births 90.9 97.7 68.7 * 94.9 * 80.0 * * 75.4 * * 69.1 80.2
                             
Birth weight                            
  Less than 2,500 grams 86.4 103.3 107.5 85.6 85.2 84.4 74.6 69.3 82.4 81.2 68.3 64.4 72.0 77.5
    Less than 1,500 grams 303.5 403.2 373.2 323.7 298.0 326.0 298.5 302.9 318.2 290.9 227.6 259.1 285.1 262.6
    1,500-2,499 grams 25.2 * * 26.0 * 23.4 * * * * 21.8 * * *
  2,500 grams or more 5.9 5.3 5.8 5.2 6.5 4.1 6.0 4.7 3.5 5.2 5.5 3.6 4.5 4.1
                             
Gestational age                            
  Less than 37 weeks 57.9 76.8 76.3 60.0 68.6 64.9 60.1 54.2 64.4 58.1 49.4 47.2 58.2 53.2
    Less than 32 weeks 206.3 260.1 244.4 199.0 227.4 231.2 207.0 201.0 243.5 206.9 184.8 188.7 222.2 208.1
    32-36 weeks * 19.4 19.1 16.0 * * * * * * * * * *
  37 weeks or more 6.8 5.0 6.0 6.1 6.1 4.9 6.0 5.1 3.8 6.0 6.4 4.1 4.2 4.9
                             
Age of mother                            
  Under 20 years 16.5 19.9 18.9 17.6 19.8 13.5 21.0 16.2 12.3 14.4 13.5 17.3 13.6 14.2
    Under 18 years * 26.6 22.6 16.8 22.4 * 19.7 * * * * * * *
    18-19 years 19.6 14.4 15.8 18.2 17.6 * 22.1 17.8 * * * 16.5 * *
  20 years and over 17.0 17.8 19.0 15.7 16.6 16.6 14.5 13.5 15.7 15.8 14.7 10.6 14.3 14.2
    20-24 years 19.2 16.9 16.9 15.0 20.7 17.3 13.8 13.4 15.5 15.4 14.6 8.7 14.6 14.5
    25-29 years 13.3 15.4 18.4 17.9 12.2 14.6 14.1 12.5 12.0 14.7 13.4 10.4 15.0 13.9
    30-34 years 18.9 18.1 22.2 * * * * * * 18.6 * * * *
    35 years and over * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                             
Age/Education                            
  <20, less than appropriate * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  <20, appropriate 15.3 16.2 17.0 16.8 20.6 14.1 16.4 11.2 12.5 13.8 13.0 16.8 * 15.0
  20+, <12 years of education 17.3 * 27.7 * 21.6 * 19.3 * 16.5 17.7 15.9 * 18.4 15.9
  20+, 12 years of education 17.0 15.9 18.4 16.3 14.3 17.5 14.1 11.1 16.0 16.0 15.8 11.2 13.5 15.4
  20+, 13+ years of education 13.3 18.7 16.2 13.9 15.1 14.0 12.3 12.7 13.4 13.2 11.6 11.1 12.6 11.9
                             
Educational attainment                            
  Less than 12 years 13.9 18.2 23.6 13.6 19.6 14.9 19.5 18.2 13.9 16.4 15.1 10.6 17.6 16.3
    0-8 years * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
    9-11 years 13.4 16.3 22.7 14.2 19.4 14.9 19.0 17.8 13.3 15.9 15.7 11.1 18.8 16.6
  12 years 17.2 15.5 17.2 17.4 15.7 16.1 15.0 10.1 15.4 14.5 15.4 12.3 12.2 14.2
  More than 12 years 14.8 18.3 15.9 14.0 15.4 13.9 12.2 13.0 13.2 13.4 11.5 11.1 13.1 11.6
    13-15 years 14.4 17.2 15.4 12.6 16.4 14.3 14.1 14.2 13.3 14.7 11.6 12.0 13.6 11.6
    16 years and over * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                             
Live-birth order                            
  First 16.7 18.8 18.7 14.8 15.9 15.1 15.5 15.0 13.1 15.7 15.0 12.2 9.5 14.5
  Second 16.0 21.7 16.6 16.6 17.5 15.5 16.2 13.5 12.5 13.1 12.3 11.1 13.8 13.8
  Third 13.7 12.4 19.3 14.9 18.8 14.4 16.0 16.3 16.9 16.8 15.7 11.4 17.9 16.7
  Fourth+ 20.9 16.0 23.8 17.1 19.5 19.4 18.8 * 19.2 17.2 13.6 13.6 19.9 *
                             
Marital status                            
  Married 14.7 19.4 19.9 12.4 * 10.9 14.1 11.9 14.3 14.6 10.1 11.3 10.2 13.6
  Unmarried 17.6 18.0 18.8 17.4 19.7 17.2 16.9 14.9 15.0 15.7 15.8 12.2 15.4 14.4
                             
Trimester prenatal care began                            
  First trimester 14.4 16.9 18.4 12.6 17.1 15.4 13.4 13.2 14.4 13.4 13.9 12.5 12.6 12.9
  After first trimester 13.5 11.0 13.6 15.7 12.5 10.9 13.8 11.7 9.7 12.3 10.3 8.4 12.6 10.5
    Second trimester 13.5 11.4 14.6 17.4 13.7 11.4 11.6 9.9 10.5 11.8 11.2 8.9 11.8 10.1
    Third trimester * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  No care * 56.5 * * 78.7 * * * * * * * * *
                             
Prenatal care index1                            
  Adequate Plus 19.1 27.9 25.2 23.6 20.9 19.0 17.9 15.8 19.7 17.8 18.6 16.8 16.8 18.2
  Adequate 8.8 8.2 11.0 8.2 12.2 7.8 * 9.8 8.2 7.2 7.8 6.8 * *
  Intermediate * * 13.4 * * * * * * * * * * *
  Inadequate 16.4 10.0 12.4 12.1 12.8 12.1 13.5 14.4 * 11.2 * * 12.0 *
  No care * 56.5 * * 78.7 * * * * * * * * *
                             
Maternal smoking                            
  Smoking 19.9 24.3 26.3 19.6 19.4 21.5 20.8 * 20.6 19.9 18.1 18.2 27.1 19.1
  Non-smoking 15.3 16.2 16.9 14.6 16.5 14.6 15.4 14.1 13.4 14.7 13.4 10.7 11.8 13.3
1 Based 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