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Table 6 - Number and Percent of Very Low Birthweight Infants (under 1,500 grams) by Birth Year and Race/Ethnicity of Mother: Indiana Counties, 2017

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Table 6. Number and Percent of Very Low Birthweight Infants (under 1,500 grams) by Birth Year and Race/Ethnicity of Mother:

Indiana Residents, 2007-2017

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  Live Births Very Low Birthweight Infants Percent Very Low Birthweight Infants
Birth Year Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
2017 82,251 66,773 10,791 1,167 796 307 1.4 1.2 2.8
2016 83,063 67,868 10,472 1,236 875 298 1.5 1.3 2.8
2015 84,008 68,840 10,411 1,221 889 277 1.5 1.3 2.7
2014 83,927 68,822 10,390 1,149 810 284 1.4 1.2 2.7
2013 83,115 67,203 10,006 1,184 806 300 1.4 1.2 3.0
2012 83,250 67,864 10,043 1,112 779 269 1.3 1.1 2.7
2011 83,750 69,349 9,908 1,237 886 295 1.5 1.3 3.0
2010 83,867 69,858 10,052 1,200 851 300 1.4 1.2 3.0
2009 86,126 71,670 10,209 1,255 884 308 1.5 1.2 3.0
2008 88,679 74,280 10,496 1,277 905 327 1.4 1.2 3.1
2007 89,719 77,171 10,303 1,343 966 344 1.5 1.3 3.3

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  Live Births Very Low Birthweight Infants Percent Very Low Birthweight Infants
Birth Year Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic Total Hispanic Non-Hispanic
2017 82,251 7,671 74,539 1,167 84 1,082 1.4 1.1 1.5
2016 83,063 7,439 75,577 1,236 115 1,119 1.5 1.5 1.5
2015 84,008 7,633 76,327 1,221 98 1,122 1.5 1.3 1.5
2014 83,927 7,224 76,622 1,149 87 1,060 1.4 1.2 1.4
2013 83,115 6,864 76,170 1,184 82 1,102 1.4 1.2 1.4
2012 83,250 7,033 76,114 1,112 84 1,027 1.3 1.2 1.3
2011 83,750 7,181 76,386 1,237 106 1,127 1.5 1.5 1.5
2010 83,867 7,558 76,134 1,200 101 1,097 1.4 1.3 1.4
2009 86,126 8,072 77,863 1,255 123 1,129 1.5 1.5 1.4
2008 88,679 8,510 80,091 1,277 109 1,166 1.4 1.3 1.5
2007 89,719 8,785 80,769 1,343 113 1,224 1.5 1.3 1.5

SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.

Percentages are calculated using total live births in each birth year category.
Please see Table 39 for the number and percentage of missing birth year and very low birthweight infants data.

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This table was run on September 11, 2018.

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