Indiana Infant Mortality Report
1990 - 2003

Table 30. Infant mortality rates by selected characteristics among blacks, three-year moving averages: Lake 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 15.3 16.3 16.2 17.3 17.2 16.2 16.3 15.5 15.7 14.0 14.1 13.0
                         
Sex                        
     Male 17.9 17.8 17.9 19.8 18.3 16.1 13.7 15.1 16.9 17.2 15.7 14.9
     Female 12.6 14.6 14.5 14.7 16.1 16.2 18.6 15.5 14.1 10.5 11.9 10.5
                         
Plurality                        
     Single births 14.2 15.3 15.3 16.1 15.2 14.7 14.8 14.9 15.5 13.8 12.6 10.4
     Multiple births * * * * * * * * * * * 81.3
                         
Birth weight                        
     Less than 2,500 grams 79.6 88.2 88.2 90.7 75.1 67.6 75.2 78.1 71.9 58.6 64.5 70.7
         Less than 1,500 grams 248.8 299.0 329.9 350.0 296.1 263.2 293.3 297.0 253.7 199.1 218.9 253.8
         1,500-2,499 grams 32.1 28.9 * * * * * * * * * *
     2,500 grams or more 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.2 6.6 6.4 6.5 5.6 6.7 6.2 5.8 4.0
                         
Gestational age                        
     Less than 37 weeks 53.6 64.8 64.9 69.4 62.0 55.8 58.4 57.9 51.3 43.7 47.1 49.3
         Less than 32 weeks 164.2 196.5 214.9 238.8 213.3 192.3 205.5 215.9 186.4 156.9 158.9 183.1
         32-36 weeks * 20.0 * * * * * * * * * *
     37 weeks or more 6.0 5.2 5.0 5.2 6.5 6.8 6.7 6.0 7.8 7.1 6.3 4.0
                         
Age of mother                        
     Under 20 years 13.6 13.7 14.4 16.4 18.0 14.9 11.4 * * * 16.2 *
         Under 18 years * * * * * * * * * * * *
         18-19 years * * * 18.9 19.2 * * * * * * *
     20 years and over 16.0 17.2 17.0 17.7 16.9 16.7 18.0 17.5 17.5 14.3 13.6 12.8
         20-24 years 14.2 13.8 16.5 19.0 19.0 14.6 16.9 15.2 17.5 11.6 13.3 12.4
         25-29 years 20.7 21.8 18.2 16.8 * 15.6 15.9 15.6 12.8 12.5 * 12.5
         30-34 years * * * * * * * * * * * *
         35 years and over * * * * * * * * * * * *
                         
Age/Education                        
    <20, less than appropriate * * * * * * * * * * * *
    <20, appropriate 13.2 12.9 14.5 16.8 18.8 16.2 * * * * 17.0 *
    20+, <12 years of education * * * * * * * * * * * *
    20+, 12 years of education 13.8 15.9 14.2 17.4 15.1 14.9 15.1 17.3 19.6 17.0 19.1 15.4
    20+, 13+ years of education 18.0 19.8 21.1 19.0 17.6 17.7 18.6 17.5 14.4 11.7 8.6 11.5
                         
Educational attainment                        
     Less than 12 years 14.7 13.5 12.5 14.1 17.5 16.8 17.8 14.4 16.0 14.7 15.2 12.6
         0-8 years * * * * * * * * * * * *
         9-11 years 12.8 12.7 12.8 15.1 18.2 17.3 18.3 15.2 16.9 15.5 16.0 *
     12 years 13.9 16.0 15.2 18.1 16.9 15.0 13.8 14.9 16.8 15.5 17.9 14.5
     More than 12 years 17.8 19.3 21.6 19.6 17.7 17.3 18.3 17.3 14.3 12.1 9.5 11.9
         13-15 years 16.7 17.3 22.3 19.5 19.4 17.1 18.0 15.8 14.9 13.1 11.5 12.0
         16 years and over * * * * * * * * * * * *
                         
Live-birth order                        
     First 12.8 14.2 16.0 17.8 15.9 13.3 13.1 13.7 16.6 15.8 14.9 12.7
     Second 18.7 22.5 20.9 20.9 19.2 16.5 16.8 17.6 13.2 11.3 10.5 13.0
     Third * * * * * 18.6 20.9 20.9 20.9 15.6 15.9 *
     Fourth+ 17.8 * * * 18.9 20.1 17.7 * * * 16.3 15.4
                         
Marital status                        
     Married 16.0 15.2 14.4 * * * 16.9 15.1 * * * *
     Unmarried 15.1 16.5 16.7 18.3 18.3 16.8 16.1 15.6 16.6 15.0 15.6 13.3
                         
Trimester prenatal care began                        
     First trimester 16.6 16.8 16.8 16.6 16.2 14.9 15.9 16.0 15.8 14.8 13.3 11.6
     After first trimester 9.7 10.2 11.7 13.4 14.7 13.0 12.1 * 11.3 * 16.1 17.0
         Second trimester 10.0 11.1 13.8 14.8 13.0 * * * 12.3 * 16.4 15.7
         Third trimester * * * * * * * * * * * *
     No care * * * * * * * * * * * *
                         
Prenatal care index1                        
     Adequate Plus 18.8 18.8 16.4 17.5 16.0 16.0 16.8 18.1 18.2 16.9 16.1 15.4
     Adequate 10.4 11.4 13.3 11.8 12.4 * 13.6 * * * * *
     Intermediate * * * * * * * * * * * *
     Inadequate * * * * 15.8 14.0 13.6 * * * * 17.9
     No care * * * * * * * * * * * *
                         
Maternal smoking                        
     Smoking 15.1 18.4 19.3 24.8 25.4 26.2 23.3 * 24.9 24.4 * *
     Non-smoking 15.4 15.8 15.6 16.0 15.8 14.6 15.2 14.5 14.3 12.6 13.1 12.8
1Based on APNCU Index (Kotelchuck, M., Am J Public Health 1994;84:1414-1420).
Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center