Indiana Infant Mortality Report
1990 - 2003

Table 31. Infant, neonatal, and Postneonatal mortality rates by race and Hispanic origin of mother: Lake County, Indiana, 1990-1994 and 1999-2003 linked files

  Rate per 1,000
live births1
Percent change
1990-1994 to 1999-2003
Race/Hispanic origin of mother 1990-1994 1999-2003
         
All races/origins        
Infant 10.8 8.9 -17.8  
    Neonatal 6.9 5.7 -17.7  
    Postneonatal 3.9 3.2 -18.0 **
         
White        
Infant 8.3 6.6 -21.0  
    Neonatal 5.4 4.8 -10.9 **
    Postneonatal 2.9 1.8 -39.5 **
         
White, Non-Hispanic        
Infant 8.1 6.2 -22.8  
    Neonatal 5.3 4.4 -17.5 **
    Postneonatal 2.7 1.8 -33.2 **
         
Black        
Infant 16.0 13.5 -15.3 **
    Neonatal 10.2 7.6 -25.3 **
    Postneonatal 5.8 5.9 2.5 **
         
Black, Non-Hispanic        
Infant 16.0 13.6 -15.0 **
    Neonatal 10.2 7.7 -25.1 **
    Postneonatal 5.8 6.0 2.9 **
         
Hispanic        
Infant 9.4 7.6 -19.1 **
    Neonatal 5.6 5.9 5.1 **
    Postneonatal * * ---  
1The total number of infant deaths and live births used in calculating the mortality rates is derived by summation of the respective yearly numbers presented in Table C-1 of Appendix C.
**Not significant at p<0.05.
---Not applicable.
Note: Neonatal is less than 28 days, and Postneonatal is 28 days to under 1 year.
Source: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center