Indiana Infant Mortality Report
1990 - 2003

Table 6. Infant mortality rates by selected characteristics among Hispanics:
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 * * * 12.2 * 8.7 9.2 6.5 6.9 8.0 4.6 6.6 6.8 4.9
                             
Sex                            
     Male * * * * * * * * * 10.3 * 6.6 9.4 6.8
     Female * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                             
Plurality                            
     Single births * * * 10.2 * * 8.4 6.6 6.8 5.9 4.1 5.7 6.3 4.2
     Multiple births * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                             
Birth weight                            
     Less than 2,500 grams * * * * * * * * * 88.3 * 65.8 69.9 *
         Less than 1,500 grams * * * * * * * * * 371.0 * 246.9 293.3 *
         1,500-2,499 grams * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     2,500 grams or more * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                             
Gestational age                            
     Less than 37 weeks * * * * * * * * * 52.3 * 34.9 39.5 *
         Less than 32 weeks * * * * * * * * * 257.7 * 165.4 225.8 *
         32-36 weeks * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     37 weeks or more * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                             
Age of mother                            
     Under 20 years * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
         Under 18 years * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
         18-19 years * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     20 years and over * * * 12.7 * * 8.4 * * 8.2 * 7.2 7.2 4.5
         20-24 years * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
         25-29 years * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
         30-34 years * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
         35 years and over * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                             
Age/Education                            
    <20, less than appropriate * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
    <20, appropriate * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
    20+, <12 years of education * * * * * * * * * * * * 7.1 *
    20+, 12 years of education * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
    20+, 13+ years of education * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                             
Educational attainment                            
     Less than 12 years * * * * * * * * * 9.9 * 6.3 6.6 5.8
         0-8 years * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
         9-11 years * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     12 years * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     More than 12 years * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
         13-15 years * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
         16 years and over * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                             
Live-birth order                            
     First * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     Second * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     Third * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     Fourth+ * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                             
Marital status                            
     Married * * * * * * * * * * * * 6.5 *
     Unmarried * * * * * * * * * 10.1 * 7.5 7.2 *
                             
Trimester prenatal care began                            
     First trimester * * * * * * * * * 8.3 * 5.8 6.1 *
     After first trimester * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
         Second trimester * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
         Third trimester * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     No care * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                             
Prenatal care index1                            
     Adequate Plus * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     Adequate * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     Intermediate * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     Inadequate * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     No care * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                             
Maternal smoking                            
     Smoking * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
     Non-smoking * * * 11.0 * 8.7 8.8 6.3 6.0 8.4 4.9 6.6 6.6 4.8
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