Indiana Infant Mortality Report
1990 - 2003

Table 7. Infant, neonatal, and Postneonatal mortality rates by race and Hispanic origin of mother, three-year moving averages: Indiana, 1990-2003 linked files

Race/Hispanic origin of mother 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

All races/origins

                       
Infant 9.2 9.0 8.9 8.5 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.4
    Neonatal 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.8
    Postneonatal 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6
                         

White

                       
Infant 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.7
    Neonatal 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.4
    Postneonatal 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3
                         

White, Non-Hispanic

                       
Infant 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.8 6.8 6.7
    Neonatal 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.4
    Postneonatal 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3
                         

Black

                       
Infant 18.1 17.9 17.6 16.5 16.5 15.4 15.1 14.9 14.9 13.9 13.5 13.4
    Neonatal 12.4 11.9 11.5 10.9 10.8 10.2 10.0 10.1 9.9 8.7 8.4 8.7
    Postneonatal 5.7 6.0 6.1 5.6 5.7 5.2 5.1 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.1 4.8
                         

Black, Non-Hispanic

                       
Infant 18.2 18.0 17.7 16.4 16.4 15.3 15.1 14.8 14.9 14.0 13.5 13.4
    Neonatal 12.4 12.0 11.5 10.8 10.8 10.2 10.0 10.1 9.9 8.7 8.4 8.7
    Postneonatal 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.1 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.1 4.7
                         

Hispanic

                       
Infant 7.6 9.2 8.8 8.9 8.1 8.0 7.4 7.2 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.1
    Neonatal 4.0 5.6 5.6 6.2 5.8 5.9 4.9 5.1 4.8 5.0 4.7 4.2
    Postneonatal 3.5 3.6 3.1 * * * 2.5 2.1 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.9
1 The 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 A-1 of Appendix A.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision; based on fewer than 20 deaths in the numerator.
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