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Indiana Natality Report - 2005
Table 15. Number and Percent of Very Low Birthweight Infants (under 1,500 grams) by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2005

Age of Mother Live Births Very Low Birthweight Infants Percent Very Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
87,088
75,464
9,820
1,336
993
322
1.5
1.3
3.3
10-14
107
72
31
4
3
1
3.7
4.2
3.2
15-17
2,757
2,093
636
58
35
22
2.1
1.7
3.5
18-19
6,740
5,488
1,192
128
90
35
1.9
1.6
2.9
20-24
24,902
21,090
3,540
379
258
120
1.5
1.2
3.4
25-29
25,744
22,812
2,373
361
287
64
1.4
1.3
2.7
30-34
17,805
15,893
1,354
260
204
54
1.5
1.3
4.0
35-39
7,410
6,591
565
114
89
24
1.5
1.4
4.2
40-44
1,529
1,348
122
27
22
2
1.8
1.6
1.6
45+
85
72
7
5
5
0
5.9
6.9
0.0
Unknown
9
5
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
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SOURCE: Indiana State Department of Health, Epidemiology Resource Center, Data Analysis Team.
Percentages are calculated using total live births in each age of mother or age of mother/race category.
Please see Table 39 for the number and percentage of missing birthweight data.
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This table was run on April 23, 2007.

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