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Indiana Natality Report - 2007
Table 15. Number and Percent of Very Low Birthweight Infants (under 1,500 grams) by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2007

Age of Mother Live Births Very Low Birthweight Infants Percent Very Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
89,719
77,171
10,303
1,343
966
344
1.5
1.3
3.3
10-14
109
67
42
1
0
1
0.9
0.0
2.4
15-17
2,955
2,242
675
62
39
18
2.1
1.7
2.7
18-19
6,976
5,582
1,310
128
76
51
1.8
1.4
3.9
20-24
25,593
21,754
3,483
366
260
105
1.4
1.2
3.0
25-29
27,095
23,767
2,617
366
277
79
1.4
1.2
3.0
30-34
17,888
15,831
1,387
251
190
54
1.4
1.2
3.9
35-39
7,576
6,620
643
132
94
33
1.7
1.4
5.1
40-44
1,455
1,250
137
36
29
3
2.5
2.3
2.2
45+
68
56
9
1
1
0
1.5
1.8
0.0
Unknown
4
2
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 16, 2010.

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