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Indiana Natality Report - 2008
Table 15. Number and Percent of Very Low Birthweight Infants (under 1,500 grams) by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2008

Age of Mother Live Births Very Low Birthweight Infants Percent Very Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
88,679
74,280
10,496
1,277
905
327
1.4
1.2
3.1
10-14
113
67
41
5
3
2
4.4
4.5
4.9
15-17
2,728
2,020
600
63
40
23
2.3
2.0
3.8
18-19
6,874
5,352
1,323
120
73
44
1.7
1.4
3.3
20-24
25,045
20,580
3,665
375
261
105
1.5
1.3
2.9
25-29
26,928
23,134
2,619
336
248
74
1.2
1.1
2.8
30-34
17,814
15,385
1,432
214
169
36
1.2
1.1
2.5
35-39
7,626
6,433
675
128
82
37
1.7
1.3
5.5
40-44
1,463
1,232
133
33
26
6
2.3
2.1
4.5
45+
84
74
7
3
3
0
3.6
4.1
0.0
Unknown
4
3
1
0
0
0
0.0
0.0
0.0

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 July 26, 2011.

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