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Indiana Natality Report - 2009
Table 15. Number and Percent of Very Low Birthweight Infants (under 1,500 grams) by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2009

Age of Mother Live Births Very Low Birthweight Infants Percent Very Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
86,126
71,670
10,209
1,255
884
308
1.5
1.2
3.0
10-14
95
64
30
7
4
3
7.4
6.3
10.0
15-17
2,730
2,001
598
47
30
16
1.7
1.5
2.7
18-19
6,754
5,262
1,290
123
87
34
1.8
1.7
2.6
20-24
23,873
19,480
3,550
322
221
91
1.3
1.1
2.6
25-29
26,130
22,321
2,565
360
259
84
1.4
1.2
3.3
30-34
17,829
15,278
1,393
272
202
52
1.5
1.3
3.7
35-39
7,147
5,963
646
104
65
24
1.5
1.1
3.7
40-44
1,453
1,206
126
18
15
3
1.2
1.2
2.4
45+
113
95
11
2
1
1
1.8
1.1
9.1
Unknown
2
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 May 31, 2012.

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