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Indiana Natality Report - 2011
Table 14. Number and Percent of Low Birthweight Infants (under 2,500 grams) by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2011

Age of Mother Live Births Low Birthweight Infants Percent Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
83,750
69,349
9,908
6,800
5,160
1,317
8.1
7.4
13.3
10-14
93
61
25
11
10
1
11.8
16.4
4.0
15-17
2,135
1,567
458
205
141
59
9.6
9.0
12.9
18-19
5,782
4,480
1,091
601
429
155
10.4
9.6
14.2
20-24
22,239
17,862
3,487
1,792
1,342
387
8.1
7.5
11.1
25-29
25,785
21,990
2,486
1,924
1,484
360
7.5
6.7
14.5
30-34
18,771
15,992
1,552
1,477
1,159
221
7.9
7.2
14.2
35-39
7,283
6,033
635
620
470
100
8.5
7.8
15.7
40-44
1,543
1,269
162
156
113
32
10.1
8.9
19.8
45+
68
53
6
10
8
2
14.7
15.1
33.3
Unknown
51
42
6
4
4
0
7.8
9.5
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 August 8, 2013.

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