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Indiana Natality Report - 2012
Table 14. Number and Percent of Low Birthweight Infants (under 2,500 grams) by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2012

Age of Mother Live Births Low Birthweight Infants Percent Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
83,250
67,864
10,043
6,563
4,927
1,259
7.9
7.3
12.5
10-14
62
32
25
8
2
6
12.9
6.3
24.0
15-17
2,057
1,484
447
184
128
52
8.9
8.6
11.6
18-19
5,312
4,024
965
510
363
120
9.6
9.0
12.4
20-24
22,461
17,816
3,577
1,845
1,358
422
8.2
7.6
11.8
25-29
25,446
21,356
2,548
1,832
1,408
322
7.2
6.6
12.6
30-34
19,114
16,046
1,654
1,412
1,105
219
7.4
6.9
13.2
35-39
7,217
5,860
667
590
421
101
8.2
7.2
15.1
40-44
1,441
1,138
142
163
129
13
11.3
11.3
9.2
45+
72
54
12
12
8
3
16.7
14.8
25.0
Unknown
68
54
6
7
5
1
10.3
9.3
16.7

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 June 3, 2014.

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