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Indiana Natality Report - 2012
Table 15. Number and Percent of Very Low Birthweight Infants (under 1,500 grams) by Age and Race of Mother:
Indiana Residents, 2012

Age of Mother Live Births Very Low Birthweight Infants Percent Very Low Birthweight Infants
Total White Black Total White Black Total White Black
Total
83,250
67,864
10,043
1,112
779
269
1.3
1.1
2.7
10-14
62
32
25
4
1
3
6.5
3.1
12.0
15-17
2,057
1,484
447
42
25
17
2.0
1.7
3.8
18-19
5,312
4,024
965
93
61
26
1.8
1.5
2.7
20-24
22,461
17,816
3,577
309
221
75
1.4
1.2
2.1
25-29
25,446
21,356
2,548
291
211
64
1.1
1.0
2.5
30-34
19,114
16,046
1,654
246
176
55
1.3
1.1
3.3
35-39
7,217
5,860
667
102
67
24
1.4
1.1
3.6
40-44
1,441
1,138
142
21
15
3
1.5
1.3
2.1
45+
72
54
12
2
1
1
2.8
1.9
8.3
Unknown
68
54
6
2
1
1
2.9
1.9
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 May 23, 2014.

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