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DOCUMENTATION TABLE 4

LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND AGE AT DEATH: UNITED STATES, 1998 PERIOD DATA
(INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED)
(INFANT DEATHS ARE UNDER 1 YEAR. NEONATAL DEATHS ARE UNDER 28 DAYS; EARLY NEONATAL, 0-6 DAYS; LATE NEONATAL, 7-27 DAYS; AND POSTNEONATAL, 28 DAYS THROUGH 11 MONTHS)

(RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS)

BIRTH WEIGHT AND RACE OF MOTHER
BIRTH WEIGHT AND RACE OF MOTHER	LIVE BIRTHS	INFANT	TOTAL NEONATAL	EARLY NEONATAL	LATE NEONATAL	POST- NEONATAL
ALL RACES 1/
TOTAL (ALL BIRTHS WEIGHTS)...NUMBER..	3,941,553	28,325	18,915	15,061	3,853	9,410
RATE..		7.2	4.8	3.8	1.0	2.4
LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS ...........NUMBER..	299,209	18,410	15,114	12,643	2,471	3,296
RATE..		61.5	50.5	42.3	8.3	11.0
LESS THAN 500 GRAMS...............NUMBER..	6,349	5,512	5,420	5,259	162	92
RATE..		868.2	853.7	828.2	25.4	14.5
500-749 GRAMS............................NUMBER..	11,041	5,362	4,693	3,824	869	669
RATE..		485.7	425.1	346.3	78.7	60.6
750-999 GRAMS............................NUMBER..	11,716	1,844	1,433	970	464	411
RATE..		157.4	122.3	82.8	39.6	35.1
1,000-1,249 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	13,238	946	694	500	194	252
RATE..		71.5	52.4	37.8	14.7	19.0
1,250-1,499 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	15,389	769	549	406	143	220
RATE..		50.0	35.7	26.4	9.3	14.3
1,500-1,999 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	59,014	1,693	1,097	824	273	596
RATE..		28.7	18.6	14.0	4.6	10.1
2,000-2,499 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	182,462	2,284	1,227	860	366	1,057
RATE..		12.5	6.7	4.7	2.0	5.8
2,500-2,999 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	650,006	3,151	1,196	719	477	1,954
RATE..		4.8	1.8	1.1	.7	3.0
3,000-3,499 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	1,458,017	3,711	1,269	735	534	2,442
RATE..		2.5	.9	.5	.4	1.7
3,500-3,999 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	1,136,056	2,008	683	418	265	1,325
RATE..		1.8	.6	.4	.2	1.2
4,000-4,499 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	335,215	550	218	132	86	332
RATE..		1.6	.6	.4	.3	1.0
4,500-4,999 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	54,827	106	62	53	9	44
RATE..		1.9	1.1	1.0	.2	.8
5,000 GRAMS OR MORE..............NUMBER..	6,203	27	20	17	3	6
RATE..		4.3	3.3	2.8	.5	1.0
NOT STATED..............................NUMBER..	2,020	364	352	343	9	11
RATE..		180.0	174.5	170.0	4.5	5.5

BIRTH WEIGHT AND RACE OF MOTHER
BIRTH WEIGHT AND RACE OF MOTHER	LIVE BIRTHS	INFANT	TOTAL NEONATAL	EARLY NEONATAL	LATE NEONATAL	POST- NEONATAL
WHITE
TOTAL (ALL BIRTHS WEIGHTS)...NUMBER..	3,118,727	18,575	12,338	9,727	2,611	6,238
RATE..		6.0	4.0	3.1	.8	2.0
LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS ...........NUMBER..	203,886	11,438	9,501	7,925	1,576	1,937
RATE..		56.1	46.6	38.9	7.7	9.5
LESS THAN 500 GRAMS...............NUMBER..	3,502	3,062	3,015	2,922	93	48
RATE..		874.5	860.8	834.3	26.5	13.6
500-749 GRAMS............................NUMBER..	6,510	3,265	2,905	2,406	498	361
RATE..		501.6	446.2	369.6	76.5	55.4
750-999 GRAMS............................NUMBER..	7,360	1,220	990	671	319	230
RATE..		165.7	134.5	91.2	43.4	31.2
1,000-1,249 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	8,670	621	485	354	131	136
RATE..		71.6	56.0	40.8	15.2	15.7
1,250-1,499 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	10,252	520	385	296	89	135
RATE..		50.7	37.6	28.9	8.7	13.1
1,500-1,999 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	40,802	1,153	799	618	181	354
RATE..		28.3	19.6	15.1	4.4	8.7
2,000-2,499 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	126,790	1,597	922	658	264	674
RATE..		12.6	7.3	5.2	2.1	5.3
2,500-2,999 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	465,494	2,162	869	542	327	1,294
RATE..		4.6	1.9	1.2	.7	2.8
3,000-3,499 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	1,140,741	2,691	971	569	402	1,721
RATE..		2.4	.9	.5	.4	1.5
3,500-3,999 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	958,968	1,546	560	343	218	986
RATE..		1.6	.6	.4	.2	1.0
4,000-4,499 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	294,403	436	182	108	74	253
RATE..		1.5	.6	.4	.3	.9
4,500-4,999 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	48,687	77	45	38	7	32
RATE..		1.6	.9	.8	.1	.7
5,000 GRAMS OR MORE..............NUMBER..	5,350	21	15	12	3	6
RATE..		4.0	2.9	2.3	.6	1.1
NOT STATED..............................NUMBER..	1,198	204	195	191	4	9
RATE..		170.2	162.6	159.2	3.4	7.6

BIRTH WEIGHT AND RACE OF MOTHER
BIRTH WEIGHT AND RACE OF MOTHER	LIVE BIRTHS	INFANT	TOTAL NEONATAL	EARLY NEONATAL	LATE NEONATAL	POST- NEONATAL
BLACK
TOTAL (ALL BIRTHS WEIGHTS)...NUMBER..	609,902	8,418	5,708	4,646	1,062	2,710
RATE..		13.8	9.4	7.6	1.7	4.4
LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS ...........NUMBER..	79,772	6,171	4,959	4,163	796	1,212
RATE..		77.4	62.2	52.2	10.0	15.2
LESS THAN 500 GRAMS...............NUMBER..	2,583	2,223	2,184	2,120	65	38
RATE..		860.5	845.6	820.6	25.0	14.9
500-749 GRAMS............................NUMBER..	4,127	1,894	1,611	1,271	340	283
RATE..		458.9	390.4	307.9	82.5	68.5
750-999 GRAMS............................NUMBER..	3,861	535	372	249	123	163
RATE..		138.6	96.4	64.5	31.9	42.2
1,000-1,249 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	4,017	284	174	119	55	110
RATE..		70.8	43.4	29.6	13.8	27.4
1,250-1,499 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	4,432	217	141	91	49	76
RATE..		48.9	31.7	20.6	11.2	17.1
1,500-1,999 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	15,383	446	234	156	78	212
RATE..		29.0	15.2	10.1	5.1	13.8
2,000-2,499 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	45,369	572	243	158	85	329
RATE..		12.6	5.4	3.5	1.9	7.2
2,500-2,999 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	141,146	815	250	141	109	565
RATE..		5.8	1.8	1.0	.8	4.0
3,000-3,499 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	230,937	824	235	124	111	589
RATE..		3.6	1.0	.5	.5	2.6
3,500-3,999 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	125,007	371	94	58	36	277
RATE..		3.0	.8	.5	.3	2.2
4,000-4,499 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	27,972	83	25	17	8	58
RATE..		3.0	.9	.6	.3	2.1
4,500-4,999 GRAMS......................NUMBER..	4,170	22	14	13	1	8
RATE..		5.3	3.4	3.2	.2	1.9
5,000 GRAMS OR MORE..............NUMBER..	584	5	5	5	-	-
RATE..		8.8	8.8	8.8	-	-
NOT STATED..............................NUMBER..	314	126	125	125	-	1
RATE..		401.3	398.1	398.1	-	3.3

1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK

This page last reviewed: Wednesday, October 22, 2008

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