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Infant Deaths and Selected Risk Factors
Associated with Infant Deaths
West Virginia Residents, 1999
Table 38

Factor Births Infant Deaths
Number Percent Number Percent
Total 20,731 157*
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams 1,667 8.0 102 65.8
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams 278 1.3 75 48.4
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks 2,653 12.8 94 60.6
Age of Mother < 20 Years 3,025 14.6 25 16.1
Age of Mother < 15 Years 23 0.1 0 0.0
Unmarried Mothers 6,566 31.7 60 38.7
Mothers Using Tobacco 5,311 25.6 58 37.4
Mothers Using Alcohol 129 0.6 2 1.3
White Mothers 19,802 95.5 144 92.9
Black Mothers 745 3.6 10 6.5
Mothers of Other Races 184 0.9 1 0.6
Factor Number Percent Number Percent
Births Infant Deaths
* Includes 2 infant deaths without matching birth information .

Last updated March 28, 2001.

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