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Infant Deaths and Selected Risk Factors
Associated with Infant Deaths
West Virginia Residents, 2004
Table 38


Factor		 Births Infant Deaths
Number Percent Number Percent
Total 20,911 158
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams 1,950 9.3 104 65.8
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams 322 1.5 79 50.0
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks 2,577 12.3 99 62.7
Age of Mother < 20 Years 2,489 11.9 29 18.4
Age of Mother < 15 Years 28 0.1 1 0.6
Unmarried Mothers 7,251 34.7 62 39.2
Mothers Using Tobacco 5,604 26.8 58 36.7
Mothers Using Alcohol 121 0.6 2 1.3
White Mothers 19,982 95.6 149 94.3
Black Mothers 661 3.2 7 4.4
Mothers of Other Races 268 1.3 2 1.3

Factor		 Number Percent Number Percent
Births Infant Deaths

This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2004 Annual Report

Last updated April 13, 2006.

If you have further questions about West Virginia Vital Statistics data, contact the Health Statistics Center at:
Phone: 304-558-9100 or Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov


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