Infant Deaths and Selected Factors
Associated with Infant Deaths
Lewis County Residents, 1989 - 1998

Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	2,014		22
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams	152	7.5	11	50.0
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams	23	1.1	8	36.4
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks	247	12.3	13	59.1
Age of Mother < 20 Years	369	18.3	6	27.3
Age of Mother < 15 Years	4	0.2	0	0.0
Unmarried Mothers	644	32.0	8	36.4
Mothers Using Tobacco	405	20.1	7	31.8
Mothers Using Alcohol	13	0.6	0	0.0
White Mothers	2,011	99.9	22	100.0
Black Mothers	2	0.1	0	0.0
Mothers of Other Races	1	0.0	0	0.0
Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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