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

Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	5,149		42
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams	415	8.1	26	61.9
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams	70	1.4	16	38.1
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks	604	11.7	22	52.4
Age of Mother < 20 Years	1,195	23.2	15	35.7
Age of Mother < 15 Years	22	0.4	0	0.0
Unmarried Mothers	1,803	35.0	19	45.2
Mothers Using Tobacco	1,880	36.5	22	52.4
Mothers Using Alcohol	36	0.7	0	0.0
White Mothers	4,980	96.7	39	92.9
Black Mothers	148	2.9	2	4.8
Mothers of Other Races	21	0.4	1	2.4
Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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