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

Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	6,543		54
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams	447	6.8	31	57.4
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams	60	0.9	24	44.4
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks	705	10.8	25	46.3
Age of Mother < 20 Years	945	14.4	13	24.1
Age of Mother < 15 Years	11	0.2	0	0.0
Unmarried Mothers	1,821	27.8	21	38.9
Mothers Using Tobacco	1,213	18.5	10	18.5
Mothers Using Alcohol	75	1.1	2	3.7
White Mothers	6,223	95.1	46	85.2
Black Mothers	287	4.4	8	14.8
Mothers of Other Races	33	0.5	0	0.0
Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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