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

Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	4,556		37
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams	333	7.3	16	43.2
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams	51	1.1	9	24.3
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks	466	10.2	12	32.4
Age of Mother < 20 Years	1,077	23.6	11	29.7
Age of Mother < 15 Years	15	0.3	0	0.0
Unmarried Mothers	1,389	30.5	14	37.8
Mothers Using Tobacco	1,784	39.2	17	45.9
Mothers Using Alcohol	47	1.0	1	2.7
White Mothers	4,468	98.1	37	100.0
Black Mothers	81	1.8	0	0.0
Mothers of Other Races	7	0.2	0	0.0
Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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