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


Factor
Births Infant Deaths
Number Percent Number Percent
Total 8,758 86
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams 758 8.7 52 60.5
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams 126 1.4 36 41.9
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks 955 10.9 54 62.8
Age of Mother < 20 Years 1,706 19.5 24 27.9
Age of Mother < 15 Years 24 0.3 1 1.2
Unmarried Mothers 2,590 29.6 34 39.5
Mothers Using Tobacco 2,534 28.9 28 32.6
Mothers Using Alcohol 184 2.1 2 2.3
White Mothers 7,836 89.5 74 86.0
Black Mothers 882 10.1 12 14.0
Mothers of Other Races 40 0.5 0 0.0

Factor
Births Infant Deaths
Number Percent Number Percent



Last updated March 7, 2001.

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