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

Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	1,049		4
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams	58	5.5	2	50.0
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams	11	1.0	2	50.0
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks	109	10.4	2	50.0
Age of Mother < 20 Years	144	13.7	0	0.0
Age of Mother < 15 Years	0	0.0	0	0.0
Unmarried Mothers	234	22.3	1	25.0
Mothers Using Tobacco	279	26.6	1	25.0
Mothers Using Alcohol	27	2.6	0	0.0
White Mothers	1,045	99.6	4	100.0
Black Mothers	1	0.1	0	0.0
Mothers of Other Races	3	0.3	0	0.0
Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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