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

Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	5,056		42
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams	396	7.8	23	54.8
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams	60	1.2	18	42.9
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks	570	11.3	25	59.5
Age of Mother < 20 Years	894	17.7	14	33.3
Age of Mother < 15 Years	20	0.4	1	2.4
Unmarried Mothers	1,091	21.6	16	38.1
Mothers Using Tobacco	1,293	25.6	14	33.3
Mothers Using Alcohol	18	0.4	0	0.0
White Mothers	5,042	99.7	42	100.0
Black Mothers	5	0.1	0	0.0
Mothers of Other Races	9	0.2	0	0.0
Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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