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

Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	828		9
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams	54	6.5	4	44.4
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams	15	1.8	4	44.4
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks	81	9.8	3	33.3
Age of Mother < 20 Years	167	20.2	0	0.0
Age of Mother < 15 Years	0	0.0	0	0.0
Unmarried Mothers	229	27.7	1	11.1
Mothers Using Tobacco	265	32.0	0	0.0
Mothers Using Alcohol	2	0.2	0	0.0
White Mothers	826	99.8	9	100.0
Black Mothers	0	0.0	0	0.0
Mothers of Other Races	2	0.2	0	0.0
Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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