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

Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	5,749		42
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams	427	7.4	24	57.1
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams	67	1.2	14	33.3
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks	541	9.4	16	38.1
Age of Mother < 20 Years	1,228	21.4	8	19.0
Age of Mother < 15 Years	23	0.4	1	2.4
Unmarried Mothers	1,913	33.3	21	50.0
Mothers Using Tobacco	1,736	30.2	22	52.4
Mothers Using Alcohol	86	1.5	4	9.5
White Mothers	5,383	93.6	35	83.3
Black Mothers	356	6.2	7	16.7
Mothers of Other Races	10	0.2	0	0.0
Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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