Infant Deaths and Selected Factors
Associated with Infant Deaths
Monongalia County Residents, 1989 - 1998
Factor |
Births |
Infant Deaths |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Total |
8,741 |
 |
81* |
 |
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams |
665 |
7.6 |
56 |
70.0 |
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams |
121 |
1.4 |
39 |
48.7 |
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks |
954 |
10.9 |
46 |
57.5 |
Age of Mother < 20 Years |
867 |
9.9 |
17 |
21.3 |
Age of Mother < 15 Years |
10 |
0.1 |
2 |
2.5 |
Unmarried Mothers |
1,839 |
21.0 |
28 |
35.0 |
Mothers Using Tobacco |
1,533 |
17.5 |
23 |
28.8 |
Mothers Using Alcohol |
194 |
2.2 |
5 |
6.2 |
White Mothers |
8,184 |
93.6 |
74 |
92.5 |
Black Mothers |
245 |
2.8 |
5 |
6.2 |
Mothers of Other Races |
312 |
3.6 |
1 |
1.3 |
Factor |
Births |
Infant Deaths |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
* This includes 1 infant death without matching birth information.
Last updated March 7, 2001.
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