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

Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	8,758		86
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams	758	8.7	52	60.5
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams	126	1.4	36	41.9
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks	955	10.9	54	62.8
Age of Mother < 20 Years	1,706	19.5	24	27.9
Age of Mother < 15 Years	24	0.3	1	1.2
Unmarried Mothers	2,590	29.6	34	39.5
Mothers Using Tobacco	2,534	28.9	28	32.6
Mothers Using Alcohol	184	2.1	2	2.3
White Mothers	7,836	89.5	74	86.0
Black Mothers	882	10.1	12	14.0
Mothers of Other Races	40	0.5	0	0.0
Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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