DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1995 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ ] BIRTH WEIGHT ] GESTATION ______________________________________________________________________________ ] ] ] ] ] ] ] <28 ] 28-31 ] 32-35 ] 36 ] TOTAL ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ______________________________________________________________________________ ALL RACES 1/ TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,899,589 27,478 45,622 199,383 151,972 INFANT DEATHS...... 29,505 11,572 2,419 2,746 1,142 INF. MORT. RATE.... 7.6 421.1 53.0 13.8 7.5 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 285,976 26,214 33,267 90,870 31,579 INFANT DEATHS...... 18,471 11,551 2,301 1,946 514 INF. MORT. RATE.... 64.6 440.6 69.2 21.4 16.3 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 5,703 5,280 231 11 1 INFANT DEATHS...... 5,155 4,825 174 9 1 INF. MORT. RATE.... 903.9 913.9 753.1 828.8 1036.3 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 9,998 8,422 1,158 147 9 INFANT DEATHS...... 5,280 4,717 385 45 2 INF. MORT. RATE.... 528.1 560.1 332.1 306.1 224.7 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 10,816 6,726 3,274 450 31 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,970 1,400 449 63 6 INF. MORT. RATE.... 182.1 208.2 137.1 140.6 195.9 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 12,242 2,953 6,368 1,985 160 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,047 381 426 157 13 INF. MORT. RATE.... 85.5 129.0 67.0 79.0 83.3 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 14,267 1,000 7,105 4,466 441 INFANT DEATHS...... 779 98 331 208 38 INF. MORT. RATE.... 54.6 98.4 46.6 46.6 86.0 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 55,342 1,126 10,685 28,455 4,700 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,835 107 408 701 153 INF. MORT. RATE.... 33.2 94.7 38.2 24.6 32.5 ______________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. Tab395.doc - Page 1 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1995 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ ] BIRTH WEIGHT ] GESTATION ______________________________________________________________________________ ] ] ] ] ] ] ] <28 ] 28-31 ] 32-35 ] 36 ] TOTAL ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ______________________________________________________________________________ ALL RACES 1/ 2,000-2,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 177,608 707 4,446 55,356 26,237 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,406 22 128 763 301 INF. MORT. RATE.... 13.5 31.8 28.8 13.8 11.5 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 640,891 1,264 4,699 50,827 55,113 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,484 21 57 451 346 INF. MORT. RATE.... 5.4 17.0 12.2 8.9 6.3 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,438,889 - 5,074 36,822 44,427 INFANT DEATHS...... 4,131 - 47 247 181 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.9 - 9.3 6.7 4.1 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,129,470 - 2,582 16,464 16,476 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,272 - 13 75 70 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.0 - 5.2 4.5 4.2 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 339,910 - - 3,778 3,689 INFANT DEATHS...... 618 - - 18 26 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.8 - - 4.9 7.0 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 56,309 - - 524 598 INFANT DEATHS...... 122 - - 3 3 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.2 - - 6.0 5.1 5,000 GRAMS OR MORE LIVE BIRTHS........ 6,466 - - 98 90 INFANT DEATHS...... 54 - - 6 2 INF. MORT. RATE.... 8.4 - - 62.0 22.7 NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,678 - - - - INFANT DEATHS...... 353 - - - - INF. MORT. RATE.... 210.7 - - - - ______________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. Tab395.doc - Page 2 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1995 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ ] BIRTH WEIGHT ] GESTATION ______________________________________________________________________________ ] ] ] ] ] ] ] <28 ] 28-31 ] 32-35 ] 36 ] TOTAL ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ______________________________________________________________________________ WHITE TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,098,885 15,736 29,187 140,098 113,537 INFANT DEATHS...... 19,529 6,793 1,621 1,898 807 INF. MORT. RATE.... 6.3 431.7 55.5 13.5 7.1 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 193,083 15,083 21,586 63,625 22,181 INFANT DEATHS...... 11,533 6,778 1,545 1,346 364 INF. MORT. RATE.... 59.7 449.4 71.6 21.1 16.4 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,140 2,881 138 6 - INFANT DEATHS...... 2,861 2,655 110 6 - INF. MORT. RATE.... 911.2 921.6 796.6 1013.4 - 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 5,888 4,881 746 91 8 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,216 2,842 263 26 1 INF. MORT. RATE.... 546.2 582.3 352.3 280.4 126.6 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 6,685 4,032 2,109 297 21 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,289 910 300 45 4 INF. MORT. RATE.... 192.8 225.6 142.0 151.5 191.9 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 7,972 1,793 4,196 1,393 98 INFANT DEATHS...... 725 253 297 117 8 INF. MORT. RATE.... 90.9 141.3 70.8 84.1 83.9 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 9,358 557 4,674 3,031 301 INFANT DEATHS...... 519 54 213 154 26 INF. MORT. RATE.... 55.5 96.2 45.5 50.8 84.9 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 37,525 583 7,154 19,511 3,274 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,245 55 272 470 112 INF. MORT. RATE.... 33.2 94.8 38.0 24.1 34.2 ______________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. Tab395.doc - Page 3 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1995 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ ] BIRTH WEIGHT ] GESTATION ______________________________________________________________________________ ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] <28 ] 28-31 ] 32-35 ] 36 ] ] TOTAL ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] ______________________________________________________________________________ WHITE 2,000-2,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 122,515 356 2,569 39,296 18,479 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,678 9 91 528 213 INF. MORT. RATE.... 13.7 25.9 35.3 13.4 11.5 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 458,899 653 2,620 35,465 40,685 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,421 14 37 304 239 INF. MORT. RATE.... 5.3 21.8 14.1 8.6 5.9 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,130,307 - 3,208 25,456 34,145 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,003 - 32 172 134 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.7 - 9.9 6.8 3.9 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 958,758 - 1,773 12,143 12,912 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,748 - 7 55 49 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.8 - 4.0 4.6 3.8 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 300,735 - - 2,917 3,061 INFANT DEATHS...... 477 - - 13 18 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.6 - - 4.6 5.8 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 50,333 - - 412 482 INFANT DEATHS...... 102 - - 2 1 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.0 - - 4.9 2.1 5,000 GRAMS OR MORE LIVE BIRTHS........ 5,602 - - 80 71 INFANT DEATHS...... 43 - - 5 2 INF. MORT. RATE.... 7.7 - - 63.3 28.8 NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,168 - - - - INFANT DEATHS...... 200 - - - - INF. MORT. RATE.... 171.4 - - - - ______________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. Tab395.doc - Page 4 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1995 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ ] BIRTH WEIGHT ] GESTATION ______________________________________________________________________________ ] ] ] ] ] ] ] <28 ] 28-31 ] 32-35 ] 36 ] TOTAL ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ______________________________________________________________________________ BLACK TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 603,139 10,890 14,551 49,553 30,720 INFANT DEATHS...... 8,793 4,447 700 709 283 INF. MORT. RATE.... 14.6 408.3 48.1 14.3 9.2 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 79,335 10,325 10,431 23,275 7,843 INFANT DEATHS...... 6,282 4,441 665 498 132 INF. MORT. RATE.... 79.2 430.1 63.7 21.4 16.8 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 2,421 2,273 86 5 1 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,166 2,052 61 3 1 INF. MORT. RATE.... 894.8 902.9 708.7 607.3 1036.3 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,800 3,298 373 47 1 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,897 1,735 106 15 1 INF. MORT. RATE.... 499.3 526.0 284.4 326.2 1009.7 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,748 2,470 1,055 128 9 INFANT DEATHS...... 611 445 131 14 2 INF. MORT. RATE.... 163.0 180.4 124.0 110.6 226.8 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,801 1,048 1,937 518 52 INFANT DEATHS...... 283 115 113 35 3 INF. MORT. RATE.... 74.4 109.9 58.2 66.8 59.1 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,323 404 2,153 1,235 128 INFANT DEATHS...... 210 35 98 44 10 INF. MORT. RATE.... 48.5 85.5 45.5 35.4 79.6 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 15,384 505 3,130 7,705 1,203 INFANT DEATHS...... 498 46 120 188 37 INF. MORT. RATE.... 32.3 91.4 38.2 24.4 30.5 ______________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. Tab395.doc - Page 5 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1995 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ ] BIRTH WEIGHT ] GESTATION ______________________________________________________________________________ ] ] ] ] ] ] ] <28 ] 28-31 ] 32-35 ] 36 ] TOTAL ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ______________________________________________________________________________ BLACK 2,000-2,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 45,858 327 1,697 13,637 6,449 INFANT DEATHS...... 617 12 36 199 78 INF. MORT. RATE.... 13.4 37.3 21.5 14.6 12.0 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 141,444 565 1,839 12,773 11,515 INFANT DEATHS...... 880 6 16 123 94 INF. MORT. RATE.... 6.2 11.0 8.8 9.6 8.2 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 228,037 - 1,612 9,307 8,036 INFANT DEATHS...... 934 - 13 66 36 INF. MORT. RATE.... 4.1 - 8.3 7.1 4.4 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 122,168 - 669 3,432 2,760 INFANT DEATHS...... 425 - 6 14 15 INF. MORT. RATE.... 3.5 - 9.2 4.2 5.6 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 27,133 - - 679 469 INFANT DEATHS...... 118 - - 5 6 INF. MORT. RATE.... 4.4 - - 7.4 12.9 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,038 - - 76 82 INFANT DEATHS...... 9 - - 1 - INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.3 - - 15.1 - 5,000 GRAMS OR MORE LIVE BIRTHS........ 600 - - 11 15 INFANT DEATHS...... 9 - - 1 - INF. MORT. RATE.... 15.2 - - 91.4 - NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 384 - - - - INFANT DEATHS...... 136 - - - - INF. MORT. RATE.... 353.0 - - - - ______________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK - DATA NOT AVAILABLE. Tab395.doc - Page 6 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1995 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ ] BIRTH WEIGHT ] GESTATION ______________________________________________________________________________ ] ] ] ] | ] ] ] 37-39 ] 40 ] 41 | 42 WEEKS] NOT ] TOTAL ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] WEEKS | OR MORE ]STATED ____________________________________________________________|_________________ ALL RACES 1/ TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,899,589 1,733,269 876,828 493,055 335,513 36,469 INFANT DEATHS...... 29,505 5,931 2,305 1,256 1,169 963 INF. MORT. RATE.... 7.6 3.4 2.6 2.5 3.5 26.4 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 285,976 75,096 12,325 6,014 6,954 3,657 INFANT DEATHS...... 18,471 1,207 228 139 162 422 INF. MORT. RATE.... 64.6 16.1 18.5 23.1 23.4 115.3 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 5,703 3 2 2 1 172 INFANT DEATHS...... 5,155 2 2 1 1 139 INF. MORT. RATE.... 903.9 666.7 1028.9 514.5 1000.0 810.6 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 9,998 25 4 5 6 222 INFANT DEATHS...... 5,280 13 2 6 3 107 INF. MORT. RATE.... 528.1 529.7 505.4 1269.2 504.2 480.7 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 10,816 92 37 19 9 178 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,970 11 - - 3 37 INF. MORT. RATE.... 182.1 124.1 - - 338.7 207.0 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 12,242 355 106 50 76 189 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,047 31 6 4 5 23 INF. MORT. RATE.... 85.5 87.5 57.5 82.2 66.4 120.6 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 14,267 687 152 98 129 189 INFANT DEATHS...... 779 56 17 5 6 19 INF. MORT. RATE.... 54.6 81.9 109.3 51.4 48.0 99.0 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 55,342 7,197 1,033 602 817 727 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,835 314 47 29 38 39 INF. MORT. RATE.... 33.2 43.7 45.4 47.5 46.3 54.2 ______________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. Tab395.doc - Page 7 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1995 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ ] BIRTH WEIGHT ] GESTATION ______________________________________________________________________________ ] ] ] ] | ] ] ] 37-39 ] 40 ] 41 | 42 WEEKS] NOT ] TOTAL ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] WEEKS | OR MORE ]STATED ___________________________________________________________|__________________ ALL RACES 1/ 2,000-2,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 177,608 66,737 10,991 5,238 5,916 1,980 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,406 779 154 94 106 58 INF. MORT. RATE.... 13.5 11.7 14.0 18.0 18.0 29.2 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 640,891 346,702 93,773 43,519 39,002 5,992 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,484 1,583 483 234 251 56 INF. MORT. RATE.... 5.4 4.6 5.2 5.4 6.4 9.3 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,438,889 720,824 330,594 168,085 120,637 12,426 INFANT DEATHS...... 4,131 1,938 852 412 398 55 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.5 3.3 4.4 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,129,470 458,423 319,102 189,314 117,969 9,140 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,272 948 532 331 260 42 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.0 2.1 1.7 1.7 2.2 4.6 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 339,910 113,188 102,510 71,539 42,210 2,996 INFANT DEATHS...... 618 191 166 118 79 19 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.8 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.9 6.2 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 56,309 16,958 16,792 13,160 7,784 493 INFANT DEATHS...... 122 45 36 16 13 5 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.2 2.7 2.1 1.2 1.7 10.8 5,000 GRAMS OR MORE LIVE BIRTHS........ 6,466 2,078 1,732 1,424 957 87 INFANT DEATHS...... 54 17 8 5 5 10 INF. MORT. RATE.... 8.4 8.4 4.7 3.6 5.3 118.8 NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,678 - - - - 1,678 INFANT DEATHS...... 353 - - - - 353 INF. MORT. RATE.... 210.7 - - - - 210.7 ______________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. Tab395.doc - Page 8 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1995 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ ] BIRTH WEIGHT ] GESTATION ______________________________________________________________________________ ] ] ] ] | ] ] ] 37-39 ] 40 ] 41 | 42 WEEKS] NOT ] TOTAL ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] WEEKS | OR MORE ]STATED ___________________________________________________________|__________________ WHITE TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,098,885 1,370,843 719,882 410,221 271,485 27,896 INFANT DEATHS...... 19,529 4,331 1,697 932 856 595 INF. MORT. RATE.... 6.3 3.2 2.4 2.3 3.2 21.3 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 193,083 51,200 8,282 4,059 4,653 2,414 INFANT DEATHS...... 11,533 865 151 107 109 269 INF. MORT. RATE.... 59.7 16.9 18.2 26.3 23.3 111.6 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,140 3 2 2 - 108 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,861 2 2 1 - 85 INF. MORT. RATE.... 911.2 666.7 1028.9 514.5 - 786.4 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 5,888 13 2 5 5 137 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,216 6 2 6 2 68 INF. MORT. RATE.... 546.2 470.9 1010.9 1269.2 405.0 498.4 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 6,685 64 27 15 4 116 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,289 7 - - 1 22 INF. MORT. RATE.... 192.8 113.5 - - 257.6 193.6 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 7,972 216 74 33 45 124 INFANT DEATHS...... 725 22 5 3 2 17 INF. MORT. RATE.... 90.9 100.9 68.5 94.3 44.4 133.8 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 9,358 424 100 67 92 112 INFANT DEATHS...... 519 43 10 4 3 13 INF. MORT. RATE.... 55.5 101.3 104.6 60.1 34.0 112.9 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 37,525 4,865 692 399 544 503 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,245 231 31 20 28 26 INF. MORT. RATE.... 33.2 47.5 44.3 51.0 50.8 52.0 ______________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. Tab395.doc - Page 9 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1995 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ ] BIRTH WEIGHT ] GESTATION ______________________________________________________________________________ ] ] ] ] | ] ] ] 37-39 ] 40 ] 41 | 42 WEEKS] NOT ] TOTAL ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] WEEKS | OR MORE ]STATED ___________________________________________________________|__________________ WHITE 2,000-2,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 122,515 45,615 7,385 3,538 3,963 1,314 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,678 554 101 72 73 38 INF. MORT. RATE.... 13.7 12.1 13.7 20.3 18.3 29.1 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 458,899 249,049 67,237 31,500 27,630 4,060 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,421 1,118 348 155 171 36 INF. MORT. RATE.... 5.3 4.5 5.2 4.9 6.2 9.0 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,130,307 566,968 262,214 134,333 94,472 9,511 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,003 1,422 610 310 287 36 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.7 2.5 2.3 2.3 3.0 3.8 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 958,758 387,738 273,851 162,960 99,737 7,644 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,748 724 423 252 208 29 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.8 1.9 1.5 1.5 2.1 3.8 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 300,735 99,306 91,610 64,114 37,132 2,595 INFANT DEATHS...... 477 149 127 92 65 13 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.7 5.2 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 50,333 14,841 15,178 11,987 7,000 433 INFANT DEATHS...... 102 40 32 12 11 4 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.0 2.7 2.1 1.0 1.6 9.3 5,000 GRAMS OR MORE LIVE BIRTHS........ 5,602 1,741 1,510 1,268 861 71 INFANT DEATHS...... 43 13 7 4 5 6 INF. MORT. RATE.... 7.7 7.7 4.7 3.2 5.9 88.1 NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,168 - - - - 1,168 INFANT DEATHS...... 200 - - - - 200 INF. MORT. RATE.... 171.4 - - - - 171.4 ______________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. Tab395.doc - Page 10 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1995 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ ] BIRTH WEIGHT ] GESTATION ______________________________________________________________________________ ] ] ] ] | ] ] ] 37-39 ] 40 ] 41 | 42 WEEKS] NOT ] TOTAL ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] WEEKS | OR MORE ]STATED ___________________________________________________________|__________________ BLACK TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 603,139 267,192 114,646 61,516 49,048 5,023 INFANT DEATHS...... 8,793 1,323 500 260 269 301 INF. MORT. RATE.... 14.6 5.0 4.4 4.2 5.5 60.0 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 79,335 19,519 3,387 1,649 1,963 943 INFANT DEATHS...... 6,282 281 64 23 47 131 INF. MORT. RATE.... 79.2 14.4 19.0 14.1 23.9 139.2 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 2,421 - - - 1 55 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,166 - - - 1 48 INF. MORT. RATE.... 894.8 - - - 1000.0 870.6 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,800 9 2 - 1 69 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,897 6 - - 1 33 INF. MORT. RATE.... 499.3 676.7 - - 1000.0 481.1 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,748 24 6 2 4 50 INFANT DEATHS...... 611 4 - - 2 12 INF. MORT. RATE.... 163.0 173.1 - - 504.4 246.9 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,801 122 27 16 26 55 INFANT DEATHS...... 283 8 1 1 3 4 INF. MORT. RATE.... 74.4 67.0 38.0 62.5 117.2 74.5 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,323 230 45 30 34 64 INFANT DEATHS...... 210 9 6 1 2 5 INF. MORT. RATE.... 48.5 39.8 136.8 33.8 60.1 78.8 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 15,384 1,972 295 174 235 165 INFANT DEATHS...... 498 69 12 4 8 13 INF. MORT. RATE.... 32.3 35.1 41.3 23.5 34.8 80.2 ______________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. Tab395.doc - Page 11 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1995 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ ] BIRTH WEIGHT ] GESTATION ______________________________________________________________________________ ] ] ] ] | ] ] ] 37-39 ] 40 ] 41 | 42 WEEKS] NOT ] TOTAL ] WEEKS ] WEEKS ] WEEKS | OR MORE ]STATED ___________________________________________________________|__________________ BLACK 2,000-2,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 45,858 17,162 3,012 1,427 1,662 485 INFANT DEATHS...... 617 184 45 17 30 15 INF. MORT. RATE.... 13.4 10.7 14.9 12.1 17.8 31.8 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 141,444 74,441 20,496 9,346 9,282 1,187 INFANT DEATHS...... 880 390 111 60 70 10 INF. MORT. RATE.... 6.2 5.2 5.4 6.4 7.6 8.5 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 228,037 111,867 50,064 25,419 20,216 1,516 INFANT DEATHS...... 934 432 199 82 97 9 INF. MORT. RATE.... 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.2 4.8 6.0 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 122,168 50,063 31,899 19,085 13,476 784 INFANT DEATHS...... 425 178 92 69 41 9 INF. MORT. RATE.... 3.5 3.6 2.9 3.6 3.0 11.9 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 27,133 9,615 7,536 5,110 3,550 174 INFANT DEATHS...... 118 38 32 22 12 3 INF. MORT. RATE.... 4.4 3.9 4.2 4.4 3.5 17.6 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,038 1,443 1,108 811 494 24 INFANT DEATHS...... 9 2 2 2 2 - INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.3 1.4 1.8 2.5 4.1 - 5,000 GRAMS OR MORE LIVE BIRTHS........ 600 244 156 96 67 11 INFANT DEATHS...... 9 3 1 1 - 3 INF. MORT. RATE.... 15.2 12.4 6.4 10.5 - 280.4 NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 384 - - - - 384 INFANT DEATHS...... 136 - - - - 136 INF. MORT. RATE.... 353.0 - - - - 353.0 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK - DATA NOT AVAILABLE. Tab395.doc - Page 12