DOCUMENTATION TABLE 2 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY RACE OF MOTHER, SEX AND BIRTH WEIGHT OF CHILD: UNITED STATES, 1996 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | RACE OF MOTHER AND | | <500 | 500-749 | 750-999 |1000-1249 SEX | TOTAL | GRAMS | GRAMS | GRAMS | GRAMS ______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________ ALL RACES 1/ BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS..... 3,891,494 5,813 10,358 11,020 12,491 INFANT DEATHS... 28,419 5,168 5,307 1,842 964 INF.MORT.RATE... 7.3 889.0 512.3 167.1 77.1 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,990,480 2,915 5,256 5,760 6,445 INFANT DEATHS... 15,957 2,627 3,041 1,156 577 INF.MORT.RATE... 8.0 901.2 578.6 200.7 89.5 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,901,014 2,898 5,102 5,260 6,046 INFANT DEATHS... 12,461 2,541 2,266 686 387 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.6 876.7 444.1 130.4 64.0 WHITE BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS..... 3,093,057 3,217 6,047 6,929 8,193 INFANT DEATHS... 18,774 2,870 3,193 1,226 650 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.1 892.3 528.0 177.0 79.3 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,584,423 1,603 3,041 3,705 4,259 INFANT DEATHS... 10,608 1,448 1,823 770 392 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.7 903.1 599.5 207.7 92.0 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,508,634 1,614 3,006 3,224 3,934 INFANT DEATHS... 8,166 1,423 1,370 457 258 INF.MORT.RATE... 5.4 881.5 455.7 141.6 65.7 BLACK BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS..... 594,781 2,403 3,950 3,672 3,783 INFANT DEATHS... 8,406 2,129 1,919 535 271 INF.MORT.RATE... 14.1 885.8 485.9 145.7 71.7 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 301,474 1,215 2,030 1,818 1,921 INFANT DEATHS... 4,649 1,098 1,102 340 162 INF.MORT.RATE... 15.4 903.6 542.6 186.9 84.5 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 293,307 1,188 1,920 1,854 1,862 INFANT DEATHS... 3,757 1,031 818 195 109 INF.MORT.RATE... 12.8 867.7 425.9 105.4 58.5 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK TAB296.TXT - Page 1 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 2 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY RACE OF MOTHER, SEX AND BIRTH WEIGHT OF CHILD: UNITED STATES, 1996 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | RACE OF MOTHER AND | |1250-1499|1500-1999|2000-2499|2500 GRAMS| NOT SEX | TOTAL | GRAMS | GRAMS | GRAMS | OR MORE |STATED ____________________|_________|_________|_________|_________|__________|______ ALL RACES 1/ BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS..... 3,891,494 14,469 56,033 177,997 3,601,121 2,192 INFANT DEATHS... 28,419 763 1,696 2,387 9,963 331 INF.MORT.RATE... 7.3 52.7 30.3 13.4 2.8 150.8 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,990,480 7,346 27,503 82,109 1,851,963 1,183 INFANT DEATHS... 15,957 454 897 1,218 5,777 211 INF.MORT.RATE... 8.0 61.8 32.6 14.8 3.1 178.7 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,901,014 7,123 28,530 95,888 1,749,158 1,009 INFANT DEATHS... 12,461 309 799 1,169 4,186 119 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.6 43.4 28.0 12.2 2.4 118.1 WHITE BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS..... 3,093,057 9,648 38,486 123,923 2,895,116 1,498 INFANT DEATHS... 18,774 536 1,171 1,650 7,292 184 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.1 55.6 30.4 13.3 2.5 122.9 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,584,423 4,970 19,118 57,795 1,489,124 808 INFANT DEATHS... 10,608 322 624 856 4,248 126 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.7 64.8 32.6 14.8 2.9 155.7 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,508,634 4,678 19,368 66,128 1,405,992 690 INFANT DEATHS... 8,166 215 546 794 3,045 58 INF.MORT.RATE... 5.4 45.9 28.2 12.0 2.2 84.4 BLACK BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS..... 594,781 4,197 14,960 44,591 516,749 476 INFANT DEATHS... 8,406 195 440 616 2,177 125 INF.MORT.RATE... 14.1 46.4 29.4 13.8 4.2 262.0 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 301,474 2,045 7,078 19,880 265,230 257 INFANT DEATHS... 4,649 114 229 304 1,227 73 INF.MORT.RATE... 15.4 55.8 32.3 15.3 4.6 284.9 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 293,307 2,152 7,882 24,711 251,519 219 INFANT DEATHS... 3,757 81 211 312 949 51 INF.MORT.RATE... 12.8 37.5 26.8 12.6 3.8 235.1 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK TAB296.TXT - Page 2