Chapter 6 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 2 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY RACE OF MOTHER, SEX, AND BIRTH WEIGHT OF CHILD: UNITED STATES, 1989 BIRTH COHORT (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | RACE OF MOTHER | | < 500 | 500-749 | 750-999 |1000-1249 AND SEX | TOTAL | GRAMS | GRAMS | GRAMS | GRAMS ______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________ ALL RACES 1/ BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS..... 4,041,146 5,512 9,312 10,619 12,197 INFANT DEATHS... 38,578 4,977 6,280 3,143 1,821 INF.MORT.RATE... 9.5 902.9 674.4 296.0 149.3 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 2,069,590 2,686 4,588 5,531 6,221 INFANT DEATHS... 21,834 2,430 3,416 1,924 1,160 INF.MORT.RATE... 10.5 904.7 744.6 347.9 186.5 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,971,556 2,826 4,724 5,088 5,976 INFANT DEATHS... 16,744 2,547 2,864 1,219 661 INF.MORT.RATE... 8.5 901.3 606.3 239.6 110.6 WHITE BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS..... 3,192,457 2,970 5,214 6,159 7,279 INFANT DEATHS... 25,060 2,714 3,639 1,969 1,211 INF.MORT.RATE... 7.8 913.8 697.9 319.7 166.4 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,637,655 1,440 2,597 3,299 3,730 INFANT DEATHS... 14,406 1,315 1,996 1,227 774 INF.MORT.RATE... 8.8 913.2 768.6 371.9 207.5 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,554,802 1,530 2,617 2,860 3,549 INFANT DEATHS... 10,654 1,399 1,643 742 437 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.9 914.4 627.8 259.4 123.1 BLACK BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS..... 673,208 2,403 3,852 4,146 4,499 INFANT DEATHS... 11,979 2,138 2,475 1,065 545 INF.MORT.RATE... 17.8 889.7 642.5 256.9 121.1 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 341,753 1,181 1,863 2,055 2,279 INFANT DEATHS... 6,563 1,057 1,335 630 348 INF.MORT.RATE... 19.2 895.0 716.6 306.6 152.7 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 331,455 1,222 1,989 2,091 2,220 INFANT DEATHS... 5,416 1,081 1,140 435 197 INF.MORT.RATE... 16.3 884.6 573.2 208.0 88.7 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK tab289.doc - 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, 1989 BIRTH COHORT (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | RACE OF MOTHER | |1250-1499|1500-1999|2000-2499|2500 GRAMS| NOT AND SEX | TOTAL | GRAMS | GRAMS | GRAMS | OR MORE |STATED ______________________|_______|_________|_________|_________|__________|______ ALL RACES 1/ BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS.....4,041,146 14,258 54,308 178,315 3,751,351 5,274 INFANT DEATHS... 38,578 1,231 2,425 3,104 14,399 1,198 INF.MORT.RATE... 9.5 86.3 44.7 17.4 3.8 227.2 MALE LIVE BIRTHS.....2,069,590 7,267 26,838 81,162 1,932,499 2,798 INFANT DEATHS... 21,834 729 1,336 1,658 8,464 717 INF.MORT.RATE... 10.5 100.3 49.8 20.4 4.4 256.3 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS.....1,971,556 6,991 27,470 97,153 1,818,852 2,476 INFANT DEATHS... 16,744 502 1,089 1,446 5,935 481 INF.MORT.RATE... 8.5 71.8 39.6 14.9 3.3 194.3 WHITE BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS.....3,192,457 8,770 34,603 117,409 3,006,374 3,679 INFANT DEATHS... 25,060 827 1,662 2,053 10,302 683 INF.MORT.RATE... 7.8 94.3 48.0 17.5 3.4 185.6 MALE LIVE BIRTHS.....1,637,655 4,552 17,264 53,830 1,549,014 1,929 INFANT DEATHS... 14,406 489 922 1,140 6,126 417 INF.MORT.RATE... 8.8 107.4 53.4 21.2 4.0 216.2 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS.....1,554,802 4,218 17,339 63,579 1,457,360 1,750 INFANT DEATHS... 10,654 338 740 913 4,176 266 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.9 80.1 42.7 14.4 2.9 152.0 BLACK BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS..... 673,208 4,967 17,745 53,167 581,035 1,394 INFANT DEATHS... 11,979 363 660 907 3,360 466 INF.MORT.RATE... 17.8 73.1 37.2 17.1 5.8 334.3 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 341,753 2,419 8,581 23,704 298,920 751 INFANT DEATHS... 6,563 215 358 444 1,908 268 INF.MORT.RATE... 19.2 88.9 41.7 18.7 6.4 356.9 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 331,455 2,548 9,164 29,463 282,115 643 INFANT DEATHS... 5,416 148 302 463 1,452 198 INF.MORT.RATE... 16.3 58.1 33.0 15.7 5.1 307.9 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK tab289.doc - Page 2