Chapter 6 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 Page 1 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1989 BIRTH COHORT (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | GESTATION BIRTH WEIGHT | ______________________|_______________________________________________________ | | < 28 | 28-31 | 32-35 | 36 | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS ______________________|__________|__________|__________|_________|____________ ALL RACES 1/ TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,041,146 28,425 49,191 201,550 142,548 INFANT DEATHS...... 38,578 13,685 3,689 3,578 1,397 INF.MORT.RATE...... 9.5 481.4 75.0 17.8 9.8 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 284,521 26,109 33,635 82,963 28,136 INFANT DEATHS...... 22,981 13,119 3,473 2,558 595 INF.MORT.RATE...... 80.8 502.5 103.3 30.8 21.1 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 5,512 4,998 202 15 1 INFANT DEATHS.... 4,977 4,548 179 15 0 INF. MORT. RATE.. 902.9 910.0 886.1 1000.0 - 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 9,312 7,703 1,028 131 8 INFANT DEATHS.... 6,280 5,404 527 60 6 INF. MORT. RATE.. 674.4 701.5 512.6 458.0 750.0 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 10,619 6,494 3,005 469 60 INFANT DEATHS.... 3,143 2,184 697 107 8 INF. MORT. RATE.. 296.0 336.3 231.9 228.1 133.3 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 12,197 3,140 5,870 1,865 184 INFANT DEATHS.... 1,821 647 749 238 27 INF. MORT. RATE.. 149.3 206.1 127.6 127.6 146.7 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 14,258 1,184 7,076 3,866 444 INFANT DEATHS.... 1,231 166 569 298 38 INF. MORT. RATE.. 86.3 140.2 80.4 77.1 85.6 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 54,308 1,487 11,060 24,868 4,277 INFANT DEATHS.... 2,425 140 559 884 171 INF. MORT. RATE.. 44.7 94.1 50.5 35.5 40.0 2,000-2,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 178,315 1,103 5,394 51,749 23,162 INFANT DEATHS.... 3,104 30 193 956 345 INF. MORT. RATE.. 17.4 27.2 35.8 18.5 14.9 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 649,012 1,598 6,006 51,649 50,570 INFANT DEATHS...... 4,685 29 91 554 441 INF.MORT.RATE...... 7.2 18.1 15.2 10.7 8.7 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 Page 2 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1989 BIRTH COHORT (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | GESTATION BIRTH WEIGHT | _____________________|_______________________________________________________ | | < 28 | 28-31 | 32-35 | 36 | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS ______________________|__________|__________|__________|____________|_________ ALL RACES 1/ 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,477,635 - 6,407 42,213 42,198 INFANT DEATHS...... 5,426 - 58 287 226 INF.MORT.RATE...... 3.7 - 9.1 6.8 5.4 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,183,054 - 2,952 19,246 16,884 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,180 - 21 97 89 INF.MORT.RATE...... 2.7 - 7.1 5.0 5.3 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 368,154 - - 4,437 3,875 INFANT DEATHS...... 834 - - 20 25 INF.MORT.RATE...... 2.3 - - 4.5 6.5 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 65,196 - - 654 648 INFANT DEATHS...... 197 - - 7 5 INF.MORT.RATE...... 3.0 - - 10.7 7.7 5,000+ GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 8,300 - - 129 122 INFANT DEATHS...... 77 - - 7 0 INF.MORT.RATE...... 9.3 - - 54.3 - NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 5,274 718 191 259 115 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,198 537 46 48 16 INF.MORT.RATE...... 227.2 747.9 240.8 185.3 139.1 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 Page 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1989 BIRTH COHORT (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | GESTATION BIRTH WEIGHT | ______ _______________|_______________________________________________________ | | < 28 | 28-31 | 32-35 | 36 | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS ______________________|__________|__________|__________|_____________|________ WHITE TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,192,457 15,285 29,010 132,335 101,574 INFANT DEATHS...... 25,060 7,888 2,366 2,408 948 INF.MORT.RATE...... 7.8 516.1 81.6 18.2 9.3 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 182,404 14,139 20,370 54,754 18,924 INFANT DEATHS...... 14,075 7,576 2,241 1,745 417 INF.MORT.RATE...... 77.2 535.8 110.0 31.9 22.0 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 2,970 2,690 107 5 1 INFANT DEATHS.... 2,714 2,483 96 5 0 INF. MORT. RATE.. 913.8 923.0 897.2 1000.0 - 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 5,214 4,300 579 77 8 INFANT DEATHS.... 3,639 3,136 303 34 6 INF. MORT. RATE.. 697.9 729.3 523.3 441.6 750.0 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 6,159 3,664 1,800 292 30 INFANT DEATHS.... 1,969 1,340 443 79 6 INF. MORT. RATE.. 319.7 365.7 246.1 270.5 200.0 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 7,279 1,783 3,574 1,144 101 INFANT DEATHS.... 1,211 428 500 166 16 INF. MORT. RATE.. 166.4 240.0 139.9 145.1 158.4 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 8,770 583 4,520 2,381 313 INFANT DEATHS.... 827 98 401 199 23 INF. MORT. RATE.. 94.3 168.1 88.7 83.6 73.5 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 34,603 641 6,952 16,192 2,798 INFANT DEATHS.... 1,662 79 376 620 122 INF. MORT. RATE.. 48.0 123.2 54.1 38.3 43.6 2,000-2,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 117,409 478 2,838 34,663 15,673 INFANT DEATHS.... 2,053 12 122 642 244 INF. MORT. RATE.. 17.5 25.1 43.0 18.5 15.6 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 455,051 774 2,951 33,401 35,802 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,126 17 52 368 290 INF.MORT.RATE...... 6.9 22.0 17.6 11.0 8.1 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 Page 4 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1989 BIRTH COHORT (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | GESTATION BIRTH WEIGHT |_______________________________________________________ | | < 28 | 28-31 | 32-35 | 36 | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS ______________________|__________|__________|__________|____________|_________ WHITE 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,152,667 - 3,622 26,739 30,477 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,841 - 32 183 145 INF.MORT.RATE...... 3.3 - 8.8 6.8 4.8 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,005,115 - 1,964 13,346 12,614 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,459 - 14 50 62 INF.MORT.RATE...... 2.4 - 7.1 3.7 4.9 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 327,570 - - 3,344 3,088 INFANT DEATHS...... 670 - - 16 19 INF.MORT.RATE...... 2.0 - - 4.8 6.2 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 58,747 - - 493 514 INFANT DEATHS...... 154 - - 5 5 INF.MORT.RATE...... 2.6 - - 10.1 9.7 5,000+ GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 7,224 - - 95 77 INFANT DEATHS...... 52 - - 3 0 INF.MORT.RATE...... 7.2 - - 31.6 - NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,679 372 103 163 78 INFANT DEATHS...... 683 295 27 38 10 INF.MORT.RATE...... 185.6 793.0 262.1 233.1 128.2 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 Page 5 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1989 BIRTH COHORT (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | GESTATION BIRTH WEIGHT |_______________________________________________________ | | < 28 | 28-31 | 32-35 | 36 | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS ______________________|__________|__________|__________|_____________|________ BLACK TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 673,208 12,358 18,415 60,210 34,604 INFANT DEATHS........ 11,979 5,428 1,209 1,026 372 INF.MORT.RATE........ 17.8 439.2 65.7 17.0 10.8 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS.......... 90,779 11,269 12,196 25,169 8,096 INFANT DEATHS........ 8,153 5,190 1,130 716 155 INF.MORT.RATE........ 89.8 460.6 92.7 28.4 19.1 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 2,403 2,185 89 10 - INFANT DEATHS...... 2,138 1,954 78 10 - INF. MORT. RATE.... 889.7 894.3 876.4 1000.0 - 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,852 3,211 420 49 - INFANT DEATHS...... 2,475 2,136 208 23 - INF. MORT. RATE.... 642.5 665.2 495.2 469.4 - 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,146 2,643 1,125 158 24 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,065 767 236 22 1 INF. MORT. RATE.... 256.9 290.2 209.8 139.2 41.7 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,499 1,267 2,088 658 77 INFANT DEATHS...... 545 199 223 62 10 INF. MORT. RATE.... 121.1 157.1 106.8 94.2 129.9 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,967 564 2,329 1,325 116 INFANT DEATHS...... 363 60 155 87 13 INF. MORT. RATE.... 73.1 106.4 66.6 65.7 112.1 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 17,745 807 3,753 7,836 1,333 INFANT DEATHS...... 660 58 163 234 44 INF. MORT. RATE.... 37.2 71.9 43.4 29.9 33.0 2,000-2,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 53,167 592 2,392 15,133 6,546 INFANT DEATHS...... 907 16 67 278 87 INF. MORT. RATE.... 17.1 27.0 28.0 18.4 13.3 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS.......... 159,428 764 2,785 15,920 12,519 INFANT DEATHS........ 1,349 12 36 168 126 INF.MORT.RATE........ 8.5 15.7 12.9 10.6 10.1 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 Page 6 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1989 BIRTH COHORT (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | GESTATION BIRTH WEIGHT |_______________________________________________________ | | < 28 | 28-31 | 32-35 | 36 | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS ______________________|__________|__________|__________|___________|__________ BLACK 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS.......... 253,469 - 2,484 13,146 9,739 INFANT DEATHS........ 1,301 - 20 90 60 INF.MORT.RATE........ 5.1 - 8.1 6.8 6.2 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 133,425 - 866 4,899 3,445 INFANT DEATHS...... 542 - 6 38 19 INF.MORT.RATE...... 4.1 - 6.9 7.8 5.5 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 29,383 - - 846 630 INFANT DEATHS...... 119 - - 2 6 INF.MORT.RATE...... 4.0 - - 2.4 9.5 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,578 - - 117 110 INFANT DEATHS...... 29 - - 1 0 INF.MORT.RATE...... 6.3 - - 8.5 - 5,000+ GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 752 - - 27 31 INFANT DEATHS...... 20 - - 3 0 INF.MORT.RATE...... 26.6 - - 111.1 - NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,394 325 84 86 34 INFANT DEATHS...... 466 226 17 8 6 INF.MORT.RATE...... 334.3 695.4 202.4 93.0 176.5 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 Page 7 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1989 BIRTH COHORT (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | GESTATION BIRTH WEIGHT |_______________________________________________________ | | 37-39 | 40 | 41 | 42 WEEKS| NOT | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | OR MORE |STATED ______________________|_________|_________|________|________|_________|_______ ALL RACES 1/ TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,041,146 1,617,847 893,514 571,848 478,267 57,956 INFANT DEATHS...... 38,578 7,442 3,084 1,909 2,187 1,607 INF.MORT.RATE...... 9.5 4.6 3.5 3.3 4.6 27.7 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 284,521 74,716 14,884 7,772 10,240 6,066 INFANT DEATHS...... 22,981 1,569 336 205 295 831 INF.MORT.RATE...... 80.8 21.0 22.6 26.4 28.8 137.0 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 5,512 1 5 1 4 285 INFANT DEATHS.... 4,977 0 4 1 4 226 INF. MORT. RATE.. 902.9 - 800.0 1000.0 1000.0 793.0 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 9,312 21 5 4 5 407 INFANT DEATHS.... 6,280 10 5 1 5 262 INF. MORT. RATE.. 674.4 476.2 1000.0 250.0 1000.0 643.7 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 10,619 139 69 35 38 310 INFANT DEATHS.... 3,143 30 11 6 5 95 INF. MORT. RATE.. 296.0 215.8 159.4 171.4 131.6 306.5 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 12,197 468 122 87 114 347 INFANT DEATHS.... 1,821 54 15 8 18 65 INF. MORT. RATE.. 149.3 115.4 123.0 92.0 157.9 187.3 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 14,258 862 170 108 185 363 INFANT DEATHS.... 1,231 84 17 6 13 40 INF. MORT. RATE.. 86.3 97.4 100.0 55.6 70.3 110.2 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 54,308 8,193 1,316 739 1,189 1,179 INFANT DEATHS.... 2,425 433 63 50 57 68 INF. MORT. RATE.. 44.7 52.8 47.9 67.7 47.9 57.7 2,000-2,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 178,315 65,032 13,197 6,798 8,705 3,175 INFANT DEATHS.... 3,104 958 221 133 193 75 INF. MORT. RATE.. 17.4 14.7 16.7 19.6 22.2 23.6 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 649,012 325,557 99,198 51,116 53,489 9,829 INFANT DEATHS...... 4,685 2,052 609 358 445 106 INF.MORT.RATE...... 7.2 6.3 6.1 7.0 8.3 10.8 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 Page 8 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1989 BIRTH COHORT (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) _____________________________________________________________________________ | GESTATION BIRTH WEIGHT |______________________________________________________ | | 37-39 | 40 | 41 | 42 WEEKS| NOT | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | OR MORE |STATED ______________________|_________|_________|________|________|_________|______ ALL RACES 1/ 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,477,635 672,561 335,927 191,604 166,792 19,933 INFANT DEATHS...... 5,426 2,341 1,109 625 662 118 INF.MORT.RATE...... 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.3 4.0 5.9 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,183,054 424,306 319,783 217,280 167,882 14,721 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,180 1,122 741 502 545 63 INF.MORT.RATE...... 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.3 3.2 4.3 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 368,154 102,149 103,900 84,749 64,465 4,579 INFANT DEATHS...... 834 227 211 162 172 17 INF.MORT.RATE...... 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.7 3.7 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 65,196 15,559 17,300 16,814 13,376 845 INFANT DEATHS...... 197 47 54 30 42 12 INF.MORT.RATE...... 3.0 3.0 3.1 1.8 3.1 14.2 5,000+ GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 8,300 2,047 1,994 2,130 1,726 152 INFANT DEATHS...... 77 15 12 11 7 25 INF.MORT.RATE.... 9.3 7.3 6.0 5.2 4.1 164.5 NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 5,274 952 528 383 297 1,831 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,198 69 12 16 19 435 INF.MORT.RATE...... 227.2 72.5 22.7 41.8 64.0 237.6 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 Page 9 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1989 BIRTH COHORT (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | GESTATION BIRTH WEIGHT |_______________________________________________________ | | 37-39 | 40 | 41 | 42 WEEKS| NOT | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | OR MORE |STATED ______________________|_________|_________|________|________|_________|_______ WHITE TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,192,457 1,263,374 735,952 482,819 389,021 43,087 INFANT DEATHS...... 25,060 5,223 2,257 1,428 1,584 958 INF.MORT.RATE...... 7.8 4.1 3.1 3.0 4.1 22.2 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 182,404 49,234 9,754 5,110 6,523 3,596 INFANT DEATHS...... 14,075 1,049 222 130 198 497 INF.MORT.RATE...... 77.2 21.3 22.8 25.4 30.4 138.2 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 2,970 - 3 1 4 159 INFANT DEATHS.... 2,714 - 2 1 4 123 INF. MORT. RATE.. 913.8 - 666.7 1000.0 1000.0 773.6 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 5,214 14 2 3 4 227 INFANT DEATHS.... 3,639 7 2 1 4 146 INF. MORT. RATE.. 697.9 500.0 1000.0 333.3 1000.0 643.2 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 6,159 95 49 28 27 174 INFANT DEATHS.... 1,969 20 7 5 3 66 INF. MORT. RATE.. 319.7 210.5 142.9 178.6 111.1 379.3 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 7,279 287 64 54 73 199 INFANT DEATHS.... 1,211 36 9 3 14 39 INF. MORT. RATE.. 166.4 125.4 140.6 55.6 191.8 196.0 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 8,770 515 98 64 104 192 INFANT DEATHS.... 827 56 7 6 9 28 INF. MORT. RATE.. 94.3 108.7 71.4 93.8 86.5 145.8 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 34,603 5,286 848 462 726 698 INFANT DEATHS.... 1,662 303 45 35 36 46 INF. MORT. RATE.. 48.0 57.3 53.1 75.8 49.6 65.9 2,000-2,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS...... 117,409 43,037 8,690 4,498 5,585 1,947 INFANT DEATHS.... 2,053 627 150 79 128 49 INF. MORT. RATE.. 17.5 14.6 17.3 17.6 22.9 25.2 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 455,051 229,685 71,237 37,419 37,332 6,450 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,126 1,393 413 246 283 64 INF.MORT.RATE...... 6.9 6.1 5.8 6.6 7.6 9.9 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 Page 10 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1989 BIRTH COHORT (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | GESTATION BIRTH WEIGHT |_______________________________________________________ | | 37-39 | 40 | 41 | 42 WEEKS| NOT | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | OR MORE |STATED ______________________|_________|_________|________|________|_________|_______ WHITE 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,152,667 522,781 268,148 155,390 130,643 14,867 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,841 1,651 809 467 473 81 INF.MORT.RATE...... 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.6 5.4 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS....... 1,005,115 356,472 275,548 190,006 143,073 12,092 INFANT DEATHS..... 2,459 863 579 410 437 44 INF.MORT.RATE..... 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.2 3.1 3.6 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS....... 327,570 89,185 93,401 77,105 57,499 3,948 INFANT DEATHS..... 670 182 172 132 138 11 INF.MORT.RATE..... 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.7 2.4 2.8 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS....... 58,747 13,626 15,714 15,507 12,160 733 INFANT DEATHS..... 154 33 45 24 37 5 INF.MORT.RATE..... 2.6 2.4 2.9 1.5 3.0 6.8 5,000+ GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS....... 7,224 1,701 1,723 1,960 1,555 113 INFANT DEATHS..... 52 10 9 9 6 15 INF.MORT.RATE..... 7.2 5.9 5.2 4.6 3.9 132.7 NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS....... 3,679 690 427 322 326 1,288 INFANT DEATHS..... 683 42 8 10 12 241 INF.MORT.RATE..... 185.6 60.9 18.7 31.1 50.8 187.1 SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 Page 11 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1989 BIRTH COHORT (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | GESTATION BIRTH WEIGHT |_______________________________________________________ | | 37-39 | 40 | 41 | 42 WEEKS| NOT | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | OR MORE |STATED ______________________|_________|_________|________|________|_________|_______ BLACK TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS.......... 673,208 276,461 120,749 68,524 71,296 10,591 INFANT DEATHS........ 11,979 1,835 651 380 511 567 INF.MORT.RATE........ 17.8 6.6 5.4 5.5 7.2 53.5 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS.......... 90,779 21,930 4,406 2,320 3,325 2,068 INFANT DEATHS........ 8,153 437 88 65 85 287 INF.MORT.RATE........ 89.8 19.9 20.0 28.0 25.6 138.8 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 2,403 1 2 - - 116 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,138 0 2 - - 94 INF. MORT. RATE.... 889.7 - 1000.0 - - 810.3 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,852 7 2 1 1 161 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,475 3 2 0 1 102 INF. MORT. RATE.... 642.5 428.6 1000.0 - 1000.0 633.5 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,146 40 15 7 9 125 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,065 10 1 1 2 25 INF. MORT. RATE.... 256.9 250.0 66.7 142.9 222.2 200.0 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,499 159 54 32 36 128 INFANT DEATHS...... 545 16 5 5 4 21 INF. MORT. RATE.... 121.1 100.6 92.6 156.3 111.1 164.1 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,967 307 63 38 76 149 INFANT DEATHS...... 363 27 8 0 4 9 INF. MORT. RATE.... 73.1 87.9 127.0 - 52.6 60.4 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 17,745 2,546 410 241 421 398 INFANT DEATHS...... 660 101 15 12 16 17 INF. MORT. RATE.... 37.2 39.7 36.6 49.8 38.0 42.7 2,000-2,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 53,167 18,870 3,860 2,001 2,782 991 INFANT DEATHS...... 907 280 55 47 58 19 INF. MORT. RATE.... 17.1 14.8 14.2 23.5 20.8 19.2 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS.......... 159,428 77,301 22,663 11,255 13,711 2,510 INFANT DEATHS........ 1,349 572 163 91 144 37 INF.MORT.RATE........ 8.5 7.4 7.2 8.1 10.5 14.7 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 Page 12 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1989 BIRTH COHORT (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) _____________________________________________________________________________ | GESTATION BIRTH WEIGHT |_______________________________________________________ | | 37-39 | 40 | 41 | 42 WEEKS| NOT | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | OR MORE |STATED ______________________|_________|_________|________|________|_________|_______ BLACK 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS.......... 253,469 115,353 51,972 28,149 29,227 3,399 INFANT DEATHS........ 1,301 572 238 129 160 32 INF.MORT.RATE........ 5.1 5.0 4.6 4.6 5.5 9.4 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 133,425 50,632 32,653 20,266 19,002 1,662 INFANT DEATHS...... 542 191 123 62 90 13 INF.MORT.RATE...... 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.1 4.7 7.8 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 29,383 9,402 7,603 5,453 5,062 387 INFANT DEATHS...... 119 32 28 24 23 4 INF.MORT.RATE...... 4.0 3.4 3.7 4.4 4.5 10.3 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,578 1,383 1,172 909 820 67 INFANT DEATHS...... 29 9 6 4 3 6 INF.MORT.RATE...... 6.3 6.5 5.1 4.4 3.7 89.6 5,000+ GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 752 245 196 121 102 30 INFANT DEATHS...... 20 3 3 2 0 9 INF.MORT.RATE...... 26.6 12.2 15.3 16.5 - 300.0 NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,394 215 84 51 47 468 INFANT DEATHS...... 466 19 2 3 6 179 INF.MORT.RATE...... 334.3 88.4 23.8 58.8 127.7 382.5 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK