- 1 - DOCUMENTATION TABLE 5 LIVE BIRTHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT AND RACE OF MOTHER AND INFANT DEATHS AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY AGE AT DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER FOR 10 MAJOR CAUSES OF INFANT DEATH: UNITED STATES, 1995 BIRTH COHORT DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (INFANT DEATHS ARE UNDER 1 YEAR. NEONATAL DEATHS ARE UNDER 28 DAYS; EARLY NEONATAL, 0-6 DAYS; LATE NEONATAL, 7-27 DAYS; AND POSTNEONATAL, 28 DAYS THROUGH 11 MONTHS) (RATES ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | CAUSE OF DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL __________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ ALL RACES 1/ ALL BIRTH WEIGHTS ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 3,899,589 29,302 19,184 15,482 3,703 10,117 RATE.. 751.4 492.0 397.0 94.9 259.4 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 6,585 4,785 3,652 1,133 1,800 RATE.. 168.9 122.7 93.6 29.1 46.2 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 3,909 3,855 3,783 72 54 RATE.. 100.2 98.9 97.0 1.8 1.4 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 3,255 225 27 197 3,031 RATE.. 83.5 5.8 .7 5.1 77.7 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 1,462 1,368 1,128 240 94 RATE.. 37.5 35.1 28.9 6.2 2.4 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 1,315 1,307 1,296 11 8 RATE.. 33.7 33.5 33.2 .3 .2 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 957 939 900 39 18 RATE.. 24.5 24.1 23.1 1.0 .5 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 762 68 35 33 694 RATE.. 19.5 1.7 .9 .9 17.8 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 795 738 377 360 57 RATE.. 20.4 18.9 9.7 9.2 1.5 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 534 110 40 70 424 RATE.. 13.7 2.8 1.0 1.8 10.9 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 469 420 344 75 50 RATE.. 12.0 10.8 8.8 1.9 1.3 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 9,259 5,371 3,899 1,471 3,888 RATE.. 237.4 137.7 100.0 37.7 99.7 - 2 - DOCUMENTATION TABLE 5 LIVE BIRTHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT AND RACE OF MOTHER AND INFANT DEATHS AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY AGE AT DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER FOR 10 MAJOR CAUSES OF INFANT DEATH: UNITED STATES, 1995 BIRTH COHORT DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (INFANT DEATHS ARE UNDER 1 YEAR. NEONATAL DEATHS ARE UNDER 28 DAYS; EARLY NEONATAL, 0-6 DAYS; LATE NEONATAL, 7-27 DAYS; AND POSTNEONATAL, 28 DAYS THROUGH 11 MONTHS) (RATES ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | CAUSE OF DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL __________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________ ALL RACES 1/ LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 285,976 18,525 14,946 12,765 2,181 3,579 RATE.. 6,477.8 5,226.3 4,463.7 762.6 1,251.4 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 3,543 2,828 2,393 435 714 RATE.. 1,238.8 989.0 836.9 152.2 249.8 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 3,728 3,675 3,604 71 54 RATE.. 1,303.8 1,284.9 1,260.1 24.8 18.8 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 678 44 5 39 634 RATE.. 237.0 15.3 1.8 13.5 221.8 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 1,412 1,333 1,102 231 78 RATE.. 493.6 466.2 385.4 80.8 27.4 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 1,272 1,264 1,253 11 8 RATE.. 444.7 441.8 438.0 3.9 2.8 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 814 801 775 25 13 RATE.. 284.6 280.0 271.1 8.9 4.6 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 132 16 14 2 116 RATE.. 46.3 5.7 5.0 .7 40.6 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 621 573 279 294 48 RATE.. 217.1 200.4 97.6 102.8 16.7 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 236 63 19 44 173 RATE.. 82.4 22.1 6.8 15.3 60.4 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 204 195 167 27 9 RATE.. 71.3 68.1 58.5 9.6 3.2 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 5,886 4,155 3,153 1,002 1,731 RATE.. 2,058.1 1,452.8 1,102.5 350.2 605.3 -3- DOCUMENTATION TABLE 5 LIVE BIRTHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT AND RACE OF MOTHER AND INFANT DEATHS AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY AGE AT DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER FOR 10 MAJOR CAUSES OF INFANT DEATH: UNITED STATES, 1995 BIRTH COHORT DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (INFANT DEATHS ARE UNDER 1 YEAR. NEONATAL DEATHS ARE UNDER 28 DAYS; EARLY NEONATAL, 0-6 DAYS; LATE NEONATAL, 7-27 DAYS; AND POSTNEONATAL, 28 DAYS THROUGH 11 MONTHS) (RATES ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | CAUSE OF DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL __________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ ALL RACES 1/ 2,500 GRAMS OR MORE ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 3,611,935 10,426 3,900 2,393 1,507 6,525 RATE.. 288.6 108.0 66.3 41.7 180.7 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 2,992 1,910 1,217 694 1,082 RATE.. 82.8 52.9 33.7 19.2 30.0 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 42 42 41 1 - RATE.. 1.2 1.2 1.1 .0 - SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 2,573 181 22 159 2,393 RATE.. 71.2 5.0 .6 4.4 66.2 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 41 26 19 7 15 RATE.. 1.1 .7 .5 .2 .4 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 9 9 9 - - RATE.. .3 .3 .3 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 121 116 104 12 5 RATE.. 3.4 3.2 2.9 .3 .1 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 630 52 20 31 578 RATE.. 17.4 1.4 .6 .9 16.0 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 166 158 95 63 8 RATE.. 4.6 4.4 2.6 1.8 .2 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 297 47 20 26 250 RATE.. 8.2 1.3 .6 .7 6.9 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 254 213 165 48 41 RATE.. 7.0 5.9 4.6 1.3 1.1 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 3,300 1,146 680 466 2,154 RATE.. 91.4 31.7 18.8 12.9 59.6 - 4 - DOCUMENTATION TABLE 5 LIVE BIRTHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT AND RACE OF MOTHER AND INFANT DEATHS AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY AGE AT DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER FOR 10 MAJOR CAUSES OF INFANT DEATH: UNITED STATES, 1995 BIRTH COHORT DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (INFANT DEATHS ARE UNDER 1 YEAR. NEONATAL DEATHS ARE UNDER 28 DAYS; EARLY NEONATAL, 0-6 DAYS; LATE NEONATAL, 7-27 DAYS; AND POSTNEONATAL, 28 DAYS THROUGH 11 MONTHS) (RATES ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | CAUSE OF DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL __________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ ALL RACES 1/ NOT STATED BIRTH WEIGHT ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 1,678 351 338 324 14 13 RATE.. 20,942.5 20,142.4 19,280.9 861.4 800.1 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 51 46 42 4 4 RATE.. 3,009.8 2,761.9 2,509.5 252.4 247.9 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 138 138 138 - - RATE.. 8,250.8 8,250.8 8,250.8 - - SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 4 - - - 4 RATE.. 245.9 - - - 245.9 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 9 9 7 2 - RATE.. 552.4 552.4 430.2 122.1 - MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 34 34 34 - - RATE.. 2,033.3 2,033.3 2,033.3 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 22 22 21 1 - RATE.. 1,286.5 1,286.5 1,225.9 60.6 - ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... - - - - - RATE.. - - - - - INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 7 6 3 3 1 RATE.. 432.3 372.5 187.8 184.7 59.8 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 1 - - - 1 RATE.. 65.4 - - - 65.4 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 12 12 12 - - RATE.. 701.2 701.2 701.2 - - ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 73 70 66 4 3 RATE.. 4,364.8 4,183.7 3,942.1 241.6 181.1 - 5 - DOCUMENTATION TABLE 5 LIVE BIRTHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT AND RACE OF MOTHER AND INFANT DEATHS AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY AGE AT DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER FOR 10 MAJOR CAUSES OF INFANT DEATH: UNITED STATES, 1995 BIRTH COHORT DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (INFANT DEATHS ARE UNDER 1 YEAR. NEONATAL DEATHS ARE UNDER 28 DAYS; EARLY NEONATAL, 0-6 DAYS; LATE NEONATAL, 7-27 DAYS; AND POSTNEONATAL, 28 DAYS THROUGH 11 MONTHS) (RATES ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | CAUSE OF DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL __________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ WHITE ALL BIRTH WEIGHTS ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 3,098,885 19,461 12,709 10,106 2,603 6,752 RATE.. 628.0 410.1 326.1 84.0 217.9 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 5,176 3,815 2,900 915 1,361 RATE.. 167.0 123.1 93.6 29.5 43.9 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 2,041 2,016 1,975 42 24 RATE.. 65.9 65.1 63.7 1.3 .8 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 2,144 145 16 129 1,999 RATE.. 69.2 4.7 .5 4.2 64.5 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 939 878 722 156 61 RATE.. 30.3 28.3 23.3 5.0 2.0 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 840 835 828 7 5 RATE.. 27.1 27.0 26.7 .2 .2 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 669 655 623 31 14 RATE.. 21.6 21.1 20.1 1.0 .5 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 534 47 24 22 487 RATE.. 17.2 1.5 .8 .7 15.7 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 534 498 256 242 37 RATE.. 17.2 16.1 8.3 7.8 1.2 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 333 66 28 39 267 RATE.. 10.8 2.1 .9 1.2 8.6 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 337 302 249 53 34 RATE.. 10.9 9.8 8.0 1.7 1.1 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 5,913 3,451 2,483 968 2,462 RATE.. 190.8 111.4 80.1 31.2 79.4 - 6 - DOCUMENTATION TABLE 5 LIVE BIRTHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT AND RACE OF MOTHER AND INFANT DEATHS AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY AGE AT DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER FOR 10 MAJOR CAUSES OF INFANT DEATH: UNITED STATES, 1995 BIRTH COHORT DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (INFANT DEATHS ARE UNDER 1 YEAR. NEONATAL DEATHS ARE UNDER 28 DAYS; EARLY NEONATAL, 0-6 DAYS; LATE NEONATAL, 7-27 DAYS; AND POSTNEONATAL, 28 DAYS THROUGH 11 MONTHS) (RATES ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | CAUSE OF DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL __________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ _ WHITE LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 193,083 11,587 9,468 8,047 1,421 2,119 RATE.. 6,001.1 4,903.7 4,167.7 736.0 1,097.4 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 2,705 2,211 1,878 334 494 RATE.. 1,401.1 1,145.3 972.5 172.8 255.8 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 1,955 1,931 1,889 42 24 RATE.. 1,012.5 999.9 978.4 21.5 12.7 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 383 27 3 24 355 RATE.. 198.1 14.2 1.6 12.6 184.0 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 903 853 704 149 50 RATE.. 467.5 441.6 364.5 77.1 25.9 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 811 806 799 7 5 RATE.. 420.1 417.5 413.8 3.6 2.6 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 557 548 526 21 9 RATE.. 288.4 283.7 272.6 11.1 4.8 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 80 10 9 1 69 RATE.. 41.2 5.3 4.8 .5 35.9 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 396 366 179 187 29 RATE.. 205.0 189.7 92.7 97.1 15.3 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 127 32 10 21 96 RATE.. 65.9 16.4 5.3 11.0 49.6 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 131 124 109 15 7 RATE.. 67.9 64.2 56.3 7.9 3.7 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 3,540 2,560 1,941 619 979 RATE.. 1,833.3 1,326.0 1,005.2 320.8 507.3 - 7 - DOCUMENTATION TABLE 5 LIVE BIRTHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT AND RACE OF MOTHER AND INFANT DEATHS AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY AGE AT DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER FOR 10 MAJOR CAUSES OF INFANT DEATH: UNITED STATES, 1995 BIRTH COHORT DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (INFANT DEATHS ARE UNDER 1 YEAR. NEONATAL DEATHS ARE UNDER 28 DAYS; EARLY NEONATAL, 0-6 DAYS; LATE NEONATAL, 7-27 DAYS; AND POSTNEONATAL, 28 DAYS THROUGH 11 MONTHS) (RATES ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | CAUSE OF DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL __________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ WHITE 2,500 GRAMS OR MORE ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 2,904,634 7,677 3,052 1,877 1,176 4,625 RATE.. 264.3 105.1 64.6 40.5 159.2 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 2,434 1,570 991 579 864 RATE.. 83.8 54.0 34.1 19.9 29.8 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 23 23 23 - - RATE.. .8 .8 .8 - - SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 1,760 118 13 105 1,642 RATE.. 60.6 4.1 .5 3.6 56.5 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 32 21 13 7 11 RATE.. 1.1 .7 .5 .2 .4 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 7 7 7 - - RATE.. .3 .3 .3 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 98 93 83 10 5 RATE.. 3.4 3.2 2.8 .3 .2 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 455 37 15 21 418 RATE.. 15.6 1.3 .5 .7 14.4 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 135 128 76 52 7 RATE.. 4.7 4.4 2.6 1.8 .2 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 205 35 17 17 170 RATE.. 7.1 1.2 .6 .6 5.9 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 198 171 133 38 27 RATE.. 6.8 5.9 4.6 1.3 .9 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 2,331 850 504 346 1,480 RATE.. 80.2 29.3 17.4 11.9 51.0 - 8 - DOCUMENTATION TABLE 5 LIVE BIRTHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT AND RACE OF MOTHER AND INFANT DEATHS AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY AGE AT DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER FOR 10 MAJOR CAUSES OF INFANT DEATH: UNITED STATES, 1995 BIRTH COHORT DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (INFANT DEATHS ARE UNDER 1 YEAR. NEONATAL DEATHS ARE UNDER 28 DAYS; EARLY NEONATAL, 0-6 DAYS; LATE NEONATAL, 7-27 DAYS; AND POSTNEONATAL, 28 DAYS THROUGH 11 MONTHS) (RATES ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | CAUSE OF DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL __________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ WHITE NOT STATED BIRTH WEIGHT ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 1,168 197 189 182 6 8 RATE.. 16,865.5 16,157.3 15,624.2 533.1 708.3 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 37 34 32 2 3 RATE.. 3,160.1 2,891.5 2,709.3 182.2 268.7 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 62 62 62 - - RATE.. 5,335.3 5,335.3 5,335.3 - - SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 2 - - - 2 RATE.. 173.0 - - - 173.0 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 5 5 5 - - RATE.. 444.9 444.9 444.9 - - MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 22 22 22 - - RATE.. 1,873.2 1,873.2 1,873.2 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 15 15 15 - - RATE.. 1,243.8 1,243.8 1,243.8 - - ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... - - - - - RATE.. - - - - - INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 3 3 1 2 - RATE.. 275.9 275.9 98.1 177.8 - PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 1 - - - 1 RATE.. 94.0 - - - 94.0 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 8 8 8 - - RATE.. 653.0 653.0 653.0 - - ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 42 40 38 2 2 RATE.. 3,612.2 3,439.6 3,266.4 173.1 172.6 - 9 - DOCUMENTATION TABLE 5 LIVE BIRTHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT AND RACE OF MOTHER AND INFANT DEATHS AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY AGE AT DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER FOR 10 MAJOR CAUSES OF INFANT DEATH: UNITED STATES, 1995 BIRTH COHORT DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (INFANT DEATHS ARE UNDER 1 YEAR. NEONATAL DEATHS ARE UNDER 28 DAYS; EARLY NEONATAL, 0-6 DAYS; LATE NEONATAL, 7-27 DAYS; AND POSTNEONATAL, 28 DAYS THROUGH 11 MONTHS) (RATES ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | CAUSE OF DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL __________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ BLACK, ALL BIRTH WEIGHTS ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 603,139 8,674 5,788 4,821 967 2,887 RATE.. 1,438.2 959.6 799.3 160.3 478.6 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 1,140 771 595 176 368 RATE.. 189.0 127.9 98.7 29.2 61.1 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 1,776 1,748 1,720 28 27 RATE.. 294.4 289.9 285.2 4.7 4.5 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 970 68 9 59 902 RATE.. 160.9 11.3 1.5 9.8 149.6 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 490 458 377 81 31 RATE.. 81.2 76.0 62.5 13.5 5.2 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 442 439 435 4 3 RATE.. 73.3 72.8 72.1 .7 .5 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 247 243 237 5 4 RATE.. 40.9 40.2 39.4 .8 .7 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 195 20 10 10 175 RATE.. 32.3 3.4 1.7 1.7 29.0 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 234 216 104 112 18 RATE.. 38.8 35.7 17.2 18.5 3.0 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 160 38 9 28 122 RATE.. 26.6 6.2 1.5 4.7 20.3 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 115 101 79 21 14 RATE.. 19.0 16.7 13.1 3.5 2.4 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 2,907 1,686 1,244 442 1,221 RATE.. 481.9 279.5 206.3 73.2 202.4 - 10 - DOCUMENTATION TABLE 5 LIVE BIRTHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT AND RACE OF MOTHER AND INFANT DEATHS AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY AGE AT DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER FOR 10 MAJOR CAUSES OF INFANT DEATH: UNITED STATES, 1995 BIRTH COHORT DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (INFANT DEATHS ARE UNDER 1 YEAR. NEONATAL DEATHS ARE UNDER 28 DAYS; EARLY NEONATAL, 0-6 DAYS; LATE NEONATAL, 7-27 DAYS; AND POSTNEONATAL, 28 DAYS THROUGH 11 MONTHS) (RATES ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | CAUSE OF DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL __________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ BLACK LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 79,335 6,289 4,982 4,291 691 1,306 RATE.. 7,926.5 6,280.0 5,409.2 870.8 1,646.6 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 692 500 416 84 192 RATE.. 872.3 630.7 524.6 106.1 241.6 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 1,687 1,660 1,633 27 27 RATE.. 2,126.7 2,092.3 2,057.8 34.5 34.5 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 275 15 2 13 260 RATE.. 346.5 19.2 2.6 16.6 327.3 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 477 449 370 79 27 RATE.. 600.7 566.1 466.4 99.7 34.6 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 428 425 421 4 3 RATE.. 539.0 535.2 530.1 5.1 3.9 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 225 221 217 4 4 RATE.. 283.9 278.8 273.7 5.1 5.1 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 47 6 5 1 41 RATE.. 58.8 7.6 6.3 1.3 51.2 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 202 186 86 100 16 RATE.. 255.2 234.7 108.2 126.6 20.4 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 96 27 7 20 69 RATE.. 121.2 34.6 9.1 25.6 86.6 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 66 64 51 12 2 RATE.. 82.6 80.1 64.7 15.3 2.5 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 2,094 1,429 1,083 345 665 RATE.. 2,639.5 1,800.7 1,365.6 435.0 838.8 - 11 - DOCUMENTATION TABLE 5 LIVE BIRTHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT AND RACE OF MOTHER AND INFANT DEATHS AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY AGE AT DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER FOR 10 MAJOR CAUSES OF INFANT DEATH: UNITED STATES, 1995 BIRTH COHORT DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (INFANT DEATHS ARE UNDER 1 YEAR. NEONATAL DEATHS ARE UNDER 28 DAYS; EARLY NEONATAL, 0-6 DAYS; LATE NEONATAL, 7-27 DAYS; AND POSTNEONATAL, 28 DAYS THROUGH 11 MONTHS) (RATES ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | CAUSE OF DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL __________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ BLACK, 2,500 GRAMS OR MORE ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 523,420 2,249 674 403 271 1,575 RATE.. 429.7 128.8 77.0 51.8 300.9 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 439 263 172 91 176 RATE.. 83.8 50.2 32.8 17.4 33.6 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 16 16 15 1 - RATE.. 3.1 3.1 2.9 .2 - SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 693 53 7 46 640 RATE.. 132.4 10.1 1.4 8.7 122.3 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 9 5 5 - 4 RATE.. 1.7 1.0 1.0 - .8 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 2 2 2 - - RATE.. .4 .4 .4 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 16 16 15 1 - RATE.. 3.1 3.1 2.9 .2 - ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 148 14 5 9 134 RATE.. 28.3 2.7 1.0 1.7 25.6 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 28 27 17 10 1 RATE.. 5.4 5.2 3.3 2.0 .2 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 64 10 2 8 54 RATE.. 12.2 1.9 .4 1.6 10.3 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 45 33 24 9 12 RATE.. 8.6 6.3 4.5 1.8 2.3 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 788 234 138 96 554 RATE.. 150.5 44.6 26.4 18.3 105.9 - 12 - DOCUMENTATION TABLE 5 LIVE BIRTHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT AND RACE OF MOTHER AND INFANT DEATHS AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY AGE AT DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER FOR 10 MAJOR CAUSES OF INFANT DEATH: UNITED STATES, 1995 BIRTH COHORT DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (INFANT DEATHS ARE UNDER 1 YEAR. NEONATAL DEATHS ARE UNDER 28 DAYS; EARLY NEONATAL, 0-6 DAYS; LATE NEONATAL, 7-27 DAYS; AND POSTNEONATAL, 28 DAYS THROUGH 11 MONTHS) (RATES ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | CAUSE OF DEATH, BIRTH WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL __________________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ BLACK NOT STATED BIRTH WEIGHT ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 384 137 132 126 5 5 RATE.. 35,587.5 34,245.6 32,918.4 1,327.2 1,342.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 9 8 7 1 1 RATE.. 2,379.9 2,113.7 1,850.7 263.1 266.2 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 72 72 72 - - RATE.. 18,766.1 18,766.1 18,766.1 - - SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 2 - - - 2 RATE.. 548.3 - - - 548.3 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 4 4 2 2 - RATE.. 1,060.6 1,060.6 526.9 533.7 - MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 12 12 12 - - RATE.. 3,187.6 3,187.6 3,187.6 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 5 5 5 - - RATE.. 1,313.2 1,313.2 1,313.2 - - ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... - - - - - RATE.. - - - - - INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 3 2 1 1 1 RATE.. 789.2 528.0 261.8 266.2 261.3 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... - - - - - RATE.. - - - - - HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 4 4 4 - - RATE.. 1,077.8 1,077.8 1,077.8 - - ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 25 24 23 1 1 RATE.. 6,464.8 6,198.6 5,934.3 264.3 266.2 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK