DOCUMENTATION TABLE 2 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY RACE OF MOTHER, SEX AND BIRTH WEIGHT OF CHILD: UNITED STATES, 1996 BIRTH COHORT 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... 28,257 5,171 5,292 1,827 955 INF.MORT.RATE... 7.3 889.6 510.9 165.8 76.4 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,990,480 2,915 5,256 5,760 6,445 INFANT DEATHS... 15,939 2,635 3,037 1,158 572 INF.MORT.RATE... 8.0 904.1 577.8 201.1 88.7 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,901,014 2,898 5,102 5,260 6,046 INFANT DEATHS... 12,318 2,536 2,255 669 383 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.5 875.0 442.0 127.2 63.4 WHITE BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS..... 3,093,057 3,217 6,047 6,929 8,193 INFANT DEATHS... 18,636 2,872 3,186 1,225 648 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.0 892.7 526.9 176.9 79.1 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,584,423 1,603 3,041 3,705 4,259 INFANT DEATHS... 10,581 1,452 1,822 775 392 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.7 905.7 599.2 209.1 92.1 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,508,634 1,614 3,006 3,224 3,934 INFANT DEATHS... 8,055 1,420 1,364 451 255 INF.MORT.RATE... 5.3 879.8 453.8 139.8 64.9 BLACK BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS..... 594,781 2,403 3,950 3,672 3,783 INFANT DEATHS... 8,397 2,131 1,912 524 261 INF.MORT.RATE... 14.1 886.7 484.0 142.8 69.1 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 301,474 1,215 2,030 1,818 1,921 INFANT DEATHS... 4,669 1,101 1,100 337 155 INF.MORT.RATE... 15.5 906.2 541.8 185.3 80.9 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 293,307 1,188 1,920 1,854 1,862 INFANT DEATHS... 3,729 1,030 812 187 106 INF.MORT.RATE... 12.7 866.9 422.8 101.1 56.9 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK TAB296.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, 1996 BIRTH COHORT 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... 28,257 753 1,679 2,288 9,958 334 INF.MORT.RATE... 7.3 52.1 30.0 12.9 2.8 152.2 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,990,480 7,346 27,503 82,109 1,851,963 1,183 INFANT DEATHS... 15,939 430 889 1,185 5,817 216 INF.MORT.RATE... 8.0 58.6 32.3 14.4 3.1 182.2 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,901,014 7,123 28,530 95,888 1,749,158 1,009 INFANT DEATHS... 12,318 323 790 1,103 4,141 118 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.5 45.4 27.7 11.5 2.4 117.0 WHITE BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS..... 3,093,057 9,648 38,486 123,923 2,895,116 1,498 INFANT DEATHS... 18,636 527 1,160 1,605 7,224 188 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.0 54.6 30.1 13.0 2.5 125.7 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,584,423 4,970 19,118 57,795 1,489,124 808 INFANT DEATHS... 10,581 307 619 853 4,231 129 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.7 61.7 32.4 14.8 2.8 159.6 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,508,634 4,678 19,368 66,128 1,405,992 690 INFANT DEATHS... 8,055 220 541 752 2,993 59 INF.MORT.RATE... 5.3 47.0 27.9 11.4 2.1 85.9 BLACK BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS..... 594,781 4,197 14,960 44,591 516,749 476 INFANT DEATHS... 8,397 193 436 560 2,257 124 INF.MORT.RATE... 14.1 45.9 29.1 12.5 4.4 259.7 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 301,474 2,045 7,078 19,880 265,230 257 INFANT DEATHS... 4,669 105 229 273 1,295 74 INF.MORT.RATE... 15.5 51.3 32.3 13.7 4.9 288.8 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 293,307 2,152 7,882 24,711 251,519 219 INFANT DEATHS... 3,729 88 207 287 962 49 INF.MORT.RATE... 12.7 40.8 26.3 11.6 3.8 225.6 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK TAB296.DOC - Page 2