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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | | TOTAL WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | INFANT | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NATAL _______________________________________________|_________|________|________ ALL RACES 1/, ALL BIRTH WEIGHTS ALL CAUSES..............................NUMBER 3,880,894 27,968 18,507 RATE 720.7 476.9 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 6,187 4,494 RATE 159.4 115.8 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 3,917 3,858 RATE 100.9 99.4 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 2,996 182 RATE 77.2 4.7 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 1,303 1,226 RATE 33.6 31.6 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 1,234 1,226 RATE 31.8 31.6 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 956 941 RATE 24.6 24.3 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 754 86 RATE 19.4 2.2 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 775 735 RATE 20.0 18.9 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 419 97 RATE 10.8 2.5 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 449 420 RATE 11.6 10.8 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 8,980 5,242 RATE 231.4 135.1 TAB597.TXT - Page 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | | TOTAL WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | INFANT | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NATAL _______________________________________________|_________|________|________ ALL RACES 1/, LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS ALL CAUSES..............................NUMBER 292,069 18,012 14,697 RATE 6,167.0 5,032.1 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 3,520 2,822 RATE 1,205.2 966.2 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 3,732 3,679 RATE 1,277.7 1,259.7 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 637 38 RATE 218.2 12.9 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 1,253 1,192 RATE 429.1 408.2 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 1,169 1,164 RATE 400.3 398.6 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 830 823 RATE 284.2 281.7 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 122 21 RATE 41.8 7.0 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 647 613 RATE 221.5 210.0 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 196 56 RATE 67.3 19.2 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 207 202 RATE 70.9 69.2 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 5,698 4,088 RATE 1,950.9 1,399.5 TAB597.TXT - Page 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | | TOTAL WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | INFANT | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NATAL _______________________________________________|_________|________|________ ALL RACES 1/, 2,500 GRAMS OR MORE ALL CAUSES..............................NUMBER 3,587,099 9,615 3,486 RATE 268.0 97.2 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 2,643 1,651 RATE 73.7 46.0 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 40 36 RATE 1.1 1.0 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 2,359 144 RATE 65.8 4.0 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 40 25 RATE 1.1 .7 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 17 14 RATE .5 .4 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 99 92 RATE 2.8 2.6 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 627 63 RATE 17.5 1.8 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 124 117 RATE 3.5 3.3 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 223 41 RATE 6.2 1.1 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 236 213 RATE 6.6 5.9 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 3,206 1,090 RATE 89.4 30.4 TAB597.TXT - Page 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | | TOTAL WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | INFANT | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NATAL _______________________________________________|_________|________|________ ALL RACES 1/, NOT STATED BIRTH WEIGHT ALL CAUSES..............................NUMBER 1,726 341 324 RATE 19,755.9 18,753.6 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 23 21 RATE 1,354.5 1,236.6 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 145 143 RATE 8,386.3 8,269.3 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER - - RATE - - RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 9 9 RATE 530.2 530.2 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 47 47 RATE 2,734.2 2,734.2 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 27 27 RATE 1,549.1 1,549.1 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 4 3 RATE 237.9 178.8 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 4 4 RATE 235.2 235.2 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER - - RATE - - HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 6 5 RATE 350.8 292.1 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 76 64 RATE 4,377.6 3,728.0 TAB597.TXT - Page 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | | TOTAL WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | INFANT | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NATAL _______________________________________________|_________|________|________ WHITE, ALL BIRTH WEIGHTS ALL CAUSES..............................NUMBER 3,072,640 18,578 12,250 RATE 604.6 398.7 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 4,793 3,540 RATE 156.0 115.2 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 2,099 2,059 RATE 68.3 67.0 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 1,991 122 RATE 64.8 4.0 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 797 752 RATE 25.9 24.5 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 791 785 RATE 25.8 25.6 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 641 629 RATE 20.9 20.5 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 518 66 RATE 16.9 2.2 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 512 487 RATE 16.7 15.8 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 268 69 RATE 8.7 2.3 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 317 298 RATE 10.3 9.7 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 5,849 3,443 RATE 190.4 112.1 TAB597.TXT - Page 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | | TOTAL WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | INFANT | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NATAL _______________________________________________|_________|________|________ WHITE, LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS ALL CAUSES..............................NUMBER 198,981 11,378 9,350 RATE 5,718.2 4,699.1 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 2,684 2,187 RATE 1,348.8 1,099.0 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 2,000 1,963 RATE 1,005.0 986.6 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 372 23 RATE 187.0 11.7 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 765 727 RATE 384.5 365.5 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 755 751 RATE 379.7 377.6 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 550 544 RATE 276.4 273.3 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 75 12 RATE 37.5 6.2 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 418 398 RATE 210.1 199.9 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 117 39 RATE 58.9 19.5 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 130 125 RATE 65.2 62.6 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 3,512 2,581 RATE 1,765.2 1,297.1 TAB597.TXT - Page 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | | TOTAL WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | INFANT | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NATAL _______________________________________________|_________|________|________ WHITE, 2,500 GRAMS OR MORE ALL CAUSES..............................NUMBER 2,872,582 7,020 2,731 RATE 244.4 95.1 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 2,094 1,338 RATE 72.9 46.6 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 30 27 RATE 1.0 .9 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 1,619 98 RATE 56.4 3.4 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 26 19 RATE .9 .7 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 13 11 RATE .5 .4 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 75 69 RATE 2.6 2.4 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 440 51 RATE 15.3 1.8 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 91 86 RATE 3.2 3.0 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 151 31 RATE 5.2 1.1 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 187 172 RATE 6.5 6.0 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 2,295 830 RATE 79.9 28.9 TAB597.TXT - Page 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | | TOTAL WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | INFANT | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NATAL _______________________________________________|_________|________|________ WHITE, NOT STATED BIRTH WEIGHT ALL CAUSES..............................NUMBER 1,077 180 169 RATE 16,690.8 15,653.9 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 15 15 RATE 1,416.5 1,416.5 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 70 69 RATE 6,462.1 6,368.2 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER - - RATE - - RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 6 6 RATE 567.5 567.5 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 23 23 RATE 2,103.5 2,103.5 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 16 16 RATE 1,512.7 1,512.7 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 4 3 RATE 381.3 286.5 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 3 3 RATE 283.3 283.3 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER - - RATE - - HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 1 1 RATE 92.9 92.9 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 42 33 RATE 3,871.0 3,022.8 TAB597.TXT - Page 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | | TOTAL WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | INFANT | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NATAL _______________________________________________|_________|________|________ BLACK, ALL BIRTH WEIGHTS ALL CAUSES..............................NUMBER 599,913 8,210 5,536 RATE 1,368.5 922.8 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 1,100 753 RATE 183.4 125.6 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 1,704 1,687 RATE 284.0 281.2 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 859 50 RATE 143.1 8.3 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 453 427 RATE 75.6 71.2 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 407 405 RATE 67.8 67.4 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 278 276 RATE 46.3 46.0 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 205 16 RATE 34.1 2.7 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 229 214 RATE 38.1 35.7 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 134 24 RATE 22.3 4.1 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 111 103 RATE 18.5 17.1 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 2,731 1,581 RATE 455.3 263.6 TAB597.TXT - Page 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | | TOTAL WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | INFANT | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NATAL _______________________________________________|_________|________|________ BLACK, LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS ALL CAUSES..............................NUMBER 78,207 5,930 4,796 RATE 7,582.8 6,132.8 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 663 511 RATE 848.3 653.9 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 1,624 1,609 RATE 2,076.3 2,056.9 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 231 9 RATE 295.8 11.6 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 438 419 RATE 560.4 535.7 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 378 377 RATE 483.3 482.0 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 250 249 RATE 319.6 318.3 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 42 7 RATE 53.1 9.1 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 202 189 RATE 258.7 241.8 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 74 15 RATE 94.7 19.5 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 70 70 RATE 89.9 89.9 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 1,957 1,341 RATE 2,502.8 1,714.2 TAB597.TXT - Page 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | | TOTAL WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | INFANT | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NATAL _______________________________________________|_________|________|________ BLACK, 2,500 GRAMS OR MORE ALL CAUSES..............................NUMBER 521,347 2,130 596 RATE 408.5 114.2 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 432 238 RATE 82.8 45.6 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 9 8 RATE 1.8 1.6 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 627 41 RATE 120.3 7.8 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 12 5 RATE 2.3 1.0 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 4 3 RATE .8 .6 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 17 16 RATE 3.3 3.1 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 163 9 RATE 31.3 1.7 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 25 24 RATE 4.8 4.6 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 60 9 RATE 11.4 1.7 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 36 29 RATE 6.8 5.5 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 744 213 RATE 142.8 40.9 TAB597.TXT - Page 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | | TOTAL WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | INFANT | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NATAL _______________________________________________|_________|________|________ BLACK, NOT STATED BIRTH WEIGHT ALL CAUSES..............................NUMBER 359 150 144 RATE 41,678.4 40,248.7 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 5 4 RATE 1,412.6 1,124.3 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 71 70 RATE 19,785.9 19,505.3 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER - - RATE - - RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 3 3 RATE 846.6 846.6 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 25 25 RATE 6,834.7 6,834.7 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 10 10 RATE 2,909.7 2,909.7 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER - - RATE - - INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 1 1 RATE 281.1 281.1 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER - - RATE - - HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 5 4 RATE 1,407.8 1,125.8 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 29 27 RATE 8,200.0 7,621.2 ____________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK TAB597.TXT - Page 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | EARLY | LATE | POST WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | NEO- | NEO- | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | NATAL | NATAL | NATAL _____________________________________________|_________|_______|_______|______ ALL RACES 1/, ALL BIRTH WEIGHTS ALL CAUSES............................NUMBER 3,880,894 14,827 3,680 9,461 RATE 382.0 94.8 243.8 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 3,453 1,041 1,692 RATE 89.0 26.8 43.6 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 3,798 60 59 RATE 97.9 1.5 1.5 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 27 154 2,814 RATE .7 4.0 72.5 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 981 245 76 RATE 25.3 6.3 2.0 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 1,210 15 8 RATE 31.2 .4 .2 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 917 24 14 RATE 23.6 .6 .4 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 31 56 667 RATE .8 1.4 17.2 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 329 405 41 RATE 8.5 10.4 1.0 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 28 68 322 RATE .7 1.8 8.3 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 334 86 29 RATE 8.6 2.2 .7 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 3,718 1,524 3,738 RATE 95.8 39.3 96.3 TAB597.TXT - Page 13 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | EARLY | LATE | POST WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | NEO- | NEO- | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | NATAL | NATAL | NATAL _____________________________________________|_________|_______|_______|______ ALL RACES 1/, LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS ALL CAUSES............................NUMBER 292,069 12,429 2,268 3,315 RATE 4,255.4 776.7 1,134.9 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 2,403 419 698 RATE 822.6 143.6 239.0 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 3,622 57 53 RATE 1,240.2 19.5 18.1 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 4 34 600 RATE 1.4 11.5 205.3 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 957 236 61 RATE 327.6 80.6 20.9 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 1,149 15 5 RATE 393.3 5.2 1.7 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 810 13 7 RATE 277.2 4.5 2.4 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 11 9 102 RATE 3.9 3.1 34.8 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 266 347 34 RATE 91.1 119.0 11.5 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 20 36 140 RATE 7.0 12.2 48.1 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 182 20 5 RATE 62.2 7.0 1.8 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 3,006 1,082 1,610 RATE 1,029.1 370.5 551.3 TAB597.TXT - Page 14 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | EARLY | LATE | POST WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | NEO- | NEO- | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | NATAL | NATAL | NATAL _____________________________________________|_________|_______|_______|______ ALL RACES 1/, 2,500 GRAMS OR MORE ALL CAUSES............................NUMBER 3,587,099 2,086 1,400 6,129 RATE 58.2 39.0 170.9 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 1,033 618 992 RATE 28.8 17.2 27.7 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 34 2 4 RATE .9 .1 .1 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 23 121 2,215 RATE .7 3.4 61.7 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 16 9 15 RATE .4 .3 .4 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 14 - 3 RATE .4 - .1 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 82 10 7 RATE 2.3 .3 .2 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 16 47 565 RATE .5 1.3 15.7 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 63 54 7 RATE 1.8 1.5 .2 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 8 33 182 RATE .2 .9 5.1 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 148 65 22 RATE 4.1 1.8 .6 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 649 441 2,116 RATE 18.1 12.3 59.0 TAB597.TXT - Page 15 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | EARLY | LATE | POST WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | NEO- | NEO- | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | NATAL | NATAL | NATAL _____________________________________________|_________|_______|_______|______ ALL RACES 1/, NOT STATED BIRTH WEIGHT ALL CAUSES............................NUMBER 1,726 312 12 17 RATE 18,048.3 705.3 1,002.3 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 17 4 2 RATE 1,002.3 234.3 117.9 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 142 1 2 RATE 8,209.9 59.4 117.0 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER - - - RATE - - - RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 9 - - RATE 530.2 - - MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 47 - - RATE 2,734.2 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 26 1 - RATE 1,489.7 59.4 - ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 3 - 1 RATE 178.8 - 59.1 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER - 4 - RATE - 235.2 - PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER - - - RATE - - - HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 4 1 1 RATE 233.7 58.4 58.7 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 63 1 11 RATE 3,669.4 58.6 649.6 TAB597.TXT - Page 16 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | EARLY | LATE | POST WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | NEO- | NEO- | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | NATAL | NATAL | NATAL _____________________________________________|_________|_______|_______|______ WHITE, ALL BIRTH WEIGHTS ALL CAUSES............................NUMBER 3,072,640 9,673 2,576 6,328 RATE 314.8 83.9 205.9 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 2,712 828 1,253 RATE 88.2 27.0 40.8 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 2,021 38 41 RATE 65.8 1.2 1.3 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 22 99 1,869 RATE .7 3.2 60.8 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 607 145 45 RATE 19.7 4.7 1.5 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 777 8 6 RATE 25.3 .3 .2 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 611 18 12 RATE 19.9 .6 .4 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 23 44 452 RATE .7 1.4 14.7 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 218 268 25 RATE 7.1 8.7 .8 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 21 48 199 RATE .7 1.6 6.5 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 236 62 19 RATE 7.7 2.0 .6 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 2,426 1,017 2,406 RATE 78.9 33.1 78.3 TAB597.TXT - Page 17 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | EARLY | LATE | POST WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | NEO- | NEO- | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | NATAL | NATAL | NATAL _____________________________________________|_________|_______|_______|______ WHITE, LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS ALL CAUSES............................NUMBER 198,981 7,864 1,487 2,028 RATE 3,951.9 747.1 1,019.1 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 1,865 322 497 RATE 937.1 161.9 249.8 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 1,928 36 37 RATE 968.7 17.9 18.4 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 3 20 349 RATE 1.5 10.2 175.3 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 589 138 38 RATE 296.0 69.5 19.0 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 743 8 4 RATE 373.5 4.1 2.0 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 534 10 6 RATE 268.2 5.1 3.1 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 8 4 62 RATE 4.2 2.0 31.2 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 170 228 20 RATE 85.5 114.4 10.2 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 14 25 78 RATE 7.1 12.3 39.4 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 111 13 5 RATE 55.9 6.7 2.6 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 1,898 683 931 RATE 954.1 343.0 468.1 TAB597.TXT - Page 18 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | EARLY | LATE | POST WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | NEO- | NEO- | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | NATAL | NATAL | NATAL _____________________________________________|_________|_______|_______|______ WHITE, 2,500 GRAMS OR MORE ALL CAUSES............................NUMBER 2,872,582 1,648 1,083 4,289 RATE 57.4 37.7 149.3 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 835 503 756 RATE 29.1 17.5 26.3 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 25 2 3 RATE .9 .1 .1 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 19 79 1,520 RATE .7 2.8 52.9 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 12 7 7 RATE .4 .3 .2 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 11 - 2 RATE .4 - .1 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 62 7 6 RATE 2.2 .2 .2 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 11 39 389 RATE .4 1.4 13.5 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 48 38 5 RATE 1.7 1.3 .2 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 7 23 120 RATE .2 .8 4.2 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 124 49 14 RATE 4.3 1.7 .5 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 495 335 1,466 RATE 17.2 11.7 51.0 TAB597.TXT - Page 19 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | EARLY | LATE | POST WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | NEO- | NEO- | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | NATAL | NATAL | NATAL _____________________________________________|_________|_______|_______|______ WHITE, NOT STATED BIRTH WEIGHT ALL CAUSES............................NUMBER 1,077 161 7 11 RATE 14,993.7 660.3 1,036.9 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 12 3 - RATE 1,134.7 281.8 - PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 69 - 1 RATE 6,368.2 - 93.9 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER - - - RATE - - - RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 6 - - RATE 567.5 - - MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 23 - - RATE 2,103.5 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 15 1 - RATE 1,417.6 95.2 - ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 3 - 1 RATE 286.5 - 94.8 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER - 3 - RATE - 283.3 - PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER - - - RATE - - - HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 1 - - RATE 92.9 - - ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 33 - 9 RATE 3,022.8 - 848.2 TAB597.TXT - Page 20 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | EARLY | LATE | POST WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | NEO- | NEO- | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | NATAL | NATAL | NATAL _____________________________________________|_________|_______|_______|______ BLACK, ALL BIRTH WEIGHTS ALL CAUSES............................NUMBER 599,913 4,596 940 2,673 RATE 766.2 156.7 445.6 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 587 166 347 RATE 97.9 27.7 57.8 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 1,664 22 17 RATE 277.5 3.7 2.9 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 5 45 809 RATE .8 7.5 134.8 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 340 87 26 RATE 56.7 14.5 4.4 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 398 6 2 RATE 66.4 1.0 .3 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 270 6 2 RATE 45.0 1.0 .3 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 6 10 188 RATE 1.0 1.7 31.4 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 96 119 14 RATE 15.9 19.8 2.4 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 6 18 109 RATE 1.0 3.0 18.2 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 84 19 8 RATE 13.9 3.2 1.4 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 1,140 441 1,150 RATE 190.1 73.5 191.7 TAB597.TXT - Page 21 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | EARLY | LATE | POST WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | NEO- | NEO- | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | NATAL | NATAL | NATAL _____________________________________________|_________|_______|_______|______ BLACK, LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS ALL CAUSES............................NUMBER 78,207 4,114 682 1,134 RATE 5,260.5 872.2 1,450.1 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 431 80 152 RATE 551.4 102.5 194.4 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 1,587 21 15 RATE 2,029.6 27.3 19.4 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 1 8 222 RATE 1.3 10.3 284.2 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 334 85 19 RATE 426.9 108.8 24.7 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 371 6 1 RATE 474.2 7.8 1.3 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 246 3 1 RATE 314.4 3.9 1.3 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 2 5 34 RATE 2.6 6.4 44.0 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 86 104 13 RATE 109.3 132.5 16.9 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 5 10 59 RATE 6.5 13.0 75.2 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 63 7 - RATE 80.8 9.1 - ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 988 353 617 RATE 1,263.4 450.8 788.6 TAB597.TXT - Page 22 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | EARLY | LATE | POST WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | NEO- | NEO- | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | NATAL | NATAL | NATAL _____________________________________________|_________|_______|_______|______ BLACK, 2,500 GRAMS OR MORE ALL CAUSES............................NUMBER 521,347 343 253 1,534 RATE 65.7 48.5 294.3 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 153 85 194 RATE 29.3 16.3 37.1 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 8 - 1 RATE 1.6 - .2 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 4 37 587 RATE .8 7.0 112.5 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 3 2 7 RATE .6 .4 1.4 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 3 - 1 RATE .6 - .2 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 13 3 1 RATE 2.6 .6 .2 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 4 5 154 RATE .8 1.0 29.5 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 10 14 1 RATE 1.9 2.7 .2 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 1 8 51 RATE .2 1.5 9.7 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 17 11 7 RATE 3.3 2.1 1.4 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 126 87 531 RATE 24.1 16.8 101.9 TAB597.TXT - Page 23 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, 1997 PERIOD 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 | | EARLY | LATE | POST WEIGHT, AND RACE OF | LIVE | NEO- | NEO- | NEO- MOTHER | BIRTHS | NATAL | NATAL | NATAL _____________________________________________|_________|_______|_______|______ BLACK, NOT STATED BIRTH WEIGHT ALL CAUSES............................NUMBER 359 139 5 5 RATE 38,838.6 1,410.0 1,429.7 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 3 1 1 RATE 843.2 281.1 288.2 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 69 1 1 RATE 19,219.7 285.6 280.6 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER - - - RATE - - - RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 3 - - RATE 846.6 - - MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 25 - - RATE 6,834.7 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 10 - - RATE 2,909.7 - - ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER - - - RATE - - - INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER - 1 - RATE - 281.1 - PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER - - - RATE - - - HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 3 1 1 RATE 845.1 280.6 282.1 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 26 1 2 RATE 7,339.6 281.7 578.7 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK TAB597.TXT - Page 24