DOCUMENTATION TABLE 2 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY RACE OF MOTHER, SEX AND BIRTH WEIGHT OF CHILD: UNITED STATES, 1998 PERIOD 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..... 3,941,553 6,349 11,041 11,716 13,238 INFANT DEATHS... 28,325 5,512 5,362 1,844 946 INF.MORT.RATE... 7.2 868.2 485.7 157.4 71.5 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 2,016,205 3,175 5,528 6,129 6,828 INFANT DEATHS... 15,738 2,788 3,061 1,174 556 INF.MORT.RATE... 7.8 878.2 553.7 191.6 81.4 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,925,348 3,174 5,513 5,587 6,410 INFANT DEATHS... 12,588 2,724 2,301 670 390 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.5 858.2 417.4 119.9 60.9 WHITE BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS..... 3,118,727 3,502 6,510 7,360 8,670 INFANT DEATHS... 18,575 3,062 3,265 1,220 621 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.0 874.5 501.6 165.7 71.6 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,596,704 1,723 3,280 3,891 4,555 INFANT DEATHS... 10,326 1,513 1,865 768 361 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.5 878.3 568.7 197.4 79.3 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,522,023 1,779 3,230 3,469 4,115 INFANT DEATHS... 8,249 1,549 1,400 452 260 INF.MORT.RATE... 5.4 870.7 433.5 130.2 63.1 BLACK BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS..... 609,902 2,583 4,127 3,861 4,017 INFANT DEATHS... 8,418 2,223 1,894 535 284 INF.MORT.RATE... 13.8 860.5 458.9 138.6 70.8 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 310,107 1,319 2,038 1,972 1,981 INFANT DEATHS... 4,679 1,162 1,073 349 168 INF.MORT.RATE... 15.1 880.7 526.6 177.0 84.8 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 299,795 1,264 2,089 1,889 2,036 INFANT DEATHS... 3,740 1,061 821 186 117 INF.MORT.RATE... 12.5 839.3 393.0 98.6 57.3 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK TAB298.TXT - 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, 1998 PERIOD 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..... 3,941,553 15,389 59,014 182,462 3,640,324 2,020 INFANT DEATHS... 28,325 769 1,693 2,284 9,551 364 INF.MORT.RATE... 7.2 50.0 28.7 12.5 2.6 180.0 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 2,016,205 7,745 28,797 83,593 1,873,365 1,045 INFANT DEATHS... 15,738 414 849 1,202 5,465 228 INF.MORT.RATE... 7.8 53.5 29.5 14.4 2.9 218.2 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,925,348 7,644 30,217 98,869 1,766,959 975 INFANT DEATHS... 12,588 355 844 1,082 4,086 136 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.5 46.4 27.9 10.9 2.3 139.0 WHITE BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS..... 3,118,727 10,252 40,802 126,790 2,913,643 1,198 INFANT DEATHS... 18,575 520 1,153 1,597 6,934 204 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.0 50.7 28.3 12.6 2.4 170.2 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,596,704 5,262 20,136 58,313 1,498,930 614 INFANT DEATHS... 10,326 284 583 820 4,006 126 INF.MORT.RATE... 6.5 53.9 28.9 14.1 2.7 205.0 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 1,522,023 4,990 20,666 68,477 1,414,713 584 INFANT DEATHS... 8,249 236 570 777 2,928 78 INF.MORT.RATE... 5.4 47.3 27.6 11.3 2.1 133.6 BLACK BOTH SEXES LIVE BIRTHS..... 609,902 4,432 15,383 45,369 529,816 314 INFANT DEATHS... 8,418 217 446 572 2,121 126 INF.MORT.RATE... 13.8 48.9 29.0 12.6 4.0 401.3 MALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 310,107 2,113 7,179 20,454 272,885 166 INFANT DEATHS... 4,679 115 222 318 1,190 83 INF.MORT.RATE... 15.1 54.6 30.9 15.5 4.4 497.8 FEMALE LIVE BIRTHS..... 299,795 2,319 8,204 24,915 256,931 148 INFANT DEATHS... 3,740 101 225 254 931 43 INF.MORT.RATE... 12.5 43.7 27.4 10.2 3.6 293.1 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK TAB298.TXT - Page 2