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, 1996 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 3,891,494 28,419 18,556 RATE 730.3 476.8 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 6,406 4,622 RATE 164.6 118.8 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 3,886 3,830 RATE 99.9 98.4 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 3,056 213 RATE 78.5 5.5 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 1,364 1,262 RATE 35.1 32.4 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 1,252 1,242 RATE 32.2 31.9 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 937 923 RATE 24.1 23.7 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 791 89 RATE 20.3 2.3 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 762 702 RATE 19.6 18.0 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 494 97 RATE 12.7 2.5 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 421 384 RATE 10.8 9.9 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 9,049 5,191 RATE 232.5 133.4 TAB596.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, 1996 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 288,181 18,126 14,682 RATE 6,289.7 5,094.7 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 3,504 2,810 RATE 1,215.9 975.2 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 3,742 3,690 RATE 1,298.6 1,280.3 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 605 24 RATE 209.8 8.5 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 1,314 1,229 RATE 455.8 426.5 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 1,198 1,188 RATE 415.8 412.3 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 794 785 RATE 275.6 272.4 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 124 18 RATE 43.0 6.4 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 621 575 RATE 215.4 199.6 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 215 56 RATE 74.4 19.5 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 192 186 RATE 66.5 64.4 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 5,818 4,120 RATE 2,018.8 1,429.7 TAB596.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, 1996 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 3,601,121 9,963 3,564 RATE 276.7 99.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 2,874 1,788 RATE 79.8 49.6 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 26 24 RATE .7 .7 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 2,443 186 RATE 67.8 5.2 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 43 27 RATE 1.2 .7 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 19 19 RATE .5 .5 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 115 110 RATE 3.2 3.1 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 663 68 RATE 18.4 1.9 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 137 123 RATE 3.8 3.4 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 277 39 RATE 7.7 1.1 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 221 191 RATE 6.1 5.3 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 3,144 989 RATE 87.3 27.5 TAB596.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, 1996 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 2,192 331 310 RATE 15,078.5 14,136.5 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 28 24 RATE 1,293.4 1,105.0 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 118 117 RATE 5,377.1 5,331.0 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 8 2 RATE 371.7 91.6 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 7 6 RATE 332.8 284.8 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 34 34 RATE 1,552.4 1,552.4 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 28 28 RATE 1,269.3 1,269.3 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 4 3 RATE 185.2 139.2 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 4 3 RATE 194.9 143.6 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 3 2 RATE 140.1 93.5 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 8 8 RATE 371.1 371.1 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 87 82 RATE 3,990.5 3,754.9 TAB596.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, 1996 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 3,093,057 18,774 12,260 RATE 607.0 396.4 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 4,979 3,664 RATE 161.0 118.5 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 2,128 2,098 RATE 68.8 67.8 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 1,990 148 RATE 64.3 4.8 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 848 783 RATE 27.4 25.3 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 783 779 RATE 25.3 25.2 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 627 619 RATE 20.3 20.0 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 555 62 RATE 17.9 2.0 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 481 445 RATE 15.6 14.4 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 303 63 RATE 9.8 2.0 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 306 279 RATE 9.9 9.0 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 5,775 3,320 RATE 186.7 107.3 TAB596.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, 1996 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 196,443 11,297 9,280 RATE 5,750.9 4,723.9 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 2,654 2,161 RATE 1,351.2 1,100.1 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 2,054 2,026 RATE 1,045.5 1,031.1 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 338 19 RATE 172.1 9.9 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 808 758 RATE 411.5 385.6 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 746 742 RATE 379.8 377.7 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 512 508 RATE 260.6 258.6 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 78 14 RATE 39.9 7.3 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 383 356 RATE 195.0 181.0 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 119 37 RATE 60.6 18.7 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 121 118 RATE 61.6 60.1 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 3,483 2,542 RATE 1,773.2 1,293.9 TAB596.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, 1996 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 2,895,116 7,292 2,807 RATE 251.9 97.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 2,304 1,484 RATE 79.6 51.3 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 16 15 RATE .6 .5 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 1,647 126 RATE 56.9 4.4 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 35 23 RATE 1.2 .8 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 14 14 RATE .5 .5 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 95 91 RATE 3.3 3.1 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 473 45 RATE 16.3 1.5 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 97 89 RATE 3.4 3.1 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 184 26 RATE 6.4 .9 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 180 157 RATE 6.2 5.4 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 2,246 736 RATE 77.6 25.4 TAB596.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, 1996 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 1,498 184 174 RATE 12,288.1 11,599.5 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 21 19 RATE 1,404.8 1,264.3 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 58 57 RATE 3,842.4 3,775.1 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 5 2 RATE 336.6 134.0 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 4 3 RATE 281.4 211.2 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 23 23 RATE 1,521.1 1,521.1 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 20 20 RATE 1,313.3 1,313.3 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 3 3 RATE 203.6 203.6 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 1 1 RATE 70.3 70.3 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER - - RATE - - HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 4 4 RATE 273.7 273.7 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 46 42 RATE 3,040.9 2,833.0 TAB596.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, 1996 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 594,781 8,406 5,562 RATE 1,413.3 935.1 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 1,130 754 RATE 190.0 126.7 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 1,627 1,603 RATE 273.6 269.5 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 915 58 RATE 153.9 9.7 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 467 433 RATE 78.6 72.8 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 434 429 RATE 72.9 72.1 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 268 262 RATE 45.1 44.0 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 199 23 RATE 33.4 3.9 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 246 227 RATE 41.3 38.1 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 160 31 RATE 27.0 5.1 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 95 87 RATE 15.9 14.6 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 2,865 1,657 RATE 481.7 278.5 TAB596.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, 1996 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 77,556 6,105 4,828 RATE 7,871.7 6,225.7 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 690 520 RATE 889.4 670.6 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 1,562 1,539 RATE 2,014.6 1,984.7 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 246 5 RATE 317.3 6.5 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 459 428 RATE 591.9 551.3 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 419 414 RATE 540.9 534.3 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 245 240 RATE 315.4 308.9 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 41 4 RATE 53.5 5.2 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 212 198 RATE 273.7 255.4 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 85 17 RATE 109.9 22.4 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 57 56 RATE 73.7 72.4 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 2,087 1,407 RATE 2,691.2 1,814.0 TAB596.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, 1996 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 516,749 2,177 615 RATE 421.2 119.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 438 233 RATE 84.8 45.0 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 10 9 RATE 1.8 1.7 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 668 53 RATE 129.3 10.2 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 6 3 RATE 1.2 .6 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 4 4 RATE .8 .8 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 18 17 RATE 3.5 3.3 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 156 19 RATE 30.2 3.7 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 31 26 RATE 6.1 5.1 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 72 11 RATE 13.9 2.2 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 34 27 RATE 6.7 5.3 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 738 212 RATE 142.8 41.1 TAB596.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, 1996 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 476 125 119 RATE 26,199.1 24,909.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 2 1 RATE 426.4 214.4 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 55 55 RATE 11,618.9 11,618.9 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 1 - RATE 221.1 - RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 2 2 RATE 436.8 436.8 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 10 10 RATE 2,152.0 2,152.0 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 5 5 RATE 1,081.8 1,081.8 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 1 - RATE 212.0 - INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 2 2 RATE 440.1 440.1 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 3 2 RATE 645.4 430.7 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 3 3 RATE 637.6 637.6 ALL OTHER CAUSES........................NUMBER 40 38 RATE 8,327.1 7,896.7 ____________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK TAB596.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, 1996 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 3,891,494 14,947 3,609 9,863 RATE 384.1 92.7 253.5 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 3,537 1,085 1,784 RATE 90.9 27.9 45.9 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 3,769 62 56 RATE 96.8 1.6 1.4 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 23 189 2,843 RATE .6 4.9 73.1 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 1,028 235 102 RATE 26.4 6.0 2.6 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 1,231 11 10 RATE 31.6 .3 .3 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 900 23 14 RATE 23.1 .6 .4 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 36 54 702 RATE .9 1.4 18.0 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 335 367 60 RATE 8.6 9.4 1.5 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 38 59 398 RATE 1.0 1.5 10.2 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 312 72 37 RATE 8.0 1.9 .9 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 3,740 1,451 3,858 RATE 96.1 37.3 99.1 TAB596.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, 1996 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 288,181 12,480 2,201 3,444 RATE 4,330.8 763.9 1,195.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 2,383 427 694 RATE 827.1 148.1 240.7 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 3,631 59 53 RATE 1,259.9 20.4 18.2 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 2 22 580 RATE .7 7.8 201.3 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 1,001 229 84 RATE 347.2 79.3 29.3 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 1,177 11 10 RATE 408.4 3.9 3.5 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 769 16 9 RATE 266.8 5.6 3.2 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 11 7 106 RATE 3.9 2.5 36.6 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 261 314 46 RATE 90.6 109.0 15.9 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 20 37 158 RATE 6.8 12.7 54.9 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 159 26 6 RATE 55.2 9.2 2.1 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 3,067 1,053 1,698 RATE 1,064.1 365.5 589.2 TAB596.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, 1996 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 3,601,121 2,173 1,391 6,399 RATE 60.3 38.6 177.7 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 1,133 655 1,087 RATE 31.5 18.2 30.2 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 22 2 2 RATE .6 .1 .1 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 20 166 2,257 RATE .6 4.6 62.7 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 22 5 16 RATE .6 .1 .5 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 19 - - RATE .5 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 103 7 5 RATE 2.9 .2 .1 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 21 47 595 RATE .6 1.3 16.5 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 71 52 13 RATE 2.0 1.4 .4 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 16 22 238 RATE .5 .6 6.6 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 145 46 31 RATE 4.0 1.3 .8 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 599 390 2,155 RATE 16.6 10.8 59.8 TAB596.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, 1996 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 2,192 294 16 21 RATE 13,392.0 744.5 942.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 20 4 4 RATE 918.4 186.7 188.4 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 116 1 1 RATE 5,285.1 46.0 46.0 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 1 1 6 RATE 45.6 46.0 280.1 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 5 1 1 RATE 238.7 46.1 48.0 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 34 - - RATE 1,552.4 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 28 - - RATE 1,269.3 - - ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 3 - 1 RATE 139.2 - 46.0 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 2 1 1 RATE 95.6 48.0 51.3 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 2 - 1 RATE 93.5 - 46.6 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 8 - - RATE 371.1 - - ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 74 8 5 RATE 3,383.1 371.8 235.6 TAB596.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, 1996 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 3,093,057 9,798 2,462 6,513 RATE 316.8 79.6 210.6 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 2,810 854 1,315 RATE 90.8 27.6 42.5 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 2,064 33 30 RATE 66.7 1.1 1.0 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 16 131 1,842 RATE .5 4.2 59.6 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 648 135 64 RATE 21.0 4.4 2.1 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 771 8 4 RATE 24.9 .3 .1 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 601 17 8 RATE 19.4 .6 .3 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 30 32 493 RATE 1.0 1.1 15.9 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 223 222 36 RATE 7.2 7.2 1.1 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 29 34 240 RATE .9 1.1 7.8 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 229 50 26 RATE 7.4 1.6 .9 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 2,376 944 2,454 RATE 76.8 30.5 79.4 TAB596.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, 1996 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 196,443 7,894 1,386 2,017 RATE 4,018.4 705.5 1,027.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 1,855 306 493 RATE 944.3 155.8 251.1 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 1,993 32 28 RATE 1,014.6 16.5 14.4 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 2 17 319 RATE 1.0 8.9 162.2 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 629 129 51 RATE 320.0 65.7 25.9 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 734 8 4 RATE 373.6 4.1 2.1 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 496 12 4 RATE 252.4 6.2 2.1 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 10 4 64 RATE 5.2 2.1 32.6 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 167 188 27 RATE 85.1 95.9 14.0 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 14 22 82 RATE 7.4 11.4 41.8 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 102 16 3 RATE 51.8 8.3 1.6 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 1,892 650 942 RATE 963.2 330.8 479.3 TAB596.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, 1996 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 2,895,116 1,741 1,066 4,486 RATE 60.1 36.8 154.9 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 939 545 820 RATE 32.4 18.8 28.3 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 15 - 1 RATE .5 - .0 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 13 113 1,521 RATE .5 3.9 52.5 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 18 5 12 RATE .6 .2 .4 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 14 - - RATE .5 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 86 5 4 RATE 3.0 .2 .1 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 16 28 429 RATE .6 1.0 14.8 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 56 33 8 RATE 1.9 1.1 .3 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 14 12 158 RATE .5 .4 5.5 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 124 33 23 RATE 4.3 1.2 .8 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 445 291 1,510 RATE 15.4 10.1 52.1 TAB596.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, 1996 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 1,498 164 10 10 RATE 10,921.6 677.9 688.6 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 16 3 2 RATE 1,061.3 202.9 140.5 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 56 1 1 RATE 3,707.8 67.2 67.4 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 1 1 3 RATE 66.8 67.2 202.6 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 2 1 1 RATE 143.8 67.4 70.3 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 23 - - RATE 1,521.1 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 20 - - RATE 1,313.3 - - ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 3 - - RATE 203.6 - - INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER - 1 - RATE - 70.3 - PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER - - - RATE - - - HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 4 - - RATE 273.7 - - ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 39 3 3 RATE 2,630.2 202.8 207.9 TAB596.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, 1996 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 594,781 4,549 1,012 2,844 RATE 764.9 170.2 478.2 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 561 193 376 RATE 94.4 32.4 63.3 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 1,577 26 24 RATE 265.1 4.4 4.1 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 6 52 857 RATE 1.0 8.7 144.2 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 343 89 35 RATE 57.7 15.0 5.8 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 427 2 5 RATE 71.7 .3 .9 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 256 6 6 RATE 43.0 1.0 1.0 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 4 19 175 RATE .7 3.2 29.5 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 98 129 19 RATE 16.5 21.6 3.2 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 9 21 130 RATE 1.6 3.6 21.8 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 68 18 8 RATE 11.5 3.1 1.4 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 1,200 457 1,208 RATE 201.7 76.9 203.1 TAB596.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, 1996 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 77,556 4,098 730 1,277 RATE 5,283.9 941.8 1,646.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 417 104 170 RATE 537.1 133.5 218.8 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 1,515 24 23 RATE 1,953.5 31.3 29.9 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER - 5 241 RATE - 6.5 310.8 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 338 89 32 RATE 436.1 115.2 40.6 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 412 2 5 RATE 531.6 2.6 6.6 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 236 4 5 RATE 303.7 5.2 6.6 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 1 3 37 RATE 1.3 3.9 48.3 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 86 112 14 RATE 110.5 144.9 18.3 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 5 12 68 RATE 6.7 15.7 87.5 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 48 8 1 RATE 62.0 10.4 1.3 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 1,040 367 680 RATE 1,341.3 472.7 877.3 TAB596.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, 1996 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 516,749 338 277 1,562 RATE 65.4 53.6 302.2 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 144 89 206 RATE 27.8 17.2 39.8 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 7 2 1 RATE 1.3 .4 .2 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER 6 47 615 RATE 1.2 9.0 119.1 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 3 - 3 RATE .6 - .6 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 4 - - RATE .8 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 15 2 1 RATE 3.0 .4 .2 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER 3 16 137 RATE .6 3.1 26.5 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 10 16 5 RATE 2.0 3.1 1.0 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 2 9 61 RATE .4 1.8 11.8 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 17 10 7 RATE 3.3 2.0 1.4 ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 127 85 526 RATE 24.6 16.5 101.7 TAB596.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, 1996 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 476 113 5 6 RATE 23,834.9 1,074.1 1,290.1 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759).......NUMBER 1 - 1 RATE 214.4 - 212.0 PREMATURITY (765)....................NUMBER 55 - - RATE 11,618.9 - - SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0).NUMBER - - 1 RATE - - 221.1 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)..NUMBER 2 - - RATE 436.8 - - MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761).........NUMBER 10 - - RATE 2,152.0 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762).NUMBER 5 - - RATE 1,081.8 - - ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)................NUMBER - - 1 RATE - - 212.0 INFECTIONS (771).....................NUMBER 2 - - RATE 440.1 - - PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)....NUMBER 2 - 1 RATE 430.7 - 214.6 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)...........NUMBER 3 - - RATE 637.6 - - ALL OTHER CAUSES......................NUMBER 32 5 2 RATE 6,822.5 1,074.1 430.5 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK TAB596.TXT - Page 24