DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1997 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) _____________________________________________________________________________ | | GESTATION |______________________________________________________ BIRTH WEIGHT | | | | | | | <28 | 28-31 | 32-35 | 36 | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS ______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ ALL RACES 1/ TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,880,894 28,005 46,398 204,232 157,965 INFANT DEATHS...... 27,968 11,476 2,260 2,539 1,044 INF. MORT. RATE.... 7.2 409.8 48.7 12.4 6.6 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 292,069 26,924 34,928 95,231 32,805 INFANT DEATHS...... 18,012 11,455 2,156 1,837 500 INF. MORT. RATE.... 61.7 425.4 61.7 19.3 15.2 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 5,994 5,538 232 21 2 INFANT DEATHS...... 5,298 4,972 154 10 2 INF. MORT. RATE.... 883.9 897.8 665.5 485.2 1018.2 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 10,653 9,000 1,239 104 7 INFANT DEATHS...... 5,249 4,706 353 38 2 INF. MORT. RATE.... 492.7 522.8 285.1 360.7 287.0 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 11,341 6,939 3,585 408 32 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,829 1,320 406 50 3 INF. MORT. RATE.... 161.3 190.3 113.2 122.4 95.3 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 12,735 2,882 6,853 2,030 136 INFANT DEATHS...... 966 299 432 147 14 INF. MORT. RATE.... 75.9 103.7 63.0 72.4 106.2 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 14,936 865 7,778 4,669 382 INFANT DEATHS...... 726 62 326 198 31 INF. MORT. RATE.... 48.6 71.1 41.9 42.3 79.8 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 56,899 936 11,007 29,935 4,843 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,720 69 354 696 153 INF. MORT. RATE.... 30.2 73.5 32.2 23.2 31.6 _____________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB397.TXT - Page 1 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1997 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) _____________________________________________________________________________ | | GESTATION |______________________________________________________ BIRTH WEIGHT | | | | | | | <28 | 28-31 | 32-35 | 36 | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS ______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ ALL RACES 1/ 2,000-2,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 179,511 764 4,234 58,064 27,403 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,224 28 131 699 295 INF. MORT. RATE.... 12.4 36.2 30.9 12.0 10.8 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 642,394 1,081 4,190 51,673 57,535 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,158 21 50 409 299 INF. MORT. RATE.... 4.9 19.8 11.9 7.9 5.2 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,435,825 - 4,788 36,504 46,039 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,685 - 38 215 157 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.6 - 7.9 5.9 3.4 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,117,955 - 2,492 16,383 17,182 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,079 - 16 59 73 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.9 - 6.5 3.6 4.3 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 331,020 - - 3,805 3,654 INFANT DEATHS...... 564 - - 14 9 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.7 - - 3.8 2.5 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 53,963 - - 542 660 INFANT DEATHS...... 105 - - 5 6 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.9 - - 9.4 9.3 5,000 GRAMS OR MORE LIVE BIRTHS........ 5,942 - - 94 90 INFANT DEATHS...... 24 - - - - INF. MORT. RATE.... 4.1 - - - - NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,726 - - - - INFANT DEATHS...... 341 - - - - INF. MORT. RATE.... 197.6 - - - - _____________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB397.TXT - Page 2 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1997 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) _____________________________________________________________________________ | | GESTATION |______________________________________________________ BIRTH WEIGHT | | | | | | | <28 | 28-31 | 32-35 | 36 | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS ______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ WHITE TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,072,640 16,204 30,326 145,634 118,679 INFANT DEATHS...... 18,578 6,825 1,519 1,783 725 INF. MORT. RATE.... 6.0 421.2 50.1 12.2 6.1 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 198,981 15,643 23,025 67,420 23,096 INFANT DEATHS...... 11,378 6,811 1,445 1,309 350 INF. MORT. RATE.... 57.2 435.4 62.8 19.4 15.2 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,315 3,045 139 13 - INFANT DEATHS...... 2,962 2,773 87 6 - INF. MORT. RATE.... 893.4 910.6 622.8 465.2 - 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 6,265 5,240 764 63 7 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,228 2,894 215 21 2 INF. MORT. RATE.... 515.3 552.4 281.0 339.8 287.0 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 7,048 4,224 2,292 264 19 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,221 864 284 35 2 INF. MORT. RATE.... 173.2 204.5 123.9 131.5 107.2 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 8,355 1,775 4,519 1,389 92 INFANT DEATHS...... 647 189 288 108 12 INF. MORT. RATE.... 77.5 106.7 63.6 77.4 133.9 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 9,979 473 5,222 3,222 265 INFANT DEATHS...... 526 33 237 149 24 INF. MORT. RATE.... 52.7 69.7 45.4 46.1 92.0 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 39,047 482 7,527 20,776 3,311 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,239 41 241 507 111 INF. MORT. RATE.... 31.7 85.3 32.0 24.4 33.6 _____________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB397.TXT - Page 3 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1997 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) _____________________________________________________________________________ | | GESTATION |______________________________________________________ BIRTH WEIGHT | | | | | | | <28 | 28-31 | 32-35 | 36 | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS ______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ WHITE 2,000-2,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 124,972 404 2,562 41,693 19,402 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,556 16 94 483 198 INF. MORT. RATE.... 12.4 40.7 36.7 11.6 10.2 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 459,862 561 2,434 36,781 42,609 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,193 14 38 274 213 INF. MORT. RATE.... 4.8 25.3 15.4 7.5 5.0 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,123,860 - 3,062 25,717 35,665 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,652 - 22 150 101 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.4 - 7.3 5.8 2.8 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 944,629 - 1,805 12,193 13,673 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,619 - 14 36 50 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.7 - 7.9 2.9 3.7 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 291,289 - - 3,008 3,026 INFANT DEATHS...... 455 - - 10 6 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.6 - - 3.4 2.0 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 47,812 - - 436 529 INFANT DEATHS...... 87 - - 4 4 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.8 - - 9.3 7.6 5,000 GRAMS OR MORE LIVE BIRTHS........ 5,130 - - 79 81 INFANT DEATHS...... 13 - - - - INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.6 - - - - NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,077 - - - - INFANT DEATHS...... 180 - - - - INF. MORT. RATE.... 166.9 - - - - _____________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB397.TXT - Page 4 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1997 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) _____________________________________________________________________________ | | GESTATION |______________________________________________________ BIRTH WEIGHT | | | | | | | <28 | 28-31 | 32-35 | 36 | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS ______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ BLACK TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 599,913 10,736 14,040 48,350 31,026 INFANT DEATHS...... 8,210 4,254 649 644 264 INF. MORT. RATE.... 13.7 396.2 46.2 13.3 8.5 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 78,207 10,285 10,498 23,341 7,949 INFANT DEATHS...... 5,930 4,247 623 448 122 INF. MORT. RATE.... 75.8 412.9 59.3 19.2 15.3 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 2,484 2,319 88 6 2 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,174 2,050 64 4 2 INF. MORT. RATE.... 875.1 884.1 723.4 690.1 1018.2 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,990 3,441 425 35 - INFANT DEATHS...... 1,823 1,637 126 15 - INF. MORT. RATE.... 456.8 475.8 297.1 431.5 - 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,831 2,446 1,147 121 11 INFANT DEATHS...... 538 407 104 13 1 INF. MORT. RATE.... 140.6 166.6 91.0 108.9 91.9 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,831 981 2,046 550 39 INFANT DEATHS...... 277 94 123 36 2 INF. MORT. RATE.... 72.2 95.6 60.1 66.3 54.6 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,296 356 2,255 1,231 99 INFANT DEATHS...... 167 25 76 39 5 INF. MORT. RATE.... 38.8 71.3 33.8 31.3 51.5 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 15,163 424 3,038 7,749 1,274 INFANT DEATHS...... 404 24 100 160 31 INF. MORT. RATE.... 26.6 57.6 32.8 20.6 24.6 _____________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB397.TXT - Page 5 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1997 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) _____________________________________________________________________________ | | GESTATION |______________________________________________________ BIRTH WEIGHT | | | | | | | <28 | 28-31 | 32-35 | 36 | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS ______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________ BLACK 2,000-2,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 44,612 318 1,499 13,649 6,524 INFANT DEATHS...... 548 8 29 181 80 INF. MORT. RATE.... 12.3 25.7 19.6 13.2 12.3 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 139,692 451 1,529 12,242 11,742 INFANT DEATHS...... 816 7 9 118 72 INF. MORT. RATE.... 5.8 15.9 5.9 9.6 6.1 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 227,482 - 1,436 8,804 8,079 INFANT DEATHS...... 850 - 15 58 47 INF. MORT. RATE.... 3.7 - 10.6 6.6 5.8 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 122,133 - 577 3,270 2,697 INFANT DEATHS...... 356 - 2 18 20 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.9 - 3.6 5.6 7.5 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 27,343 - - 597 454 INFANT DEATHS...... 83 - - 1 1 INF. MORT. RATE.... 3.0 - - 1.7 2.3 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,167 - - 84 98 INFANT DEATHS...... 14 - - 1 2 INF. MORT. RATE.... 3.4 - - 12.1 21.0 5,000 GRAMS OR MORE LIVE BIRTHS........ 530 - - 12 7 INFANT DEATHS...... 10 - - - - INF. MORT. RATE.... 19.2 - - - - NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 359 - - - - INFANT DEATHS...... 150 - - - - INF. MORT. RATE.... 416.8 - - - - _____________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK - DATA NOT AVAILABLE. TAB397.TXT - Page 6 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1997 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | | GESTATION |_______________________________________________________ BIRTH WEIGHT | | | | | | | | 37-39 | 40 | 41 |42 WEEKS | NOT | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | OR MORE |STATED ______________________|__________|_________|________|________|_________|______ ALL RACES 1/ TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,880,894 1,793,421 851,729 458,145 302,541 38,458 INFANT DEATHS...... 27,968 5,479 2,052 1,142 1,046 930 INF. MORT. RATE.... 7.2 3.1 2.4 2.5 3.5 24.2 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 292,069 75,206 11,414 5,418 6,340 3,803 INFANT DEATHS...... 18,012 1,098 235 128 155 449 INF. MORT. RATE.... 61.7 14.6 20.6 23.6 24.5 118.1 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 5,994 6 3 - - 192 INFANT DEATHS...... 5,298 2 3 - - 155 INF. MORT. RATE.... 883.9 334.8 1036.4 - - 805.1 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 10,653 17 6 1 4 275 INFANT DEATHS...... 5,249 5 1 - - 144 INF. MORT. RATE.... 492.7 300.7 172.5 - - 523.6 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 11,341 91 45 19 23 199 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,829 9 2 - - 39 INF. MORT. RATE.... 161.3 101.6 45.9 - - 194.7 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 12,735 381 96 67 88 202 INFANT DEATHS...... 966 29 4 9 11 21 INF. MORT. RATE.... 75.9 74.8 42.5 136.9 126.7 103.9 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 14,936 664 162 68 124 224 INFANT DEATHS...... 726 68 8 6 8 20 INF. MORT. RATE.... 48.6 102.4 50.1 89.9 65.7 89.0 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 56,899 7,199 953 472 806 748 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,720 301 50 24 42 31 INF. MORT. RATE.... 30.2 41.8 52.5 51.7 52.0 41.7 ______________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB397.TXT - Page 7 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1997 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | | GESTATION |_______________________________________________________ BIRTH WEIGHT | | | | | | | | 37-39 | 40 | 41 |42 WEEKS | NOT | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | OR MORE |STATED ______________________|__________|_________|________|________|_________|______ ALL RACES 1/ 2,000-2,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 179,511 66,848 10,149 4,791 5,295 1,963 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,224 684 166 88 94 40 INF. MORT. RATE.... 12.4 10.2 16.4 18.4 17.8 20.1 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 642,394 355,696 89,899 40,369 35,818 6,133 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,158 1,516 384 213 228 38 INF. MORT. RATE.... 4.9 4.3 4.3 5.3 6.4 6.1 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,435,825 744,366 322,786 157,902 110,275 13,165 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,685 1,737 752 389 344 54 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.5 3.1 4.1 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,117,955 479,188 311,110 175,943 105,666 9,991 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,079 890 497 292 220 31 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.7 2.1 3.1 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 331,020 118,925 99,166 65,492 36,949 3,029 INFANT DEATHS...... 564 197 156 100 81 7 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 2.2 2.4 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 53,963 17,851 15,812 11,818 6,739 541 INFANT DEATHS...... 105 32 25 16 16 3 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.4 2.4 5.8 5,000 GRAMS OR MORE LIVE BIRTHS........ 5,942 2,189 1,542 1,203 754 70 INFANT DEATHS...... 24 8 3 4 2 7 INF. MORT. RATE.... 4.1 3.7 2.0 3.4 2.7 103.0 NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,726 - - - - 1,726 INFANT DEATHS...... 341 - - - - 341 INF. MORT. RATE.... 197.6 - - - - 197.6 ______________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB397.TXT - Page 8 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1997 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | | GESTATION |_______________________________________________________ BIRTH WEIGHT | | | | | | | | 37-39 | 40 | 41 |42 WEEKS | NOT | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | OR MORE |STATED ______________________|__________|_________|________|________|_________|______ WHITE TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,072,640 1,417,786 693,618 378,151 243,494 28,748 INFANT DEATHS...... 18,578 3,995 1,535 852 779 565 INF. MORT. RATE.... 6.0 2.8 2.2 2.3 3.2 19.7 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 198,981 51,718 7,655 3,727 4,297 2,400 INFANT DEATHS...... 11,378 813 166 92 109 283 INF. MORT. RATE.... 57.2 15.7 21.6 24.7 25.4 118.1 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,315 5 2 - - 111 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,962 2 2 - - 92 INF. MORT. RATE.... 893.4 401.8 1046.7 - - 830.8 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 6,265 13 5 1 2 170 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,228 4 1 - - 90 INF. MORT. RATE.... 515.3 315.6 207.0 - - 532.1 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 7,048 67 34 14 20 114 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,221 7 1 - - 28 INF. MORT. RATE.... 173.2 107.5 29.7 - - 248.9 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 8,355 263 66 48 62 141 INFANT DEATHS...... 647 19 2 5 7 17 INF. MORT. RATE.... 77.5 73.7 30.9 107.1 115.2 118.8 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 9,979 435 104 47 77 134 INFANT DEATHS...... 526 56 6 4 3 14 INF. MORT. RATE.... 52.7 127.9 58.7 87.0 39.5 102.0 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 39,047 4,911 668 322 561 489 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,239 229 38 21 33 17 INF. MORT. RATE.... 31.7 46.7 56.7 66.4 58.3 34.1 ______________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB397.TXT - Page 9 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1997 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | | GESTATION |_______________________________________________________ BIRTH WEIGHT | | | | | | | | 37-39 | 40 | 41 |42 WEEKS | NOT | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | OR MORE |STATED ______________________|__________|_________|________|________|_________|______ WHITE 2,000-2,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 124,972 46,024 6,776 3,295 3,575 1,241 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,556 495 116 62 66 25 INF. MORT. RATE.... 12.4 10.8 17.0 18.7 18.6 20.3 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 459,862 254,863 63,968 29,145 25,363 4,138 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,193 1,055 261 150 161 26 INF. MORT. RATE.... 4.8 4.1 4.1 5.1 6.4 6.3 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,123,860 584,911 253,683 125,015 85,935 9,872 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,652 1,255 562 276 248 39 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.9 3.9 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 944,629 404,710 264,930 150,316 88,854 8,148 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,619 690 390 234 180 26 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.6 2.0 3.2 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 291,289 104,171 87,897 58,241 32,347 2,599 INFANT DEATHS...... 455 154 132 82 64 6 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.4 2.0 2.4 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 47,812 15,565 14,138 10,640 6,037 467 INFANT DEATHS...... 87 24 23 15 15 1 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.8 1.6 1.7 1.4 2.5 2.1 5,000 GRAMS OR MORE LIVE BIRTHS........ 5,130 1,848 1,347 1,067 661 47 INFANT DEATHS...... 13 4 1 3 1 4 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.6 2.2 .7 2.9 1.5 88.3 NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,077 - - - - 1,077 INFANT DEATHS...... 180 - - - - 180 INF. MORT. RATE.... 166.9 - - - - 166.9 ______________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB397.TXT - Page 10 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1997 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | | GESTATION |_______________________________________________________ BIRTH WEIGHT | | | | | | | | 37-39 | 40 | 41 |42 WEEKS | NOT | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | OR MORE |STATED ______________________|__________|_________|________|________|_________|______ BLACK TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 599,913 273,351 113,749 58,647 44,745 5,269 INFANT DEATHS...... 8,210 1,211 418 237 223 310 INF. MORT. RATE.... 13.7 4.4 3.7 4.0 5.0 58.9 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 78,207 18,941 3,066 1,411 1,716 1,000 INFANT DEATHS...... 5,930 240 53 25 40 133 INF. MORT. RATE.... 75.8 12.7 17.2 18.1 23.2 132.7 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 2,484 1 - - - 68 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,174 - - - - 54 INF. MORT. RATE.... 875.1 - - - - 789.8 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,990 2 1 - 1 85 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,823 - - - - 44 INF. MORT. RATE.... 456.8 - - - - 517.3 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,831 21 11 4 3 67 INFANT DEATHS...... 538 2 1 - - 9 INF. MORT. RATE.... 140.6 97.4 95.7 - - 139.6 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,831 98 27 19 23 48 INFANT DEATHS...... 277 9 2 3 4 3 INF. MORT. RATE.... 72.2 93.3 75.6 158.9 174.5 65.3 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,296 193 42 17 42 61 INFANT DEATHS...... 167 11 1 1 4 4 INF. MORT. RATE.... 38.8 58.7 23.9 59.1 97.2 66.5 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 15,163 1,919 247 130 206 176 INFANT DEATHS...... 404 58 11 3 8 8 INF. MORT. RATE.... 26.6 30.1 45.0 23.3 39.8 46.6 ______________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB397.TXT - Page 11 DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1997 PERIOD DATA (INFANT DEATHS WEIGHTED) (RATES ARE PER 1000 LIVE BIRTHS) ______________________________________________________________________________ | | GESTATION |_______________________________________________________ BIRTH WEIGHT | | | | | | | | 37-39 | 40 | 41 |42 WEEKS | NOT | TOTAL | WEEKS | WEEKS | WEEKS | OR MORE |STATED ______________________|__________|_________|________|________|_________|______ BLACK 2,000-2,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 44,612 16,707 2,738 1,241 1,441 495 INFANT DEATHS...... 548 160 38 18 24 10 INF. MORT. RATE.... 12.3 9.6 13.7 14.8 16.3 20.7 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 139,692 75,725 19,661 8,749 8,466 1,127 INFANT DEATHS...... 816 395 99 48 60 8 INF. MORT. RATE.... 5.8 5.2 5.1 5.5 7.1 7.4 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 227,482 114,667 49,975 24,274 18,583 1,664 INFANT DEATHS...... 850 380 155 100 83 11 INF. MORT. RATE.... 3.7 3.3 3.1 4.1 4.5 6.8 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 122,133 51,961 32,171 18,319 12,242 896 INFANT DEATHS...... 356 150 86 49 27 3 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.2 3.4 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 27,343 10,242 7,629 5,012 3,227 182 INFANT DEATHS...... 83 34 21 14 10 1 INF. MORT. RATE.... 3.0 3.4 2.8 2.8 3.1 5.7 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,167 1,580 1,115 802 456 32 INFANT DEATHS...... 14 7 1 - 1 2 INF. MORT. RATE.... 3.4 4.5 .9 - 2.3 66.4 5,000 GRAMS OR MORE LIVE BIRTHS........ 530 235 132 80 55 9 INFANT DEATHS...... 10 4 2 1 1 2 INF. MORT. RATE.... 19.2 17.2 15.5 13.0 18.2 228.4 NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 359 - - - - 359 INFANT DEATHS...... 150 - - - - 150 INF. MORT. RATE.... 416.8 - - - - 416.8 ______________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK - DATA NOT AVAILABLE. TAB397.TXT - Page 12