DOCUMENTATION TABLE 3 LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT DEATHS, AND INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND GESTATIONAL AGE: UNITED STATES, 1998 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........ 3,941,553 29,037 47,486 212,210 163,542 INFANT DEATHS...... 28,325 11,874 2,239 2,534 1,090 INF. MORT. RATE.... 7.2 408.9 47.2 11.9 6.7 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 299,209 27,959 35,733 99,134 33,588 INFANT DEATHS...... 18,410 11,850 2,157 1,863 508 INF. MORT. RATE.... 61.5 423.8 60.4 18.8 15.1 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 6,349 5,921 218 12 3 INFANT DEATHS...... 5,512 5,223 142 12 2 INF. MORT. RATE.... 868.2 882.1 651.3 1000.0 678.4 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 11,041 9,333 1,307 126 19 INFANT DEATHS...... 5,362 4,811 375 38 11 INF. MORT. RATE.... 485.7 515.5 287.1 298.1 589.4 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 11,716 7,042 3,751 501 42 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,844 1,317 401 60 6 INF. MORT. RATE.... 157.4 187.0 106.9 119.6 145.6 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 13,238 3,135 7,070 2,131 153 INFANT DEATHS...... 946 305 418 134 19 INF. MORT. RATE.... 71.5 97.3 59.2 62.8 126.1 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 15,389 861 8,051 4,797 408 INFANT DEATHS...... 769 85 327 232 30 INF. MORT. RATE.... 50.0 98.6 40.6 48.4 72.5 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 59,014 988 11,224 31,506 5,035 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,693 83 361 678 126 INF. MORT. RATE.... 28.7 83.8 32.2 21.5 25.0 _____________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB398.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, 1998 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........ 182,462 679 4,112 60,061 27,928 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,284 26 132 708 314 INF. MORT. RATE.... 12.5 38.8 32.2 11.8 11.3 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 650,006 1,078 4,251 53,704 59,439 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,151 24 35 373 322 INF. MORT. RATE.... 4.8 22.7 8.2 7.0 5.4 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,458,017 - 4,955 37,738 47,946 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,711 - 34 208 184 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.5 - 6.8 5.5 3.8 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,136,056 - 2,547 17,152 17,886 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,008 - 14 65 59 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.8 - 5.6 3.8 3.3 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 335,215 - - 3,796 3,902 INFANT DEATHS...... 550 - - 19 8 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.6 - - 5.1 2.1 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 54,827 - - 586 679 INFANT DEATHS...... 106 - - 1 8 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.9 - - 1.7 11.9 5,000 GRAMS OR MORE LIVE BIRTHS........ 6,203 - - 100 102 INFANT DEATHS...... 27 - - 5 - INF. MORT. RATE.... 4.3 - - 50.5 - NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 2,020 - - - - INFANT DEATHS...... 364 - - - - INF. MORT. RATE.... 180.0 - - - - _____________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB398.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, 1998 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 TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,118,727 17,020 31,415 152,717 123,132 INFANT DEATHS...... 18,575 7,015 1,437 1,758 731 INF. MORT. RATE.... 6.0 412.2 45.8 11.5 5.9 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 203,886 16,409 23,760 70,440 23,561 INFANT DEATHS...... 11,438 7,000 1,387 1,281 329 INF. MORT. RATE.... 56.1 426.6 58.4 18.2 14.0 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,502 3,249 129 7 2 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,062 2,889 82 7 1 INF. MORT. RATE.... 874.5 889.2 638.2 1000.0 500.0 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 6,510 5,414 821 90 7 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,265 2,927 217 30 5 INF. MORT. RATE.... 501.6 540.6 264.0 338.2 735.3 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 7,360 4,362 2,373 337 27 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,220 874 255 48 4 INF. MORT. RATE.... 165.7 200.3 107.6 141.8 150.9 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 8,670 1,934 4,680 1,438 108 INFANT DEATHS...... 621 194 270 90 14 INF. MORT. RATE.... 71.6 100.2 57.7 62.9 131.8 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 10,252 493 5,381 3,269 280 INFANT DEATHS...... 520 50 216 167 21 INF. MORT. RATE.... 50.7 102.0 40.2 51.0 76.6 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 40,802 548 7,804 22,135 3,472 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,153 48 248 466 82 INF. MORT. RATE.... 28.3 87.9 31.7 21.1 23.7 _____________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB398.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, 1998 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........ 126,790 409 2,572 43,164 19,665 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,597 18 99 472 201 INF. MORT. RATE.... 12.6 44.6 38.5 10.9 10.2 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 465,494 611 2,499 38,891 44,322 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,162 15 18 264 219 INF. MORT. RATE.... 4.6 25.0 7.4 6.8 4.9 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,140,741 - 3,291 26,963 37,200 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,691 - 21 145 125 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.4 - 6.5 5.4 3.4 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 958,968 - 1,865 12,901 14,247 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,546 - 10 52 43 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.6 - 5.4 4.0 3.0 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 294,403 - - 2,980 3,181 INFANT DEATHS...... 436 - - 12 6 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.5 - - 4.1 1.9 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 48,687 - - 469 542 INFANT DEATHS...... 77 - - - 8 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.6 - - - 14.9 5,000 GRAMS OR MORE LIVE BIRTHS........ 5,350 - - 73 79 INFANT DEATHS...... 21 - - 4 - INF. MORT. RATE.... 4.0 - - 55.3 - NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,198 - - - - INFANT DEATHS...... 204 - - - - INF. MORT. RATE.... 170.2 - - - - _____________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB398.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, 1998 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 TOTAL LIVE BIRTHS........ 609,902 10,899 13,988 48,954 31,932 INFANT DEATHS...... 8,418 4,383 698 658 296 INF. MORT. RATE.... 13.8 402.2 49.9 13.4 9.3 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 79,772 10,477 10,501 24,093 8,138 INFANT DEATHS...... 6,171 4,375 672 494 141 INF. MORT. RATE.... 77.4 417.6 64.0 20.5 17.4 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 2,583 2,438 82 3 - INFANT DEATHS...... 2,223 2,128 53 3 - INF. MORT. RATE.... 860.5 872.8 652.4 1000.0 - 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,127 3,577 444 30 10 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,894 1,703 144 6 4 INF. MORT. RATE.... 458.9 476.1 324.8 203.5 400.9 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,861 2,406 1,225 127 13 INFANT DEATHS...... 535 379 126 10 1 INF. MORT. RATE.... 138.6 157.7 103.0 79.4 78.6 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,017 1,076 2,107 598 38 INFANT DEATHS...... 284 99 127 40 5 INF. MORT. RATE.... 70.8 92.0 60.2 67.5 133.1 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,432 332 2,355 1,279 105 INFANT DEATHS...... 217 31 98 57 7 INF. MORT. RATE.... 48.9 91.9 41.6 44.2 67.8 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 15,383 400 2,937 7,960 1,264 INFANT DEATHS...... 446 28 97 173 33 INF. MORT. RATE.... 29.0 70.9 33.1 21.7 26.4 _____________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB398.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, 1998 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........ 45,369 248 1,351 14,096 6,708 INFANT DEATHS...... 572 7 26 205 91 INF. MORT. RATE.... 12.6 28.5 19.5 14.6 13.5 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 141,146 422 1,514 12,093 11,927 INFANT DEATHS...... 815 8 12 93 87 INF. MORT. RATE.... 5.8 19.4 8.0 7.7 7.3 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 230,937 - 1,421 8,688 8,410 INFANT DEATHS...... 824 - 10 50 53 INF. MORT. RATE.... 3.6 - 7.1 5.7 6.3 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 125,007 - 552 3,337 2,838 INFANT DEATHS...... 371 - 3 12 13 INF. MORT. RATE.... 3.0 - 5.5 3.6 4.7 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 27,972 - - 628 509 INFANT DEATHS...... 83 - - 7 2 INF. MORT. RATE.... 3.0 - - 11.3 4.0 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,170 - - 96 91 INFANT DEATHS...... 22 - - 1 - INF. MORT. RATE.... 5.3 - - 10.6 - 5,000 GRAMS OR MORE LIVE BIRTHS........ 584 - - 19 19 INFANT DEATHS...... 5 - - 1 - INF. MORT. RATE.... 8.8 - - 53.3 - NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 314 - - - - INFANT DEATHS...... 126 - - - - INF. MORT. RATE.... 401.3 - - - - _____________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK - DATA NOT AVAILABLE. TAB398.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, 1998 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........ 3,941,553 1,859,198 853,416 443,502 292,766 40,396 INFANT DEATHS...... 28,325 5,637 1,898 1,163 952 937 INF. MORT. RATE.... 7.2 3.0 2.2 2.6 3.3 23.2 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 299,209 75,882 11,455 5,354 6,393 3,711 INFANT DEATHS...... 18,410 1,128 207 143 145 409 INF. MORT. RATE.... 61.5 14.9 18.1 26.7 22.7 110.2 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 6,349 13 3 - - 179 INFANT DEATHS...... 5,512 7 1 - - 124 INF. MORT. RATE.... 868.2 555.3 333.3 - - 695.5 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 11,041 13 - 2 6 235 INFANT DEATHS...... 5,362 2 - - 4 121 INF. MORT. RATE.... 485.7 155.0 - - 668.9 515.6 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 11,716 113 48 19 17 183 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,844 7 6 3 3 41 INF. MORT. RATE.... 157.4 63.4 127.6 158.5 183.4 224.8 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 13,238 326 98 48 82 195 INFANT DEATHS...... 946 28 7 2 5 28 INF. MORT. RATE.... 71.5 84.4 72.9 42.1 61.8 142.9 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 15,389 662 146 77 142 245 INFANT DEATHS...... 769 55 6 6 10 19 INF. MORT. RATE.... 50.0 82.5 41.8 78.8 71.3 76.4 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 59,014 7,191 989 548 806 727 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,693 290 47 36 36 36 INF. MORT. RATE.... 28.7 40.3 47.3 66.5 44.3 49.5 ______________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB398.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, 1998 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........ 182,462 67,564 10,171 4,660 5,340 1,947 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,284 740 140 96 87 39 INF. MORT. RATE.... 12.5 10.9 13.8 20.5 16.3 20.2 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 650,006 362,599 88,982 38,929 34,772 6,252 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,151 1,585 351 214 194 52 INF. MORT. RATE.... 4.8 4.4 3.9 5.5 5.6 8.4 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,458,017 772,992 321,158 152,255 106,987 13,986 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,711 1,807 692 396 338 52 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.6 3.2 3.7 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,136,056 501,416 314,195 170,344 101,961 10,555 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,008 865 470 285 211 39 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.8 1.7 1.5 1.7 2.1 3.7 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 335,215 125,268 100,003 63,771 35,268 3,207 INFANT DEATHS...... 550 210 148 100 52 12 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.6 1.5 3.8 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 54,827 18,689 16,010 11,661 6,637 565 INFANT DEATHS...... 106 33 25 23 10 5 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.9 1.7 1.6 2.0 1.5 9.3 5,000 GRAMS OR MORE LIVE BIRTHS........ 6,203 2,352 1,613 1,188 748 100 INFANT DEATHS...... 27 10 4 2 2 3 INF. MORT. RATE.... 4.3 4.4 2.5 1.7 2.7 31.4 NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 2,020 - - - - 2,020 INFANT DEATHS...... 364 - - - - 364 INF. MORT. RATE.... 180.0 - - - - 180.0 ______________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB398.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, 1998 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........ 3,118,727 1,470,983 693,703 364,840 234,996 29,921 INFANT DEATHS...... 18,575 4,092 1,387 881 690 585 INF. MORT. RATE.... 6.0 2.8 2.0 2.4 2.9 19.5 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 203,886 51,698 7,697 3,541 4,325 2,455 INFANT DEATHS...... 11,438 808 152 108 108 266 INF. MORT. RATE.... 56.1 15.6 19.7 30.4 24.9 108.1 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,502 7 2 - - 106 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,062 7 - - - 76 INF. MORT. RATE.... 874.5 1031.3 - - - 713.9 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 6,510 10 - 2 6 160 INFANT DEATHS...... 3,265 1 - - 4 81 INF. MORT. RATE.... 501.6 101.5 - - 668.9 507.7 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 7,360 81 34 15 13 118 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,220 5 4 3 2 25 INF. MORT. RATE.... 165.7 63.1 120.1 200.8 157.6 208.6 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 8,670 227 60 32 53 138 INFANT DEATHS...... 621 22 6 2 3 19 INF. MORT. RATE.... 71.6 98.9 102.5 63.1 57.5 135.0 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 10,252 436 91 56 87 159 INFANT DEATHS...... 520 37 3 3 6 16 INF. MORT. RATE.... 50.7 85.8 33.4 54.5 70.1 97.9 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 40,802 4,849 654 343 521 476 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,153 199 35 25 25 24 INF. MORT. RATE.... 28.3 41.0 53.0 73.7 48.9 50.0 ____________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB398.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, 1998 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........ 126,790 46,088 6,856 3,093 3,645 1,298 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,597 536 104 74 67 26 INF. MORT. RATE.... 12.6 11.6 15.1 24.0 18.4 20.0 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 465,494 259,518 63,011 27,908 24,542 4,192 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,162 1,082 247 155 127 35 INF. MORT. RATE.... 4.6 4.2 3.9 5.5 5.2 8.3 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,140,741 607,353 252,252 120,192 83,191 10,299 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,691 1,339 479 298 247 36 INF. MORT. RATE.... 2.4 2.2 1.9 2.5 3.0 3.5 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 958,968 424,219 266,592 145,093 85,517 8,534 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,546 667 363 225 158 28 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.9 3.3 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 294,403 109,817 88,369 56,500 30,872 2,684 INFANT DEATHS...... 436 166 122 75 44 11 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 4.2 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 48,687 16,384 14,376 10,552 5,887 477 INFANT DEATHS...... 77 22 21 18 4 3 INF. MORT. RATE.... 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.7 .7 6.8 5,000 GRAMS OR MORE LIVE BIRTHS........ 5,350 1,994 1,406 1,054 662 82 INFANT DEATHS...... 21 7 4 2 2 2 INF. MORT. RATE.... 4.0 3.6 2.9 1.9 3.1 25.2 NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 1,198 - - - - 1,198 INFANT DEATHS...... 204 - - - - 204 INF. MORT. RATE.... 170.2 - - - - 170.2 _____________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB398.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, 1998 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........ 609,902 282,824 114,888 57,500 43,931 4,986 INFANT DEATHS...... 8,418 1,263 415 212 218 275 INF. MORT. RATE.... 13.8 4.5 3.6 3.7 5.0 55.1 LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 79,772 19,342 3,140 1,486 1,759 836 INFANT DEATHS...... 6,171 271 40 27 34 115 INF. MORT. RATE.... 77.4 14.0 12.9 18.4 19.0 137.8 LESS THAN 500 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 2,583 5 1 - - 54 INFANT DEATHS...... 2,223 - 1 - - 37 INF. MORT. RATE.... 860.5 - 1000.0 - - 690.6 500-749 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,127 3 - - - 63 INFANT DEATHS...... 1,894 1 - - - 36 INF. MORT. RATE.... 458.9 333.3 - - - 569.5 750-999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 3,861 26 12 4 4 44 INFANT DEATHS...... 535 2 2 - 1 13 INF. MORT. RATE.... 138.6 79.0 170.4 - 267.5 303.8 1,000-1,249 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,017 84 35 15 25 39 INFANT DEATHS...... 284 4 1 - 1 7 INF. MORT. RATE.... 70.8 48.3 28.6 - 40.2 182.9 1,250-1,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,432 192 44 17 49 59 INFANT DEATHS...... 217 14 2 2 4 2 INF. MORT. RATE.... 48.9 73.8 46.6 118.8 82.3 35.3 1,500-1,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 15,383 1,953 298 170 240 161 INFANT DEATHS...... 446 77 9 10 9 9 INF. MORT. RATE.... 29.0 39.3 30.5 59.7 38.2 56.6 _____________________________________________________________________________ SEE FOOTNOTES AT END OF TABLE. TAB398.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, 1998 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........ 45,369 17,079 2,750 1,280 1,441 416 INFANT DEATHS...... 572 173 25 15 18 10 INF. MORT. RATE.... 12.6 10.1 9.2 11.8 12.6 24.9 2,500-2,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 141,146 77,695 19,564 8,533 8,304 1,094 INFANT DEATHS...... 815 420 83 40 61 11 INF. MORT. RATE.... 5.8 5.4 4.2 4.7 7.3 10.3 3,000-3,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 230,937 119,135 49,680 23,724 18,267 1,612 INFANT DEATHS...... 824 371 176 78 75 12 INF. MORT. RATE.... 3.6 3.1 3.5 3.3 4.1 7.6 3,500-3,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 125,007 54,158 33,319 17,886 12,050 867 INFANT DEATHS...... 371 160 88 47 41 8 INF. MORT. RATE.... 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.6 3.4 9.3 4,000-4,499 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 27,972 10,633 7,929 5,059 2,993 221 INFANT DEATHS...... 83 30 23 16 4 - INF. MORT. RATE.... 3.0 2.8 3.0 3.2 1.4 - 4,500-4,999 GRAMS LIVE BIRTHS........ 4,170 1,613 1,109 721 507 33 INFANT DEATHS...... 22 8 4 4 4 1 INF. MORT. RATE.... 5.3 5.0 3.6 5.7 8.0 30.3 5,000 GRAMS OR MORE LIVE BIRTHS........ 584 248 147 91 51 9 INFANT DEATHS...... 5 3 - - - 1 INF. MORT. RATE.... 8.8 12.2 - - - 118.9 NOT STATED LIVE BIRTHS........ 314 - - - - 314 INFANT DEATHS...... 126 - - - - 126 INF. MORT. RATE.... 401.3 - - - - 401.3 _____________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK - DATA NOT AVAILABLE. TAB398.TXT - Page 12