- 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 WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ALL RACES 1/, _ ALL BIRTH WEIGHTS ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 3,891,494 28,419 18,556 14,947 3,609 9,863 RATE.. 730.3 476.8 384.1 92.7 253.5 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 6,406 4,622 3,537 1,085 1,784 RATE.. 164.6 118.8 90.9 27.9 45.9 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 3,886 3,830 3,769 62 56 RATE.. 99.9 98.4 96.8 1.6 1.4 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 3,056 213 23 189 2,843 RATE.. 78.5 5.5 .6 4.9 73.1 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 1,364 1,262 1,028 235 102 RATE.. 35.1 32.4 26.4 6.0 2.6 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 1,252 1,242 1,231 11 10 RATE.. 32.2 31.9 31.6 .3 .3 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 937 923 900 23 14 RATE.. 24.1 23.7 23.1 .6 .4 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 791 89 36 54 702 RATE.. 20.3 2.3 .9 1.4 18.0 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 762 702 335 367 60 RATE.. 19.6 18.0 8.6 9.4 1.5 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 494 97 38 59 398 RATE.. 12.7 2.5 1.0 1.5 10.2 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 421 384 312 72 37 RATE.. 10.8 9.9 8.0 1.9 .9 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 9,049 5,191 3,740 1,451 3,858 RATE.. 232.5 133.4 96.1 37.3 99.1 _________________________________________________________________ - 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 WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ALL RACES 1/, _ LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 288,181 18,126 14,682 12,480 2,201 3,444 RATE.. 6,289.7 5,094.7 4,330.8 763.9 1,195.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 3,504 2,810 2,383 427 694 RATE.. 1,215.9 975.2 827.1 148.1 240.7 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 3,742 3,690 3,631 59 53 RATE.. 1,298.6 1,280.3 1,259.9 20.4 18.2 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 605 24 2 22 580 RATE.. 209.8 8.5 .7 7.8 201.3 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 1,314 1,229 1,001 229 84 RATE.. 455.8 426.5 347.2 79.3 29.3 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 1,198 1,188 1,177 11 10 RATE.. 415.8 412.3 408.4 3.9 3.5 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 794 785 769 16 9 RATE.. 275.6 272.4 266.8 5.6 3.2 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 124 18 11 7 106 RATE.. 43.0 6.4 3.9 2.5 36.6 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 621 575 261 314 46 RATE.. 215.4 199.6 90.6 109.0 15.9 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 215 56 20 37 158 RATE.. 74.4 19.5 6.8 12.7 54.9 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 192 186 159 26 6 RATE.. 66.5 64.4 55.2 9.2 2.1 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 5,818 4,120 3,067 1,053 1,698 RATE.. 2,018.8 1,429.7 1,064.1 365.5 589.2 _________________________________________________________________ - 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 WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ALL RACES 1/, _ 2,500 GRAMS OR MORE ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 3,601,121 9,963 3,564 2,173 1,391 6,399 RATE.. 276.7 99.0 60.3 38.6 177.7 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 2,874 1,788 1,133 655 1,087 RATE.. 79.8 49.6 31.5 18.2 30.2 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 26 24 22 2 2 RATE.. .7 .7 .6 .1 .1 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 2,443 186 20 166 2,257 RATE.. 67.8 5.2 .6 4.6 62.7 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 43 27 22 5 16 RATE.. 1.2 .7 .6 .1 .5 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 19 19 19 - - RATE.. .5 .5 .5 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 115 110 103 7 5 RATE.. 3.2 3.1 2.9 .2 .1 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 663 68 21 47 595 RATE.. 18.4 1.9 .6 1.3 16.5 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 137 123 71 52 13 RATE.. 3.8 3.4 2.0 1.4 .4 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 277 39 16 22 238 RATE.. 7.7 1.1 .5 .6 6.6 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 221 191 145 46 31 RATE.. 6.1 5.3 4.0 1.3 .8 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 3,144 989 599 390 2,155 RATE.. 87.3 27.5 16.6 10.8 59.8 _________________________________________________________________ - 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 WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ALL RACES 1/, _ NOT STATED BIRTH WEIGHT ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 2,192 331 310 294 16 21 RATE.. 15,078.5 14,136.5 13,392.0 744.5 942.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 28 24 20 4 4 RATE.. 1,293.4 1,105.0 918.4 186.7 188.4 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 118 117 116 1 1 RATE.. 5,377.1 5,331.0 5,285.1 46.0 46.0 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 8 2 1 1 6 RATE.. 371.7 91.6 45.6 46.0 280.1 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 7 6 5 1 1 RATE.. 332.8 284.8 238.7 46.1 48.0 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 34 34 34 - - RATE.. 1,552.4 1,552.4 1,552.4 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 28 28 28 - - RATE.. 1,269.3 1,269.3 1,269.3 - - ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 4 3 3 - 1 RATE.. 185.2 139.2 139.2 - 46.0 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 4 3 2 1 1 RATE.. 194.9 143.6 95.6 48.0 51.3 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 3 2 2 - 1 RATE.. 140.1 93.5 93.5 - 46.6 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 8 8 8 - - RATE.. 371.1 371.1 371.1 - - ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 87 82 74 8 5 RATE.. 3,990.5 3,754.9 3,383.1 371.8 235.6 _________________________________________________________________ - 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 WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WHITE, ALL BIRTH WEIGHTS ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 3,093,057 18,774 12,260 9,798 2,462 6,513 RATE.. 607.0 396.4 316.8 79.6 210.6 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 4,979 3,664 2,810 854 1,315 RATE.. 161.0 118.5 90.8 27.6 42.5 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 2,128 2,098 2,064 33 30 RATE.. 68.8 67.8 66.7 1.1 1.0 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 1,990 148 16 131 1,842 RATE.. 64.3 4.8 .5 4.2 59.6 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 848 783 648 135 64 RATE.. 27.4 25.3 21.0 4.4 2.1 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 783 779 771 8 4 RATE.. 25.3 25.2 24.9 .3 .1 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 627 619 601 17 8 RATE.. 20.3 20.0 19.4 .6 .3 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 555 62 30 32 493 RATE.. 17.9 2.0 1.0 1.1 15.9 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 481 445 223 222 36 RATE.. 15.6 14.4 7.2 7.2 1.1 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 303 63 29 34 240 RATE.. 9.8 2.0 .9 1.1 7.8 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 306 279 229 50 26 RATE.. 9.9 9.0 7.4 1.6 .9 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 5,775 3,320 2,376 944 2,454 RATE.. 186.7 107.3 76.8 30.5 79.4 _________________________________________________________________ - 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 WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WHITE, LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 196,443 11,297 9,280 7,894 1,386 2,017 RATE.. 5,750.9 4,723.9 4,018.4 705.5 1,027.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 2,654 2,161 1,855 306 493 RATE.. 1,351.2 1,100.1 944.3 155.8 251.1 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 2,054 2,026 1,993 32 28 RATE.. 1,045.5 1,031.1 1,014.6 16.5 14.4 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 338 19 2 17 319 RATE.. 172.1 9.9 1.0 8.9 162.2 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 808 758 629 129 51 RATE.. 411.5 385.6 320.0 65.7 25.9 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 746 742 734 8 4 RATE.. 379.8 377.7 373.6 4.1 2.1 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 512 508 496 12 4 RATE.. 260.6 258.6 252.4 6.2 2.1 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 78 14 10 4 64 RATE.. 39.9 7.3 5.2 2.1 32.6 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 383 356 167 188 27 RATE.. 195.0 181.0 85.1 95.9 14.0 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 119 37 14 22 82 RATE.. 60.6 18.7 7.4 11.4 41.8 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 121 118 102 16 3 RATE.. 61.6 60.1 51.8 8.3 1.6 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 3,483 2,542 1,892 650 942 RATE.. 1,773.2 1,293.9 963.2 330.8 479.3 _________________________________________________________________ - 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 WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WHITE, 2,500 GRAMS OR MORE ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 2,895,116 7,292 2,807 1,741 1,066 4,486 RATE.. 251.9 97.0 60.1 36.8 154.9 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 2,304 1,484 939 545 820 RATE.. 79.6 51.3 32.4 18.8 28.3 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 16 15 15 - 1 RATE.. .6 .5 .5 - .0 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 1,647 126 13 113 1,521 RATE.. 56.9 4.4 .5 3.9 52.5 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 35 23 18 5 12 RATE.. 1.2 .8 .6 .2 .4 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 14 14 14 - - RATE.. .5 .5 .5 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 95 91 86 5 4 RATE.. 3.3 3.1 3.0 .2 .1 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 473 45 16 28 429 RATE.. 16.3 1.5 .6 1.0 14.8 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 97 89 56 33 8 RATE.. 3.4 3.1 1.9 1.1 .3 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 184 26 14 12 158 RATE.. 6.4 .9 .5 .4 5.5 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 180 157 124 33 23 RATE.. 6.2 5.4 4.3 1.2 .8 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 2,246 736 445 291 1,510 RATE.. 77.6 25.4 15.4 10.1 52.1 _________________________________________________________________ - 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 WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ WHITE, NOT STATED BIRTH WEIGHT ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 1,498 184 174 164 10 10 RATE.. 12,288.1 11,599.5 10,921.6 677.9 688.6 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 21 19 16 3 2 RATE.. 1,404.8 1,264.3 1,061.3 202.9 140.5 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 58 57 56 1 1 RATE.. 3,842.4 3,775.1 3,707.8 67.2 67.4 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 5 2 1 1 3 RATE.. 336.6 134.0 66.8 67.2 202.6 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 4 3 2 1 1 RATE.. 281.4 211.2 143.8 67.4 70.3 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 23 23 23 - - RATE.. 1,521.1 1,521.1 1,521.1 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 20 20 20 - - RATE.. 1,313.3 1,313.3 1,313.3 - - ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 3 3 3 - - RATE.. 203.6 203.6 203.6 - - INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 1 1 - 1 - RATE.. 70.3 70.3 - 70.3 - PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... - - - - - RATE.. - - - - - HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 4 4 4 - - RATE.. 273.7 273.7 273.7 - - ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 46 42 39 3 3 RATE.. 3,040.9 2,833.0 2,630.2 202.8 207.9 _________________________________________________________________ - 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 WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BLACK, ALL BIRTH WEIGHTS ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 594,781 8,406 5,562 4,549 1,012 2,844 RATE.. 1,413.3 935.1 764.9 170.2 478.2 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 1,130 754 561 193 376 RATE.. 190.0 126.7 94.4 32.4 63.3 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 1,627 1,603 1,577 26 24 RATE.. 273.6 269.5 265.1 4.4 4.1 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 915 58 6 52 857 RATE.. 153.9 9.7 1.0 8.7 144.2 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 467 433 343 89 35 RATE.. 78.6 72.8 57.7 15.0 5.8 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 434 429 427 2 5 RATE.. 72.9 72.1 71.7 .3 .9 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 268 262 256 6 6 RATE.. 45.1 44.0 43.0 1.0 1.0 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 199 23 4 19 175 RATE.. 33.4 3.9 .7 3.2 29.5 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 246 227 98 129 19 RATE.. 41.3 38.1 16.5 21.6 3.2 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 160 31 9 21 130 RATE.. 27.0 5.1 1.6 3.6 21.8 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 95 87 68 18 8 RATE.. 15.9 14.6 11.5 3.1 1.4 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 2,865 1,657 1,200 457 1,208 RATE.. 481.7 278.5 201.7 76.9 203.1 _________________________________________________________________ - 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 WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BLACK, LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 77,556 6,105 4,828 4,098 730 1,277 RATE.. 7,871.7 6,225.7 5,283.9 941.8 1,646.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 690 520 417 104 170 RATE.. 889.4 670.6 537.1 133.5 218.8 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 1,562 1,539 1,515 24 23 RATE.. 2,014.6 1,984.7 1,953.5 31.3 29.9 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 246 5 - 5 241 RATE.. 317.3 6.5 - 6.5 310.8 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 459 428 338 89 32 RATE.. 591.9 551.3 436.1 115.2 40.6 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 419 414 412 2 5 RATE.. 540.9 534.3 531.6 2.6 6.6 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 245 240 236 4 5 RATE.. 315.4 308.9 303.7 5.2 6.6 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 41 4 1 3 37 RATE.. 53.5 5.2 1.3 3.9 48.3 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 212 198 86 112 14 RATE.. 273.7 255.4 110.5 144.9 18.3 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 85 17 5 12 68 RATE.. 109.9 22.4 6.7 15.7 87.5 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 57 56 48 8 1 RATE.. 73.7 72.4 62.0 10.4 1.3 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 2,087 1,407 1,040 367 680 RATE.. 2,691.2 1,814.0 1,341.3 472.7 877.3 _________________________________________________________________ - 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 WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BLACK, 2,500 GRAMS OR MORE ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 516,749 2,177 615 338 277 1,562 RATE.. 421.2 119.0 65.4 53.6 302.2 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 438 233 144 89 206 RATE.. 84.8 45.0 27.8 17.2 39.8 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 10 9 7 2 1 RATE.. 1.8 1.7 1.3 .4 .2 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 668 53 6 47 615 RATE.. 129.3 10.2 1.2 9.0 119.1 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 6 3 3 - 3 RATE.. 1.2 .6 .6 - .6 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 4 4 4 - - RATE.. .8 .8 .8 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 18 17 15 2 1 RATE.. 3.5 3.3 3.0 .4 .2 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 156 19 3 16 137 RATE.. 30.2 3.7 .6 3.1 26.5 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 31 26 10 16 5 RATE.. 6.1 5.1 2.0 3.1 1.0 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 72 11 2 9 61 RATE.. 13.9 2.2 .4 1.8 11.8 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 34 27 17 10 7 RATE.. 6.7 5.3 3.3 2.0 1.4 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 738 212 127 85 526 RATE.. 142.8 41.1 24.6 16.5 101.7 _________________________________________________________________ - 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 WEIGHT, AND RACE OF MOTHER | LIVE | INFANT | TOTAL | EARLY | LATE | POST- | BIRTHS | DEATHS | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | NEONATAL | | | | | | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ BLACK, NOT STATED BIRTH WEIGHT ALL CAUSES...............................NUMBER... 476 125 119 113 5 6 RATE.. 26,199.1 24,909.0 23,834.9 1,074.1 1,290.1 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER... 2 1 1 - 1 RATE.. 426.4 214.4 214.4 - 212.0 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER... 55 55 55 - - RATE.. 11,618.9 11,618.9 11,618.9 - - SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER... 1 - - - 1 RATE.. 221.1 - - - 221.1 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER... 2 2 2 - - RATE.. 436.8 436.8 436.8 - - MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER... 10 10 10 - - RATE.. 2,152.0 2,152.0 2,152.0 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER... 5 5 5 - - RATE.. 1,081.8 1,081.8 1,081.8 - - ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER... 1 - - - 1 RATE.. 212.0 - - - 212.0 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER... 2 2 2 - - RATE.. 440.1 440.1 440.1 - - PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER... 3 2 2 - 1 RATE.. 645.4 430.7 430.7 - 214.6 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER... 3 3 3 - - RATE.. 637.6 637.6 637.6 - - ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER... 40 38 32 5 2 RATE.. 8,327.1 7,896.7 6,822.5 1,074.1 430.5 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK _