FETAL DEATH DOCUMENTATION TABLE 2 FETAL DEATHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND SEX: UNITED STATES, 1997 (FETAL DEATHS INCLUDE ONLY THOSE WITH STATED OR PRESUMED PERIOD OF GESTATION OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE. NOT STATED SEX IS IMPUTED FOR FETAL DEATHS OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE GESTATION: SEE TECHNICAL APPENDIX) _____________________________________________________________________________ | | BIRTH WEIGHT |__________________________________________________________ RACE AND SEX | TOTAL | | | | | | | | Under | 350- | 500- | 1,000- | 1,500- | 2,000- | | 350 | 499 | 999 | 1,499 | 1,999 | 2,499 | | grams | grams | grams | grams | grams | grams __________________|________|_______|_______|_______|________|________|_______ | | | | | | | ALL RACES.........| 26,486 | 3,587 | 3,843 | 5,205 | 2,249 | 2,022 | 2,007 | | | | | | | MALE..........| 14,150 | 1,874 | 2,062 | 2,796 | 1,174 | 1,069 | 1,060 FEMALE........| 12,336 | 1,713 | 1,781 | 2,409 | 1,075 | 953 | 947 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WHITE.............| 17,838 | 2,318 | 2,305 | 3,378 | 1,573 | 1,382 | 1,398 | | | | | | | MALE..........| 9,502 | 1,195 | 1,235 | 1,810 | 846 | 721 | 745 FEMALE........| 8,336 | 1,123 | 1,070 | 1,568 | 727 | 661 | 653 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ALL OTHER.........| 1,082 | 137 | 135 | 214 | 85 | 86 | 95 | | | | | | | MALE..........| 566 | 66 | 78 | 111 | 47 | 44 | 42 FEMALE........| 516 | 71 | 57 | 103 | 38 | 42 | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BLACK.............| 7,566 | 1,132 | 1,403 | 1,613 | 591 | 554 | 514 | | | | | | | MALE..........| 4,082 | 613 | 749 | 875 | 281 | 304 | 273 FEMALE........| 3,484 | 519 | 654 | 738 | 310 | 250 | 241 __________________|________|_______|_______|_______|________|________|_______ - 1 - FETAL DEATH DOCUMENTATION TABLE 2 FETAL DEATHS BY BIRTH WEIGHT, RACE OF MOTHER, AND SEX: UNITED STATES, 1997 (FETAL DEATHS INCLUDE ONLY THOSE WITH STATED OR PRESUMED PERIOD OF GESTATION OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE. NOT STATED SEX IS IMPUTED FOR FETAL DEATHS OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE GESTATION: SEE TECHNICAL APPENDIX) ______________________________________________________________________________ | | BIRTH WEIGHT |___________________________________________________________ RACE AND SEX | TOTAL | | | | | | | | |2,500-|3,000-|3,500-|4,000-|4,500-|5,000 | Not | |2,999 |3,499 |3,999 |4,499 |4,999 |grams |stated | |grams |grams |grams |grams |grams |or more| __________________|________|______|______|______|______|______|_______|_______ | | | | | | | | ALL RACES.........| 26,486 | 1,849| 1,628| 844| 303| 113| 86| 2,750 | | | | | | | | MALE..........| 14,150 | 980| 852| 463| 181| 64| 59| 1,516 FEMALE........| 12,336 | 869| 776| 381| 122| 49| 27| 1,234 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WHITE.............| 17,838 | 1,365| 1,245| 635| 232| 91| 55| 1,861 | | | | | | | | MALE..........| 9,502 | 720| 655| 344| 133| 52| 38| 1,008 FEMALE........| 8,336 | 645| 590| 291| 99| 39| 17| 853 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ALL OTHER.........| 1,082 | 77| 70| 53| 9| 2| 7| 112 | | | | | | | | MALE..........| 566 | 41| 42| 25| 6| 1| 4| 59 FEMALE........| 516 | 36| 28| 28| 3| 1| 3| 53 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BLACK.............| 7,566 | 407| 313| 156| 62| 20| 24| 777 | | | | | | | | MALE..........| 4,082 | 219| 155| 94| 42| 11| 17| 449 FEMALE........| 3,484 | 188| 158| 62| 20| 9| 7| 328 __________________|________|______|______|______|______|______|_______|_______ - 2 -