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, 1998 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 3,941,553 28,325 18,915 RATE 718.6 479.9 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER 6,241 4,532 RATE 158.3 115.0 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER 4,093 4,042 RATE 103.9 102.5 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER 2,827 183 RATE 71.7 4.7 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER 1,306 1,220 RATE 33.1 30.9 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER 1,347 1,341 RATE 34.2 34.0 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER 951 939 RATE 24.1 23.8 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER 745 83 RATE 18.9 2.1 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER 818 772 RATE 20.8 19.6 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER 440 90 RATE 11.2 2.3 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER 456 419 RATE 11.6 10.6 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER 9,101 5,295 RATE 230.9 134.3 TAB598.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, 1998 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 299,209 18,410 15,114 RATE 6,153.0 5,051.3 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER 3,581 2,943 RATE 1,196.9 983.6 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER 3,913 3,863 RATE 1,307.8 1,291.2 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER 560 39 RATE 187.1 12.9 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER 1,235 1,170 RATE 412.9 390.9 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER 1,255 1,250 RATE 419.5 417.8 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER 808 800 RATE 270.0 267.3 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER 131 24 RATE 43.6 8.1 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER 686 652 RATE 229.2 218.0 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER 198 56 RATE 66.1 18.7 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER 215 210 RATE 71.8 70.1 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER 5,829 4,107 RATE 1,948.2 1,372.6 TAB598.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, 1998 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 3,640,324 9,551 3,448 RATE 262.4 94.7 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER 2,622 1,554 RATE 72.0 42.7 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER 58 58 RATE 1.6 1.6 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER 2,266 144 RATE 62.3 3.9 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER 63 43 RATE 1.7 1.2 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER 33 32 RATE .9 .9 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER 103 99 RATE 2.8 2.7 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER 614 59 RATE 16.9 1.6 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER 129 116 RATE 3.6 3.2 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER 242 33 RATE 6.7 .9 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER 230 200 RATE 6.3 5.5 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER 3,189 1,110 RATE 87.6 30.5 TAB598.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, 1998 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 2,020 364 352 RATE 17,999.8 17,448.4 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER 38 35 RATE 1,859.0 1,709.3 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER 122 120 RATE 6,057.9 5,958.2 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER 1 1 RATE 51.5 51.5 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER 7 7 RATE 351.6 351.6 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER 58 58 RATE 2,892.6 2,892.6 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER 40 40 RATE 1,984.7 1,984.7 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER - - RATE - - INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER 3 3 RATE 150.7 150.7 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER - - RATE - - HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER 11 9 RATE 555.8 455.4 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER 83 79 RATE 4,096.1 3,894.5 TAB598.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, 1998 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 3,118,727 18,575 12,338 RATE 595.6 395.6 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER 4,810 3,523 RATE 154.2 113.0 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER 2,223 2,190 RATE 71.3 70.2 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER 1,857 126 RATE 59.5 4.0 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER 821 773 RATE 26.3 24.8 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER 838 833 RATE 26.9 26.7 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER 621 612 RATE 19.9 19.6 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER 511 65 RATE 16.4 2.1 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER 534 503 RATE 17.1 16.1 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER 247 62 RATE 7.9 2.0 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER 319 294 RATE 10.2 9.4 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER 5,794 3,357 RATE 185.8 107.6 TAB598.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, 1998 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 203,886 11,438 9,501 RATE 5,610.0 4,660.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER 2,716 2,272 RATE 1,332.3 1,114.6 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER 2,115 2,083 RATE 1,037.1 1,021.7 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER 305 28 RATE 149.4 13.9 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER 772 734 RATE 378.9 359.9 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER 788 783 RATE 386.3 383.8 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER 512 507 RATE 251.4 248.9 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER 76 19 RATE 37.3 9.5 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER 429 409 RATE 210.6 200.7 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER 104 38 RATE 50.9 18.5 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER 132 129 RATE 64.6 63.1 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER 3,489 2,498 RATE 1,711.3 1,225.4 TAB598.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, 1998 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 2,913,643 6,934 2,642 RATE 238.0 90.7 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER 2,064 1,224 RATE 70.8 42.0 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER 40 40 RATE 1.4 1.4 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER 1,553 97 RATE 53.3 3.3 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER 45 36 RATE 1.5 1.2 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER 23 23 RATE .8 .8 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER 82 78 RATE 2.8 2.7 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER 435 46 RATE 14.9 1.6 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER 103 93 RATE 3.5 3.2 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER 143 24 RATE 4.9 .8 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER 179 158 RATE 6.2 5.4 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER 2,266 823 RATE 77.8 28.2 TAB598.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, 1998 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 1,198 204 195 RATE 17,020.4 16,262.4 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER 29 26 RATE 2,455.5 2,203.1 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER 69 67 RATE 5,726.7 5,558.6 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER - - RATE - - RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER 3 3 RATE 256.3 256.3 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER 28 28 RATE 2,313.4 2,313.4 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER 27 27 RATE 2,249.7 2,249.7 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER - - RATE - - INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER 1 1 RATE 83.8 83.8 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER - - RATE - - HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER 8 7 RATE 680.8 597.3 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER 39 36 RATE 3,254.2 3,000.2 TAB598.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, 1998 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 609,902 8,418 5,708 RATE 1,380.3 935.9 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER 1,099 771 RATE 180.2 126.4 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER 1,693 1,675 RATE 277.6 274.6 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER 841 46 RATE 138.0 7.5 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER 438 402 RATE 71.9 65.9 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER 447 446 RATE 73.3 73.1 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER 297 294 RATE 48.7 48.2 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER 206 14 RATE 33.8 2.3 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER 250 236 RATE 41.0 38.6 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER 156 23 RATE 25.6 3.8 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER 113 102 RATE 18.6 16.8 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER 2,877 1,700 RATE 471.7 278.7 TAB598.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, 1998 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 79,772 6,171 4,959 RATE 7,735.8 6,217.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER 678 523 RATE 850.5 655.5 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER 1,636 1,618 RATE 2,050.7 2,027.9 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER 242 9 RATE 303.3 11.5 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER 417 391 RATE 522.7 489.8 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER 414 414 RATE 519.0 519.0 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER 270 267 RATE 338.1 334.3 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER 52 4 RATE 64.6 5.1 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER 229 218 RATE 286.6 272.7 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER 80 15 RATE 100.2 19.0 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER 68 66 RATE 85.1 82.6 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER 2,086 1,436 RATE 2,614.9 1,799.7 TAB598.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, 1998 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 529,816 2,121 624 RATE 400.4 117.7 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER 417 244 RATE 78.7 46.0 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER 12 12 RATE 2.2 2.2 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER 598 35 RATE 113.0 6.7 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER 17 7 RATE 3.3 1.4 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER 7 6 RATE 1.3 1.2 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER 15 15 RATE 2.9 2.9 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER 155 10 RATE 29.2 1.9 INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER 21 18 RATE 4.0 3.4 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER 76 8 RATE 14.3 1.5 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER 42 34 RATE 8.0 6.5 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER 761 234 RATE 143.6 44.1 TAB598.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, 1998 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 314 126 125 RATE 40,132.8 39,805.8 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)........NUMBER 4 4 RATE 1,296.0 1,296.0 PREMATURITY (765).....................NUMBER 46 46 RATE 14,516.5 14,516.5 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)..NUMBER 1 1 RATE 331.1 331.1 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769)...NUMBER 4 4 RATE 1,284.4 1,284.4 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)..........NUMBER 26 26 RATE 8,163.0 8,163.0 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)..NUMBER 12 12 RATE 3,859.6 3,859.6 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949).................NUMBER - - RATE - - INFECTIONS (771)......................NUMBER - - RATE - - PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487).....NUMBER - - RATE - - HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)............NUMBER 3 2 RATE 977.9 650.9 ALL OTHER CAUSES.........................NUMBER 30 30 RATE 9,704.4 9,704.4 ____________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK TAB598.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, 1998 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 3,941,553 15,061 3,853 9,410 RATE 382.1 97.8 238.8 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)......NUMBER 3,459 1,073 1,709 RATE 87.8 27.2 43.4 PREMATURITY (765)...................NUMBER 3,955 87 52 RATE 100.3 2.2 1.3 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798)..NUMBER 24 159 2,644 RATE .6 4.0 67.1 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769).NUMBER 957 263 86 RATE 24.3 6.7 2.2 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)........NUMBER 1,323 18 6 RATE 33.6 .5 .2 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)NUMBER 909 30 12 RATE 23.1 .8 .3 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)...............NUMBER 41 42 662 RATE 1.0 1.1 16.8 INFECTIONS (771)....................NUMBER 345 427 47 RATE 8.7 10.8 1.2 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)...NUMBER 25 65 351 RATE .6 1.6 8.9 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)..........NUMBER 350 69 38 RATE 8.9 1.7 1.0 ALL OTHER CAUSES.......................NUMBER 3,674 1,621 3,805 RATE 93.2 41.1 96.5 TAB598.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, 1998 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 299,209 12,643 2,471 3,296 RATE 4,225.6 825.81,101.7 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)......NUMBER 2,438 505 638 RATE 814.8 168.8 213.3 PREMATURITY (765)...................NUMBER 3,778 86 50 RATE 1,262.5 28.7 16.6 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)NUMBER 4 34 521 RATE 1.4 11.5 174.2 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769).NUMBER 922 247 66 RATE 308.3 82.6 22.0 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)........NUMBER 1,234 16 5 RATE 412.4 5.4 1.7 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)NUMBER 776 23 8 RATE 259.5 7.8 2.7 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)...............NUMBER 14 10 106 RATE 4.8 3.4 35.5 INFECTIONS (771)....................NUMBER 292 360 33 RATE 97.7 120.3 11.2 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)...NUMBER 19 37 142 RATE 6.2 12.5 47.4 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)..........NUMBER 188 21 5 RATE 63.0 7.1 1.7 ALL OTHER CAUSES.......................NUMBER 2,977 1,130 1,722 RATE 995.0 377.6 575.5 TAB598.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, 1998 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 3,640,324 2,075 1,374 6,103 RATE 57.0 37.7 167.6 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)......NUMBER 989 566 1,068 RATE 27.2 15.5 29.3 PREMATURITY (765)...................NUMBER 57 1 - RATE 1.6 .0 - SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)NUMBER 19 125 2,123 RATE .5 3.4 58.3 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769).NUMBER 28 15 20 RATE .8 .4 .6 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)........NUMBER 30 2 1 RATE .8 .1 .0 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)NUMBER 92 7 4 RATE 2.5 .2 .1 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)...............NUMBER 26 32 555 RATE .7 .9 15.3 INFECTIONS (771)....................NUMBER 52 65 13 RATE 1.4 1.8 .4 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)...NUMBER 6 27 209 RATE .2 .8 5.7 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)..........NUMBER 152 47 30 RATE 4.2 1.3 .8 ALL OTHER CAUSES................ ......NUMBER 623 486 2,079 RATE 17.1 13.4 57.1 TAB598.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, 1998 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 2,020 343 9 11 RATE 16,996.7 451.7 551.4 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)......NUMBER 33 2 3 RATE 1,609.0 100.2 149.7 PREMATURITY (765)...................NUMBER 120 - 2 RATE 5,958.2 - 99.7 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)NUMBER 1 - - RATE 51.5 - - RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769).NUMBER 7 - - RATE 351.6 - - MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)........NUMBER 58 - - RATE 2,892.6 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)NUMBER 40 - - RATE 1,984.7 - - ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)...............NUMBER - - - RATE - - - INFECTIONS (771)....................NUMBER 1 2 - RATE 49.7 101.0 - PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)...NUMBER - - - RATE - - - HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)..........NUMBER 9 - 2 RATE 455.4 - 100.3 ALL OTHER CAUSES.......................NUMBER 74 5 4 RATE 3,643.9 250.5 201.7 TAB598.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, 1998 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 3,118,727 9,727 2,611 6,238 RATE 311.9 83.7 200.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)......NUMBER 2,720 803 1,287 RATE 87.2 25.7 41.3 PREMATURITY (765)...................NUMBER 2,136 54 33 RATE 68.5 1.7 1.1 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)NUMBER 14 111 1,732 RATE .5 3.6 55.5 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769).NUMBER 605 167 48 RATE 19.4 5.4 1.5 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)........NUMBER 823 10 5 RATE 26.4 .3 .2 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)NUMBER 592 20 9 RATE 19.0 .7 .3 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)...............NUMBER 31 33 446 RATE 1.0 1.1 14.3 INFECTIONS (771)....................NUMBER 230 273 30 RATE 7.4 8.8 1.0 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)...NUMBER 19 44 184 RATE .6 1.4 5.9 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)..........NUMBER 241 52 25 RATE 7.7 1.7 .8 ALL OTHER CAUSES.......................NUMBER 2,314 1,043 2,437 RATE 74.2 33.4 78.1 TAB598.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, 1998 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 203,886 7,925 1,576 1,937 RATE 3,886.8 773.2 950.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)......NUMBER 1,909 364 444 RATE 936.2 178.3 217.7 PREMATURITY (765)...................NUMBER 2,030 54 31 RATE 995.5 26.3 15.4 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)NUMBER 1 27 276 RATE .5 13.4 135.5 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769).NUMBER 579 155 39 RATE 283.9 76.1 18.9 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)........NUMBER 773 9 5 RATE 379.4 4.5 2.5 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)NUMBER 491 16 5 RATE 240.9 8.0 2.5 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)...............NUMBER 11 8 57 RATE 5.5 4.0 27.8 INFECTIONS (771)....................NUMBER 186 224 20 RATE 91.0 109.7 9.9 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)...NUMBER 14 24 66 RATE 6.6 11.9 32.3 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)..........NUMBER 116 13 3 RATE 56.7 6.4 1.5 ALL OTHER CAUSES.......................NUMBER 1,816 683 991 RATE 890.6 334.8 485.9 TAB598.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, 1998 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 2,913,643 1,611 1,031 4,292 RATE 55.3 35.4 147.3 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)......NUMBER 786 438 840 RATE 27.0 15.0 28.8 PREMATURITY (765)...................NUMBER 40 - - RATE 1.4 - - SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)NUMBER 13 84 1,455 RATE .4 2.9 49.9 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769).NUMBER 24 12 9 RATE .8 .4 .3 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)........NUMBER 22 1 - RATE .7 .0 - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)NUMBER 74 4 4 RATE 2.5 .1 .1 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)...............NUMBER 20 25 390 RATE .7 .9 13.4 INFECTIONS (771)....................NUMBER 44 50 10 RATE 1.5 1.7 .3 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)...NUMBER 5 19 119 RATE .2 .7 4.1 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)..........NUMBER 119 39 21 RATE 4.1 1.4 .7 ALL OTHER CAUSES.......................NUMBER 465 358 1,443 RATE 16.0 12.3 49.5 TAB598.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, 1998 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 1,198 191 4 9 RATE 15,925.0 337.5 758.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)......NUMBER 25 1 3 RATE 2,119.3 83.8 252.4 PREMATURITY (765)...................NUMBER 67 - 2 RATE 5,558.6 - 168.1 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)NUMBER - - - RATE - - - RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769).NUMBER 3 - - RATE 256.3 - - MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)........NUMBER 28 - - RATE 2,313.4 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)NUMBER 27 - - RATE 2,249.7 - - ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)...............NUMBER - - - RATE - - - INFECTIONS (771)....................NUMBER 1 - - RATE 83.8 - - PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)...NUMBER - - - RATE - - - HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)..........NUMBER 7 - 1 RATE 597.3 - 83.5 ALL OTHER CAUSES.......................NUMBER 33 3 3 RATE 2,746.6 253.6 254.0 TAB598.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, 1998 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 609,902 4,646 1,062 2,710 RATE 761.8 174.1 444.4 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)......NUMBER 564 206 329 RATE 92.5 33.8 53.9 PREMATURITY (765)...................NUMBER 1,644 31 18 RATE 269.5 5.1 3.0 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)NUMBER 7 38 796 RATE 1.2 6.3 130.5 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769).NUMBER 315 87 36 RATE 51.6 14.3 6.0 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)........NUMBER 440 6 1 RATE 72.1 1.0 .2 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)NUMBER 285 9 3 RATE 46.7 1.5 .5 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)...............NUMBER 8 6 192 RATE 1.3 1.0 31.5 INFECTIONS (771)....................NUMBER 100 135 14 RATE 16.5 22.2 2.3 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)...NUMBER 5 18 133 RATE .8 3.0 21.8 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)..........NUMBER 87 15 11 RATE 14.3 2.5 1.8 ALL OTHER CAUSES.......................NUMBER 1,191 509 1,177 RATE 195.3 83.4 193.0 TAB598.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, 1998 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 79,772 4,163 796 1,212 RATE 5,219.2 997.8 1,518.7 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)......NUMBER 406 117 156 RATE 508.4 147.0 195.1 PREMATURITY (765)...................NUMBER 1,586 31 18 RATE 1,988.7 39.2 22.8 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)NUMBER 2 7 233 RATE 2.6 8.9 291.8 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769).NUMBER 307 84 26 RATE 384.4 105.4 32.9 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)........NUMBER 409 5 - RATE 512.7 6.4 - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)NUMBER 260 7 3 RATE 325.3 8.9 3.8 ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)...............NUMBER 3 1 48 RATE 3.8 1.3 59.6 INFECTIONS (771)....................NUMBER 94 123 11 RATE 118.2 154.4 14.0 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)...NUMBER 4 11 65 RATE 5.1 14.0 81.2 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)..........NUMBER 58 8 2 RATE 72.4 10.1 2.5 ALL OTHER CAUSES.......................NUMBER 1,035 401 650 RATE 1,297.5 502.3 815.1 TAB598.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, 1998 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 529,816 358 266 1,498 RATE 67.5 50.2 282.7 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)......NUMBER 155 89 173 RATE 29.2 16.8 32.7 PREMATURITY (765)...................NUMBER 12 - - RATE 2.2 - - SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)NUMBER 4 31 563 RATE .8 5.9 106.3 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769).NUMBER 4 3 10 RATE .8 .6 1.9 MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)........NUMBER 5 1 1 RATE 1.0 .2 .2 COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)NUMBER 13 2 - RATE 2.5 .4 - ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)...............NUMBER 5 5 144 RATE 1.0 1.0 27.3 INFECTIONS (771)....................NUMBER 6 12 3 RATE 1.1 2.3 .6 PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)...NUMBER 1 7 68 RATE .2 1.3 12.8 HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)..........NUMBER 27 7 8 RATE 5.1 1.3 1.5 ALL OTHER CAUSES.......................NUMBER 126 108 527 RATE 23.7 20.4 99.5 TAB598.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, 1998 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 314 125 - 1 RATE 39,805.8 - 327.0 CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759)......NUMBER 4 - - RATE 1,296.0 - - PREMATURITY (765)...................NUMBER 46 - - RATE 14,516.5 - - SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (798.0)NUMBER 1 - - RATE 331.1 - - RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (769).NUMBER 4 - - RATE 1,284.4 - - MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS (761)........NUMBER 26 - - RATE 8,163.0 - - COMPLICATIONS OF PLACENTA,ETC. (762)NUMBER 12 - - RATE 3,859.6 - - ACCIDENTS (E800-E949)...............NUMBER - - - RATE - - - INFECTIONS (771)....................NUMBER - - - RATE - - - PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-487)...NUMBER - - - RATE - - - HYPOXIA AND ASPHYXIA (768)..........NUMBER 2 - 1 RATE 650.9 - 327.0 ALL OTHER CAUSES.......................NUMBER 30 - - RATE 9,704.4 - - ______________________________________________________________________________ 1/ INCLUDES RACES OTHER THAN WHITE AND BLACK TAB598.TXT - Page 24