
TABLE B2. REPORTABLE* FETAL DEATHS AND FETAL DEATH RATIOS,
BY AGE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2001
NUMBER RATIO**
AGE OF NON- NON-
MOTHER TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TOTAL 376 109 267 8.9 4.8 13.7
UNDER 15 7 1 6 35.7 # 35.3
15-19 73 17 56 9.9 5.9 12.6
20-24 118 31 87 8.2 4.5 11.5
25-29 75 26 49 7.1 4.0 12.1
30-34 54 19 35 8.2 4.3 16.7
35-39 34 8 26 12.7 4.7 26.8
40-44 12 4 8 24.7 13.5 42.3
45-49 2 2 0 # # #
UNKNOWN 1 1 0 # # #
* SPONTANEOUS FETAL DEATHS OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE
GESTATION OR WEIGHT OF 350 GRAMS OR MORE.
** REPORTABLE FETAL DEATHS PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS TO
MOTHERS IN SPECIFIED GROUP.
# RATIO NOT CALCULATED ON LESS THAN 100 LIVE BIRTHS.
