TABLE B4. REPORTABLE* FETAL DEATHS AND FETAL DEATH RATIOS,
BY COMPLETED WEEKS OF GESTATION AND RACE OF MOTHER,
MISSISSIPPI, 1999-2001
COMPLETED WEEKS TOTAL WHITE NONWHITE OF GESTATION** 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL 440 465 376 149 141 109 291 324 267 UNDER 20 22 23 15 7 5 2 15 18 13 20 AND OVER 353 347 286 124 110 83 229 237 203 20-22 100 94 76 23 26 23 77 68 53 23-27 81 79 63 27 27 11 54 52 52 28-36 124 109 98 52 31 37 72 78 61 37 AND OVER 48 65 49 22 26 12 26 39 37 UNKNOWN 65 95 75 18 26 24 47 69 51 TOTAL 10.3 10.6 8.9 6.6 6.0 4.8 14.5 15.8 13.7 UNDER 20 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.7 0.9 0.7 20 AND OVER 8.3 7.9 6.8 5.5 4.7 3.6 11.4 11.5 10.4 20-22 2.3 2.1 1.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 3.8 3.3 2.7 23-27 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.1 0.5 2.7 2.5 2.7 28-36 2.9 2.5 2.3 2.3 1.3 1.6 3.6 3.8 3.1 37 AND OVER 1.1 1.5 1.2 1.0 1.1 0.5 1.3 1.9 1.9 UNKNOWN 1.5 2.2 1.8 0.8 1.1 1.0 2.3 3.4 2.6 * SPONTANEOUS FETAL DEATHS OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE GESTATION OR WEIGHT OF 350 GRAMS OR MORE. ** CALCULATED BY SUBTRACTING THE DATE OF THE LAST NORMAL MENSTRUAL PERIOD PRIOR TO DELIVERY FROM THE DATE OF DELIVERY. # REPORTABLE FETAL DEATHS PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.