Fetal Infant Mortality Review of Vanderburgh, Co. Indiana

    1999 FIMR Report

    What is FIMR?

    FIMR is a review process which includes data collection about fetal and infant mortality from a variety of sources.

    FIMR is a system that allows us to comprehensively examine existing problems which affect mortality in our region.


    FIMR Study Population

    City of Evansville 123,460

    Vanderburgh County 167,720

    White 152,520 (91%)

    Black 13,730 ( 8%)

    Other 1,470 ( 1%)

    Source: U.S. Bureau of Census Estimates (1996).

    FIMR Study Region

    State Infant Mortality Rates 1996

     


    Source: National Center for Health Statistics, 1996 final mortality data.
    Prepared by the March of Dimes Perinatal Data Center, 1998.

    Definitions

    Fetal Death-death prior to birth occurring at or after 20 weeks gestation (Indiana).

    Infant Mortality-the infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants greater that 20 weeks gestation and under one year of age per 1000 live births in a given population.

    Infant Mortality Rate- deaths of infants (under 1 year)/live births x 1000

    Live Birth- infant born with any sign of life ie. respiration, heartbeat, pulsating umbilical cord Neonatal Mortality- death of a liveborn infant before the infant becomes 28 days old

    SIDS- the unexpected and unexplained death of an apparently well infant

    Why FIMR?

    In 1996, the national infant mortality (IM) rate was 7.3

     

    In 1996, the infant mortality rate for Vanderburgh County was 10.7

     

    In 1996, Indiana was ranked 43rd for infant death

     

    Trends

    History has shown previous fluctuations in the IM rate.

    The IM rate in 1997 in Vanderburgh County was 8.3


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    Contact
    Dr. Gayle Roux
    For More Information
    groux@usi.edu
    812.465.1168


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    Last Updated 4/19/99
    by Charles P. Anstett


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