SELECTED NATALITY VITAL STATISTICS BY RACE, GEORGIA, 1997
Georgia Total
Item Female Population (Ages 15-44 Years) 3
Number Total 2 White
1,788,398 1,177,509
Black 568,631
Total
Live Births
(All Ages) 118,169 75,538 39,724
^15.8
10 - 14
474
127
344
1.8
15 - 17
7,090 3,156 3,877
44.0
18 - 19
10,754 5,744 4,931 102.8
Age
20 - 24
31,125 18,306 12,313 121.2
of
25 - 29
31,672 21,991 8,669 109.9
Mother
30 - 34
24,474 17,521 6,121
74.6
35 - 39
10,641 7,399 2,903
31.3
40 - 44
1,868 1,245
546
6.0
Age-specific rates per 1,000 women in age group
Births to Unwed Mothers
45 - 50 (All Ages)
71 41,864
49 14,797
20 26,708
0.2 35.4
10 - 14
444
98
343
93.7
15 - 17
5,992 2,124 3,828
84.5
18 - 19
7,669 2,965 4,667
71.3
Age
20 - 24
15,192 5,204 9,872
48.8
of
25 - 29
7,125 2,555 4,469
22.5
Mother
30 - 34
3,504 1,201 2,259
14.3
35 - 39
1,592
524 1,055
15.0
40 - 44
333
121
208
17.8
All rates per 100 women in age group
Birth Weight (grams)
45 - 50 < 500
13
5
7
18.3
257
92
163
0.2
500 - 1,499
1,881
792 1,053
1.6
1,500 - 2,499
8,262
4,086
3,953
7.0
2,500 - 3,999 96,964 61,884 32,587
82.1
All rates per 100 live births
>= 4,000
10,805 8,684 1,968
9.1
Out of Hospital Births All rates per 100 live births
529
317
206
0.4
Spontaneous Abortions 4
(All Ages)
1,092
475
603
9.2
10 - 14
6
2
4
12.5
15 - 17
82
32
50
11.4
18 - 19
104
40
64
9.6
Age
20 - 24
271
116
154
8.6
of
25 - 29
284
126
154
8.9
Woman
30 - 34
205
100
102
8.3
35 - 39
110
47
59
10.2
40 - 44
26
10
15
13.7
All rates per 1,000 women in age group
Induced Terminations
45 - 50
4
2
1
*
(All Ages)
32,158 13,306 17,924
18.0
of Pregnancy
10 - 14
291
84
204
1.1
15 - 17
2,219
973 1,218
13.8
18 - 19
3,509 1,565 1,873
33.6
Age
20 - 24
10,172 4,065 5,877
39.6
of
25 - 29
8,138 3,180 4,733
28.2
Woman
30 - 34
4,653 1,954 2,488
14.2
35 - 39
2,445 1,131 1,202
7.2
40 - 44
685
328
311
2.2
All rates per 1,000 women in age group
45 - 50
46
26
18
0.1
Rate 1
White
^14.5 0.8
31.4 89.1 111.6 115.6 81.1 32.2
5.8 0.2 19.6 77.2 67.3 51.6 28.4 11.6 6.9 7.1 9.7 10.2 0.1 1.0 5.4 81.9 11.5
0.4
6.3 *
10.0 6.9 6.3 5.7 5.7 6.3 8.0 *
11.3 0.5 9.7
24.3 24.8 16.7
9.0 4.9 1.5 0.1
Black
^18.7 3.8
68.0 129.8 142.7
96.3 58.6 28.3
6.1 0.2 67.2 99.7 98.7 94.6 80.2 51.6 36.9 36.3 38.1 35.0 0.4 2.7 10.0 82.0 5.0
0.5
15.1 *
12.7 12.8 12.4 17.5 16.4 19.9 26.7
* 31.5
2.2 21.4 49.3 68.1 52.6 23.8 11.7
3.4 0.2
1 Asterisks are shown instead of a rate when the number of events is greater than 0 and less than 5. 2 Total = White, Black and Other 3 All populations from the U.S. Bureau of Census 4 >=20 weeks of gestation. See Vital Stats Formula page for change in definition. ^ Crude Birth Rates (All Ages) per 1,000 total population
SELECTED MORTALITY VITAL STATISTICS BY RACE, GEORGIA, 1997
Georgia Total
Item
Number
Total White Black Total
TOTAL POPULATION
7,486,242 5,205,515 2,126,126
TOTAL DEATHS
59,268 42,863 16,271
7.9
Lifestages
Infancy (under 1)
1,021
467
546
8.6
Neonatal
705
318
383
6.0
Post-Neonatal
316
149
163
2.7
Early Childhood (1-4)
172
88
82
38.5
Later Childhood (5-9)
137
66
71
24.4
Early Adolescence (10-14)
137
81
52
25.5
Later Adolescence (15-19)
442
285
157
80.6
Young Adulthood (20-44)
5,099 2,743 2,344 169.1
Middle Adulthood (45-64)
12,002 7,827 4,132 785.4
Later Adulthood (65+)
40,253 31,304 8,884 5,388.9
Rate White
8.2
6.2 4.2 2.0 30.9 18.8 23.8 82.4 133.1 673.4 4,190.8
Black
7.7
13.7 9.6 4.1
54.1 35.9 28.2 82.3 265.8 1,222.8 1,189.3
Cause of Death
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (001-139)
Septicemia (038) HIV Infection (042-044)
1,962 895 738
918 1,041
26.2
17.6
49.0
556
338
12.0
10.7
15.9
172
566
9.9
3.3
26.6
Neoplasms (140-239) Malignant neoplasms (140-208) Stomach (151) Colon (153) Pancreas (157) Trachea, Bronchus and Lung (162) Breast (174-175) Ovary (183) Prostate (185) Leukemia (204-208) All Other Malignant Sites
13,229 13,003
307 990 631 3,911 1,075 315 795 441 4,538
9,800 9,624
175 730 453 3,093 744 246 483 355 3,345
3,400 3,350
130 258 177 814 329
67 312
84 1,179
176.7 173.7
4.1 13.2
8.4 52.2 14.4
8.2 21.8
5.9 60.6
188.3 184.9
3.4 14.0
8.7 59.4 14.3
9.4 18.7
6.8 64.3
159.9 157.6
6.1 12.1
8.3 38.3 15.5
5.9 31.3
4.0 55.5
Diabetes Mellitus (250)
1,277
768
505
17.1
14.8
23.8
Anemias (280-285) Sickle Cell Trait and Disease (282.5-282.6)
102
56
46
1.4
1.1
2.2
22
0
22
0.3
0.0
1.0
Mental Disorders (290-319)
1,229
921
307
16.4
17.7
14.4
Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs (320-389)
Alzheimers Disease (331) Parkinsons Disease (332) Multiple Sclerosis (340)
1,378 651 217 45
1,107 558 204 31
266
18.4
21.3
12.5
92
8.7
10.7
4.3
13
2.9
3.9
0.6
14
0.6
0.6
0.7
Cardiovascular Disease (390-448) Hypertensive Heart Disease (402) Ischemic Heart Disease (410-414) Heart Attack-AMI- (410) Other Forms of Heart Disease (420-429) Cerebrovascular Disease (430-438)
23,459 729
9,309 4,683 7,075 4,269
17,367 376
7,369 3,613 5,101 3,067
6,042 352
1,923 1,062 1,960 1,184
313.4 9.7
124.3 62.6 94.5 57.0
333.6 7.2
141.6 69.4 98.0 58.9
284.2 16.6 90.4 50.0 92.2 55.7
SELECTED MORTALITY VITAL STATISTICS BY RACE, GEORGIA, 1997 CONTINUED
Georgia Total
Item
Number
Rate
Total White Black Total White
Cause of Death (Continued)
Black
Diseases of the Arteries and Capillaries (440-448)
1,108
870
238
14.8
16.7
11.2
Phlebitis (451)
26
17
9
0.3
0.3
0.4
Diseases of the Respiratory System (460-519)
Influenza and Pneumonia (480-487) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (490-496) Bronchitis, Chronic and Unspecified (490-491) Emphysema (492) Asthma (493)
5,590 4,538 1,044
74.7
87.2
49.1
2,152 1,645
504
28.7
31.6
23.7
2,503 2,149
351
33.4
41.3
16.5
66
60
492
463
144
70
6
0.9
1.2
0.3
29
6.6
8.9
1.4
72
1.9
1.3
3.4
Diseases of the Digestive System (520-579) Chronic Liver Disease & Cirrhosis (571)
2,050 596
1,552 456
493
27.4
29.8
23.2
139
8.0
8.8
6.5
Diseases of the Urinary Tract (580-599) Diseases of the Genital Tract (600-629)
1,367
817
547
18.3
15.7
25.7
18
10
8
0.2
0.2
0.4
Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth & Puerperium (630-676)
13
8
5
0.2
0.2
0.2
Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System (710-739)
Lupus Erythematosus (710)
245
171
71
34
74
3.3
3.3
3.5
37
0.9
0.7
1.7
Congenital Anomalies (740-759)
318
210
107
4.2
4.0
5.0
Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (760-779)
Short Gestation and Low Birth Weight (765)
522
206
312
7.0
4.0
14.7
162
58
103
2.2
1.1
4.8
SIDS (798.0)
115
63
50
1.5
1.2
2.4
Injury and Poisoning (E800-E999) Motor Vehicle Accidents (E810-E825) Water Accidents (E830-E838) Poisonings (E850-E869) Falls (E880-E888) Fires (E890-E899) Drowning (E910) Machinery Accidents (E919) Firearms (E922) All Other Accidents Suicides (E950-E959) Homicides (E960-E969) Legal Intervention (E970-E978)
4,677 3,208 1,453
62.5
61.6
68.3
1,594 28
213 424 111 122
33 48 556 900 640
8
1,133 18
140 373
49 79 25 34 370 759 224
4
457
21.3
21.8
21.5
10
0.4
0.3
0.5
73
2.8
2.7
3.4
50
5.7
7.2
2.4
62
1.5
0.9
2.9
42
1.6
1.5
2.0
8
0.4
0.5
0.4
14
0.6
0.7
0.7
183
7.4
7.1
8.6
138
12.0
14.6
6.5
412
8.5
4.3
19.4
4
0.1
*
*