Table 1.

Number of live births and infant deaths by maternal age and maternal birth cohort among non-Hispanic whites (NCHS cohort linked files)

Live Births Non-Hispanic Whites
Maternal Age
Maternal Birth Cohort	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40+	Total
1940							64,741	64,741
1945						474,653	159,806	634,459
1950					1,635,236	1,096,974	96,954	2,829,164
1955				2,899,837	3,299,577	577,166	486,641	7,263,221
1960			2,690,494	5,044,245	1,465,898	2,426,426		11,627,063
1965		966,368	4,099,337	1,840,702	5,175,650			12,082,057
1970	11,709	1,609,930	1,542,453	5,956,100				9,120,192
1975	21,115	686,381	5,139,852					5,847,348
1980	10,662	2,257,686						2,268,348
1985	31,252							31,252
Total	74,738	5,520,365	13,472,136	15,740,884	11,576,361	4,575,219	808,142	51,767,845
Infant Deaths
Maternal Age
Maternal Birth Cohort	<15	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40+	Total
1940							722	722
1945						3,980	1,534	5,514
1950					12,138	7,888	713	20,739
1955				21,643	21,502	3,498	3,362	50,005
1960			25,153	33,073	7,684	12,782		78,692
1965		12,425	34,274	9,981	23,210			79,890
1970	261	18,598	10,868	28,665				58,392
1975	395	6,535	31,398					38,328
1980	166	18,314						18,480
1985	459							459
Total	1,281	55,872	101,693	93,362	64,534	28,148	6,331	351,221