APPENDIX D, VITAL STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR U.S. WHITE POPULATION 1955-2001

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APPENDIX D
VITAL STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR U.S. WHITE POPULATION
1955 - 2001





 YEAR
 CRUDE BIRTH RATE¹
 FERTILITY RATE¹
 LOW BIRTH WEIGHT PERCENT
 CRUDE DEATH RATE²
 INFANT DEATH RATE³
 NEONATAL DEATH RATE³
 FETAL DEATH RATE³
 ABORTION RATIO⁴
 MARRIAGE RATE⁵
 DIVORCE RATE⁵



 1955
1960
1965
19701975
 23.8
22.7
18.3
17.413.6
 113.7
113.2
 91.3
 84.1 62.5
 n/a
6.8
7.2
6.86.3
 9.2
9.5
9.4
9.58.9
 23.6
22.9
21.5
17.814.2
 17.7
17.2
16.1
13.810.4
 14.9
13.9
13.7
12.3 9.4
  
 
 
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 1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
19881989
 15.1
15.0
15.1
14.8
14.8
15.0
14.8
14.9
15.015.4
  65.6
 64.8
 64.8
 63.4
 63.2
 64.1
 63.1
 63.3
 64.5 66.4
 5.7
5.7
5.6
5.7
5.6
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.75.7
 8.9
8.8
8.7
8.8
8.9
9.0
9.0
9.0
9.18.9
 11.0
10.5
10.1
 9.7
 9.4
 9.3
 8.9
 8.6
 8.5 8.2
  7.5
 7.1
 6.8
 6.4
 6.2
 6.1
 5.8
 5.5
 5.4 5.2
  8.1
 8.0
 7.8
 7.4
 7.3
 6.9
 6.7
 6.6
 6.4 6.4
 332
329
309
302
288
277
269
267
259252
 10.6
10.6
10.6
10.5
10.5
10.2
10.0
 9.9
 9.7 9.7
 5.2
5.3
5.0
4.9
4.9
5.0
4.9
4.8
4.84.7



 
  1990
  1991
  1992
  1993
  1994
  1995
  1996
  1997
  1998
  1999
  2000
  2001
 
 
  15.8
  15.4
  15.0
  14.7
  14.4
  14.2
  14.1
  13.9
  14.0
  13.9
  13.9 ⁶
  13.7 ⁶
 
 
   68.3
   67.0
   66.5
   65.4
   64.9
   64.4
   64.7
   63.9
   64.6
   65.1
   65.3 ⁶
   65.0 ⁶
 
 
  5.7
  5.8
  5.8
  6.0
  6.1
  6.2
  6.3
  6.5
  6.7
  6.6
  6.5
  6.7 ⁷
 
 
  8.9
  8.9
  8.8
  9.1
  9.1
  9.3
  9.1
  9.0
  9.0
  9.2
  9.0 ⁸
  9.0 ⁸
 
 
   7.6
   7.3
   6.9
   6.8
   6.6
   6.3
   6.0
   6.0
   6.0
   5.8
   5.7 ⁸
   5.7 ⁸
 
 
   4.8
   4.5
   4.3
   4.3
   4.2
   4.1
   4.0
   4.0
   4.0
   3.9
   3.8 ⁸
   3.8 ⁸
 
 
   6.4
   6.2
   6.2
   6.1
   6.0
   5.9
   5.9
   5.8
   5.7 
   5.7 ⁹
   n/a
   n/a
 
  258
  246
  236
  231
  217
  204
  202
  194
  188 ¹⁰
  n/a
  n/a
  n/a
 
 
   9.8
   9.4
   9.3
   9.0
   9.1
   8.9
   8.8
   8.9
   8.4
   8.6
   8.5
   8.4 ¹¹
 
 
  4.7
  4.7
  4.8
  4.6
  4.6
  4.4
  4.3
  4.3
  3.5
  4.1
  4.2
  4.0 ¹¹

1 1955-1975 rates based on race of child; 1980-1992 were previously reported by race of child, now reported by race of mother.
Crude birth rates are per 1000 population. Fertility rates are per 1000 women aged 15-44.

2 Crude death rates are per 1000 population.

3 Rates are per 1000 live births. Fetal death rate is per 1000 live births plus fetal deaths.

4 Ratio is per 1000 live births.

5 Data are for all races. Rates are per 1000 population.

6 NCHS. "Revised Birth and Fertility Rates for the U.S., 2000 and 2001". National Vital Statistics Reports; Vol. 51, No. 4, February 6, 2003.

7 NCHS. "Births: Final Data for 2001". National Vital Statistics Reports; Vol. 51, No. 2, December 18, 2002.

8 NCHS. "Deaths: Preliminary Data for 2001". National Vital Statistics Reports; Vol. 51 No. 5, March 14, 2003.

9 Health, United States, 2002. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics, 2002. Fetal rates are per 1000 live births plus fetal deaths.

10 Health, United States, 2001. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics, 2001. Abortion ratio is per 1000 live births.

11 NCHS: "Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths: Provisional Data for 2001". National Vital Statistics Reports; Vol. 50, No. 14, September 11, 2002.

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YEAR	CRUDE BIRTH RATE¹	FERTILITY RATE¹	LOW BIRTH WEIGHT PERCENT	CRUDE DEATH RATE²	INFANT DEATH RATE³	NEONATAL DEATH RATE³	FETAL DEATH RATE³	ABORTION RATIO⁴	MARRIAGE RATE⁵	DIVORCE RATE⁵
1955 1960 1965 1970 1975	23.8 22.7 18.3 17.4 13.6	113.7 113.2 91.3 84.1 62.5	n/a 6.8 7.2 6.8 6.3	9.2 9.5 9.4 9.5 8.9	23.6 22.9 21.5 17.8 14.2	17.7 17.2 16.1 13.8 10.4	14.9 13.9 13.7 12.3 9.4	277
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989	15.1 15.0 15.1 14.8 14.8 15.0 14.8 14.9 15.0 15.4	65.6 64.8 64.8 63.4 63.2 64.1 63.1 63.3 64.5 66.4	5.7 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7	8.9 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.1 8.9	11.0 10.5 10.1 9.7 9.4 9.3 8.9 8.6 8.5 8.2	7.5 7.1 6.8 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.2	8.1 8.0 7.8 7.4 7.3 6.9 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.4	332 329 309 302 288 277 269 267 259 252	10.6 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.2 10.0 9.9 9.7 9.7	5.2 5.3 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.7
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001	15.8 15.4 15.0 14.7 14.4 14.2 14.1 13.9 14.0 13.9 13.9 ⁶ 13.7 ⁶	68.3 67.0 66.5 65.4 64.9 64.4 64.7 63.9 64.6 65.1 65.3 ⁶ 65.0 ⁶	5.7 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.7 ⁷	8.9 8.9 8.8 9.1 9.1 9.3 9.1 9.0 9.0 9.2 9.0 ⁸ 9.0 ⁸	7.6 7.3 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.7 ⁸ 5.7 ⁸	4.8 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 3.8 ⁸ 3.8 ⁸	6.4 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.7 ⁹ n/a n/a	258 246 236 231 217 204 202 194 188 ¹⁰ n/a n/a n/a	9.8 9.4 9.3 9.0 9.1 8.9 8.8 8.9 8.4 8.6 8.5 8.4 ¹¹	4.7 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.3 3.5 4.1 4.2 4.0 ¹¹