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THE STATE OF AMERICA'S CHILDREN YEARBOOK 199 8 TABLE A2 Mat.rnal and Infant Health Infant mortality rate Black- White Babies born at low birtbweight b Babies born to motbers who received late or no prenatal care (percent) Year Total' White' Black' ratio (percent) Total White Black 1940 47.0 43.2 72.9 1.69 1950 29.2 26.8 43.9 1.64 1959 26.4 23.2 44.8 1.93 1960 26.0 22.9 44.3 1.93 7.7% 1961 25.3 22.4 41.8 1.87 7.8 1962 25.3 22.3 42.6 1.91 8.0 1963 25.2 22.2 42.8 1.93 8.2 1964 24.8 21.6 42.3 1.96 8.2 1965 24.7 21.5 41.7 1.94 8.3 1966 23.7 20.6 40.2 1.95 8.3 1967 22.4 19.7 37.5 1.90 8.2 1968 21.8 19.2 36.2 1.89 8.2 1969 20.9 18.4 34.8 1.89 8.1 8.1% 6.3% 18.2% 1970 20.0 17.8 32.6 1.83 7.9 7.9 6.2 16.6 1971 19.1 17.1 30.3 1.77 7.7 7.2 5.8 14.6 1972 18.5 16.4 29.6 1.80 7.7 7.0 5.5 13.2 1973 17.7 15.8 28.1 1.78 7.6 6.7 5.4 12.4 1974 16.7 14.8 26.8 1.81 7.4 6.2 5.0 11.4 1975 16.1 14.2 26.2 1.85 7.4 6.0 5.0 10.5 1976 15.2 13.3 25.5 1.92 7.3 5.7 4.8 9.9 1977 14.1 12.3 23.6 1.92 7.1 5.6 4.7 9.6 1978 13.8 12.0 23.1 1.93 7.1 5.4 4.5 9.3 1979 13.1 11.4 21.8 1.91 6.9 5.1 4.3 8.9 1980 12.6 10.9 22.2 2.04 6.8 5.1 4.3 8.8 1981 11.9 10.3 20.8 2.02 6.8 5.2 4.3 9.1 1982 11.5 9.9 20.5 2.07 6.8 5.5 4.5 9.6 1983 11.2 9.6 20.0 2.08 6.8 5.6 4.6 9.7 1984 10.8 9.3 19.2 2.06 6.7 5.6 4.7 9.6 1985 10.6 9.2 19.0 2.07 6.8 5.7 4.7 10.0 1986 10.4 8.8 18.9 2.15 6.8 6.0 5.0 10.6 1987 10.1 8.5 18.8 2.21 6.9 6.1 5.0 11.1 1988 10.0 8.4 18.5 2.20 6.9 6.1 5.0 10.9 1989 9.8 8.1 18.6 2.30 7.0 6.4 5.2 11.9 1990 9.2 7.6 18.0 2.37 7.0 6.1 4.9 11.3 1991 8.9 7.3 17.6 2.41 7.1 5.8 4.7 10.7 1992 8.5 6.9 16.8 2.43 7.1 5.2 4.2 9.9 1993 8.4 6.8 16.5 2.43 7.2 4.8 3.9 9.0 1994 8.0 6.6 15.8 2.39 7.3 4.4 3.6 8.2 1995 7.6 6.3 15.1 2.40 7.3 4.2 3.5 7.6 - Data not available. a. Infant deaths before age I per 1,000 live births. b. Birthweight less than 2,500 grams (5 Ibs., 8 oz.). c. Prenatal care begun in the last three months of pregnancy. Source: U.S. Department ofHealth and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics. Calculations by Children's Defense Fund. 104 CHI L D R EN' S D E FEN S E FUN D
NATIONAL TRENDS AMONG CHILDREN TABLE A3 Adolescent Chlldbe.rlng Birth rate among teens and adults· Birth rate among teens b Year All Unmarried All Unmarried 1959 118.8 21.9 89.1 15.5 1960 118.0 21.6 89.1 15.3 1961 117.1 22.7 88.6 16.0 1962 112.0 21.9 81.4 14.8 1963 108.3 22.5 76.7 15.3 1964 104.7 23.0 73.1 15.9 1965 96.3 23.5 70.5 16.7 1966 90.8 23.4 70.3 17.5 1967 87.2 23.9 67.5 18.5 1968 85.2 24.4 65.6 19.7 1969 86.1 25.0 65.5 20.4 1970 87.9 26.4 68.3 22.4 1971 81.6 25.5 64.5 22.3 1972 73.1 24.8 61.7 22.8 1973 68.8 24.3 59.3 22.7 1974 67.8 23.9 57.5 23.0 1975 66.0 24.5 55.6 23.9 1976 65.0 24.3 52.8 23.7 1977 66.8 25.6 52.8 25.1 1978 65.5 25.7 51.5 24.9 1979 67.2 27.2 52.3 26.4 1980 68.4 29.4 53.0 27.6 1981 67.4 29.5 52.2 27.9 1982 67.3 30.0 52.4 28.7 1983 65.8 30.3 51.4 29.5 1984 65.4 31.0 50.6 30.0 1985 66.2 32.8 51.0 31.4 1986 65.4 34.2 50.2 32.3 1987 65.7 36.0 50.6 33.8 1988 67.2 38.5 53.0 36.4 1989 69.2 41.6 57.3 40.1 1990 70.9 43.8 59.9 42.5 1991 69.6 45.2 62.1 44.8 1992 68.9 45.2 60.7 44.6 1993 67.6 45.3 59.6 44.5 1994 66.7 46.9 58.9 46.4 1995 65.6 45.1 56.8 44.4 a. Births per 1,000 females ages 15-44. b. Births per 1,000 females ages 15-19. Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics. CHILDRE 'S DEFENSE FU D 105
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NATIONAL TRENDS AMONG CHILDREN<br />
TABLE A3<br />
Adolescent Chlldbe.rlng<br />
Birth rate among teens and adults·<br />
Birth rate among teens b<br />
Year All Unmarried All Unmarried<br />
1959 118.8 21.9 89.1 15.5<br />
1960 118.0 21.6 89.1 15.3<br />
1961 117.1 22.7 88.6 16.0<br />
1962 112.0 21.9 81.4 14.8<br />
1963 108.3 22.5 76.7 15.3<br />
1964 104.7 23.0 73.1 15.9<br />
1965 96.3 23.5 70.5 16.7<br />
1966 90.8 23.4 70.3 17.5<br />
1967 87.2 23.9 67.5 18.5<br />
1968 85.2 24.4 65.6 19.7<br />
1969 86.1 25.0 65.5 20.4<br />
1970 87.9 26.4 68.3 22.4<br />
1971 81.6 25.5 64.5 22.3<br />
1972 73.1 24.8 61.7 22.8<br />
1973 68.8 24.3 59.3 22.7<br />
1974 67.8 23.9 57.5 23.0<br />
1975 66.0 24.5 55.6 23.9<br />
1976 65.0 24.3 52.8 23.7<br />
1977 66.8 25.6 52.8 25.1<br />
1978 65.5 25.7 51.5 24.9<br />
1979 67.2 27.2 52.3 26.4<br />
1980 68.4 29.4 53.0 27.6<br />
1981 67.4 29.5 52.2 27.9<br />
1982 67.3 30.0 52.4 28.7<br />
1983 65.8 30.3 51.4 29.5<br />
1984 65.4 31.0 50.6 30.0<br />
1985 66.2 32.8 51.0 31.4<br />
1986 65.4 34.2 50.2 32.3<br />
1987 65.7 36.0 50.6 33.8<br />
1988 67.2 38.5 53.0 36.4<br />
1989 69.2 41.6 57.3 40.1<br />
1990 70.9 43.8 59.9 42.5<br />
1991 69.6 45.2 62.1 44.8<br />
1992 68.9 45.2 60.7 44.6<br />
1993 67.6 45.3 59.6 44.5<br />
1994 66.7 46.9 58.9 46.4<br />
1995 65.6 45.1 56.8 44.4<br />
a. Births per 1,000 females ages 15-44.<br />
b. Births per 1,000 females ages 15-19.<br />
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics.<br />
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