2003 Louisiana Vital Statistics Report - Louisiana Department of ...
2003 Louisiana Vital Statistics Report - Louisiana Department of ...
2003 Louisiana Vital Statistics Report - Louisiana Department of ...
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<strong>2003</strong> LOUISIANA VITAL STATISTICS REPORT SUMMARY<br />
OLDEST, YOUNGEST, ETC… IN <strong>2003</strong><br />
Oldest Bride: 92 years Youngest Bride: 12 years<br />
Oldest Groom: 98 years Youngest Groom: 15 years<br />
Oldest Mother: 64 years Highest Birth Order: 21<br />
Oldest Father: 76 years Largest Live Birth: 7110 grams<br />
Oldest Female Decedent: 113 years<br />
Oldest Male Decedent: 110 years<br />
EACH DAY IN LOUISIANA IN <strong>2003</strong>* THERE WERE ON AVERAGE:<br />
177 Live Births 116 Deaths 1 Fetal Death<br />
26 to teens aged 15 -19 31 from heart disease 2 Infant Deaths<br />
84 to unmarried mothers 26 from cancer 29 Induced Terminations <strong>of</strong> Pregnancy<br />
19 low weight births 7 from cerebrovascular disease 102 Marriages<br />
54 cesarean sections 6 from unintentional injuries<br />
5 from diabetes mellitus<br />
3 from motor vehicle injuries<br />
2 from homicide<br />
* Note that numbers are approximate averages, derived by dividing total numbers <strong>of</strong> each event by 365 (days in a standard year).<br />
Since all results are rounded down to the closest whole number, calculation <strong>of</strong> total events from these numbers may underestimate the true total.<br />
LOUISIANA AND THE UNITED STATES IN <strong>2003</strong><br />
<strong>Vital</strong> Event <strong>Louisiana</strong> U.S.*<br />
Live Births<br />
Birth Rate per 1,000 population 14.4 14.1<br />
Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 women aged 15 through 19 55.6 41.6<br />
Percent <strong>of</strong> total births to Unmarried Women 47.5 % 34.6 %<br />
Percent <strong>of</strong> total births with 1 st Trimester Entry into Prenatal Care 84.1 % 84.1 %<br />
Percent <strong>of</strong> total births that were Low Weight (