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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FIGURES 2002 LOUISIANA VITAL STATISTICS REPORT<br />
Obstetric Procedures................................................................................................................................ 34<br />
Complications <strong>of</strong> Labor and/or Delivery ................................................................................................... 35<br />
Method <strong>of</strong> Delivery ................................................................................................................................... 38<br />
References....................................................................................................................................................... 40<br />
SPONTANEOUS FETAL DEATHS: State Summary ............................................................................................ 41<br />
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 43<br />
Fetal Death Counts and Rates......................................................................................................................... 44<br />
Maternal Pr<strong>of</strong>ile ................................................................................................................................................ 45<br />
Race and Age .......................................................................................................................................... 45<br />
Prenatal Care........................................................................................................................................... 47<br />
Medical Risk Factors for Complications <strong>of</strong> Pregnancy............................................................................ 47<br />
Tobacco and Alcohol Use During Pregnancy.......................................................................................... 48<br />
Cause <strong>of</strong> Death ................................................................................................................................................ 48<br />
References....................................................................................................................................................... 53<br />
INDUCED TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY: State Summary............................................................................ 55<br />
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 57<br />
Induced Termination Counts............................................................................................................................ 57<br />
DEATHS: State Summary...................................................................................................................................... 61<br />
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 63<br />
Number and Rates <strong>of</strong> Death ............................................................................................................................ 64<br />
Crude Death Rate.................................................................................................................................... 64<br />
Age-Adjusted Death Rate........................................................................................................................ 65<br />
Leading Causes <strong>of</strong> Death................................................................................................................................. 65<br />
<strong>Louisiana</strong> and United States Death Rates....................................................................................................... 65<br />
1994-<strong>2003</strong> <strong>Louisiana</strong> Death Rates .................................................................................................................. 67<br />
Deaths by Demographic Group ....................................................................................................................... 69<br />
Mortality by Gender ................................................................................................................................. 69<br />
Mortality by Race..................................................................................................................................... 71<br />
Mortality by Gender and Race................................................................................................................. 73<br />
Mortality by Age ....................................................................................................................................... 74<br />
Mortality by Age and Gender................................................................................................................... 75<br />
Mortality by Age and Race ...................................................................................................................... 76<br />
Mortality by Age, Gender, and Race ....................................................................................................... 78<br />
Mortality by Selected Causes <strong>of</strong> Death: Crude and Age-Adjusted Rates .............................................. 79<br />
INFANT AND MATERNAL MORTALITY: State Summary ................................................................................. 105<br />
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 107<br />
Maternal Mortality Counts and Rates ............................................................................................................ 108<br />
Infant Mortality Counts and Rates.................................................................................................................. 109<br />
Infant Mortality by Infant Race............................................................................................................... 110<br />
Infant Mortality by Infant Gender and Race........................................................................................... 112<br />
Causes <strong>of</strong> Infant Death .................................................................................................................................. 112<br />
Leading Causes <strong>of</strong> Infant Death ............................................................................................................ 112<br />
Leading Causes <strong>of</strong> Infant Death by Race and Infant Gender ............................................................... 115<br />
Infant Mortality by Selected Causes <strong>of</strong> Infant Death ............................................................................. 115<br />
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE: State Summary..................................................................................................... 137<br />
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 139<br />
Marriage ......................................................................................................................................................... 140<br />
Counts and Rates................................................................................................................................... 140<br />
Age <strong>of</strong> Bride and Groom......................................................................................................................... 141<br />
Prior Marital Status................................................................................................................................. 142<br />
Race <strong>of</strong> Bride and Groom....................................................................................................................... 144<br />
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