Barts Health Equality and Human Rights Impact Assessment Report

www.brap.org.uk9b suggests that fertility rates in Newham and Waltham Forest have remained consistentlyhigher than the London average.Figure 9a: Teenage conceptions under 18, 2006-92006NewhamTowerHamletsWalthamForestLondonNumber 242 158 191 5,709Rate 48.6 44.1 48.4 45.6% leading to abortion 51 63 56 61Number 219 156 210 5,6912007Rate 45.0 46.1 53.0 45.7% leading to abortion 45 74 65 63Number 226 109 195 5,5082008Rate 48.3 33.5 50.5 44.6% leading to abortion 50 53 66 61Number 220 132 206 4,9772009Rate 50 41 55 41% leading to abortion 54 66 61 61Under 18 rates are per 1000 female population aged 15-17.Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit 2011 via GLA datastore2006 2007 2008 2009LivebirthsGFR 1 TFR 2 LivebirthsGFR 1 TFR 2 LivebirthsGFR 1 TFR 2 LivebirthsGFR 1 TFR 2Newham 5,523 90.4 2.56 6,053 97.7 2.71 5,963 97.6 2.70 6,003 103.0 2.87TowerHamletsWalthamForest4,152 70.2 1.83 4,144 69.4 1.80 4,230 67.1 1.75 4,337 66.1 1.734,185 76.8 2.23 4,449 83.7 2.44 4,582 87.4 2.55 4,533 87.3 2.54London 120,883 65.4 1.84 125,505 68.3 1.91 127,651 69.3 1.95 129,245 69.5 1.951 The General Fertility Rate (GFR) is the number of live births per 1,000 women aged 15-44.2 The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) is the average number of live children that a group of women wouldbear if they experienced the age-specific fertility rates of the calendar year in question throughouttheir childbearing lifespan.Source: ONS 2010112