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Show Figure 2 Annual Population Increase in Utah Oh -10-- ' -20-- 1951 1956 1961 1966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 ---------------Total Population Increase ---------------Natural Increase --------------Net Migration Fertility Figure 3 Total Fertility Rate* 5-r I 8. s Utah -----------------US Replacement Level** 0 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 * Fertility rate - The total fertility rate is the number of births that 1,000 women would have in their lifetime if, at each year of age, they experienced the birth rates occurring in the specified year. ** Replacement Level indicates the rate (2.1) needed to maintain population without in-migration. Utah's fertility rate (definition of fertility rates below Figure 3) declined from 4.3 births per woman in 1960 to 2.6 in 1990. Utah's fertility rate approached the national average between 1963 and 1965. After 1965 however, the sharp decline ended, while the decline in the U.S. rate continued. The result was to renew and enlarge the gap between Utah and the national average (Figure 3). Utah's fertility rate declined somewhat since 1980, and the U.S. rate increased slightly since 1985, narrowing but not closing the gap between Utah and the nation. Fewer births will reduce educational demands and increase the average age of the population. Older populations tend to have more health care needs and utilize more health care dollars. Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1993 |
