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Show FERTILITY Utah's general fertility rate declined from 116.7 births per 1000 women ages 15-44 in 1970 to 91.6 in 1990 (Figure 3). Despite this decline, Utah's fertility rate remains the nation's highest.1 State Economic Coordinating Committee. (1994). Economic Report to the Governor 1994. Salt Lake City: Author, p. 74. Figure 3 o o o 130 j 120 ¦:_ 110 ¦- 100 -¦ 90 -- 80 -- 70 -- 60 ¦> 50 ¦- 40 -¦ 30 -¦ 20 -¦ 10 -¦ 0 -I- 1960 General Fertility Rate I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I 1 I I I 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1994 |