Show Fertility Compiled by Heather Bennett Table 11 Fertility Rates Utah andS 1985 -1999Feftiity Fertilty Rates Rates Year 66 38 1985 6591986 658 o5 10872 195 6929 1989 The general fertilty rate is defined as the number of births per000 women between the ages of 15-45 Utahfertilty rate continues to outpace that of the nation The gap between Utah and theS has remained relatively constant in recent years though fertiity in Utah declined slightly during the late 1980and rebounded later in the next decade S fertilty rates have remained in the mid to high 60 percent range for nearly two decades 1990 91 87 70 696 1993 1994 849 848 676 66 1995 1996 1997 85884 88 Figure General Fertility Rate ol lgm oy US Ferity Rates 1991 1998 1999 65653 65 65658 917 238 Source Utah Department of Health Office of Public Health Data Bureau of Vital Records 1999 Vital Statistcs online state ut us burhimi1999 data htm Induced Abortions Compiled by Brandie Arko Table 12 Induced Abortions in Utah The induced abortion rate is defined as the number of abortions per000 live births Utah 1985-1999 abortion rate remains significantly below the Ratio per national average The induced abortion rate in Resident Abortion000 Live Utah appears to have peaked in 1989 with rates declining dramatically since 1991 The number of abortions decreased by only 327 but with the increase in births the ratio per live births dropped considerably BithsrencBirths Occu Year 1985 37 441 129 1049 1987 35 285 4732 1188 213 1044 1986 36383 36040 a5558 26253 influence of one only is rate abortion induced The many on the fertiity rate others include spontaneous abortions miscarriages as well as economic and social factors In fact the induced abortion rate in Utah has remained relatively stable while fertiity rates have declined sharply 1988 1080 1990 1991 36 019 Source UtahVital Statistics Abortions 1999 Utah 1004 38 271 1996 1997 1998 1999 42056 43009 45128 46243 Department of Health Online huni sate utus 1992 1993 1995 37 198 37 048 39 556 450 4732 4950 4796 3941945 2810 705 639408487 3160 1143 1151344 ez 9458 976 83 82 783 730 77 68 69 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |