Vital Statistics 2002 Report

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CONTENTS	PAGE

Table of Figures	iv

Introduction - Vital Registration and Data Collection	1

Technical Overview	4
Data Sources and Limitations	4
Data Tabulations and Presentation	7
Definitions	36

Natality	43
Fertility	43
Low Birthweight	45
Mother's Age, Race, And Marital Status	46
Method of Delivery	47

Mortality	48
Fetal, Infant, And Maternal Deaths	51
Age-Specific And Age-Adjusted Death Rates	52
Age-Specific And Age-Adjusted Death Rates	54
Age, Sex, And Race	69
Age, Sex, And Race	74
Years of Potential Life Lost	80

Cancer Incidence and Prevalence	85
Cancer Incidence by Primary Site	85
Prostate Cancer	86
Breast Cancer	87
Lung Cancer	89
Colorectal	90

Induced Abortion	92

Marriage	94

Marital Termination	95

2002 Vital Statistics Reference Tables	02-1

Department of Public Health & Human Services