Table
A-1.8. Number of live births per 1,000 women, by race/ethnicity and age
group of mother: Selected years, 1980 to 2002
Age of mother
Total
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian/Pacific Islander
American Indian/
Alaska Native
1980
Total (ages 15–44)
68.4
65.6
84.7
—
73.2
82.7
15-19 years
53.0
45.4
97.8
—
26.2
82.2
20-24 years
115.1
111.1
140.0
—
93.3
143.7
25-29 years
112.9
113.8
103.9
—
127.4
106.6
30-34 years
61.9
61.2
59.9
—
96.0
61.8
35-39 years
19.8
18.8
23.5
—
38.3
28.1
40-44 years
3.9
3.5
5.6
—
8.5
8.2
1990
Total (ages 15–44)
70.9
68.3
86.8
107.7
69.6
76.2
15-19 years
59.9
50.8
112.8
100.3
26.4
81.1
20-24 years
116.5
109.8
160.2
181.0
79.2
148.7
25-29 years
120.2
120.7
115.5
153.0
126.3
110.3
30-34 years
80.8
81.7
68.7
98.3
106.5
61.5
35-39 years
31.7
31.5
28.1
45.3
49.6
27.5
40-44 years
5.5
5.2
5.5
10.9
10.7
5.9
1995
Total (ages 15–44)
64.6
63.6
71.0
98.8
62.6
63.0
15-19 years
56.0
49.5
94.4
99.3
25.5
72.9
20-24 years
107.5
104.7
133.7
171.9
64.2
123.1
25-29 years
108.8
111.7
95.6
140.4
103.7
91.6
30-34 years
81.1
83.3
63.0
90.5
102.3
56.5
35-39 years
34.0
34.2
28.4
43.7
50.1
24.3
40-44 years
6.6
6.4
6.0
10.7
11.8
5.5
2000
Total (ages 15–44)
65.9
65.3
70.0
95.9
65.8
58.7
15-19 years
47.7
43.2
77.4
87.3
20.5
58.3
20-24 years
109.7
106.6
141.3
161.3
60.3
117.2
25-29 years
113.5
116.7
100.3
139.9
108.4
91.8
30-34 years
91.2
94.6
65.4
97.1
116.5
55.5
35-39 years
39.7
40.2
31.5
46.6
59.0
24.6
40-44 years
8.0
7.9
7.2
11.5
12.6
5.7
2002
Total (ages 15–44)
64.8
64.8
65.8
94.4
64.1
58.0
15-19 years
43.0
39.4
66.6
83.4
18.3
53.8
20-24 years
103.6
101.6
127.1
164.3
60.4
112.6
25-29 years
113.6
117.4
99.0
139.4
105.4
91.8
30-34 years
91.5
95.5
64.4
95.1
109.6
56.4
35-39 years
41.4
42.4
31.5
47.8
56.5
25.4
40-44 years
8.3
8.2
7.4
11.5
12.5
5.8
— Not available
NOTE: Race groups include persons of Hispanic origin.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 52, no. 10, Births: Final Data for 2002, based on CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, Final Natality Statistics, 2003.
