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Table 2.  Pregnancy Statistics1 Washington State Residents, 1983 - 2007
  Women Pregnancy Live Births Abortions Fetal Deaths
Year  15-44 Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Ratio
1983 1,029,732.0 95,827.0 93.1 68,794.0 66.8 26,560.0 25.8 473.0 6.9
1984 1,042,867.0 96,235.0 92.3 69,059.0 66.2 26,732.0 25.6 444.0 6.4
1985 1,061,003.0 96,595.0 91.0 70,357.0 66.3 25,835.0 24.3 403.0 5.7
1986 1,073,620.0 97,008.0 90.4 69,572.0 64.8 26,991.0 25.1 445.0 6.4
1987 1,087,409.0 99,887.0 91.9 70,409.0 64.7 29,067.0 26.7 411.0 5.8
                   
1988 1,103,462.0 102,216.0 92.6 72,660.0 65.8 29,175.0 26.4 381.0 5.2
1989 1,123,340.0 106,435.0 94.7 75,595.0 67.3 30,452.0 27.1 388.0 5.1
1990 1,151,604.0 110,543.0 96.0 79,468.0 69.0 30,613.0 26.6 462.0 5.8
1991 1,183,653.0 110,778.0 93.6 79,962.0 67.6 30,390.0 25.7 426.0 5.3
1992* 1,197,928.0 109,267.0 91.2 79,897.0 66.7 28,922.0 24.1 448.0 5.6
                   
1993* 1,215,051.0 107,971.0 88.9 78,771.0 64.8 28,804.0 23.7 396.0 5.0
1994* 1,227,406.0 105,141.0 85.7 77,368.0 63.0 27,330.0 22.3 443.0 5.7
1995* 1,243,506.0 104,309.0 83.9 77,240.0 62.1 26,650.0 21.4 419.0 5.4
1996 1,257,029.0 104,732.0 83.3 77,874.0 62.0 26,396.0 21.0 462.0 5.9
1997 1,271,209.0 105,653.0 83.1 78,141.0 61.5 27,055.0 21.3 457.0 5.8
                   
1998 1,279,437.0 105,724.0 82.6 79,640.0 62.2 25,613.0 20.0 471.0 5.9
1999 1,285,708.0 106,010.0 82.5 79,577.0 61.9 25,965.0 20.2 468.0 5.9
2000 1,292,645.0 107,504.0 83.2 81,004.0 62.7 26,063.0 20.2 437.0 5.4
2001 1,299,176.0 105,958.0 81.6 79,542.0 61.2 25,998.0 20.0 418.0 5.3
2002 1,300,189.0 104,883.0 80.7 79,003.0 60.8 25,446.0 19.6 434.0 5.5
                   
2003 1,298,673.0 106,086.0 81.7 80,482.0 62.0 25,106.0 19.3 498.0 6.2
2004 1,301,735.0 106,715.0 82.0 81,715.0 62.8 24,568.0 18.9 432.0 5.3
2005 1,308,651.0 107,306.0 82.0 82,625.0 63.1 24,162.0 18.5 519.0 6.3
2006 1,325,991.0 112,125.0 84.6 86,845.0 65.5 24,790.0 18.7 490.0 5.6
2007 1,339,756.0 114,149.0 85.2 88,921.0 66.4 24,735.0 18.5 493.0 5.5
                   
1 Rates equal total pregnancies, births, or abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age (15-44).  The fetal death ratio is equal to total fetal deaths per 1,000 live births. 
* Abortions for 1992-1995 include 1,262; 1,234; 1,316; and 1,346 estimated abortions that were unreported in these years.  See Appendix A, "Adjusted Abortion and Pregnancy Rates, 1992-1995."
Source:  Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 11/2008.

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