Vital and

Health Statistics

Supplements to the

Monthly Vital

Statistics Report

Series 24:

Compilations of Data on Natality,

Mortality, Marriage, Divorce, and

Induced Terminations of Pregnancy

No, 1

These supplements to the Monthly Vital Statistics Report present summary

tabulations from final natality, mortality, marriage, and divorce statistics for

1985, Natality and mortality data are based on information from the

standard certificates filed in all States and the District of Columbia.

Marriage and divorce data are based on information from the marriageand divorce-registration areas. These reports were originally published in

1987 and 1988, More detailed tabulations are published in Vital Statistics of

the United States annual volumes.

US. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service

Centers for Disease Control

National Center for Health Statistics

Hyattsville, Maryland

May 1989

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National Center for Health Stat] st!cs. Supplements to the monthly

vital statistics report. National Center for Health Statistics. V!tal

Health Stat 24(1 ), 1989.
National Center for Health Statistics

Manning Feinleib, M.D., Dr.P.H., Direcfor

Robert A. Israel, Deputy Director

Jacob J. Feldman, Ph.D., Assockwe Director for Analysis

and EpidemioIo~

Gail F, Fisher, Ph.D., Associate Director for l%mming and

EMrmural Programs

Peter L. Hurley, Associafe Direcfor for VW and Health

Stc7tisticsSysfen7s

Stephen E. Niebercling, Associate Director for Management

Charles J. Rothwell, Associafe Dirccfor for DcrtaProcessing

and Sm’ices

Monroe G. Sirken, Ph.D., Associofe Director for Research

and Methodology

Division of Vital Statistics

John E. Patterson, Director

James A. Weed, Ph. D., Deputy Director

Robert Bi@-acl,Special Assistant to the Director

Robert J. Armstrong, Acfmial Ad~*iser

Harry M. Rosenberg, Ph.D., Chiej MorfaIify Statistics

Brmch

Robert L. Heuser, ChicJ Nota/ity Statistics Branch

Robert L. Heuser, Acfing ChieJ Mcmiage and Di)’orce

Statistics Branch

George A. Gay, Chicj Registration Me fhods Branch

William F. Pratt, Ph.D., Chief Family Growth Survey

Branch

Ronald Chamblce, ChicJ Technical Sewices Branch

Mabel G. Smith, ChieJ Sfatisfical Resources Branch

Joseph D. Farrell, ChieJ Systems and Programming

Branch
Advance report of final natality statistics, 1985.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Advance report of final marriage statistics, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Advance report of final divorce statistics, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Advance report of final mortality statistics, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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Final Data From the National Center for Health Statistics Vol. 36, No. 4, Supplement. July 17, 1987

Advance

Births and birth rates

Report of Final Natality Statistics, 1985

There were 3,760,561 registered live births in the United

States during 1985, 2 percent more than the number reported

in 1984 (3,669,141) (table 1). Provisional estimates for 1986,

however, indicate a l-percent decline from the final total for

1985.

The birth rate in 1985 was 15.8 live births per 1,000 total

population, 2 percent higher than the rate for 1984(15.5). A 2-

percent decline in the birth rate is likely for 1986 according to

provisional data.

The fertility rate, a measure that relates the number of

births to women of childbearing age, increased 1 percent between 1984 and 1985. The rate for 1985 was 66.2 live births

per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years, compared with 65.4 in

1984 (table 1 and figure 1). Provisional estimates for 1986

suggest a 2-percent reduction in the fertility rate.

After several years during which increases in birth rates

were limited generally to women aged 30 years and over, increases between 1984 and 1985 were fairly widespread. They

ranged from 1 percent for teenagers to 5 percent for women

aged 35–39 years. Rates for women aged 20-24 and 25-29

years increased 2 percent between 1984 and 1985; they had

fallen by 4–7 percent during the years 1980–84. The rate for

teenagers was 51.3 in 1985; it has fluctuated within a narrow

range of 50.9–5 3.0 since 1976. The rates for women in their

thirties continued to rise in 1985, following a course that has

been observed since the mid 1970’s. The rate for women aged

30-34 years was 68.5, the highest level it has been since 1970

(73.3), while the rate for women aged 35-39 years reached

23.9 in 1985, higher than it has been since 1972 (24.8). (See

figure 2 for birth rates by age of mother and tables 2–4 for

births and birth rates by age of mother.)

Teenage mothers continued to account for a relatively

small proportion of all births, 13 percent in 1985 as in 1984.

This fraction has been low in recent years for two reasons The

number of teenage women declined 14 percent between 1976

and 1985.

Mothers aged 30 years and over in 1985 accounted for 1

in 4 births, the h@hest fraction since 1964. Two factors explain

the growth in this proportion since the mid 1970’s—the steady

increases (26–28 percent) since 1976 in birth rates for women

in age groups 30–34 and 35–39 years and the sizable growth

(43 percent) in the number of women in these age groups.

Women aged 30-39 years in 1985 were born during the baby

boom years of 1946–55.

Birth rates for all birth orders through the fourth child increased in 1985 by 1 to 3 percent. While the rate for second

order births increased 1 percent between 1983 and 1984, rates

for first third, and fourth order births had been unchanged or

had declined between 1980 and 1984. Rates for fifth and

higher order binths have changed little since 1980 (table 5 and

figure 3).

First birth rates increased for all age groups through 35-

39 years. The rate increased by 1 percent for women aged 15-

19 and 20–24 years, by 2 percent for ages 25–29, by 4 percent

for ages 30–34, and by 7 percent for ages 35–39 years. Rates

for women aged 40 years and over were unchanged.

During the past several years, first birth rates for women in

the younger ages of the childbearing period had declined or

increased very little, while rates for women in their thirties

increased consistently and substantially in each year. For example, the first birth rate for women aged 20–24 years declined

7 percent from 1980 to 1985, while the rates for women aged

30–34 and 35–39 years increased 32 percent and 69 percen~

respectively. Although the making up of delayed childbearing

continued in 1985, the rate of increase for women in their

thirties appears to have slowed compared with earlier years.

However, as in several previous years, first birth rates in 1985

increased much more for women aged 35–39 than for those

aged 30-34 years, indicating that the tendency for some women

to delay motherhood has been protracted.

Women have been delaying marriage and motherhood

teenage biti rate has changed very little since 1976 and the . since the early 1970’s, as described elsewhere.l Consequently,

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increasing proportions of women are childless when they reach

their thirties. Thirty percent of women aged 30 years in 1985

had not had any children compared with20 percent just10

years earlier. The first birth rate for women in their thirties has

increased, therefore, because more women are reaching those

ages without having had any children. Among women aged40

years in 1985, 13 percent were still childless, compared with 9

percent in 1975. Although it is likely that some of these women

do not wish to have any children, it is probable that some may

remain unintentionally childless because impairments in fertility

rise sharply with advancing age, according to other data from

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Increases in second order birth rates for mothers aged 15-

39 years were nearly equivalent to those for first births in 1985.

For third and fourth order births, increases were widespread

and ranged from 1 to 6 percent for women in age groups 20-39

years. Fifth order birth rates increased only for women in their

twenties while rates for sixth and higher order births declined

or were unchanged.

Fertility rates for white and black women increased 1 percent between 1984 and 1985. The fertility rate for white women

was 63.0 live births per 1,000 women aged 15–44 years; for

black women it was 82.2. Increases in birth rates by age were

very similar for white and black women in age groups 15–34

years. The rate for white women aged 35–39 years increased 5

percent while it increased 3 percent for black women. IRates for

third order births increased more, overall, for white than for

black women, but the increases in rates by age and live-birth

order were similar for both groups.

The total fertility rate is a measure that indicates how

many births 1,000 women would have if they experienced

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rates observed in a given calendar year. It is a hypothetical

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for completed family size. The total fertility rate is an ageadjusted rate because it is computed from age-specific birth

rates and assumes the same number of women in each age

group.

Reflecting the widespread increases in age-specific birth

rates in 1985, the total fertility rate increased from 1,805.5 to

1,842.5, a rise of 2 percent. In other words, if 1,000 women

experienced the age-specific birth rates reported in 1985 over

their entire childbearing span, they would be expected to bear

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the population (2,1 10.0), as it has since 1972. The rate for There was a distinctive pattern in the changes between

white women was 1,754.0, 2 percent higher than the 1984 rate 1984 and 1985 in the number of births, birthrates, and fertility

of 1,718.5, but still below replacement level. The rate for rates according to geographic division. The largest increases in

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The number of births increased in all nine geographic di- cent in the Middle Atlantic divisio~ and 4 percent in the New

visions in 1985 (table 6). The increases were 2 percent or less England, South Atlantic, and Pacific divisions. There were inin the West North Central, East North Central, East South creases in 34 States and the District of Columbia and declines

Central, West South Central, and Mountain divisions; 3 per- in 16 States. Geographically, declines tended to be concentrated
in States in the West North Central, East South Central, and

Mountain divisions.

The birth rate increased in 6 of the 9 geographic divisions.

Increases amounted to 1 percent in the East North Central and

West South Central divisions, 2 percent in the South Atlantic

and Pacific divisions, 3 percent in the Middle Atlantic division,

and 4 percent in New England. Increases ranging from 1 to 4

percent or more were observed in 28 States and the District of

Columbia. Rates declined in 18 States by up to 6 percent. Birth

rates in 4 States did not change.

Fertility rates also increased in 6 of the 9 geographic divisions. The rate per 1,000 women aged 15–44 years increased

by 1 percent or less in the East North Central and West South

Central divisions, by 2 percent in the South Atlantic and Pacific

divisions, and by 3 percent in the New England and Middle

Atlantic divisions. The declines in the West North Central,

East South Central, and Mountain divisions were each less

than 1 percent.

There continue to be wide variations in fertility rates by

State, ranging in 1985 from 54.0 for West Virginia to 98.0 for

Alaska and Utah. Rates were below 60 per 1,000 in 9 States

and exceeded 75 per 1,000 in 10 States. Rates increased by up

to 5 percent in 27 States and the District of Columbia. Declines amounting to less than 1 to 5 percent were observed in

21 States. Fertility rates for two States did not change.

Sex ratio

Thesexratio for babies born in 1985 was 1,052 males per

1,000 females, slightly higher than the ratio for 1984 (1,050)

(table 7). There has been very little annual variation in the

ratio since 1967, ranging ilom 1,050 to 1,055. The ratio for

white births was 1,056 in 1985, compared with 1,054 in 1984.

Since the mid 1960’s, this ratio has varied from 1,053 to 1,059.

For black births the sex ratio in 1985 was 1,030, slightly below

the ratio for 1984 of 1,031. This ratio has also been relatively

stable, ranging from 1,024 to 1,033 since 1970. Ratios for

births of other racial groups typicaily show more year-to-year

fluctuation.

Month of birth

The peak months of occurrence of births in 1985 were

July, August, and September (table 8). This pattern in the

monthly occurrence of births has been consistent for many

years. Removal of the seasonal component from the monthly

birth and fertility rates facilitates observation of the underlying

trends. Seasonally adjusted birth and fertility rates in the first

half of 1985 were slightly higher than those in the last half.

Rates were highest in April and May. Provisional data for

1986 suggest a strengthening of the 1985 pattern; rates in the

first 6 months were noticeably higher, on the average, than

those in the last 6 months.

Day of week

A pattern has been observed in recent years in the occurrence of births by day of the week Deliveries are concentrated

on Mondays through Fridays and corresponding deficits are

observed for btis occurring on weekends, especially Sundays,

as well as on major holidays (table 9). The holiday deficit often

extends to the days immediately around the holiday.

The index of occurrence of births suggests the magnitude

of the pattern. The index is defined as the ratio of the average

number of births occurring on a given day of the week to the

average daily number of births for the year, multiplied by 100.

Thus, an index of 100.0 represents the daily average number of

births in 1985, 10,303. As in several previous years, the peak

day of occurrence in 1985 was Tuesday, with an index of

107.6, followed by Friday with an index of 107.1. By contrast,

the index for births occurring on Sunday was 84.1, and for

births occurring on Saturday it was 87.7.

Another way to describe this variation is to compare the

average number of births by day. For example, the average

number of births occurring on Tuesdays, 11,082, was 28 percent greater than the average number of births occurring on

Sundays, 8,663. Births on Tuesdays exceeded those on Sundays by 26 percent on the average in 1984 and by 22 percent in

1980. The tendency for births to be concentrated on weekdays

has evidently intensified.

The steadily increasing proportion of deliveries by cesarean

section appears to be a factor associated with the distribution

of births by day of the week. In 1985, 22.7 percent of babies

were delivered by cesarean sections To the extent that many

of these deliveries were scheduled in advance, this would help

account for the wide disparities in the average number of births

by day. Related unpublished data from the 1980 National

Natality Survey, conducted by the National Center for Health

Statistics, indicate that the weekend deficit was substantially

‘greater for births deIivered by cesarean section, whether primary or repeat, than for births delivered vaginally.

Place of delivery and attendant at birth

In 1985, 99.0 percent of all births occurred in hospitals,

the same proportion as in 1984. The proportion of babies born

in hospitals has been very stable since 1970, ranging from 98.9

to 99.4 percent. For white births, the proportion was 98.9

percent in 1985 as well as in 1984. Among black births, the

percent of in-hospital deliveries increased slightly from 99.3 in

1984 to 99.4 in 1985 (see tables 10-12). A very high proportion of in-hospital deliveries are attended by physicians,

97.4 percent in 1985.

During the past several years, midwives have attended

increasing numbers of births, both in and out of hospitals;

the total number of midwife-attended deliveries in 1985 was

102,076. The increase has been much greater for births occurring in hospitals. In 1985, 85,941 babies were delivered by

midwives in hospitrds, accounting for 2.3 percent of all births

(in- and out-of-hospital combined] compared with 1.4 percent

in 1980.

Midwives were reported as having attended 10 percent

more white and black births in hospitals in 1985. Among outof-hospital deliveries, midwives attended 15,236 white births,
up 2 percent from 1984, but just 569 black births, 8 percent

fewer than in 1984.

The proportion of midwife-attended deliveries varies substantially by State of occumence of the birth (data are not

shown in this report). In nine States, midwives attended onetenth of one percent or less of hospital births in 1985. By contrast, midwives delivered 4 percent or more of infants born in

hospitals in 14 States and the District of Columbia.

Age of father

The birth rate for men increased 1 percent in 1985, to 55.7

live births per 1,000 men aged 15–54 years, compared with

55.0 in 1984. This was the first increase since 1982. (Basic

data are shown in table 13 and birth rates by age of father are

presented in table 14.) Birth rates for white and black men each

increased by 1 percent. The rate for white men rose from 51.2

to 51.9, and the rate for black men increased from 77.6 to

78.2.

Birth rates increased for men in all age groups from 15-19

through 50–54 years. Increases amounted to 1 percent for men

aged 15-34 years, 2–3 percent for men aged 35–44, and 4–5

percent for men aged 45–54 years. Rates for men aged 55

years and over did not change. As in the past several years, the

increases in rates for men aged 35 years and over were consistent with the trend toward delayed parenting discussed in an

earlier section of this report (“Births and birth rates”).

Birth rates increased for white and black men in all age

groups 15-54 years (except the rate for black men aged 30-34

years, which declined 1 percent). Increases for white men were

simila to those for men of all races combined. There was no

consistent pattern in the increases for black men.

Weight at birth

There was no change in the incidence of low birth weight

among white and black infants in 1985; the racial differential

remains substantial. In 1985, as in 1984, 5.6 percent of white

infants and 12.4 percent of black infants weighed less than

2,500 grams (5 pounds 8 ounces) at birth. The overall proportion of low weightinfants in the United States increased slightly

from 6,7 to 6,8 percent (table 15).

The risk of low birth weight tends to be highest for babies

born to teenage mothers and to mothers aged 40 years and over

(8.3-1 2.9 percent in 1985). Infants born to mothers aged 25-

29 and 30–34 years are consistently least likely to weigh less

than 5% pounds (5.9–6.0 percent in 1985). In 1985, the incidence of low birth weight declined only for babies born to

mothers under 15 years and 16, 17, and 19 years of age. There

were increases of 1–5 percent in low-birth-weight proportions

for babies born to mothers aged 15 years and 30-34, 35-39,

and 45–49 years of age. Low-birth-weight proportions were

unchanged for other age groups.

Patterns of change in low birth weight by age differed

somewhat for white and black births, There was no particular

pattern in the changes for white births; among black births

there were reductions for most age groups under 25 years and

for ages 40–44 years. Low-birth-weight levels increased for

both white and black births to mothers aged 30-34 and 35–39

years; the increase was particularly sizable for babies born to

black mothers aged 30-34, from 11.7 to 12.4 percent. None of’

these changes in levels of low birth weight affected the racial

differentials by age; differentials continued to be greatest for

births to mothers aged 25–34 years.

The median weight at birth was 3,370 grams (equivalent

to 7 pounds 7 ounces) in 1985 as in 1984. The medians for

white and black babies were also unchanged, at 3,420 grams

for white births (7 pounds 9 ounces) and 3,180 grams for black

births (7 pounds).

The number and proportion of infanta of low birth weight

by race for each State are shown in table 16. Between 1984

and 1985, there were increases for white births in 21 States

and the District of Columbia and declines in 18 States. The

percents did not change in 11 States. Among the 35 States and

the District of Columbia which had at least 1,000 black births

in 1985, the proportions for black babies increased in 18 States

and the District of Columbia and declined in 12 States. There

was no change in five States.

Multiple births

There was a 6-percent increase in the number of babies

#ho were part of a multiple delivery in 1985. Multiple deliveries consist of twins, triplets, quadruplets, and higher order

plural births. The number of live babies born in multiple deliveries totaled 79,027 in 1985 compared with 74,602 in 1984

(table 17). The vast majority (97.6 percent) of plural live births

in 1985 as in previous years were live births in twin deliveries

(77,102). In recent years the number and proportion of live

births in triplet and higher order deliveries has increased steadilfi

these births accounted for 2.4 percent of plural births in 1985,

compared with 2,2 percent in 1984 and 2,1 percent in 1983.

The multiple birth ratio in 1985 was 21.0 live births in

multiple deliveries per 1,000 total live birtha, compared with

20.3 in 1983 and 1984. The 1985 ratio is the highest observed

since 1956 (21,3).

Multiple birth ratios increased for both white and black

births in 1985. Ratios continue to be somewhat higher for

black than for white babies. The ratio for white births was

20.4, 3 percent higher than in 1984, while the ratio for black

births was 25.3, 5 percent above the 1984 ratio.

Over the years, multiple birth ratios have varied in a distinctive pattern according to age of mother. In 1985, the ratio

increased from 9.6 for births to mothers under 15 years to a

peak of 27,0 for births to mothers aged 35-39 years, and then

declined to 18.9 for births to women aged 45-49 years. The

patterns for white and black births by age of mother were

generally similar to those for births of all races; at each age,

however, the ratio for black births was higher than that for

white births.

Among the factors that may be associated with thetsteadily

increasing number and proportion of multiple births are two
that are noted here. One is the rising proportion of births to

increasingly older mothers. For example, mothers aged 30 years

and over gave birth to 25 percent of all infants born in 1985

compared with 20 percent in 1980. Another factor is the increased use of fertility drugs to enable previously childless

couples to have childre% women who have been treated with

these drugs are more likely to have a multiple delivery.4

Births to unmarried women

Childbewing by unmarried women increased substantially

between 1984 and 1985, to levels never before observed in the

45-year period for which national statistics are available. All

measures used to describe the incidence of nonmarital childbearing rose, but the increase was greatest for the number of

births, which totaled 828,174 in 1985,8 percent more than the

number reported in 1984 (770,355). The birth rate rose from

31.0 to 32.8 births per 1,000 unmarried women aged 15–44

years, an increase of 6 percent. The ratio of births to unmarried

women in 1985 was 220.2 per 1,000 total births, a 5-percent

increase over the ratio for 1984 (210.0) (see tables 18 and 19).

These were the largest single-year increases in these measures

since 1980.

During the years 1980–85, the number of nonmarital births

rose 24 percent and the birth rate for unmarried women increased 12 percent. In contrast, births to married women declined slightly, and the marital fertility rate fell 3 percent.

Although all measures of childbearing by unmarried women have consistently been higher for black than for white

women, in recent years the racial differential has declined. This

is because most of the increases in nonmarital childbearing

have been confiied to white women, with relatively smaller increases and occasionally some reductions observed for black

women. Between 1984 and 1985, the number of births to unmarried white women increased 10 percent, to 432,969; bkths to

unmarried black women increased 4 percent, totaling 365,527

in 1985. The birth rate for unmarned white women rose 8 percen~ from 20.1 in 1984 to 21.8 in 1985, while it increased 3

percent fbr unmarried black women, from 76.8 to 78.8. The

ratio of births to unmarried white women was 144.7 per 1,000

total births in 1985,8 percent above the ratio in 1984 (134.1),

and for births to unmarried black women it was 601.0, 2 percent higher than the 1984 figure (592.0).

Nonmarital birth rates increased for women in all age

groups under 40 years. Rates increased by 8 percent for women

in the age groups 18-34 years and by 6 percent for women

aged 35 –39 years. These were the largest annual increases in

age-specific rates since at least 1980. The rate for young teenagers 15 – 17 years old rose 3 percent, after declining the previous year by 1 percent. There was a 4-percent decline in the

rate for women aged 40–44 years.

Rates of childbearing for unmarned white and black women

increased for all ages under 40 years. Although the rates for

black women continue to be substantially higher than those for

white women in each age group, the trend in recent years has

been for large increases for white women while rates for black

women have increased much less or even declined (table 19).

Between 1984 and 1985, increases in age-specific birth rates

for unmarried white women were 8–1 2 percent in age groups

18-39 years. The rate increased 5 percent for teenagers 15–17

years of age and declined 5 percent for women aged 40–44

years. Rates increased by 2–8 percent for unmarried black

women aged 18-39 years. The rate for young teens increased

less than 1 percent while the rate for women aged 40–44 years

declined 4 percent.

In recent years, the numbers of births to unmarried women

have increased sharply while total births (principally births to

married women) have risen little. Two factors have statistically

accounted for the steady rise in nonmarital births. One is the

increased rate of childbearing by unmarried women. This rate

increased 12 percent between 1980 and 1985. During the entire decade of the 1970’s, the nonmarital birth rate rose 3 percent. The other factor is the number of unmarned women of

childbearing age. Many of these women were born during the

peak baby-boom years of the late 1950’s and early 1960’s.

Because of the tendency for many young women (and men) to

delay marriage and because of the increasing number of divorced women in the population, the number of unmarried

women rose 11 percent between 1980 and 1985, compared

with only a 7-percent increase in the total number of women in

the childbearing ages (15-44 years). The combined impact of

these two factors has been to increase greatly the number of

births to unmarried women.

Another observation that can be made about recent trends

in births to unmarried women is the relatively dramatic shift in

the age patterns of nonmarital childbearing. The birth rate for

unmarried teens rose 14 percent from 1980 to 1985, following

an increase of 18 percent during the 1970’s. Rates for unmarried women aged 25–39 years increased by 17–20 percent

from 1980 to 1985, reversing declines in these rates of 19-38

percent during the 1970’s. Consequently, a growing fraction of

nonmarital births are to comparatively older mothers. In 1985,

30 percent of these births were to mothers aged 25 years and

over, compared with 24 percent in 1980 and 18 percent in

1970. The incidence of nonmarital births varies widely from

State to State. Numbers and ratios of births to unmarried

women, by race, are shown in table 16.

Interval since last live birth

Thelength of time between successive births is calculated

from the date of the last live birth and the date of the present

bti. In 1985, the birth certificates of 49 States and the District

of Columbia included an item requesting the date of the mother’s

last live birth; this information was not available for Texas.

Intervals betsveen births are calculated for all second and higher

order births (table 20).

The proportions of births occurring at various intervals

have changed very little over the past several years. In 1985,

12 percent of all second and higher order births occurred

within 18 months of the mother’s previous live birth. This is a

slight reduction from the 13-percent level measured for the
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previous 5 years, 1980–84. The proportions of babies born

after other intervals have similarly been very stable; in 1985,

27 percent of infants were born within 2 years and 51 percent

were born within 3 years of the mother’s previous birth.

A substantial disparity in the proportions of white and

black babies born after very short intervals has been observed

for many years. In 1985, 11 percent of white infants compared

with 17 percent of black infants were born less than 18 months

following their mother’s previous live birth. The racial differential narrows rapidly and reverses as the interval lengthens. In

1985, 14 percent of white babies and 13 percent of black babies

were born after an interval of 18–23 months; and 26 percent of

white infanta compared with 19 percent of black infants were

born after an interval of 24–35 months.

Closely spaced births are associated with higher levels of

low birth weight and related health complications? Babies born

within 18 months of a previous live birth were about twice as

likely as babies born after intervals of 18-59 months to weigh

less than 2,500 grams at birth. This relationship between birth

intervals and the risk of low birth weight was observed for

white and black infants, although the differentials were smaller

for black babies.

Some of the health risks associated with teenage motherhood are heightened because of the tendency for young mothers

to have their births closely spaced. In 1985, 36 percent of

second births to mothers aged 15– 19 years followed the mother’s first child by less than 1?4years, compred with 15 percent

for mothers aged 20-24 years, and just 5 percent for mothers

aged 30–34 years. These proportions were very similar for

white and black births.

Educational attainment of mother and father

Forty-seven States and the District of Columbia reported

educational attainment of the mother and father on their birth

certificates in 1985. This information was not available for

California, Texas, and Washington.

The proportions of mothers and fathers who have completed at least 12 years of regular schooling were unchanged in

1985:79 percent of mothers and 85 percent of fathers were

high school graduates in both 1984 and 1985 (table 21). The

proportion of fathers who have completed high school and college are somewhat overstated because they are based primarily

on information for births to married parents. When the mother

is not married, information concerning the father is frequently

not reported on the birth certificate. Because unmarried mothers

and presumably the fathers too are likely to be very young,

they have had less opportunity to have completed high school

or more advanced schooling.

The proportion of mothers who have completed college

increased in 1985 to 17 percent. There were declines in the

percents of college graduates among mothers in age groups 25–

34 years (table 22). These were compensated for by sizable

increases in college graduates among mothers aged 35 –39 (to

38 percent) and 40–44 years (to 29 percent). The proportion

of mothers with 8 or fewer years of schooling stayed at 4

percent.

Despite a slight increase in the proportion of high school

graduates among black mothers, the racial disparity in educational attainment continues to be considerable. In 1985, 82

percent of white mothers and 68 percent of black mothers had

completed 12 years of schooling. The racial gap in the proportion of college graduates widened slightly in 1985 because the

proportion of white mothers who completed college increased

to 19 percent while for black mothers it remained at 7 percent.

The median numbers of years of school completed by

mothers of various ages were essentially unchanged in 1985

compared with 1984, Mothers aged 35-39 years had the highest median, 14.3, followed by a medLm of 14.2 for mothers

aged 30–34 years. Medians for white mothers increased for

those aged 35–39 years (14.8) and 40–44 years (13. 1). Among

black mothers, the only median to increase was for those aged

40 years and over (12.4).

Births of other race and national origin groups

The numbers of American Indian, Chinese, Japanese,

Filipino, and “Other Asian or Pacific Islander” births increased

by 3–10 percent between 1984 and 1985. Births of “Other

Asian or Pacific Islander” races rose 5 percent between 1984

and 1985. There had been relatively little increase in these

births in 1983 and 1984, but the number of “Other Asian or

Pacific Islander” births had risen 129 percent between 1978

and 1982. Births in this category include those reported as

Asian Indian, Cambodian, Korean, Laotian, Thai, and Vietnamese; excluded are Chinese, Japanese, Hawaiian, and Filipino births.

The greatest increases between 1984 and 1985 were for

Chinese (10 percent) and Filipino births (8 percent). Most of

the increase in these births is attributable to the increases in

Chinese and Filipino births to California residents among whom

Chinese births rose 20 percent while Filipino births increased

15 percent.

Childbearing patterns by age have been very stable for

these groups over the past several years. Teenage mothers account for very small fractions of Chinese (1 percent) and Japrmese births (3 percent), as well as Filipino and “Olther Asian

or Pacific Islander” births (6 percent) (table 23). These low

levels may be compared with those for American Indian (19

percent), white (11 percent), and black (23 percent) births.

Childbearing by mothers aged 30 years and over is fairly

typical for Chinese (53 percent), Japanese (49 percent), Filipino (41 percent), and “Other Asian or Pacific Islander” (36

percent) women. The comparable proportions for other groups

in 1985 were 19 percent, American Indiary 21 percent, Hawaiiary 26 percent, white; and 18 percent, black.

These varying patterns of childbearing by age are generally

consistent with live-birth order and educational attainment distributions (data not presented in this report). For example,

relatively high levels of teenage childbearing comlbined with

high levels of births to women in their thirties are consistent
with a greater frequency of high order births. Thus, births of

fourth and higher order are comparatively frequent among

American Indian, Hawaiian, and black women, but are relatively uncommon among Chinese and Japanese mothers (5

percent or less).

High proportions of btis to mothers aged 30 years and

over combmed with low levels of teenage childbearing are

consistent with greater educational attainment. Thus, 30–36

percent of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and “Other Asian or

Pacific Islander” mothers were reported as college graduates,

compared with 5-19 percent of mothers of other racial or national origin groups.

There is no particular pattern in the levels of low birth

weight observed for births in the various racial or national

origin groups (table 24). The proportions of infants weighing

less than 2,500 grams (5 pounds 8 ounces) at birth varied from

5.0 for Chinese births to 6.9 percent for Filipino births. Despite

some annual fluctuations in these percents, the levels of low

birth weight for American Indian, Japanese, Hawaiian, Filipino, and “Other Asian or Pacific Islander” bti have been

consistently slightly higher than the percent for white births

and substantially below that for black births. Except for American Indian and Hawaiian mothers, teenage childbearing, with

its high incidence of low bti weigh~ is very uncommon among

these groups, a factor that may help to account for their favorable levels of low birth weight.

Month of pregnancy prenatal care began

Theproportion of mothers who began prenatal care in the

critical f~st trimester of pregnancy was very stable during the

1979–85 pericd, 76 percent in each year except 1984 (when it

was 77 percent). From 1969 to 1978 the percent of mothers

beginning care early had risen from 68 to 75 percent. (Data for

1985 are shown in table 25.)

Mothers whose first visit for prenatal care was delayed

until the third trimester or who received no care at all constituted 6 percent of all births in 1985, the same level as observed in 1983 and 1984. During the 1978–82 period, this

proportion had been 5 percent.

The racial disparity in the timely receipt of prenatal care

continues to be substantial. In 1985, 79 percent of white

mothers received early care, slightly below the 80-percent level

recorded in 1984. The comparable proportion for black mothers

was 62 percent in both 1984 and 1985. Delayed or no prenatal

care was reported for 5 percent of white mothers and 10 percent of black mothers, the same levels as observed in the previous 3 years.

Gains of up to 4 percent in early receipt of prenatal care

were reported for mothers under 15, 15, 16, 35–39 and 40

years of age and over. Reductions of up to 1 percent were

measured for mothers in age groups 18–34 years. Levels of

receipt of early care” were unchanged for other ages. Increases

and declines in receipt of early care for white and black

mothers were generally similar to those for mothers of all races

combined.

The proportion of mothers receiving late or no care declined only for mothers under 15 years, 16, 35–39, and 40

years and over, by 2 percent in each case. There were increases

of 1–5 percent for mothers aged 15, 17–19, and 20–34 years.

Changes in proportions of mothers receiving late or no

care for white women were similar to those just described. For

black mothers, the only age groups for which these proportions

fell (by 2–3 percent) were mothers under 15 and 40 years and

over. The levels of delayed or no care rose by 3–6 percent for

black mothers 15–34 years old. There was no change for

mothers aged 35–39 years.

A review of the data on prenatal care by State (not shown

in this report) indicates that the increases in the proportions of

mothers receiving late or no care substantially outnumbered

declines. Among white mothers, the proportions increased in

29 States and the District of Columbia and, declined in 11

States, with no change in 10 States. Among the 35 States and

the District of Columbia, each having at least 1,000 black

b~ in 1985, the proportions receiving delayed or no care

rose in 21 States and the District of Columbia and fell in 11

States, with no change in 3 States.

Timing of receipt of prenatal care is highly correlated with

the mother’s educational attainment (data are not included in

this report). In 1985, 88 percent of mothers with at least some

college education began prenatal care in the first trimester

compared with 58 percent of mothers who had less than a high

school education. Proportions of mothers with delayed or no

care were 6 times higher among mothers who did not finish

high school compared with mothers who had at least 1 year of

college.

Number of prenatal visits

The number of visits made by mothers to obtain prenatal

care was reported on the birth certificates of 49 States and the

District of Columbia in 1985; this information was not available for California. Among mothers who received prenatal care,

there was a slight increase in the median number of visits made,

to 11.8 in 1985 compared with 11.7 in 1984. The medians

increased for white and black mothers, from 12.0 to 12.1 for

white mothers and from 10.3 to 10.4 for black mothers. (See

table 26 for basic data.)

According to standards recommended by the American

College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, pregnant women

should ideally make about 13 visits for prenatal care during the

course of a normal, full-term pregnancy. Although the proportion of women receiving care early has been essentially unchanged for several years, the proportion of mothem who make

13 visits or more has risen gradually. In 1985,28 percent of all

mothers made at least 13 visits compmed with 27 percent in

1984 and 24 percent in 1980. The proportion for white mothers

was considerably greater than for black mothers, 30 percent

compared with 20 percent. When the comparison is restricted

to mothers whose pregnancies were full term (40 completed

weeks of gestation or more), the proportion making 13 visits or
more rises, to 33 percent overall in 1985, 34 percent for white

women and 24 percent for black women.

The gradual increase in the proportions of women making

at least 13 visits for prenatal care may be associated with

several factors. One is the continued tendency toward delayed

childbearing. Older mothers make more visits than younger

mothers. A related factor is the increasing educational attainment of mothers, which is also closely associated with the receipt of prenatal care. Mothers who are college graduates are

about twice as likely to make 13 visits or more for prenatal care

as are mothers with less than a high school education. Of

mothers giving birth in 1985, 17 percent were college graduates

compared with 14 percent in 1980.

The earlier in pregnancy that prenatal care is begun, the

more visits are made. In 1985, the median number of visits for

women who began care in the first trimester was 12.3 compared with 9.1 for women starting care in the second trimester

and 5.0 for those whose care was delayed to the third trimester.

These relationships are observed for white and black mothers;

the medians for white mothers, however, were higher than for

black mothers at each trimester.

Length of gestation

In 1985 for the first time, the birth certificates of all States

and the District of Columbia reported the first day of the

mother’s last normal menstrual period (LMP). The length of

gestation is the interval between the LMP date and the date of

birth.

The proportion of babies born preterm, that is, prior to 37

completed weeks of gestation, was 9.8 percent in 1985 compared with 9.4 percent in 1984. This proportion has generally

increased in recent years. In 1980 it was 8.9 percent. The incidence of pretenn births rose for both white and black births

so the racial differential remains considerable. The proportion

rose from 7.9 to 8.2 percent for white babies and from 16.8 to

17.5 percent for black babies. (Data for 1985 are presented in

table 27.)

The length of gestation has a significant effect on the likelihood that a baby will be of low birth weight. Of babies born

prior to 37 weeks of gestation in 1985, 39.4 percent weighed

less than 5% pounds, compared with just 3.0 percent for babies

born at 37 weeks or more gestation (term and postterm births).

The proportions of low weight infants are about the same for

white (38.9 percent) and black (41.8 percent) pretenn births.

For babies born at term or posttenn, however, the risk of low

birth weight is much greater for black infants, 5.8 percent

compared with 2.5 percent.

When the data on length of gestation are examined by age

of mother, it is evident that teenage mothers and, to a lesser

extent, mothers in their forties are at considerable risk of preterm birth (data are not shown in this report). The variations in

preterm birth by age are virtually the same as those in low birth

weight noted in an earlier section of this report. In 1985, 15

percent of babies born to teen mothers and 12-14 percent of

babies born to mothers in age groups 40 years and over were

born pretenn compared with 8–9 percent for babies born to

mothers in age groups 25 –34 years. These differentials are observed for both white and black infants, but the risk of preterm

birth is consistently greater for black than for white infants

regardless of the mother’s age.

Apgar score

The Apgar score is a summary measure used to evaluate

the newborn infant’s overall physical condition at birth. The

score, named after the late physician Virginia Apgar, is a composite evaluation of five factors: the infant’s heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, irritability, and color—each of which

is assigned a value from O to 2. The overall score is the sum of

the five values, with a score of 10 being optimum. In 1985,

Apgar scores at 1 and 5 minutes afterbirth were reported by 46

States and the District of Columbi% scores were not available

for births in California, Delaware, Oklahoma, and Texas.

(Basic data are shown in tables 28 and 29.)

The infant’s long-term health status and survival chances

are better assessed with the 5-minute than the l-minute Apgar

score. When the 5-miimte scores are examined by age of

mother, the pattern that emerges is very much like that for low

birth weight and preterm birth. That is, infants born to teenage

mothers and to mothers in their forties were more likely to have

low scores than those born to mothers of other ages (table 29).

Five-minute scores of less than 7, indicating that the baby is in

some difflcuky, declined from 2.6 percent for babies born to

teen mothers to 1.6 percent for babies born to mothers aged

25–29 years, and then rose to 2.5 percent for babies born to

mothers in their forties. These relationships have been observed

for many years.

Black infants were more likely to have low 5-minute scores

than white infants. Overall, 3.2 percent of black babies and 1.6

percent of white babies had 5-minute scores of less than 7. This

racial differential in Apgar scores is very likely related to the

similar differential in birth weight, because low birth weight is

closely associated with depressed Apgar scores.

The proportion of infants with a high l-minute Apgar

score of 9 or 10 fell in 1985, to 41.7 percent, continuing a slow

but steady decline observed since 1978 .(49.0 percent) when

the data first became available. Black infants were more likely

than white infants to have high l-minute scores, 43.2 percent

compared with 41.5 percent.

Five-minute scores of 9– 10 were reported for 87.6 percent

of births in 1985, a slight increase compared with 1984 (87.4

percent) and 1983 (87.2 percent). The racial differential was

reversed for 5-minute scores; white babies were mctre likely

than black babies to have scores of 9 or 10, 88.1 percent

compared with 85.4 percent.
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List of tables

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Live births, birth rates, and fertility rates, by race of child:

United States, specified years 1940-55 and each year

1960 -85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Live births by age of mother, live-birth order, and race of

child United States, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bkth rates by age of mother, live-birth order, and race of

child: United States, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total fertility rates and birth rates by age of mother and

race of child United States, 1970–85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Birth rates by live-birth order and race of child: United

States, 1970and 1975 -85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Live births by race of child, birth rates, and fertility rates:

United States, each division and State, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . .

Live births by sex and sex ratio, by race of child: United

States, 1970–85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

L&e births by race of child and observed and seasonally

adjusted birth and fertility rates, by month United States,

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Average number of live births and index of occurrence, by

dayofweek United States, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Live births by attendan~ pIace of delivery, and race of child

United States, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Live births by place of delivery, attendant, and race of chiId:

United States, 1975–85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Percent distribution of live births by place of delivery

and attendant, according to race of child: United States,

1975–85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Live births by age of father, age of mother, and race of child

United States, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Birth rates by age of father and race of child: United States,

1970 and 1975 -85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Number and percent low birth weight and live births by

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birth weight, by age of mother and race of child United

States, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Number and percent of births of low birth weight and number and ratio of births to unmarried women, by race of child:

United States andeach State, 1985.., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Live births by plurality of birth, age of mother, and race of

child United States, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Numbers, rates, and ratios of births to unmarried women,

by age of mother and race of child: United States, 198:5 . . .

Birth rates for unmarried women by age of mother and race

ofchild: United States, 1970-85. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Live births by interval since last live birth, live-birth order,

and race of chiId Total of 49 reporting States and the Districtof Columbia, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Live births by educational attainment of mother and father

and race of child Total of 47 reporting States and the Districtof Columbia, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Live births by educational attainment of mother, age of

mother, and race of child: Total of 47 reporting States and

the District of Columbia, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Live births by age of mother and specified race of child:

United States, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Live births by birth weight and number and percent low birth

weight, by specified race of child United States, 1985,, . . .

Live births by month of pregnancy prenatal care began, age

of mother, and race of child: United States, 1985 . . . . . . . .

Live births by month of pregnancy prenatal care began,

number of prenatal visits, and race of child: Total of 49

reporting States and the District of Columbia, 1985 . . . . . .

Live births by period of gestation, birth weight, and race of

child 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Live births by 1- and 5-minute Apgar scores and race of

child Total of 46 reporting States and the District of Columbia, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Live births by 5-minute Apgsr score, age of mother, and

race of child: Total of 46 reporting States and the District of

Columbia, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Symbols

Data not available

Category not applicable

Quantity zero

Quantity more than zero but less

than 0.05

Quantity more than zero but less

than 500 where numbers are

rounded to thousands

Figure does not meet standards of

reliability or precision

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30

31

32

34

35

36

37

37

38

39

40

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42
Monthly Vital Statistics Report ~ 13

Table 1, Live births, birth rates, and fertility rates, by race of child United States, specified years 1940-55 and each year 1960-85

[Binh rataaareIwebirths per 1,000 population in specified group. Fertility rates per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years in specified group. Population enumerated aa of

April 1 for census yaars and estimated as of July 1 for all other years. Beginning with 1970, excludes births to nonresidents of the United States]

Number Birth rate Fertility rate

All other All other

All

All other

All All

Year races White Total Black races White Total Black races White Totaf Black

Registered births

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19847. ,9831 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . .

19821. . . . . . . . . . . . .

19811 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19801 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19791. . . . . . . . . . . . .

19781 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19777 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19761. . . . . . . . . . . . .

19751 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19747 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19731 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19727

19712:::::::::::::

19702 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19692 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19682 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19673 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19662 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19652. . . . . . . . . . . . .

19642 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

196324 . . . . . . . . . . . .

19622,4 . . . . . . . . . . . .

19612 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19602 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Births adjusted

for underregistration

1955 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1945 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1940 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3,760,561

3,669,141

3,638,933

3.680,537

3,629,238

3,612,258

3,494,398

3,333,279

3,326,632

3,167,788

3,144,198

3,159,958

3,136,965

3,258,411

3,555,970

3,731,386

3,600,206

3,501,564

3,520,959

3,606,274

3.760,358

4,027,490

4,098,020

4,167,362

4,268,326

4,257,850

4.097,000

3.632,000

2,858,000

2,559,000

2,991,373

2,923,502

2,904.250

2,942,054

2,908,669

2,898,732

2,808,420

2,681,116

2,691,070

2,567,614

2,551,996

2,575,792

2,551,030

2,655,658

2,919,746

3,091 )264

2,993,614

2,91 2)224

2,922,502

2,993,230

3.123,860

3.369,160

3,326,344

3,394,068

3,600,864

3,600,744

3,485,000

3,108,000

2,471,000

2,199,000

769,188

745,639

734,683

738,483

720,569

713,526

685,978

652,163

635,562

600,174

592,202

584,166

585,935

602,853

636,224

640,122

606,592

589,340

598,457

613,044

636,498

658,330

638,928

641,580

667,462

657,106

613,000

524,000

388,000

360,000

608,193

592,745

586,027

592,641

587,797

589,616

577,855

551,540

544,221

514,479

511,581

507,162

512,597

531,329

564.960

572,362

543,132

531,152

543,976

558,244

581,126

607,556

580,658

584,610

611,072

602,264

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

15.8

15.5

15.5

15.9

15.8

15.9

15.6

15.0

15.1

14.6

14.6

14.8

14.8

15.6

17.2

18.4

17.9

17.6

17.8

18.4

19.4

21.1

21.7

22.4

23.3

23.7

25.0

24.1

20.4

19.4

14.8

14.5

14.6

14.9

14.8

14.9

14.5

14.0

14.1

13.6

13.6

13.9

13.8

14.5

16.1

17.4

16.9

16.6

16.8

17.4

18.3

20.0

20.7

21.4

22.2

22.7

23.8

23.0

19.7

18.6

21.4 21.1

21.2 20.8

21.3 20.9

21.9 21.4

22.0 21.6

22.5 22.1

22.2 22.0

21.6 21.3

21.6 21.4

20.8 20.5

21.0 20.7

21.2 20.8

21.7 21.4

22.8 22.5

24.6 24.4

25.1 25.3

24.5 24.4

24.2 24.2

25.0 25.1

26.1 26.2

27.6 27.7

29.2 29.5

29.7 ---

30.5 ---

31.6 ---

32.1 31.9

34.5 ---

33.3 ---

26.5 ---

26.7 ---

66.2

65.4

65.8

67.3

67.4

68.4

67.2

65.5

66.8

65.0

66.0

67.8

68.8

73.1

81.6

87.9

86.1

85.2

87.2

90.8

96.3

104.7

108.3

112.0

117.1

1’18.O

118.3

106.2

85.9

79.9

63.0

62.2

62.4

63.9

63.9

64.7

63.4

61.7

63.2

61.5

62.5

64.2

64.9

68.8

77.3

84.1

82.2

81.3

82.8

86.2

91.3

99.8

103.6

107.5

112.3

113.2

113.7

102.3

83.4

77.1

83.2

82.5

83.2

85.5

86.4

88.6

88.5

87.0

87.7

85.8

87.7

89.8

93.4

99.5

109.1

113.0

111.6

111.9

117.1

123.5

131.9

140.0

143.7

147.8

153.0

153.6

154.3

137.3

106.0

102.4

82.2

81.4

81.7

84.1

85.4

88.1

88.3

86.7

88.1

85.8

87.9

89.7

93.6.

99.9

109.7

115.4

112.1

112.7

118.5

124.7

133.2

142.6

.-.

. . .

. . .

153.5

. . .

..-

. . .

. . .

1Based on 100 percent of b!rths In selected States and on a 50-percent sample of births In all other States; see Technical notes.

‘Based on a 50-percent sample of births.

3Based on a 20- to 50-parcent sample of births.

4Flgures by race exclude data for New Jersey.
Table 2. Live births by age of mother, live-birth order, and race of child: United States, 1985

[Live-birth order refers to number of children born alive to mother]

Age of mother

15–19 years

Under

Live-biflh order and All 15 15 16 17 18 19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35–39 40–44 45–49

race of child ages years Total years years years years years years years years years years years

All races

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

First chiid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Second child . . . . . . . . . . .

Third child . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fourth child . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fifth child. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sixth child . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Seventh child. . . . . . . . .

Eighth child and over . . . .

Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . .

White

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

First child . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Second child . . . . . . . . . . .

Third child . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fourth child . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fifth child . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sixth child . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Seventh child. . . . . . . . . . .

Eighth child andovar . . . .

Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . .

All other

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

First child . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Second child . . . . . . . . . . .

Third child . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fourth child . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fifth child . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sixth child . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Seventh child. . . . . . . . . . .

Eighth child and over . . . .

Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

First child . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sacond child . . . . . . . . . . .

Third child . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fourth child . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fifth child . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sixth child . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Seventh child . . . . . . . . . . .

Eighth child and over . . . .

Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10,220 467,485 25,002

359,272 23,363

87,291 1,385

15,513 75

2,101 4

283 -

27

8-

14

2,976 175

129,563

97$705

26,129

4,324

533

63

4

4

6

795

89,950

70,BI 2

16,226

2,117

176

16

1

2

4

596

39,613

26,893

9,903

2,207

357

47

3

2

2

199

35,399

23,856

8,968

2,026

328

46

3

2

1

167

170,133

116,427

41 ,B68

9,162

1,424

200

20

4

8

1,000

122,733

87,733

28,582

4,967

609

63

3

2

6

768

47,400

28,694

13,286

4,215

815

137

17

2

2

232

42,062

25,139

11,928

3,889

757

127

14

2

2

204

1,141,320

552,974

394,048

139,481

36,985

8,979

2,102

495

158

6,098

894,195

452,260

311,090

98,522

21,787

4,397

846

191

69

5,033

247,125

100,714

82,958

40,959

15,198

4,582

1,256

304

89

1,065

207,330

82,016

70,157

35,573

13,272

3,997

1,113

276

84

842

1,201,350

418,658

445,605

217,893

74,849

24,361

B,261

2,966

1,472

7.285

696,354

170,686

249,325

156,192

66,994

26,881

11,942

5,421

4,484

4,429

214,336

39,447

60,600

50,013

29,053

14,830

8,045

4,671

6,190

1,487

28,334

3,804

4,926

5,301

4,2B2

3,029

2,142

1,560

3,100

198

1,162

99

104

108

162

131

119

115

319

5

776

72

74

78

115

94

86

67

186

4

386

27

30

30

47

37

33

48

133

1

194

12

19

14

29

22

20

18

59

1

3,760,561

1,554,788

1,242,164

584,514

214,427

78.494

32,638

15,236

15,737

22,563

2,991,373

1.252,043

1,011,347

457,208

157,107

53,567

21,304

9,803

10,182

18,812

769,188

302.745

230,817

127,306

57,320

24,927

11,334

5,433

5,565

3,751

608,193

238.680

180,261

102,712

46,548

20,052

8,881

4,075

4,129

2,855.

53,474 89,313

73,962

13,052

1,533

119

17

3

9,848

265

13

1

47,815

4,857

399

21

3

93 379 627

4,101 318,725 13,276

252,887 12,586

54,828 549

7,907 27

837 1

85 -

4-

4-

10

2,163 113

33,052 59,714 997,233

359,808

378,088

175.557

54,824

15,725

4,714

1,534

683

6,300

580,398

146,892

212,923

129,886

52,848

19,579

8,145

3,570

2,685

3,870

173,681

33,075

50,293

40,944

23,257

11,319

5,906

3,315

4,321

1,251

22,264

3,092

3,955

4,308

3,438

2,368

1,603

1,122

2t22a

150

3,957

96

6

1

30,432

2,240

140

7

1

51,324

7,231

656

44

5

41 232 454

6,119

5,891

169

7

148,760 11,726

106,385 10,777

32,463 836

7,606 4B

1,264 3

198

23 -

4

4-

813 62

20,422 29,599 204,117

58,850

67,517

42,336

20,025

8,636

3,547

1,432

789

985

115,956

23,794

36,402

26,306

14,146

7,302

3,797

1,851

1,799

559

40,655

6,372

10,307

9,069

5,796

3,511

2,139

1,356

1,869

236

6,070

712

971

993

844

661

539

438

872

40

17,383

2,617

259

14

2

22,638

5,821

877

75

12

3

52 147 173

5,860 134,270 11,001

95,619 10,109

29,545 785

7,011 44

1,168 3

184

20

4-

3

716 60

18,913 26,895

20,435

5,414

813

67

10

3

152,306

38.207

50,904

34,366

16,338

7,084

2,857

1,170

682

698

78,129

13,300

23,012

19,192

10,971

5,675

2,878

1,362

1,385

354

26,216

3,489

5,916

5,930

4,178

2,598

1,630

961

1,345

169

3,888

391

548

621

592

492

363

284

571

26

5,646

160

5

16,078

2,450

239

13

1

49 132 153
Monthly Vital Statistics Report ~ 15

Table 3. Birth rates by age of mother, live-birth ordar, and race of child: United States, 1985

[Ratea are live births per 1,000 women in specified age and racial group. Live-birth order refers to number of childran born alive to mother]

Age of mother

15-19 years

75-44 10-74 75-77 18-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49

Live-birth order end race of child years~ years Total years years yeera years years years years years

All races

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

First child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Second child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Third child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fourth child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fifth child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sixth end seventh child . . . . . . . . . .

Eighth child And over. . . . . . . . . . . .

White

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

First child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Second child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Third child. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fourth child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fifth child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sixth and seventh child . . . . . . . . . .

Eighth child and over . . . . . . . . . . . .

All other

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Firat child ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,

Second child........,.......,..

Third child. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fourth child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fifth child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sixth and seventh child . . . . . . . . . .

Eighth child and over.......,., . .

Black

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

First child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Second child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Third child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fourth child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Fifth child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sixth and seventh child ., . . . . . . . .

Eighth child And over . . . . . . . . . . . .

66.2

27.6

22.0

10.4

3.8

1,4

0.8

0.3

63.0

26.5

21.4

9.7

3.3

1.1

0.7

0.2

83.2

32.9

25.1

13.8

6.2

2.7

1.8

0.6

82.2

32.4

24.5

13.9

6.3

2.7

1.8

0.6

1.2

1.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.6

0.6

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.8

3.7

0.1

0.0

4.5

4.3

0.1

0.0

51.3

39.7

9.6

1.7

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

42.8

34.2

7.4

1.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

89.7

64.5

19.7

4.6

0.8

0.1

0.0

0.0

97.4

69.8

21.6

5.1

0.9

0.1

0.0

0.0

31.1

27.1

3.6

0.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

24.0

21.5

2.3

0.2

0.0

0.0

62.9

52.1

9.5

1.2

0.1

0.0

0.0

69.8

57.6

10.7

1.4

0.1

0.0

0.0

80.8

58.1

18.4

3.7

0.5

0.1

0.0

0.0

70.1

52.6

14.9

2.4

0.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

128.7

82.6

34.5

9.5

1.7

0.3

0.0

0.0

137.1

87.1

37.2

10.5

1.9

0.3

0.0

0.0

108.9

53.0

37.8

13.4

3.5

0.9

0.2

0.0

102.8

52.3

36.0

11.4

2.5

0.5

0.1

0.0

138.5

56.7

46.7

23.1

8.6

2.6

0.9

0.0

140.8

55.9

47.8

24.2

9.0

2.7

0.9

0.1

110.5

36.8

41.2

20.2

6.9

2.3

1.0

0.1

110.0

39.9

42.0

19.5

6.1

1.7

0.7

0.1

113.5

32.9

37.7

23.6

11.2

4.8

2.8

0.4

105.1

26.5

35.3

23.8

11.3

4.9

2.8

0.5

68.6

16.9

24.7

15.5

6.6

2.7

1.7

0.4

68.1

17.4

25.2

15.3

6.2

2.3

1.4

0.3

70.3

14.5

22.2

16.0

8.6

4.4

3.4

1.1

60.7

10.4

18.0

15.0

8.6

4.4

3.3

1.1

23.9

4.4

6.8

5.6

3.3

1.7

1.4

0.7

22.7

4.4

6.6

5.4

3,1

1.5

1.2

0.6

30.5

4.8

7.8

6.8

4.4

2.7

2.6

1.4

25.5

3.4

5.8

5.8

4.1

2.5

2.5

1.3

4.0

0.5

0.7

0.7

0.6

0.4

0.5

0.4

3.6

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.4

5.9

0.7

1.0

1.0

0.8

0.7

1.0

0.9

4.9

0.5

0.7

0.8

0.8

0.6

0.6

0.7

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

1Ratescomputed by relsting total b!rths, regardless of age of mother, to wom.& aged 1544 years.
16 ~ Monthly Vital Statistics Report ~

Table 4. Total fertility rates and birth rates by age of mother and race of child: United States, 1970-85

[Total feml)ty rates are sums of birth rates for 5-year age groups multrplled by 5 Birth rates are live births per 1,000 women in speclfled group, enumerated as of

April 1 for 1970 and 1980 and estimsted as of July 1 for all other years]

Age of mother

15– 19 yeers

Total

fertility 10-14 15-17 18–19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40–44 45-49

Year and race of child rate years Total years years years years years years years years

All races

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19841 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19831 .,,.....,....,......,,.

19821 .,,.....,...,,.....,,..

19811, .,,....,,...,......,..

19801 ..,,....,....,,.....,,.

19791 ..,.....,....,,.....,,.

19781 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19771 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19761 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19751 . .,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19741 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19731 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19721 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19712 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19702 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

White

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19841 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19831 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19821 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19811 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19801 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19791 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19781 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19771 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19761 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19751 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1974’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19731 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19721 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19712 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19702 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

All other

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19841 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19831 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19821 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19811 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19801 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19791 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19781 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19771 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19761 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19751 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19741 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19731, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19721 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19712, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19702, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

See footnotes at end of table.

1,842,5

1,805.5

1,802.5

1,828,5

1,815.0

1,839.5

1,808.0

1,760.0

1,789.5

1,738.0

1,774.0

1,835.0

1,879.0

2,010.0

2,266.5

2,480.0

1,754.0

1,718.5

1,717.5

1,742.0

1,726.0

1,748.5

1,715.5

1,667.5

1,703.0

1,652.0

1,686.0

1,748.5

1,783.0

1,906.5

2,160.5

2,385.0

2,263.0

2,223.5

2,225.0

2,265.0

2,274.5

2,323.0

2,309.5

2,264.5

2,278.5

2,222.5

2,276.0

2,338.5

2,443.0

2,627,5

2,919.5

3,066.7

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1,3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1,2

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.5

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.6

0,6

0,6

0.6

0.5

0.5

0.5

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.9

4.1

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.7

4.6

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.8

51.3

50.9

51.7

52.9

52.7

53.0

52.3

51.5

52,8

52.8

55.6

57.5

59.3

61.7

64.5

68.3

42.8

42.5

43.6

44.6

44.6

44.7

43.7

42.9

44.1

44.1

46.4

47.9

49.0

51.0

53.6

57.4

89.7

89.0

89.3

91.5

91.8

94.9

96.5

96.0

99.5

99.9

106.4

111.3

117.5

123,8

128,5

133,4

31.1

31.1

32.0

32.4

32.1

32.5

32.3

32.2

33.9

34.1

36.1

37.3

38.5

39.0

38.2

38.8

24.0

23.9

24,8

25,2

25,1

25.2

24.7

24.9

26.1

26.3

28.0

28.7

29.2

29.3

28.5

29.2

62.9

63.3

64.2

65.6

65.2

68.3

70.5

70.4

74.8

75.5

80.5

84.9

90.5

93.8

94.0

95.2

80.8

78.3

78.1

80.7

81.7

82.1

81.3

79.6

80.9

80.5

85.0

88.7

91.2

96.9

105.3

114.7

70.1

68.1

68.3

70.8

71.9

72.1

71.0

69.4

70.5

70.2

74.0

77.3

79.3

84.3

92.3

101.5

128.7

124.8

123.9

128.2

130.8

133.2

134.9

134.4

136.8

137.2

146.1

153.1

160.9

173.3

185,6

195,4

108.9

107.3

108.3

111.3

111.8

115.1

112.8

109.9

112.9

110.3

113.0

117,7

119.7

130.2

150.1

167.8

102.8

101.4

102.6

105.9

106.3

109.5

107.0

104.1

707.7

105.3

108.2

113.0

114.4

124.8

144.9

163.4

138.5

136.4

136.8

139.3

140.8

145.0

144.3

142.1

142.3

138.9

141.0

145.5

151.6

163.4

184.0

196.8

110.5

108,3

108.7

111.0

112.0

112.9

111.4

108.5

111.0

106.2

108.2

111.5

112.2

117.7

134.1

145.1

110.0

107.7

108.0

110.3

111.3

112.4

110.8

107.9

110.9

105.9

108.1

111.8

112.3

117.4

134.0

145.9

113.5

111.5

112.1

114.9

115.9

115.5

114.6

111.9

111.5

107.6

108.7

109.5

111.2

119.3

134.6

140.1

68.5

66.5

64.6

64.2

61.4

61.9

60.3

57.8

56.4

53.6

52.3

53.8

55.6

59.8

67.3

73.3

68.1

66.1

64.0

63.3

60.2

60.4

59.0

56.6

55.3

52.6

51.3

52.9

54.4

58.4

65.4

71.9

70.3

68.5

68.4

69.0

68.5

70.6

68.3

65.2

63.4

59.5

58.8

59.9

63.2

68.9

79.3

82.5

53.9

22.8

22.1

21.1

20.0

19.8

19.5

19.0

19.2

19.0

19.5

20.2

22.1

24.8

28.7

31.7

22.7

21.7

21.0

20.0

18.7

18.5

18.3

17.7

18.0

17.8

18.2

18.9

20.7

23.3

26.9

30.0

30.5

29.2

28.6

28.0

27.6

27.9

27.3

26.9

27.3

26.9

27.6

28.8

30.9

34.8

40.2

42.2

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.3

4.6

4.8

5.4

6.2

7.1

8.1

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.9

4.2

4.4

4.9

5.6

6.4

7.5

5.9

6.0

5.9

6.2

6.3

6.5

6.4

6.4

6.9

6.9

7.5

7.6

8.6

9.9

11.7

12.6

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.9

0.9
Monthly Vital Statistics Report ~ 17

Table 4. ToteI fertility retes end birth retes by age of mother and race of child United States, 1970-85—Con.

[Total fenility rates are sums of birth ratea for 5-year age groups multiplied by 5. Birth rates are live births per 1,000 women in specified group, enumerated aa of

April 1 for 1970 and 1980 and estimsted as of July 1 for all other years]

Age of mother

75-19 years

Total

fertility 10–14 15-17 18-19 20-24 25-29 30–34 35-39 40-44

Year and rata of child’ rate years Total

45–49

years yeare years years yaars years years years

Black

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...”. 2,196.0 4.5 97.4 69.8 137.1 140.8 105.1 60.7 25.5 4.9

19841

0.3

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,1 !33.5 4.3 95.7 69.7 132.0 137.9 103.2

19831::::”””

59.5 24.8 5.1 0.2

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,150.5 4.1 95.5 70.1 130.4 137.7 103.4 59.2 24.7 5.2 0.3

19821 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,188.5 4.1 97.0 71.2 133.3 139.1 106.9 60.4 24.4 5.4 0.4

19811...””’” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,206.0 4.1 97.1 70.6 135.9 141.2 108.3 60.4 24.2 5.6

19801 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.3

2,266.0 4.3 100.0 73.6 138.8 146.3 109.1 62.9 24.5 5.8 0.3

19791 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,263.2 4.6 101.7 75.7 140.4 146.3 108.2 60.7 24.7 6.1 0.4

19781 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,218.0 4.4 100.9 75.0 139.7 143.8 105.4 58.3 24.3 6.1 0.4

1977~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,251.0 4.7 104.7 79.6 142.9 144.4 106.4 57.5 25.4 6.6 0.5

19761 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,187.0 4.7 104.9 80.3 142.5 140.5 101.6 53.6 24.8 6.8 0.5

19757 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,243.0 5.1 111.8 85.6 152.4 142.8 102.2 53.1 25.6 7.5 0.5

1974 J.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,298.5 5.0 116.5 90.0 158.7 146.7 102.2 54.1 27.0 7.6 0.6

19731 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.411.0 5.4 123.1 96.0 166.6 153.1 103.9 58.1 29.4 8.6 0.6

19721 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,601.0 5.1 129.8 99.5 179.5 165.0 112.4 64.0 33.4 9.8 0.7

19712 . . . . . . . . . 2,902.0 5.1

19702 ...,. ““” ” . . . . . . . . . .

134.5 99.4 192.6 186.6 128.0 74.8 38.9 11.6 0.9

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,098.7 5.2 140.7 101.4 204.9 202.7 136.3 79.6 41.9 12.5 1.0

1Baaed on 100 percent of births in selected States and on a 50-percent sample of births in all other States; see Technical notes.

‘Based on a 50-percent sample of bmhs.
Table 5. Birth ratea by live-birth order and race of child: United States, 1970 and 1975-85

[Rates are live births per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years, enumerated as of April 1 for 1970 and 1980 and estimated as of July 1 for all other years. Figures for Iwe-binh

order not stated are distributed]

Live-birth order

Year and race of child Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 8 and over

All races

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19841 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19831 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19821 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19811 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19801 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19791 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19781 . . . .

19771 . ...””’.’.:::::::::::::::: ::::::::

19761 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19751 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19702 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Whita

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19841, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19831 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19821, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19811 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19801, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19791 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19781 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

‘1977 ~. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19781 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19751 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19702 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

All other

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19841 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19831 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19821 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19811 . . . . ... ...,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19801 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19791 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19781 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1977~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19761, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19751 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

,19702, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19841, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19831 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19821 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19811 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19801 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19791 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19781, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19771 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19761 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19751 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19702 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

66.2

65.4

65.8

67.3

67.4

68.4

67.2

65.5

66.8

65.0

66.0

87.9

63.0

62.2

62.4

63.9

63.9

64.7

63.4

61.7

63.2

61.5

62.5

84.1

83.2

82.5

83.2

85.5

86.4

88.6

88.5

87.0

87.7

85.8

87.7

113.0

82.2

81.4

81.7

84.1

85.4

88.1

88.3

86.7

88.1

85.8

87.9

115.4

27.6

27.4

27.8

28.6

29.0

29.5

2B.6

27.8

28.2

27.5

28.1

34.2

26.5

26.4

26.8

27.7

28.1

28.4

27.4

26.6

26.9

26.3

26.7

32.9

32.9

32.8

33.0

33.8

34.3

35.6

35.7

35.0

35.6

35.2

36.7

42.4

32.4

32.2

32.3

33.0

33.8

35.2

35.3

34.6

35.6

35.2

36.9

43.3

22.0

21.7

21.5

22.0

21.6

21.8

21,6

21.1

21.6

20.8

20.9

24.2

21.4

21.1

20.9

21.3

20.9

21.0

20.8

20.2

20.9

20.2

20.3

23.7

25.1

24.7

24.8

25.6

25.9

26.2

26.2

25.8

25.7

24.7

24.6

26.9

24.5

24.1

24.1

24.9

25.2

25.7

25.8

25.4

25.5

24.4

24.2

27.1

10.4

10.1

10.1

10.2

10.2

10.3

10.1

9.8

10.0

9.5

9.4

13.6

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.5

9.4

9.5

9.4

9.2

9.4

8.9

8.8

13.3

13.8

13.7

13.8

14.2

14.2

14.4

14.2

13.8

13.5

12.8

12.6

15.9

13.9

13.7

13.7

14.2

14.3

14.5

14.4

13.9

13.6

12.9

12.6

16.1

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.9

7.2

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.5

6.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.5

6.4

6.3

6.2

6.0

6.1

9.7

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.6

6.5

6.4

6.2

6.3

10.0

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.7

3.8

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

3.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.1

6.1

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.2

6.4

0.8

0.9

0.9

0.9

0.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

3.2

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.9

1.0

1.1

2.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.8

6.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.9

7.0

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

1.8

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.5

1.2

0.6

0.6

0.7

0.7

0.6

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.8

5.3

0.6

0.6

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.4

1.5

1.9

5.6

1Baaed on 100 percent of births in selected States and on a 50-percent sample of births in all other States; see Technical notes.

‘Based on a 50-percent sample of births.
Monthly Vital Statistics Report ~ 19

Table 6. Liva births by race of child, birth rataa, and fartility ratas: United States, each division and State, 1985

[By place of residence.Birth rates per 1,000 estimatad population in each area; fertility rates per 1,000 women agad 15-44 yeara estimated In each area]

Number

All Birth Fertility

Division and State races~ White Black rate rate

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rhode island ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Middle Atlantic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Jersey, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Eaat North Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ohio . . . . . . . . . . ..!..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

West North Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Atlantic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Delaware, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

District of Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Virgin ia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

West Virginia...........,.,<.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

North Carolina...........,.,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Georgia ..,.,...,.,........,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Florida, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Eaat South Cantrsl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tennessaa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . ., .,....,! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

,Waat South Central, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.Louiaiana . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Texas ..,,.,..............,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mountain, ,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .

Montana .,.......,.........,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Utah, , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nevada ...,,...........,,..,,,,,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Washington .,, . .,, , ., . ., .,,,,.,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3,760,561

179,193

16,903

15,453

8,036

81,780

13,033

43,988

525,559

259,465

105,566

160,528

633,921

160.474

80,946

180,737

138,021

73,743

274,692

67,412

41,221

76,978

11,721

12,130

25,551

39,679

599,140

9,618

68,015

9,870

86,052

24,132

89,397

51,900

96,340

163,816

222,827

52,885

66,757

59,736

43,449

477,980

35,221

81,458

53,137

308,164

235,431

13,494

17,567

9,366

55,123

27,757

59,348

37,451

15,325

611,818

70,230

39,486

470,951

12,844

18,307

2,991,373

162,888

16,587

15,149

7,971

73,589

11,692

37,900

410,791

192,964

81,764

136.063

525,002

135,693

71,697

138,604

113,064

65,944

245,455

62,322

39,576

64,065

10,608

10,120

23,544

35,220

418,007

7,319

45,289

1,753

63,171

23,036

61,769

31,575

61,968

122,127

160,810

47,750

51,018

39,087

22,955

376,947

26,577

48,538

41,871

259,961

208,809

11,834

16,878

8,843

50,499

22,877

49,776

35,504

12,598

482.664

61,460

36,584

370,902

9,078

4,640

608,193

12,603

83

134

22

6,068

935

5,361

100,387

57,485

20,564

22,338

98,607

23,033

8,534

38,629

22,671

5,677

19,883

2,002

1,061

11,950

144

103

1,358

3,265

169,634

2,171

20,418

7,793

20,368

969

25,218

19,860

33,228

39,609

60,196

4,775

15,181

20,209

20,031

86,574

8,245

31,466

5,299

41,564

8,228

76

96

101

2,831

694

2,587

299

1,544

52,081

3,246

981

46,372

584

898

15.8

14.2

14.5

15.5

15.0

14.1

13.5

13.9

14.1

14.6

14.0

13.5

15,2

14.9

14.7

15.7

15.2

15.4

15.6

16.1

14.3

15.3

17.1

17.1

15.9

16.2

14.9

15.5

15.5

15.8

15.1

12.5

14.3

15,6

16.1

14.4

14.7

14.2

14.0

14.9

16.6

18.0

14.9

18.2

16.1

18.8

18.4

16.4

17,5

18,4

17.0

19,1

18.6

22.8

16.4

17.5

15.9

14.7

17.9

24.6

17.4

66.2

58.3

61.9

62.3

60.0

57.1

56.7

58.3

60.1

61.1

59.2

59.1

64.2

63.5

62.1

66.3

62.9

66.0

68.2

67.6

63.2

66.6

76.1

78.8

70.4

71.9

62.8

62.9

61.6

59.1

60.7

54.4

58.9

63.8

64.9

67.0

62.3

60.3

58.4

62.9

71.6

75.3

66.2

74.9

70.0

77.6

76.7

70.6

76.7

76.1

66.5

80.7

80.3

98.0

65.8

72.0

65.8

61.4

73.4

98.0

74.4

1Includes racas other thsn white snd black.
Table7. Live birtheby sexandsex ratimbyr aceofchild: United States, 1970–85

All other

All races White Total Black

Males Males Males Males

per per par

1,000

per

1,000 1,000 1,000

Year Male Famale females Male Female females Male Female females Male Female females

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19841 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19831 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19821 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19811 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19801 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19791 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19781 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19771 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19761 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19751 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19741 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19731 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19721 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19712 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19702 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,927,983

1,879,490

1,865,553

1,885,676

1,860,272

1,852,616

1,791,267

1,709,394

1,705,916

1,624,436

1,613,135

1,622,114

1,608,326

1,669,927

1,822,910

1,915,378

1,832,578

1,789,651

1,773,380

1,794,861

1,768,966

1,759,642

1,703,131

1,623,885

1,620,716

1,543,352

1,531,063

1,537,844

1,528,639

1,588,484

1,733,060

1,816,008

1,052

1,050

1,052

1,051

1,052

1,053

1,052

1,053

1,053

1,053

1,054

1,055

1,052

1,051

1,052

1,055

1,536,646

1,500,326

1,492,385

1,509,704

1,494,437

1,490,140

1,442,981

1,378,222

1,383,440

1,319,717

1,312,308

1,325,019

1,311,032

1,364,578

1,499,958

1,590,140

1,454,727

1,423,176

1,411,665

1,432,350

1,414,232

1,408,592

1,365,439

1,302,894

1,307,630

1,247,897

1,239,688

1,250,773

1,239,998

1,290,980

1,419,788

1,501,124

1,056

1,054

1,057

1,054

1,057

1,058

1,057

1,058

1,058

1,058

1,059

1,059

1,057

1,057

1.056

1,059

391,337

379.164

373,168

375,972

365,835

362,476

348,286

331,172

322,476

304,719

300,827

297,095

297,294

305,349

322,952

325,238

377,851

366,475

361,515

362,511

354,734

351,050

337,692

320,991

313,086

295,455

291,375

287,071

288,641

297,504

313,272

314,884

1,036

1,035

1,032

1,037

1,031

1,033

1,031

1,032

1,030

1,031

1,032

1,035

1,030

1,026

1,031

1,033

308,575

300,951

297,011

301,121

297,864

299,033

293,013

279,598

275,556

260,661

259,610

257,277

259,877

268,842

286,430

290,508

299,618

291,794

289,016

291,520

289,933

290,583

284,842

271,942

268,665

253,818

251,971

249,885

252,720

262,487

287,530

281,854

1,030

1,031

1,028

1,033

1,027

1,029

1,029

1,028

1,026

1,027

1,030

1,030

1,028

1,024

1,028

1,031

I Based on 100 percent of births in selected States and on a 50-percent sample of births m all other States: see Techmcsi ntnea.

2Basad on a 50-percent sample of births.
Monthly Vital Statistics Report ~ 21

Table 8. Live births by race of child and observed and seasonally adjusted birth and fertility rates, by month: United States, 1985

[Rates on an annual basis per 1,000 population for specified month. Birth rates based on the total population. Fertilrty rates baaed cm women aged 15–44 years]

Number Seasonally

Observed adjusted

All other

All Birth Fertility Birth Fertility

Month races White Total Black rate rate rate rate

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3,760,561

304,073

281,261

310,679

301,777

317,596

308,477

333,484

336,575

331,283

322.997

301,551

370,808

2,991,373

239,308

223,882

249,069

243,074

255,311

246,683

264,481

266.610

262.138

257,567

238,362

244,888

769>188

64,765

57.379

61,610

58.703

62,285

61,794

89,003

69,965

69,145

65,430

63,189

65,920

608,193

51,547

45,486

48,722

45,794

48,752

48,553

54,703

55,715

54,962

51,722

50,025

52,212

15.8

15.1

15.4

15.4

15.4

15.7

15.7

16.4

16.6

16.9

15.9

15.3

15.3

66.2

63.5

64.9

64.7

64.9

66.0

66.2

69.2

69.7

70.9

66.8

64.4

64.1

. . .

15.8

15.7

15.5

15.9

16.1

15.8

15.8

15.7

15.7

15.7

15.7

15.7

. . .

66.5

66.2

65.4

66.9

67.7

66.4

66.4

65.8

66.2

66.2

65.8

65.8

Table 9. Average number of live births and index of occurrence, by day of week United States, 1985

Average number Index

Day of week of births of occurrence 1

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,303 100.0

Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,663 84.1

Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,718 104.0

Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,082 107.6

Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,784

Thursday. . . . . .

104.7

. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..!...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,793 104.8

Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Saturday

11,032 107.1

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,033 87.7

llndex is the ratio of the average number of births on a given day of the week to the aversge daily number of births for the year, mult[phed by 100.
Table 10. Live births by attendant, place of delivery, and race of child: United States, 1985

Attendant

All

Place of delivery and race of chdd births Physician Midwife Other lJnspecified

All racesl

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,760,561 3,632,961 102,076 22,534 2,990

Inhospitalz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,722,150 3,623,215 85,941 10,695 2,299

Not in hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,375 8,933 16,092 11,753 537

Not specified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,096 813 43 86 154

White

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,991,373 2,895,590 76,319 16,950 2,514

lnhospita12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,958,099 2,887,795 61,051 7,286 1,967

Not in hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,288 7,025 16,236 9,611 416

Not specified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 986 770 32 53 131

81ack

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608,193 584,334 19,670 3,841 348

lnhospita12, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604,412 582,768 19,097 2,306 241

Not in hospital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,698 1,529 569 1,515 85

Not specified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 37 4 20 22

1Includes races other than white and black.

‘Includas births occurring en route to or on arrival at hospital.
Monthly Vital Statistics Report~ 23

Table 11. Liva births by place of delivary, attandent, end race of child: United States, 1975-85

In hospitall Not in hospitalz

Year and race of child Total Physician Midwife Other Unspecified Physician Midwife Other Unspecified

All races

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19843 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1983s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19823 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,, . . . .

19813. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19803 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19793 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19783 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19773 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1976s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,

19753. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

White

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19843 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1983s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1982s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19813.,’’”””., ...,,,, . . . . . . . . . .

19803 .,, . . . . . .,, ...,, . . . . .

19793. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19783,,”’”’”” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,

19773 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

~9763’ ”’’”;;..

. . . . . . . . . . . .

19753::::: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

All other

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19843. . . . . . . . . . . ,. . . . ...0 .

19833. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19823 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19813:::””””... .,... . . . . . . . . . .

19803 . . . . . . . . ., . . . . . . . . . . .

19793 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19783 ,9773 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19763. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19753 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

81ack

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19843 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

,19833 : : ::::::... . . . . . . . . . .

19823 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19813 . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19803 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19793 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19783 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19773 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19763 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19753 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3,760,561

3,669,141

3,638,933

3,680,537

3,629,238

3.612,258

3,494,398

3,333,279

3,326,632

3,167,788

3,144,198

2,991,373

2,923,502

2,904,260

2,942,054

2,908,669

2,898,732

2,808,420

2,681,116

2.691,070

2,567,614

2,551,996

769,188

745,639

734,683

738,483

720,569

713,526

685,978

652,163

634,562

600,174

592,202

608,193

592,745

586,027

592,641

587,797

589,616

577,855

551,540

544,221

514,479

511,581

3,623,215

3,532,397

3,508,666

3,560,644

3,490,919

3,499,959

3,393,773

3.221,677

3,203,242

3,055,287

3,026,024

2,887,795

2,819,888

2,806,960

2,853,427

2,804,868

2,815,382

2,733,403

2,598,455

2,600,011

2,486,339

2,465,957

735,420

712,509

701,706

707,217

686,051

684,577

660,370

623,222

603,231

568,948

560,067

582,768

568,092

561,304

568,943

561,821

567,568

557,183

527,861

518,069

488,335

484.416

85,941

78,040

71,617

63,062

55,537

51,576

44,496

36,282

30,635

24,656

19,686

61,051

55,682

49,651

42,684

37,019

33,730

29,086

22,319

17,935

13,733

10,076

24,890

22,358

21,966

20,378

18,518

17,846

15,410

13,963

12,700

f 0,923

9,610

19,097

17,304

17,400

16,162

15,104

14,229

13,007

11,549

10,295

8,954

7,707

10,695

13,085

12,532

11,936

13.303

17,456

11,221

12,721

12,531

12,871

7,122

7,286

9,042

8,477

8,197

9,405

13,691

8,380

9,952

9,643

9,642

5.342

3,409

4,043

4,055

3,739

3,898

3,765

2,841

2,769

2,888

3,229

1,780

2,306

2,547

2,377

2,147

2,113

2,090

1,856

1,875

2,105

2,480

1,311

2,299

7,381

6,845

6,554

31,823

7,379

10,994

29,979

47,065

45,282

64,069

1,967

5,865

5,400

5,116

25,505

5,548

9,157

23,977

38,056

36,203

52,392

332

1,516

1,445

1,438

6,318

1,831

1,837

6,002

9,009

9,079

11,677

241

927

922

1,024

4,267

1,321

1,205

4,906

6,802

7,378

9,595

9,746

9,777

10,215

10,296

10,998

11,992

11,837

11,806

12,766

11.940

11,265

7,795

7,785

8,132

7,982

8,560

9,495

9,356

9,136

9,389

8,894

7,818

1,951

1,992

2,083

2,314

2,438

2,497

2,481

2,670

3,377

3,046

3,447

1,566

1,638

1.602

1,868

1,976

2,062

2,099

2,325

3,044

2,728

3,161

16,135

15,862

15,406

14,375

12,754

11.093

10,363

9,778

9,991

9.574

9.727

15,268

14,946

14,391

13,262

11,577

9,919

8,879

7.733

7,028

5,824

5,082

867

916

1,015

1,113

1,177

1,174

1,484

2,045

2,963

3,750

4,645

573

616

742

877

991

1,001

1,356

1,924

2,883

3,675

4,602

11,839

10,835

11,662

11,855

11,794

11,630

10,032

9,167

7,449

5,914

2,960

9,664

8.933

9,748

9,982

10,047

10,021

8,734

8,059

6,605

5,148

2,585

2,175

1,902

1,914

1,873

1,747

1,609

1,298

1,108

844

766

375

1,535

1,391

1,384

1,364

1,262

1,170

954

825

578

550

281

691

1,764

1,990

1,815

2,110

1,173

1,682

1,869

2,953

2,264

3,345

547

1,361

1,491

1,404

1,688

946

1,425

1,485

2,403

1,831

2,744

144

403

499

411

422

227

257

384

550

433

601

107

230

296

256

263

175

201

275

445

379

508

1Includes births occurring en route to or on arrival at hospital.

‘Includes bir-tha with place of delivery not stated,

3Based on 100 percent of births in selected States and on a 50-percent sample of births in all other States; see Technicsl notes.
24 ~ Monthly Vital Statistics Report

Table 12, Percent distribution of live births by place of delivery and attendant, according to race of child: United Statas, 1975-85

Place of delivery Place of delivery and attendant at birth

Not In hospital~ Not in hospita12

In in

Year and race of child Total hospital~ hospita12 Tota13 Physic\an Midwife Other Physician Midwife Other

All races

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19844 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19834 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19824 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19814 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19804, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19794, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19784 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19774 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19764 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19754 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

White

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19844, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19834, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19824 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19814 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19804 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19794 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19784 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19774 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19764 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19754 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

All other

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19844 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19834 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19824 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19814 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19804 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19794 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19784 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19774 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19764 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19754 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19844, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19834 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19824 . . . . . . . . . . . .’. . . . . . . . . . . . .

19814 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19804 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19794 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19784 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19774 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19764 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19754 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0

100.0

100.0

100,0

100,0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100,0

100,0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100,0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

99.0

99.0

98.9

99.0

99.0

99.0

99.0

99.0

99.0

99.1

99.1

98.9

98.9

98.8

98.9

98.9

99.0

99.0

99.0

99.1

99.2

99.3

99.3

99.3

99.3

99.2

99.2

99.2

99.2

99.0

98.8

98.7

98.5

99.4

99.3

99.3

99.3

99.2

99.3

99.2

99.0

98.7

98.6

98.3

1,0

1,0

1,1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

0.9

0.9

1,1

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

0.9

0.8

0.7

0,7

0.7

0.7

0.8

0.8

0.8

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.5

0.6

0.7

0.7

0.7

0.8

0.7

0.8

1,0

1.3

1.4

1.7

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100,0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

96.4

96.5

96.7

97.0

97.1

97.1

97.5

97.6

97.8

97.9

98.4

96.6

96.7

96.9

97.2

97.3

97.3

97.7

97.8

98.1

98.3

98.8

95.7

95.8

95.8

96.0

96.1

96.2

96.6

96.5

96.4

96.3

96.6

95.9

96.0

96.0

96.2

96.3

96.5

96.7

96.6

96.5

96.4

96.6

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.1

0,9

0.8

0.6

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

0.8

0.7

0.5

0.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

3.1

2.9

3.0

2,7

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.5

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.5

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.5

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.3

0.3

0,3

0,3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

0,4

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0,5

0.6

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.4

0,4

0.6

0.5

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.5

0.6

0.8

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.4

0.5

0.7

0.9

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

1Includes b;rths occurring en route to or on arrival at hospttal.

21ncludes births with place of delwery not stated,

3Excludes births with attendant not specified.

4Based on 100 percent of births in selected States and on a 50-percent sample of births In all other States; see Technical notes.
Table 13. Live births by age of father, age of mother, and race of child: United States, 1985

Age of father

Under

55

Age of mother 75

years

15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35–39 40--# 45-49 50-54

and race of child Total

end Not

years years years years years years years yeers years over stated

Allracesl . . . . . .

Under 15 years. . .

15-19 years, . . .

20-24 years. . . .

25-29 years. . . .

30-34 years. . . .

35-39 years. . . .

40-44 years. . .,

45-49 years. . . .

Whin e. . . . . . . .

Under 15 years. . .

15-19 years. . . .

20-24 years. .,

25-29 years. . . .

30-34 years. . . .

35-39 years. .,

40-44 years. . . .

45-49 years. . . .

Black, . . . . . . . . .

Under 15 years. . .

15-19 years. . . .

20-24 years. . . .

25-29 years. . . .

30-34 years. . . .

35-39 years. . . .

40-44 years. . . .

45-49 years. . . .

3,760,561

10,220

467,465

1,141,320

1,201,350

696,354

214,336

28,334

1,162

2,991,373

4,107

318,725

894,195

997,233

580,398

173,681

22,264

776

608,193

5,860

134,270

207,330

152.306

78,129

26,216

3,888

194

269

102

144

11

5

3

3

1

127

31

81

7

3

3

1

1

134

70

56

3

2

1

107,381 684,565

2,049 716

85,672 164,262

18,003 434,764

1,351 72,623

257 10,210

41 1,788

8 197

5

81,037 567,662

943 504

64,282 132,345

14.461 364,533

1,089 60,381

219 8,240

36 1,487

7 169

3

22,882 94.683

1,057 183

18,767 26,748

2,831 57,139

197 9,104

25 1,309

4 184

1 15

1

1,081,132

102

33,387

381,576

571,974

82,921

10,345

814

13

929,531

75

26,949

323,899

499,628

69,956

8,347

665

12

111,728

19

4,995

44,147

52,416

8,784

1,272

94

1

836,690

20

6,765

90,095

353,075

347,598

36,877

2,216

44

716,489

17

5,360

73,934

301,324

303,230

30,789

1,805

30

77,465

1

1,024

11,352

33.626

27,613

3,606

239

4

381,157

16

2,155

23,859

84,951

167,514

97,651

4,928

83

318,184

15

1,680

18,991

69,178

141,182

83,095

3,989

54

38,767

1

390

3,587

10,118

15,567

8,540

560

14

114,909

4

682

7,179

21,193

36,210

39,013

10.475

153

92,013

4

520

5,526

16,745

28,851

31,590

8,674

103

14,904

132

1,267

3,267

4,693

4,423

1,090

32

33,894

4

272

2,442

6,074

9,718

10,033

4,944

407

25,557

2

203

1,757

4,454

7,302

7,611

3,929

299

5,662

1

64

560

1,222

1,667

1,515

575

58

11,623

2

122

894

2,161

3,329

3.342

1,541

232

8,243

1

86

604

1,478

2,364

2,398

1,158

154

2,443

35

240

554

718

631

237

28

7,024

2

90

585

1,324

1,964

2,089

856

114

4,754

53

353

849

1,313

1,510

607

69

1,617

2

32

195

376

456

385

161

10

501,917

7,203

173,934

181,912

86,619

36,630

13,154

2,354

111

247,776

2,509

87,166

90,130

42,104

17,738

6,817

1,260

52

237,908

4,526

82,025

86,009

41,424

17,297

5,655

926

45

1Includes races other than white and black.
Table 14. Birth rates by age of father and race of child: United States, 1970 and 1975-85

[Rates are live births per 1,000 men in specified group, enumerated as of April 1 for 1970 and 1980 and estimated as of July 1 for all other years. Figures for age of father

not stated are distributed]

Age of father

15-54 15-19 20-24 25–29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55 yeers

Year and race of child yearsl yearsz years years years years years years years and over

Ail races

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19843 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19833 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19823 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19813 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19803 ,9793 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19783 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19773 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19763 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19753 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19704 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

White

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19843 . . . . . . ... ,, . . . . . . . . .

1983s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19823 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

,9803 19813 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19793 . . . . . .

19783 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ::::::

19773 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19763 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19753 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19704 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

All other

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19843 . . . . . .

,9833, . . . . . ”’’ ” ” ” ” ”’ ” ” ””””””.”” ,,. ,

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19823 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19813 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19803 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19793 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19783, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19773 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19763 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19753 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19704 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ,

Black

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19843 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19833 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19823 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19813 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19803 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19793 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19783 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19773 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19763 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19753 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19704 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55.7

55.0

55.3

56.4

56.3

57.0

55.8

54.1

54.9

53.2

53.8

71.5

51.9

51,2

51.5

52.5

52.3

52.9

51.6

50.0

50.9

49.3

49.8

67.1

77.9

77.4

78.2

80.1

81.2

83.6

83.5

81.9

82.3

80.1

81.8

104.5

78.2

77.6

78.0

79.8

81.2

83.8

83.7

81.9

82.9

80.4

82.1

107.4

18.2

18.0

18.4

18.7

18.5

18.8

18.5

18.1

19.1

19.4

20.8

25.6

14.0

13.9

14.4

14.8

14.9

15.2

14.9

14.7

15.5

15.8

17.1

21,0

37,4

36.9

36.9

37.3

36.3

37,5

37.5

36.7

38.9

39.2

42.4

55,2

42.0

41.0

40.8

40.7

39.3

40.4

40.2

39.0

41.4

41.7

45.0

58.7

82.8

81.9

83.5

86.1

88.0

92.0

90.6

89.7

92.8

92.1

96.2

146.6

75.1

74.4

76.4

79.2

80.7

84.0

82.2

81.0

84.0

83.2

86.6

135.3

122.8

121.7

122.2

123.5

129.7

139.0

141.1

143.1

147.3

148.8

158.5

224.9

132.7

130.6

131,3

129.4

136.6

146.6

148.7

150.7

155.2

156.6

167.3

243.7

111.9

111.0

113.9

117.4

119.7

123.0

122.4

120.0

124.2

120.3

123.9

175.0

108.2

107.2

110.0

113.3

115.2

118.4

117.4

115.0

119.4

115.6

119.5

170.9

132.9

132.7

136.6

141.9

147.4

152.3

155.1

153.2

156.7

153.9

156.4

202.6

133.3

133.0

136.3

141.8

148.1

154.2

156.7

154.1

158.6

154.3

156.8

209.6

89.7

88.8

88.7

90.4

88.6

91.0

89.3

86.7

85.9

82.6

81.5

112.3

87.0

85.8

85.4

86.7

84.7

86.9

85.3

82.9

82.7

79.7

78.6

109.3

105.7

106.8

109.4

112.9

113.9

118.9

118.2

114.6

110.4

104.4

102.5

135.1

96.9

98.2

99.9

104.0

105.2

110.8

109.8

106.3

104.5

97.7

95.5

132.6

47.0

45.7

45.3

44.2

43.2

42.8

42.2

40.8

41.1

39.8

39.9

57.6

43.7

42.6

42.0

40.8

39.7

39.2

38.7

37.4

37.8

36.7

36,8

54.5

69.1

67.3

68.6

67.6

68.0

68.6

68.2

66.5

65.3

62.4

63.5

82.4

61.1

59.8

61.2

61.2

61.9

62.8

62.3

61.0

60.5

57.2

57.7

80.9

18.1

17.8

17.2

17.6

16.9

17.1

16.7

16.3

16.5

16.2

16.5

24.9

16.0

15.7

15.1

15.4

14.7

14.7

14.6

14.2

14.5

14.4

14.8

22.9

33.1

32.6

31.6

32.6

32.3

33.7

32.3

31.8

31.1

29.3

29.4

42.5

30.8

30.4

29.5

30.5

30.3

31.5

30.7

30.1

30.1

28.0

28.5

41.9

6.6

6.3

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.1

6.0

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.1

9.1

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.1

5.0

5.0

4.9

5.1

5.1

5,2

7.9

14.4

14.1

14.7

14.7

14.3

14.3

14.0

13.1

13.2

13.2

13.1

20.4

13.7

13.6

13..9

14.1

13.6

13.8

13.7

12.7

12.7

12.7

12.6

20.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

3.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2,6

6.7

6.4

6.2

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.3

5.9

6.2

5.9

6.0

9.0

6.5

6.1

5.9

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.2

5.7

6.1

5.7

5.9

8.8

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.6

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

2.7

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

2.1

1Rates computed by relating total births, regardless of age of father, to men aged 15-54 years.

2Rates computed by relating births of fathers under 20 yeara of age to men aged 15-19 years.

3Based on 100 percent of blrrhs In selected States and on a 50-percent sample of births In all other States; see Techrwcal notes.

4Based on a 50-percent sample of births.
Table 15. Number and percent low birth weight and live births by birth weight, by age of mothar and rata of child United Statea, 1985

Birth weightz

Less

Low birth weighd then 5oo- 1,000- l,500– 2#ooo- 2,500- 3,000- 3,500- 4,000- 4,500-

Age of mother

5,000

500 999 1,499 1,999 2,499 2,999 3,499 3,999 4,499 4,999 grams Not

and race of child Number Percent Total grams grams grams grams grams grams grams grams grams grams or more stated

All races

Alleges . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Under 15 years. . . . . . .

15-19 years . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . .

20–24 years. . . . . . . . .

25-29 years. . . . . . . . .

30-34 years. . . . . . . . .

35-39 years. . . . . . . . .

40-44 years . . . . . . . . .

45–49 years. . . . . . . . .

White

Alleges . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Under 15 years. . . . . . .

15–19 years . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 years. . . . . . . . .

25-29 years. . . . . . . . .

30-34 years. . . . . . . . .

35–39 years. . . . . . . . .

40-44 years. . . . . . . . .

45-49 years. . . . . . . . .

All other

Alleges . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Under 15 years. . . . . . .

15-19 years . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 years. . . . . . . . .

25-29 years. . . . . . . . .

30-34 years. . . . . . . . .

35-39 years. . . . . . . . .

40-44 years. . . . . . . . .

45-49 years . . . . . . . . .

253,554

1,311

43,281

2,868

5,614

8,633

12,059

14,107

78,676

71,015

42,050

14,758

2,344

119

6.8

12.9

9.3

11.5

10.5

9.7

9.3

8.3

6.9

5.9

6.0

6.9

8.3

10.3

3,760.561

10,220

467,485

25,002

53,474

89,313

129,563

170,133

1,141,320

1,201,350

696,354

214,336

28,334

1,162

4,809

30

805

77

99

160

219

250

1,484

1,357

837

267

26

3

17,667

128

3,224

259

451

626

914

974

5,364

4,751

2,980

1,077

136

7

23,108

167

4,143

328

571

860

1,133

1,251

7,002

6,327

3,837

1,371

250

11

48,394

269

8,514

588

1,130

1,670

2,384

2,742

14,561

13,301

8,244

3,001

478

26

159,576

717

26,595

1,616

3,363

5,317

7,409

8,890

50,265

45,279

26,152

9,042

1,454

72

595,533

2,527

95,205

5,658

11,678

18,716

26,384

32,769

195,047

174,775

94,508

29,108

4,167

196

1,378,097

3,982

183,090

9,840

21,131

34,982

50,713

66,424

432,017

436,489

241,258

71,614

9,270

377

1,110,689

1,969

113,783

5,322

12,000

21,324

31,576

43,561

324,312

373,614

221,512

66,878

8,309

312

345,355

367

27,266

1,136

2,622

4,848

7,479

11,181

92,527

119,026

77,889

24,982

3,184

774

64,293

39

3,827

130

314

641

1,053

1,689

15,544

22,267

15,998

5,762

823

33

8,328

4

390

7

28

54

126

175

4,712

21

643

41

87

115

173

227

1,351

1,452

869

315

55

6

3,646

9

452

24

58

85

127

158

1,002

1,172

712

250

46

3

1,066

12

191

17

29

30

46

69

349

280

157

65

9

3

1,846

2,712

2,270

819

182

5

168,390

428

24,319

1,265

2,835

4,759

7,067

8,393

51,333

49,958

30,193

10,459

1,633

67

5.6

10.5

7.6

9.5

8.6

8.0

7.9

6.8

5.7

5.0

5.2

6.0

7.3

8.7

2,991,373

4,101

318,725

13,276

33,052

59,714

89,950

122,733

894<195

997,233

580,398

173,681

22,264

776

2,719

3

381

29

43

70

114

125

780

823

524

191

16

1

10,554

50

1,701

118

203

342

527

511

3,138

2,937

1,926

707

92

3

148774

68

2,250

155

303

443

636

713

4,418

4,257

2,667

940

169

5

32,054

91

4,796

254

590

922

1,404

1,626

9,508

9,324

5,889

2,095

332

19

108,289

216

15,191

709

1,696

2,982

4,386

5,418

33,489

32,617

19,187

6,526

1,024

39

421,411

775

56,616

2,435

6,274

10,852

16,173

20,882

136,615

131,602

71,401

21,323

2,972

107

1,079,501

1,609

123,962

5,234

945,828

1,028

87,118

3,385

8,602

16,128

24,383

34,620

273,381

326,775

193,588

56,866

6,846

226

307,161

227

22,649

835

2,073

3,878

6,270

9,493

81,627

107,698

70,253

21,897

2,714

96

58,046

23

3,279

93

251

540

906

1,489

13,981

20,361

14,527

5,106

739

30

7,390

2

330

5

24

49

106

146

1,650

2,434

2,019

799

151

5

12,835

23,323

34,918

47,552

334,606

357,233

197,705

56,981

7,163

242

2,090

27

424

48

56

90

105

125

704

534

313

76

10

2

7,113

78

1,523

141

248

284

387

463

2,226

1,814

1,054

370

44

4

16,340

178

3,718

334

540

748

980

1,116

5,053

3,977

2,355

906

146

7

85,164

883

18,962

1,603

2.779

3,874

4,992

5,714

27,343

21,057

11,857

4,299

711

52

11.1

14.5

12.8

13.7

13.6

13.1

12.6

12.1

11.1

10.3

10.2

10.6

11.7

13.6

769,188

6,119

148,760

11,726

20,422

29,599

39,613

47,400

247,125

204,117

115,956

40,655

6,070

386

8,334

99

1,893

173

268

417

497

538

2,584

2,070

1,170

431

81

6

51,287

501

11,404

907

1,667

2,335

3,023

3,472

16,776

12,662

6,965

2,516

430

33

174,122

1,752

38,589

3,223

5,404

7,864

10,211

11,887

58,432

43,173

23,107

7,785

1,195

89

298,596

2,373

59,128

4,606

8,196

11,659

15,795

18,872

97,411

79,256

43,553

14,633

2,107

135

164,861

941

26,665

1,937

3,398

5,196

7,193

8,941

50,931

46,839

27,924

10,012

1,463

86

38,194

140

4,617

301

548

870

1,209

1,688

10,900

11,328

7,636

3,085

470

18

6,247

16

548

37

63

101

147

200

1,563

1,806

1,471

656

84

3

938

2

60

2

4

5

20

29

196

278

251

120

31

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 15. Number and percent low birth weight and live births by birth weight, by aga of mother and race of child: United Statea, 1985—Con.

Birth weightz

Less

Low broth weightl than 5oo– 1,000– 1,500- 2,000- 2,500– 3,000-

Age of mother

3,500- 4,000– 4,500– 5,000

500 999 1,499 1,999 2,499 2,999 3,499 3,999 4,499 4,999 Not

and race of child Number Percent Total grams grams

grams

grams grams grams grams grams grams grams grams or more stated

Black

Alleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,414 12.4 608,193 1,950 6,608 7,560 14,591 44,705 143,370 232,928 123,194 27,436 4,374 648 829

Under 15 years. . . . . . . 863 14.8 5,860 27 7B 97 173 4B8 1,692 2,276 885 119 12 2 11

15–19 years . . . . . . . . . 17,893 13.3 134,270 406 1,452 1,790 3,529 10,716 35,644 53,333 22,988 3,784 414 50 164

15 years . . . . . . . 1,537 14.0 11,001 47 138 161 324 867 3,076 4,296 1,782

16 yeara . . . . . . . . . .

265 2B 1 16

2,649 14.0 18,913 52 238 257 514 1,588 5,084 7,615 3,016 470 49 3 27

17 years . . . . . . . . . . 3,673 13.7 26,895 88 269 391 710 2,215 7,315 10,561 4,531 710 74 5 26

18 years . . . . . . . . . . 4,693 13.3 35,399 102 373 475 923 2,820 9,356 14,073 6,131 982 109 15 40

19 years . . . . . . . . . . 5,341 12.7 42,062 117 434 506 1,058 3,226 10,813 16,788 7,528 1,357 154 26 55

20–24 years. . . . . . . . . 24,902 12.0 207,330 670 2,112 2,398 4,627 15,095 50,641 81,187 40,731 8,291 1,143 152 283

25–29 years . . . . . 18,221 12.0 152,306 493 1,677 1,856 3,486 10,709 33,313 57,613 33,452 7,966 1,349 190 202

30–34 years. . . . . . . . . 9,661 12.4 78,129 283 935 1,002 1,943 5,498 18.040 28,075 18,016 5,079 983 161 114

35–39 years . . . . . . . . . 3,318 12.7 26,216 62 320 353 726 1,857 5,209 9,087 6,174 1,895 413 75 45

40–44 years. . . . . . . . . 520 13.4 3,888 8 31 60 104 317 788 1,305 899 292 58 18 8

45–49 years. . . . . . . . . 36 18.8 194 1 3 4 3 25 43 52 49 10 2 2

‘Less than 2,500 grams.

2Equwalents of the gram weight in terms of pounds and ounces are as follows:

Under 500 grsms =1 pound 1 ourrce or less

500–999 grams =1 pound2 ounces–2 pounds 30unces

1,000-1,499 grams =2pounds40unces–3 pounds 40unces

1,500-1,999 grams =3 pounds 50unces–4pounds 60unces

2,000–2,499 grams =4pounds 70unces–5pounds 80unces

2.500-2,999 grams =5pounds 90unces–6pounds 90unces

3,000-3,499 grams =6pounds 100unces–7poundsll ounces

3,500-3,999 grams =7pounds 120unces-8 pounds 130unces

4,000-4,499 grams =8pounds 140unces–9 pounds 140unces

4.500-4,999 grams =9 pounds 150unces–11 pounds Oounces

5,000 gramaormore=ll poundsl ounce or more
Monthly Vital Statistics fleport~ 29

Tabla 16. Number and parcent of births of low birth weight and number and ratio of births to unmarried women, by race of child:

United States and each State, 1985

[By place of residence]

Low birth weight! Births to unmarried women

Number Percent Number Ratio per 1,000 Jive births

All All All All

State races2 White Black races White Black races2 White Black raca~ White Black

United States . . . . .

Alabama . . . . . . . . . .

Alaska . . . . . . . . . . .

Arizona . . . . . . . . . .

Arkansas . . . . . . . . .

California . . . . . . . .

Colorado . . . . . . . . .

Connecticut . . . . . .

Delaware ..,,.....

District of

Columbia . . . . . . . .

Florida . . . . . . . . . . .

Georgia . . . . . . . . . .

Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . .

Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . .

Illinois . . . . . . . . . . .

Indiana. . . . . . . . . . .

Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kansas . . . . . . . . . . .

Kentucky . . . . . . . . .

Louisiana . . . . . . . . .

Maine . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maryland . . . . . . . .

Massachusetts . . . .

Michigan3 . . . . . . . .

Minnesota. . . . . . . .

Mississippi . . . . . . .

Missouri . . . . . . . . . .

Montana3. . . . . . . . .

Nebraska . . . . . . . . .

Nevada, . . . . . . . . .

New Hampshire . . .

New Jersey ...,...

New Mexico . . . . . .

New Yorkq . . . . . . . .

North Carolina. . . . .

North Dakota. . . . . .

Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . .

Oklahoma . . . . . . . .

Oregon . . . . . . . . . . .

Pennsylvania. . . . . .

Rhode Island. . . . . .

South Carolina . . . .

South Dakota , . . . .

Tennessee. . . . . . . .

Texas . . . . . . . . . . .

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vermont . . . . . . . . . .

Virginia . . . . . . . . . .

Washington. ., . . . .

West Virginia . . . . .

Wisconsin . . . . . . . .

Wyoming, . . . . . . . .

253,554

4,799

622

3,684

2,816

28,354

4,252

2,914

706

1,306

12,344

7,766

1,1’84

971

12,942

5,182

2,122

2,430

3,723

7,068

866

5,174

4,741

9,357

3,217

3,828

5,180

764

1,356

1,055

771

7,224

1,935

18,087

7,044

572

10,583

3,413

2,022

10,600

821

4,462

665

5,251

20,886

2,125

477

5,987

3,689

1,660

3,895

662

168,390

2,333

402

2,951

1,750

19,648

3,725

2,146

418

91

7,311

3,793

243

922

7,498

4,135

1,982

1,945

3,117

2,843

840

2,462

4,006

6,154

2,832

1,362

3,575

664

1,155

762

753

4,515

1,645

10,755

3,679

506

7,754

2,457

1,805

7,481

691

1,659

524

3,261

15,411

1,995

474

3,501

3,038

1,540

3,056

625

75,414

2,427

62

320

1,030

5,518

370

720

279

1,193

4,889

3,893

85

7

5,236

99.5

108

394

584

4,122

9

2,553

626

3,071

196

2,448

1,539

3

163

190

11

2,512

72

6,833

3,198

10

2,745

636

“114

2,987

100

2,575

11

1,960

5,059

31

2

2,347

341

113

717

10

6.8

8.0

4.9

6.2

8.0

6.0

7.7

6.6

7.3

13.3

7.5

8.1

6.5

5.5

7.2

6.4

5.1

6.1

7.0

8.7

5.1

7.6

5.8

6.8

4.8

8.8

6.7

5.7

5.3

6.9

5.0

6.8

7.1

7.0

7.9

4.9

6.6

6.4

5.1

6.6

6.3

8.6

5.5

7.9

6.8

5.7

6.0

7.0

5.3

6.9

5.3

7.1

5.6

6.0

4.5

5.9

6.6

5.3

7.4

5.7

5.7

5.2

6.0

6.1

5.2

5.5

5.4

5.8

5.0

5.5

6.5

5.9

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.6

5.9

5.6

5.6

4.9

6.1

5.0

5.5

7.3

5.6

6.0

4.8

5.7

5.9

4.9

5.5

5.9

5.9

5.2

6.4

5.9

5.6

6.0

5.5

5.0

6.7

4.6

7.1

12.4

12.0

10.6

12.4

12.5

11,9

13.1

13.5

12.9

15.3

12.4

11.7

9.5

7.3

13.5

11.7

10.2

12.1

12.2

13.1

10.8

12.5

10.3

13.6

9.8

12.2

12.9

3.9

12.0

12.3

8.2

12.2

10.5

11.9

12.7

6.9

11.9

12.0

11.6

13.4

10.7

13.0

10.7

12.9

12.2

10.4

9.1

11.5

10.5

11.7

12.6

9.9

828,174

14,897

2,344

14,172

7,898

115,671

9,158

9,358

2,522

5,598

42,202

24,764

3,644

1,893

46,495

16,020

5,590

5,843

9,799

23,261

3,012

19,773

15,033

24,941

10,158

14.275

16,599

2,270

3,790

2,398

2,065

23,495

7,298

72,839

19,772

1#347

34,922

9,149

7,403

36,546

2,549

13,714

2,175

16,214

50,445

3,259

1,378

18,443

12,978

4,202

13,359

1,244

432,969

3,155

1,029

9,739

2,806

82,813

7,688

5,743

1,041

285

16,916

5,730

582

1,729

18,390

10,224

4,827

3,932

6,841

4,845

2,928

6,690

11,333

12,003

7,730

1,953

8,239

1,462

2,722

1,429

2,018

10,587

5,056

36,095

5,447

900

19.430

4,985

6,444

20,211

1,931

2,956

1,073

6,252

30,087

2,843

1,364

6,779

10,162

3,675

8,787

1,083

365,527

11,707

156

1,355

5,053

26,044

1,241

3,502

1,474

5,228

25,080

18,946

114

24

27,796

5,734

656

1,713

2,947

18,274

14

12,687

3,435

12,723

1,284

12,210

8,278

8::

806

33

12,677

262

35,757

13,757

10

15,299

2,840

548

16,088

539

10.730

16

9,926

20,020

124

7

11,461

1,449

522

4,082

41

220.2

249.4

182.5

238.8

224.2

245.6

166.1

212.7

262.2

567.2

257.6

257.0

199.0

107.8

257.3

197.9

135.6

147.3

185.3

285.6

178.2

290.7

183.8

180.7

150.7

328.5

215.6

168.2

148.3

156.5

133.6

222.6

262.9

280.7

221.2

114.9

217.6

172.2

187.5

227.7

195.6

264.2

179.3

242.9

.163.7

87.0

171.5

214.3

184.8

174.1

181.2

132.8

144.7

80.7

113.4

195.7

105.6

223.3

152.2

151.5

142.2

162.6

138.5

92.5

125.4

102.4

132.7

142.6

122.0

111.6

143.3

99.8

176.5

147.7

154.0

106.2

124.0

85.1

128.6

123.5

115.6

173.4

133.2

129.5

221.0

187.1

88.2

84.8

143.2

119.1

176.1

148.5

165.2

93.6

106.0

122.5

115.7

80.1

171.1

107.3

165.3

159.5

133.2

122.5

601.0

579.3

267.1

523.8

612.9

561.6

438.4

653.2

676.9

670.9

633.2

570.2

126.9

250.0

718.4

671.9

618.3

524.7

617.2

580.8

168.7

621.4

566.1

561.2

641.4

609.6

692.7

250.0

617.8

522.0

246.3

616.5

377.5

622.0

545.5

69.4

664.2

536.0

558.6

720.2

576.5

540.3

155.3

653.8

481.7

414.7

318.2

562.7

446.4

538.7

719.0

405.9

1Less than 2,500 grams (5 pounds 8 ounces).

21ncludea races other than white and black.

3Marital status of mother IS inferred; aee Te~hn,~al “Otea.
Table 17. Live births by plurelity Of birth, age of mothar, and race of child: Unitad Statea, 1985

Live births in Live bitths in triplet and

All live births Single live births twin deliveries other plural deliveries

All All All

Age of mother racesl Whita

All

Black racesl White Black races~ White Black races~ White Black

Alleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,760,561 2,991,373 608,193 3,681,534 2,930,326 592,808 77,102 59,420 15,137 1,925 1,627 248

Under 15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,220 4,101 5,860 10,122 4,056 5,809

15-19 yeara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

95 42 51 3

467,485

3-

318,725 134,270 461,305 314,906 132,064 6,117 3,778 2,184

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

63 41 22

25,002 13,276 11,001 24,723 13,141 10,863 276

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

132 138 3

53,474 33,052

3-

18,913 52,887 32,719 18,674 584

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

330 239 3

89,313 59,714 26,895

3-

88,214 59,058 26,473 1,095

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

655 419 4 1 3

129,563 89,950 35,399 127,737 88,821 34,754 1,797

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,108 637 29 21 8

170,133 122,733 42,062 167,744 121,167 41,300

20–24 yeara, . . . . . . . .

2,365 1,553 751 24

1,141,320 894,195

13 11

207,330 1,119,989 878,518 202,257 20,931

25–29 years, , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15,355 5,003 400 322 70

1,201,350 997,233 152,306 1,174,584 975,743 147,828

30-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25,969 20,830

696,354

4,362 797

580,398

660 116

78,129 678,108 565,511 75,474

35-39 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17,750 14,426 2,633 496 461 22

214,336 173,681 26,216 208,548 169,019 2,5,387

40-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5,638 4,532 812 150 130 17

28,334 22,264 3,888 27,738 21,805 3,801

45–49 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

580 449 86

1,162

16 10 1

776 194 1,140 768 188 22 8 6 ---

llncludes races other than wh!te and black.
Monthly Vital Statistics Report~ 31

Table 18. Numbers, rates, andratios of births to unmarried woman, byageof mother andrace of child: United States, 1985

[For41 States andthe D8strict of Columbia, marital status ofmother !srepotied onthebtflh cefl!ficate; for9States, mother' smarital status ]$!nferred; see Technical

notes. Populations estimated asof Julyl]

Rate per 1,000 unmarried

Number \ women in specified group Ratio per 1,000 live births

All other All other All other

All All All

Age of mother races White Total Black races White Total Black races White Total Black

Al[ ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 828,174 432,969 395,205 365,527 132.8 121.8 173.2 178.8 220.2 144.7 513.8 601.0

Under 15 years . . . . . . . . 9,386 3,380 6,006 5>783 --- --- --- --- 918.4 824.2 981.5 986.9

15-19 years . . . . . . . . . . 270,922 142,131 128,791 120,378 31.6 20.5 79.4 88.8 579.5 445.9 865.8 896.5

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,930 9,563 11,367 10,779

}

837.1 720.3 969.4 979.8

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,630 20,342 19,288 18,188 22.5 14.2 59.1 67.0 741.1 615.5 944.5 961.7

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,371 31,436 26,935 25,169 653.6 526.4 910.0 935.8

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,934 39,021 33,913 31,495

}

46.6 562.9 433.8 856.1 889.7

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . 79,057 41,769 37,288 34,747 30.9 109.9 121.1

464.7 340.3 386.7 826.1

20-24 years . . . . . . . . . . 300,365 156,568 143,797 133,360 46.8 30.9 105.7 116.1 263.2 175,1 581.9 643.2

25-29 years . . . . . . . . . . 152,024 78,834 73,190 67,300 39.8 27.3 77.9 81.4 126.5 79.1 358.6 441.9

30–34 years . . . . . . . . . . 67,315 35,871 31,444 28,305 25.0 17.5 48.8 48.8 96.7 61.8 271.2 362.3

35-39 years . . . . . . . . . . 24,038 13,714 10,324 9,027 11.6 8.6 21.4 21.3 112.2 79.0 253.9

40 years and over. . . . . . 4,124 2,471

344.3

1,653 1,374 22.5 21.9 24.7 24.5 139.8 107.2 256.0 336.6

lRates computed by relating total births tounmarnad mothers, regardless of age of mother, to unmarried women aged 15-44 years.

‘Rates computed by relating births tounmarr!ad motharaaged40 yearaand over tounmarried women agad40-44yaara.
32 ~ Monthly Vital Statistics Repori

Tabla 19. Birth ratasfor unmarried women byegeof mother andrace of child: United States, 1970-85

[Rates are live births to unmarried women per 1,000 unmarned women In specified group, estimated as of July 1]

Age of mother

15– 19 years

15-44 15–77 18-19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40-44

Year and race of child yearsl Total years years years years years years years2

ALL RACES

Reported and/or inferred3

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19844 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19834 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19824 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19814 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19804 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Estimated5

19804 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19794 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19784 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19774 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19764 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19754 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19744 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19734 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19724 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1971’3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1970’5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

WHITE

Reported and/or inferred3

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19844 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19834 .,....,,.....,,.

19824 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19814 .,....,......,,.

19804 .,...,,......,..

Estlmated5

19804, , ...,,......,..

19794 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19784 . . . . . . ,. . . . . ,..

19774, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19764 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19754, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19744 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19734 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19724 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1971a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1970a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ALL OTHER

Reported and/or lnferred3

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19844 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19834 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19824 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19814 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19804 . . . .

See footnotes at end of table

32.8

31.0

30.4

30.0

29.6

29.4

28.4

27.2

25.7

25.6

24.3

24.5

23.9

24.3

24.8

25.5

26.4

21.8

20.1

19.3

18.8

18.2

17,6

16.2

14.9

13.7

13,5

12.6

12,4

11,7

11.8

11.9

12,5

13.8

73,2

71,4

72,3

72.,9

75,4

77,2

31.6

30.2

29.7

28.9

28.2

27.6

27.5

26.4

24.9

25.1

23.7

23.9

23,0

22.7

22,8

22,3

22.4

20.5

19.0

18.5

17.7

17.1

16.2

15.9

14.6

13.6

13.4

12.3

12.0

11.0

10.6

10.4

10.3

10.9

79.4

78.3

78.3

79.2

79.2

81.7

22.5

21.9

22.1

21.5

20.9

20.6

20.7

19.9

.19.1

19,8

19.0

19.3

18,8

18,7

18.5

17.5

17.1

14.2

13.5

13.5

12.9

12.4

11.8

11.7

10.8

10.3

10.5

9.7

9.6

8.8

8.4

8.0

7.4

7.5

59.1

59.3

60.2

60.7

60.3

63.1

46.6

43.0

41.0

40.2

39.9

39.0

38.7

37,2

35.1

34.6

32.1

32.5

31.2

30.4

30.9

31.7

32.9

30.9

27.6

26.1

25.1

24.6

23.6

22.8

21.0

19.3

18.7

16.9

16.5

15.3

14.9

15.1

15.8

17.6

109.9

106.1

104.6

107.0

109.0

111.6

46.8

43.2

42.0

41.4

40.9

40.9

39.7

37.7

35.3

34.0

31.7

31.2

30.5

31.5

33.2

35.5

38.4

30.9

27.8

26.4

25.7

24.9

24.4

22.4

20.3

18.1

17.4

15.8

15.5

15.0

15,5

16.6

18.7

22.5

! 05.7

101.3

101.1

102.1

104.5

106.6

39.8

37.0

35.6

35.1

34.7

34.0

31.4

29.9

28.5

27.7

26.8

27.5

27.9

29.6

30.8

34.5

37.0

27,3

24.5

22.9

22.2

21,6

20.7

17.3

15.9

14.8

14.4

14.0

14.8

14.7

15.9

16.5

18.5

21.1

77.9

75,8

77.3

78.9

80.1

79.1

25.0

23.2

22.3

21.9

20.8

21.1

18.5

17.7

16.9

16.9

17.5

17.9

18.4

20.3

22.6

25.2

27.1

17.5

16.1

15.3

14.7

13.6

13.6

10.5

10.0

9.4

9.3

10.1

9.8

9.5

10.6

12.1

13.2

14.2

48.8

45.0

44.7

44.4

45.6

46.9

11,6

10,9

10.3

10.0

9.8

9.7

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.4

9.0

9.1

10.0

10.8

12.0

13.3

13.6

8.6

8.0

7.5

7.1

6.9

6.8

5.3

5.1

4.8

4.9

5.5

5.4

5.5

5.9

6.5

7.2

7.6

21.4

20.5

20.1

20.0

19.7

19.2

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.7

3.5

3.5

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.9

2.0

4.7

4.7

4.9

5.4

5.7

5.6
Table 19. Birth rates for unmarried women by age of mother and race of child: United States, 1970-85—Con.

[Rates are live births to unmarried women per 1,000 unmarried women In specified group, estimated as of July 1 ]

Age of mother

15-79 yeers

75-44 75-17 18-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35–39 40-44

Year and race of child yearsl Total years years years years years years yearsz

ALL OTHER—Con.

Estimated5

19804 . . . .

19794....::::::::::::

19784 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19774 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19764 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19754 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19744 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19734 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19724 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19716 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19706 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BLACK

Reported and/or inferreds

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19844 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19834 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19824 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19814 . . . . . . . . .. !,....

19804 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Eatimated5

19804 ,9794 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19784 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19774 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19764 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19754, , . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19744 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19734 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19724 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1971’9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1970a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

78.0

78.2

76.5

77.4

76.4

79.0

80.3

83.2

86.2

90.2

89.9

78.8

76.8

77,7

79.6

81.4

82.9

83.2

83.0

81.1

82.6

81.6

84.2

85.5

88.6

91.6

96.1

95.5

83.0

83.9

81.2

84.0

82.5

86.3

87.3

88.5

91.8

92.0

90.8

88.8

87.1

86.4

87.0

86.8

89.2

90.3

91.0

87.9

90.9

89.7

93.5

93.8

94.9

98.2

98.6

96.9

64.0

64.8

63.2

67.2

67.5

70.7

73.2

75.6

77.6

75.4

73.3

67.0

66,8

67.1

67.6

66.9

69.6

70.6

71.0

68.8

73.0

73.5

76.8

78.6

81.2

82.8

80.7

77.9

113.4

115.3

111.6

112.7

108.9

114.3

113.4

112.8

119.3

125.4

126.5

121.1

116.2

114.0

115.8

117.6

120.2

121.8

123.3

119.6

121.7

117.9

123.6

122.2

120.5

128.2

135.2

136.4

108.2

107.1

104.9

103.1

101,1

102.1

103.0

107.8

112.4

120.6

121.0

116.1

110.7

110.0

110.2

112.5

115.1

116.0

114.1

111.4

110.1

107.2

108.0

109.8

116.0

121.2

130.6

131.5

79.1

77.7

76.4

74.4

74.0

73.2

77.0

81.0

83.3

92.6

93.8

81.4

80.0

82.0

85.5

86.4

83.9

82.9

80.0

79.6

78.6

78.0

75.7

80.3

84.5

88.3

99.6

100.9

46.2

44.8

43.6

43.7

43.4

47.9

50.9

55.8

55.7

65.3

69.8

48.8

45.0

45.3

45.8

47.2

48.2

47.0

44.8

43.9

45.7

45.0

50.0

51.8

57.8

57.4

68.6

71.8

18.5

19.1

18.2

18.5

18.7

20.0

23.2

.26.2

29.0

32.2

32.0

21.3

20.3

20.3

20.1

20.4

19.6

18.5

19.3

18.5

19,0

19.2

20,5

24.3

27.6

30.4

32.7

32,9

5.3

5.7

5.6

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.6

7.2

8.2

10.4

10.7

4.5

4.5

4.9

5.4

5.8

5.6

5.5

5.9

6.2

6.6

7.0

7.2

6.7

7.7

8.5

10.1

10.4

1Ratea computed by relating total binhs to unmarried mothers, regardleaa of age of mother, to unmarried women aged 15-44 years.

2Ratea computed by relating binhs to unmarried mothers aged 40 years and over to unmarned women aged 40-44 years.

3Data for Statea in which Mar(tal status ~aa not reponed have been inferred and included with data from the remaiflif19 States; aee Technical notes.

4Based on 100 percent of birtha in selected Statas and on a 50-percent sample of birtha in all other State= see Technical notes.

5Blnh~ to Unmarried women are estimated for the IJnited States from data for registration areas in which 171arltal Ststua of mother was reported: see Technical notes.

aBased on a 50-percent sample of binhs,
34 ~ Monthly Vital Statistics Report

Table 20. Live births byintenral since Iast live birth, Iive-birth order, and race of child: Total of49 reporting States and the District of Columbia,

1985

[Refers only to second and higher order births, Live-birth order refers to number of children born alwe to mother]

Total, Live-bifih order

second and

higher order 8 and

Interval since last live birth and race of child births~ 2 3 4 5 6 7 over

All racesz

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Omonths (plural delweries) .,,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I-n months.,....,......,,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-17 months.....,,......,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-23 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24–35 months.....,,......,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

36-47 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

48-59 months,.....,......,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60-71 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

72months or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Notststed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

White

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Omonths (plural delivarias) .,....., . . . . . . . . . . .

I-n months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-17 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-23 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24-35 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

36-47 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

48-59 months. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60-71 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

72months or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Omonths (plural deliveries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

l–ll months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-17 months. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-23 months. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24-35 months. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

36-47 months. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

48-59 months...,......,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60-71 months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

72months or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,999,575

32,403

29,519

203,804

261,708

455,348

307,217

194,018

125,657

289,841

100,060

1,566,072

24,719

18,431

147,251

208,731

377,202

253,479

154,881

96,273

211,120

73,985

341,320

6,573

9,085

44,177

40,104

58,529

41,159

30,649

23,838

66,124

21,082

1,141,158

11,872

14,322

104,508

146,459

274,393

188,104

114,875

71,423

157,315

57,887

925,678

9,528

9,953

80,824

121,689

234,977

159,650

93,828

55,600

114,500

45,129

167,245

1,957

3,539

17,991

18,164

28,518

21,206

16,310

12,810

36,322

10,428

534,668

11,020

8,007

55,188

67,774

112,534

78,214

52,708

36,071

88,349

24,803

415,624

8,608

5,001

39,749

53,426

91,430

63,640

41,985

27,818

66,032

17,935

95,403

2,041

2,552

12,450

11,285

16,277

11,496

8,483

6,674

18,497

5,648

195,367

5,484

3,890

24,675

27,664

40,957

25,692

16,844

11,693

28,609

9,859

141,314

4,048

2,031

16,008

20,439

31,372

19,607

12,500

8,515

20,265

6,529

43,579

1.247

1,534

7,025

5,662

7,556

4,836

3,463

2,636

6,961

2,659

71,143

2,377

1,737

10,078

10,535

14,791

8,741

5,729

3,830

9,440

3,885

47,510

1,567

819

5,841

7,176

10,624

6,162

4,009

2,641

6,369

2,302

18,888

723

765

3,312

2,594

3,266

2,072

1,392

963

2,541

1,260

29,425

885

826

4,581

4,594

6,315

3,374

2,095

1,477

3,513

1,766

18,631

530

344

2,384

2,940

4,419

2,353

1,430

947

2,295

989

8,404

317

377

1,657

1,228

1,447

805

526

433

1,024

590

13,708

392

372

2,217

2,213

3,040

1,551

963

634

1,462

864

8,509

232

133

1,134

1,410

2,080

1,028

637

413

930

512

3,879

150

159

823

565

708

384

237

174

433

246

14,106

373

365

2,557

2,469

3,318

1,541

805

529

1,153

996

8,806

206

150

1,311

1,651

2,300

1,039

492

339

729

589

3,922

138

159

919

606

757

360

238

148

346

251

1Excludes not stated birth order.

‘Includes races other than white snd black,

NOTE Excludes data for Texas, which dld not require reporting of date of last Iwe birth.
Table 21. Live births by educational attainment of mothar and father and rata of child: Total of 47 rapotiing Statas and the District of

Columbia, 1985

Mother Fathar

All All

Years of school completed races~ White Black racesi White Black

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,911,216 2,299,050 517,011 2,911,216 2,299,050 517,011

0-5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,208 9,352 2,878 14,181 10,420 1,944

6 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,486 9,888 2,374 12,824 10,500

7 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,407

15,630 10,677 4,143 9,767 7,872 1,346

S ears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,276 43,172 12,707 39,501 34,117 3,928

9 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,316 78,343 26,153 56,989 48,967 6,212

10 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174,018 121,719 46,459 102,894 85.077 14,646

11 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205,537 129,216 69,810 128,944 98,460 26,653

12 years.................<.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,220<656 967,873 219,386 1,020,369 843.263 149.019

13yaars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225,323 184,436 35,381 146,283 125,478 16)763

14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259,384 212,423 39,260 234,209 201,494 25,668

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...<. . . . . . . . . . . 92,086 74,635 14,416 80,217 67,389 10,070

16 yeara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325,638 287,617 26,342 342,172 309,121 21,871

17years or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153,225 136,089 9,917 247,701 224,646

Notatated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10,703

44,433 33,610 7,783 475,165 232,246 226,781

1Includes races other than white and black.

NOTE Excludes data for California, Texaa, and Washington, which did not require reporting of educational attainment of mother and father.
36 ~ Monthly Vital Statistics Report

Table 22. Live births by educational attainment of mother, age of mother, and race of child: Total of 47 reporting States and the District of

Columbia, 1985

Years of school completed by mother

O–8 9-11 12 13-15 16 years Not

Age of mother and race of child Total years years years years or more stated

All racesl

Alleges, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Under 15 yeara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15–19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 yeara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-29 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-39 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

White

Alleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Under 15 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years..........,......,.. .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 years.......,......,.. . . .

25-29 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,

30-34 yeara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-39 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,

40 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black

Alleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Under 15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-29 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30-34 years . ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-39 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,911,216

8,142

364,021

19,483

41,455

69,479

101,339

132,265

882,134

935,356

538,122

161,821

21.620

2,299,050

2,767

237,508

9,327

23,873

44,215

67,600

92,493

681,066

777,887

451,436

131,600

16,786

517,011

5,186

116,312

9,656

16,509

23,350

30,777

36,020

175,509

127,859

66,132

22,452

3,561

102,600

6,119

27,225

6,198

5,430

4,979

5,127

5,491

27,645

20,250

12,700

6,677

1,984

73,089

2,136

19,454

3,259

3,680

3,876

4,137

4,502

22,164

14,911

8,590

4,536

1,298

22,102

3,849

6,639

2,783

1,584

919

781

772

3,622

3,382

2,620

1,382

408

487,871

1,772

192,112

12,709

34,378

52,738

48,515

43,772

171,543

79,952

29,755

10,432

2,305

329,278

532

121,548

5,759

19,180

33,191

32,569

30,849

124,545

55,859

18,922

6,455

1,417

142,422

1,203

65,324

6,633

14,352

18,199

14,498

11,642

41,607

20,824

9,292

3,386

786

1,220,656

126,258

162

888

10,518

44,201

70,489

465,764

400,406

173,225

48,029

6,974

967,873

84,581

75

539

6,347

28,725

48,895

364,765

334,275

141,398

37,437

5,417

219,386

38,365

83

327

3,860

14,316

19,779

89,251

55,699

26,137

8,650

1,284

576,793

12,589

23

158

1,961

10,447

167,905

232,196

127,004

33,393

3,706

471,494

8,051

17

93

1,138

6,803

129,642

195,066

108,108

27,599

3,028

89,059

4,155

5

61

768

3,321

33,774

31,135

15,006

4,452

537

478,863

102

102

36,666

189,288

186,718

60,050

6,039

423,706

73

73

30,618

767,317

167,448

53,043

5,207

36,259

21

21

4,780

14,911

11,945

4,149

453

44,433

251

5,735

414

736

1,086

1,535

1,964

12,611

13,264

8,720

3,240

612

33,610

99

3,801

234

457

708

1,031

1,371

9,332

10,459

6,970

2,530

419

7,783

134

1,608

157

241

311

414

485

2,475

1,908

1,132

433

93

1Includes races other than white and black.

NOTE Excludsa data for California, Texas, and Washington, which did not requ!re report!ng of educational attainment of mother.
Table 23. Live births by age of mother and specifiad race of child Unitad States, 1985

Asian or Pacific Islander

All American

Age of mother racesl White Black Indian2 Chinese Japanese Hawaiian Filipino Other

Alleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Under 15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...<.

25-29 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-39 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-49 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3,760,561

10,220

467,485

25,002

53,474

89,313

129,563

170,133

1,141,320

1,201,350

696,354

214,336

28,334

1,162

2,991,373

4,101

318,725

13,276

33,052

59,714

89,950

122,733

894,195

997,233

580,398

173,681

22,264

776

608,193

5,860

134,270

11,001

18,913

26,895

35,399

42,062

207,330

152,306

78,129

26,216

3,888

194

42,646

149

7,983

425

871

1,564

2,332

2,791

15,409

10,983

5,625

2,117

367

13

17,880

2

196

5

14

30

59

88

1,759

6,501

6,731

2,447

233

11

9,802

3

285

11

23

51

94

106

1,449

3,241

3,421

1,287

112

4

7,193

3

1,139

58

109

185

337

450

2,578

1,990

1,085

335

62

1

21,482

18

1,235

54

117

213

368

483

4,406

6,972

5,834

2,597

399

21

59,259

77

3,380

157

345

610

951

1,317

13,414

21,238

14,587

5,442

981

140

1Includes btrths of other races not shown separately.

‘Includes births to Aleuts and Eskimos.

Table 24. Live births by birth weight and numbar and percent low birth waight, by spacifiad race of child: Unitad Statas, 1985

Asian or Pacific Islander

All American

Birth weightl races2 White Black lndian3 Chinese Japnnese Hawaiian Filipino Other

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Less than 2,500 grams. . . . . . . . . . .

Less than 500 grams . . . . . . . . . .

500-999 grams . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,000 -1,499 grams . . . . . . . . . . .

1,500-1,999 grams . . . . . . . . . . .

2,000-2.499 grams . . . . . . . . . . .

2,500-2,999 grams . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3,000-3,499 grams . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.500-3,999 grams . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4,000-4,499 grams . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4,500-4,999 grams . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5,000 grams or more . . . . . . . . . . . .

Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Less than 2,500 grams. . . . . . . . . . .

3,760,561

253,554

4,809

17,667

23,108

48,394

169)576

595.533

1,378,097

1,110,689

345,355

64,293

8,328

4,712

6.8

2,991,373 608,193

168.390 75,414

2,719 1,950

10,554 6,608

14,774 7,560

32,054 14,591

108,289 44,705

421,411 143,370

1,079,501 232,928

945,828 123,194

307,161 27,436

58,046 4,374

7,390 648

3,646 829

5.6 12.4

Number

42,646 17,880

2,500 900

43 5

146 40

228 59

460 172

1,623 624

6,280 3,385

15,460 7,943

12,979 4,492

4,326 992

872 138

136 15

93 15

Percent

5.9 5.0

9,802

581

8

29

45

96

403

1,880

4,202

2,467

583

68

11

10

5.9

7,193

460

5

22

49

94

290

1,332

2,879

1,890

530

76

11

15

6.4

21,482

1,492

16

63

102

262

1,049

4,666

8,918

5,102

1,089

174

28

13

6.9

59,259

3,625

62

188

280

630

2,465

12,690

25,174

14,025

3,060

521

83

81

6.1

1Equwalents of the gram weights in pounds and ounces are shown in table 15.

‘Includes births of other races not shown separately.

31ncludes b!rrha to Aleuts and Eskimos.
38 ~ Monthly Vital StatisticsReport ~

Table 25, Live births by month of pregnancy prenatal care begen, aga of mother, and rata of child: United States, 19S5

Month of pregnancy prenatal care began

No

1st and 2d 3d 4th-6th 7th-9th prenatal Not

Age of mother and race of child Total month month month month care stated

All racesl

Alleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Under 15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15–19 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 yeara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-29 years........,:.....,,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-39 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

White

Alleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Under 15yesrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 yeara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18yesra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-29 years.,....,,......,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30-34 yeara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-39 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40yeara and over.......,,.,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black

Alleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Under 15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-29 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30-34 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35–39 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40 years and over, , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3,760,561

10,220

467,485

25,002

53,474

89,313

129,563

170,133

1,141,320

1,201,350

696,354

214,336

29.496

2,991,373

4,101

318,725

13,276

33,052

59,714

89,950

122,733

894,195

997,233

580,398

173,681

23,040

608,193

5,860

134,270

11,001

18,913

26,895

35,399

42,062

207,330

152,306

78,129

26,216

4,082

1,975,299

1,823

138,070

5,360

13,034

24,062

38,127

57,487

536,355

720,942

437,122

126,756

14,231

1,669,~93

785

100,442

3,024

8,509

16,998

27,950

43,961

446,009

625,072

378,744

106,950

11,691

230,032

992

33,762

2,181

4,201

6,416

9,087

11,877

74,580

69,428

37,633

12,074

1,563

826,598

1,724

106,653

4,915

11,662

20,365

29,795

39,916

262,851

257,398

145,669

45,685

6,618

658,335

726

76,085

2,764

7,697

14,343

21,558

29,723

208,050

211,789

119,886

36,637

5,162

133,648

955

27,562

2,019

3,677

5,465

7,359

9,042

46,124

34,441

17,722

5,912

932

663,450

4,283

155,073

9,943

19,987

31,391

42,974

50,778

238,463

154,195

77,647

28,120

5,669

464,408

1,669

100,276

5,065

11,809

20,128

28,525

348749

169,405

112,063

56,642

20,364

4,089

165,703

2,607

49,716

4,603

7,592

10,268

12,956

14,297

58,862

32,851

15,176

5,438

1,053

148,615

1,398

39,129

2,821

5,121

7,862

10,866

12,459

54,921

31,061

14,913

5,826

1,367

100,301

695

24,755

1,440

3,022

4,942

7,084

8,267

37,860

21,594

10,345

4,153

998

39,263

767

12,909

1,286

1,927

2,618

3,354

3,72h

14,197

6,974

3,094

1,098

224

61,467

623

15,364

1,144

2,027

3,125

4,134

4,934

22,197

13,202

6,549

2,814

.718

38,820

272

9,130

594

1,132

1,823

2,511

3,070

14,393

8,539

4,125

1#868

493

19,875

335

5,722

516

830

1,199

1,464

1,713

6,988

3,960

1,967

746

157

85,132

369

13,196

819

1,643

2,508

3,667

4,559

26,533

24,552

14,454

5,135

893

59,816

154

8,037

389

883

1,480

2,322

2,963

18,47B

18,176

10,656

3,709

606

19,672

204

4,599

396

686

929

1,179

1,409

6,579

4,652

2,537

948

153

1Includes races other than white and black.
Monthly Vital Statistics Repofi ~ 39

Tabla 26. Live births by month of pregnancy prenatal care began, number of prenatal visits, and race of child: Total of 49 raporting States

and tha District of Columbia, 1985

Month of pregnancy prenatal care began

No

All Ist and 2d 3d 4th-6th 7th-9th prenatal Not

Number of prenatal visits and race of child births month month month month care stated

Ail racesl

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

No visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1-2 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-4visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..!...

5-6 visits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7-8 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9-10 viaits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11-12 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13-14 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-16 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17-18 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19visits or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

White

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

No visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

l-2 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-4 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5-6 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7-8 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9-10 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...!. . . . . . .

11-12 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13-14 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-16 visits. . . . . . !. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17-18 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 visits or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

No visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

l-2 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3-4 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5-6 visits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7-8 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9-10 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11-12 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13-4 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-16 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17-18 visits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 visits or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3,289,610

54,686

57,914

102,738

199,676

343,721

659,135

898,023

468,906

269,838

59,371

73,813

101,789

2,620,471

33,624

34,484

62,949

133,46B

252,128

523,686

764,234

404,986

227,438

50,270

60,182

73,022

561,821

19,056

20,686

34,448

56,926

77,778

113,175

109,613

50,852

34,862

7,680

“ 12,051

24,794

1,726,090

. . .

7,169

11,907

37,122

108,754

300,587

585,780

345,271

205,059

44,964

55,162

24,315

1,469,432

. . .

4,618

7,435

26,239

83,540

250,918

511,460

304,063

176,540

39,042

46,374

19,203

209,411

. . .

2,273

3,910

9,320

21,420

40,466

59,817

32,202

22,960

4,894

7,643

4,506

727,119

4,744

11,577

37,381

85,085

194,397

222,375

92,171

46,718

10,661

12,536

9,074

580,753

. . .

2,773

6,940

25,622

64,632

155)454

185,637

76,941

37,980

8,587

9,593

6,594

122,991

1,784

4,089

10,587

17,147

32,655

30,343

12,347

7,376

1,796

2,646

2,221

576,273

15,1”22

42,501

91,794

129,255

151,786

83,487

28,925

16,627

3,412

5,575

7,789

397,528

.,.

8,103

24,804

59,416

89,526

108,493

62,343

22,046

11,816

2,386

3,805

4,790

154,709

6,34;

15,619

27,994

34,114

37,134

18,136

5,819

4,244

921

1,647

2,734

130,470

. . .

28,962

35,087

30,947

18,267

9,059

3,378

1,085

655

143

239

2,648

86,542

17,943

22,811

20,889

12,823

6,403

2,414

795

496

106

168

1,694

37,030

94439

10,246

8,445

4,501

2,242

826

243

142

34

65

847

54,686

54,686

. . .

.,.

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

..!

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

33,624

33,624

. . .

.,.

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

.,.

. . .

19,056

19,056

. . .

.,,

.,.

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

.,,

.,.

.,.

. . .

74.972

. . .

1,917

1,666

2,032

2,360

3,306

3,003

1,454

779

191

301

57,963

52,692

1,04;

959

1,302

1,607

2,418

2,380

1,141

606

149

242

40,741

18,624

.,.

743

584

580

596

678

491

241

140

35

50

14,486

1Includes racea other than white and black.

NOTE Excludes data for California, which did not require repotiing of number of prenatal visits.
40 ~ Monthly Vital Statistics Report

Table 27. Live births by period of gestetion, birth weight, and race of child: United States, 1985

Period of gestation

42

weeks

Birth weightl and All Under 28 28-31 32–35 36 37-39 40 47 and Not

race of child births weeks weeks weeks waeks weeks weeks weeks over stated

All racesz

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Under 500 grams . .

500-999 grams . . . .

l,000–l,499 grams.

1,500-1,999 grams .

2,000–2,499 grams . . .

2,500-2,999 grams

1,000-3,499 grams . .

3,500-3,999 grams . . .

4,000-4,499 grams . . .

4,500-4,999 grams

5,000 grams or over. .

Not stated . . . . . . . . . . .

White

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Under 500 grams . . . .

500-999 grams . . . . . .

1,000-1,499 grams . . .

1,500-1,999 grams . . .

2,000-2,499 grams .

2,500-2,999 grams . . .

3,000-3,499 grams . . .

3,500-3,999 grams . .

4,000-4,499 grams . . .

4,500-4,999 grams .

5,000 grams or over. . .

Not stated, . . . . . . . . . .

Black

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Under 500 grams . . . .

500-999 grams . . . . . .

1,000-1,499 grams . .

1,500–1 ,999 grams

2,000-2,499 grama . .

2,500–2,999 grams .

3,000-3,499 grams . . .

3,500-3,999 grams . .

4,000-4,499 grams . .

4,500–4,999 grams . . .

5,000 grams or over.

Not stated . . . . . . . . . . .

3,760,561

4,809

17,667

23,108

48,394

159,576

595,533

1,378,097

1,110,689

345,355

64,293

8,328

4,712

2,991,37’3

2,719

10,554

14,774

32,054

108,289

421,411

1,079,501

945,828

307,161

58,046

7,390

3,646

608,193

1,950

6,608

7,560

14,591

44,705

143,370

232,928

123,194

27,436

4,374

648

829

27,582

3,626

10,905

3,533

1,383

1,306

1,901

2,491

1,388

330

94

64

561

15,959

2,074

6,483

2,152

648

650

966

1,414

917

236

72

42

305

10,797

1,448

4,137

1,281

678

616

869

983

428

81

20

22

234

40,357

166

2,980

10,093

9,123

4,296

4,879

5,374

2,603

582

90

32

139

24,795

97

1,806

6,540

6,096

2,345

2,503

3,087

1,746

400

72

22

81

14,053

67

1,077

3,235

2,730

1,801

2,155

2,022

735

152

18

9

52

168,259

51

787

4,737

20,458

42,299

43,048

35,573

16,718

3,675

570

103

240

111,821

35

488

3,038

13,756

29,452

28,184

21,980

11,413

2,794

441

65

175

48,701

14

279

1,529

5,970

11,273

12,875

11,545

4,377

678

86

25

50

116,801

8

125

573

3,524

18,786

40,816

34,926

14,018

3,260

575

92

98

83,440

4

67

375

2,387

13,060

28,833

25,139

10,411

2,552

466

76

70

26,093

4

55

184

1,014

4,948

10,185

8,101

2,913

664

88

14

23

1,400,093

77

382

1,177

7,189

56,385

281,891

585,906

366,308

85,262

12,844

1,726

946

1,092,648

48

234

723

4,816

38,125

199,879

4!54,779

306,647

73,972

11,224

1,452

749

241,492

26

138

396

2,093

15,808

66,472

101,892

44,807

8,328

1,204

187

141

797,924

40

169

247

1,313

12,066

90,624

302,119

283,922

89,868

15,313

1,732

511

661,212

29

100

155

783

8,221

66,063

243,736

245,672

80,597

13,894

1,543

419

104$333

11

59

86

487

3,359

20,129

44,434

28,058

6,540

978

133

59

551,059

46

109

200

824

6,889

50,703

185,531

208,009

79,885

16,456

2,074

331

467,401

27

62

147

538

4,710

37,476

151,775

182,629

72,684

15,176

1,899

278

64,101

18

43

44

250

1,892

10,925

26,002

18,778

5,108

889

112

40

513,222

33

154

365

1,222

8,984

56,257

175,747

180,467

71,181

16,211

2,211

390

423,778

18

92

213

820

6,120

40,260

139,570

155,447

64,062

14,810

2,033

333

70,645

14

57

141

359

2,521

13,479

29,056

18,854

5,056

941

125

42

145,264

762

2,056

2,183

3,358

8,565

25,414

50,430

37,256

11,312

2,138

294

1,496

110,319

387

1,222

1,431

2,210

5,606

17,247

38,021

30,946

9,864

1,891

258

1,236

25,978

348

763

664

1,010

2.487

6,281

8,893

4,244

929

150

21

188

lEquwalents of the gram weights In pounds and ounces are shown in table 15.

‘Includes races other than white and black.

NOTE: Excludes data for New Mexmo, which dld not require report8ng of f!rst day of Iaat normal menstrual period.
Monthly Vital Statistics Repott ~ 41

Table 28. Live births byl - and5-minute Apgarscores andrece ofchild: Total of46repofiing States andthe Distriti of Columbia, 1985

5-minute score

1-minute score Not

and race of child Total o 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 70 stated

All racesl

Total . . . . . . . . .

o . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 . . . . . . . . . . . .

3 . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 . . . . . . . . . . . .

9

1o:::::::::::

Not stated. . . . .

White

Total . . . . . . . . .

o . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 . . . . . . . . . ,,.

3 . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 . . . . . . . . . .

10 : . . . . . . . . . .

Not stated. . . . .

Black

Total . . . . . . . . .

o . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 . . . . . . . . . . . .

2 . . . . . . . . . .

3 : : . . . . . . . . . .

4 . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 . . . . . . . . . . . .

6 . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 . . . . . . . . . . . .

8 . . . . . . . . . . . .

9 . . . . . . . . . . . .

lo . . . . . . . . . . .

Not stated. . . . .

2,918,691

2,474

20,619

20,400

25,819

37,518

60,825

111,010

299,472

1,095,687

1,154,221

44,682

45,964

2,311,320

1,649

13,343

14,028

18,283

27,523

46,227

87,415

241,526

880,968

907,128

36,166

37,064

512,787

759

6,650

5,782

6,759

8,836

12,795

20,388

48,888

176,540

210,686

7,528

7,176

2,347

985

719

170

54

19

19

18

38

143

159

9

14

6,674

378

4,849

795

235

76

54

38

62

70

88

6

23

3,622

245

1,293

1,381

266

128

60

50

55

78

44

1

21

3,949

214

1,590

944

642

119

114

87

85

97

34

5

18

5,598

164

1,800

1,591

908

485

165

123

124

150

61

4

23

10,135

119

2,140

2,297

2,368

1,503

808

231

264

241

135

8

21

21,422

108

2,424

3,206

4,122

4,674

3,803

1,867

522

443

207

10

36

54,760

63

2,150

3,490

5,661

8,499

12,527

13,061

6,763

1,825

605

13

103

247,457

64

1,684

3,531

1,918,832

77

1,506

2,745

5,004

10,180

21,162

48,828

192,215

951,422

684,559

443

691

596,776

31

88

136

249

506

1,213

2,950

10,750

71,387

465,142

44.029

297

47,117

26

176

114

109

102

106

175

260

700

780

106

44,463

6,201

11,227

20,794

43,582

88,334

69,131

2,407

48

254

1,552

633

464

117

35

10

9

12

29

108

117

7

11

4,056

253

2,928

480

131

42

29

22

47

48

61

2

13

2,276

164

622

849

154

82

44

37

34

50

28

12

2,532

152

1,014

627

400

71

64

50

57

64

21

1

11

3,692

117

1,179

1,050

593

329

120

76

79

93

40

16

6,807

%1

1,395

1,526

1,613

1,029

569

149

170

165

93

6

11

15,182

79

1,585

2,210

2,901

3,338

2,798

1,371

388

336

150

5

21

41,097

45

1,443

2,468

4,019

6,265

9,457

10,193

5,240

1,442

445

10

70

194,112

42

1,303

2,538

4,433

8,322

15,712

34,085

70,094

55,424

1,944

39

176

1,512,930

47

1,041

1,992

3,713

7,529

16,322

38,834

156,003

761,331

525,209

402

507

489,087

14

65

108

207

432

1,030

2,450

9,188

61,364

378,430

35,606

193

37,997

22

104

63

84

74

73

136

197

543

590

88

36,023

730 2.455

119

1,806

290

97

31

24

16

13

20

25

4

10

1,248

74

438

490

106

43

15

11

21

24

16

1

9

1,300

57

514

299

228

45

47

35

24

28

13

3

7

1,758

43

570

503

294

147

41

40

43

49

18

4

6

3,061

33

679

717

684

436

224

77

90

73

38

2

8

5,651

26

763

803

1,129

1,215

908

429

112

97

52

4

13

12,149

16

639

925

1,484

1,996

45.652

22

506

888

1,543

2,565

4,473

6,290

15,631

11,260

399

8

65

340,595

26

409

645

1,112

2,263

4,144

8,491

30,269

156,273

136,785

31

147

90,793

14

19

24

40

60

158

421

1,274

8,238

73,007

7,448

90

7,395

4

68

49

24

27

31

34

57

134

157

18

6.792

325

237

49

18

6

9

5

9

2,721

2,539

1,345

317

138

3

26

27

38

2

3

1Includes racea Other than white and black.

NOTE Excludes data for California, Delaware, Oklahoma, and Texaa, which did not require rapotiing of either 1- or 5-minute Apgar scores.
42 ~ Monthly Vital Statistics Report

Table 29. Live births by 5-minute Apgar score, age of mother, and rece of child: Totel of 46 reporting States and tha District of Columbia, 1985

5-minute score

Age of mother Not I

and race of child Total o 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 stated

All racesl

Alleges . . . . . . . .

Under 15 years. . .

15-19 years . .

15 years . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . .

18 years, . . . . .

19 years . . . . . .

20-24 years . . . .

25-29 years . . . .

30-34 years . . .

35-39 years . . .

40-44 years . . . .

45-49 years . . . .

2,918,691

8,068

361,583

19,278

41,088

68,980

100,672

131,565

881,308

939,082

543,146

163,688

20,984

832

2,311,320

2,777

236,907

9,250

23,748

44,096

67,413

92,400

682,521

782,356

456,380

133,415

16,402

562

512,787

5,116

115,061

9,548

16,336

23,105

30,462

35,610

173,948

126,980

65,790

22,346

3,375

171

2,347

9

323

24

46

65

85

103

716

680

421

171

26

1

6,674

42

1,155

94

133

257

316

355

2,063

1,874

1,112

369

56

3

3,622

21

590

43

76

104

175

192

1,180

987

602

205

34

3

3,949

25

670

49

92

140

167

222

1,224

1,097

639

247

44

3

5,598

30

968

75

114

192

288

299

1,741

1,524

938

346

50

1

10,135

58

1,780

115

220

342

502

601

3,272

2,684

1,624

610

102

5

21,422

115

3,644

236

473

702

1,004

1,229

6,801

5,960

3,505

1,194

186

17

54,760

235

8,712

549

1,052

1,652

2,483

2,976

17,430

15,802

9,079

3,035

447

20

247,457

856

34,558

1,912

3,949

6,692

9,558

12,447

78,158

75,690

42,726

13,418

1,973

78

1,918,832

5,213

235,318

12,468

26,787

44,909

65,364

85,790

578,378

621,024

358,640

106,587

13,154

518

596,778

1,272

67,831

3,357

7,425

12,801

19,081

25,167

175,627

197,101

115,511

34,820

4,463

153

47,117

192

6,034

356

721

1,124

1,649

2,184

14,718

14,659

8,349

2,686

449

30

White

Alleges . . . . . . . .

Under 15 years. . .

15-19 years . . . .

15 years . . . . . .

16 years . . . . . .

17 years . . . . . .

18 years, ...,,

19yeers . . . . . .

20-24 years . . . .

25-29 years . . . .

30-34 years . .

35-39 years . . . .

40-44 years . . . .

45-49 years . . . .

194,112

308

23,037

954

2,367

4(343

6,510

8,863

60,741

62,292

35,424

10,752

1,506

52

1,512,930

1,712

152,080

5,817

15,186

28,270

43,215

59,592

444,479

515,903

301,281

86,853

10,275

347

489,087

482

46,929

1,770

4,553

8,672

13,430

18,504

141,302

1,68,551

99,064

29,050

3,601

108

37,997

81

4,154

187

443

770

1,136

1,618

11,758

12,395

7,033

2,168

369

19

1,552

5

173

8

22

32

52

59

444

483

305

124

18

4,056

13

600

38

59

133

179

191

1,168

1,224

754

262

34

1

2,276

6

313

22

37

58

86

110

718

654

426

136

21

2

2,532

10

366

20

48

77

100

121

771

754

424

175

31

1

3,692

11

530

34

62

97

154

183

1,148

1,072

667

233

30

1

6,807

17

1,019

46

108

200

295

367

2,163

1,948

1,180

412

64

4

15,182

44

2,214

105

257

418

647

787

4,762

4,517

2)632

861

120

12

41,097

88

5,492

247

605

1,026

1,609

2,005

13,047

12;563

7,190

2,369

333

15

81ack

Alleges . . . . . . . .

Under 15 years. . .

15-19 years . . . .

15 years .,....

16 years, . . . . .

17yesrs, ,. ...

18 years . . . . . .

19 years . . . . . .

20-24 years . . . .

25-29 yeare , . . .

30-34 years . . . .

35-39 years . . . .

40-44 years . . .

45-49 years . . .

3,061

41

725

66

106

136

194

223

1,039

678

383

160

34

1

5,651

70

1,344

126

203

266

341

408

1,855

1,289

756

280

52

5

12,149

143

3,014

295

424

593

818

684

3,953

2,817

1,601

528

91

2

45,652

526

10,585

914

1,485

2,159

~,778

3,249

15,243

11,120

5,768

2,036

358

16

340,595

3,362

76,488

6,315

10,876

15,384

20,162

23,749

116,597

84,611

43,024

14,318

2,069

106

90,793

765

19,572

1,518

2,756

3,904

5,274

6,120

30,315

22,898

12,260

4,301

652

30

7,395

108

1,680

159

257

318

449

497

2,445

1,758

974

367

57

6

730

4

143

16

23

32

31

41

248

160

105

42

7

1

2,455

29

537

53

71

120

136

157

645

602

331

94

16

1

1,248

15

268

20

39

44

84

81

435

‘ 301

159

59

10

1

1,300

15

1,758

18

420

39

50

92

129

110

552

412

240

98

18

285

27

44

57

66

91

421

314

189

63

11

2

llncludes rsces other thsn white and black.

NOTE: Excludes data for California, Delaware, Oklahoma, and Texas, which did not require repo~ing of 5-minute Apger scores
Technical notes

Sources of data

Data shown in this report for 1985 are based on 100 percent of the birth certificates in all States and the District of

Columbia. The data are provided to the National Center for

Health Statistics through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Pr&

gram. In 1983 and 1984, the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program included 46 States, accounting for 83–84 percent of all

births in the United States. Data for 1983–84 from Arizona,

California, Delaware, the District of Columbia, and Georgia

were based on a 50-percent sample of birth certificates filed in

those years. Information on sampling procedures and sampling

errors for 1984 and earlier years is provided in the annual repo~ Vital Statistics of the United States, Volume I, Natality.

Many of the topics discussed in this brief report are covered

in more analytical detail in other reports published by the National Center for Health Statistics. Topics of reports issued

within the past 4 years include Asian births,b American Indian

and Alaska native births,’ teenage childbearing,8 and midwifeattended births.g Also available are methodological reports on

imputing length of gestation10 and on evaluating inferred birth

statistics for unmarried women in California, 1* several brief

reports on births of Hispanic parentage,12- *5and a report presenting birth and fertility rates by State for 1980.1 b

Population denominators

Birth and fertility rates for 1985 are based on populations

estimated as of July 1, 1985.17 The estimates are based on the

1980 census count The 1980 census counts by race were

modified to be consistent with OffIce of Management and

Budget categories and historical categories for birth data. The

modification procedures are discussed in detail in a U.S. Bureau

of the Census report.l g

Births by marital status of mother

Beginning with 1980 data, national estimates of births to

unmarried women are derived from two sources. For 41 States

and the District of Columbia, marital status is reported directly

on the birth certificate; for the remaining 9 States, which lack

such an item, marital status is inferred from a comparison of

the child’s and parents’ surnames. This procedure represents a

substantial departure from the method used prior to 1980 to

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NOTE: A list of references follows the text.

prepare national estimates of births to unmarried women. The

previous method assumed that the incidence of births to unmarried women in States with no direct question on marital

status was the same as the incidence in reporting States in the

same geographic &lVision.

The new method represents an attempt to use related information on the birth certificate to improve the quality of

national data as well as to provide data for the individual nonreporting States. The method is based on a comparison of the

child’s surname, the mother’s present and maiden surnames,

and the father’s surname. An evaluation of the new method and

its continuing validity for California (the largest nonreporting

State) was recently published.l 1

Because of the substantial increase in all measures of

nonmarital childbearing in 1985, an intensive evaluation of the

national data was made. There has been continuing concern

that the new method, incorporating data based on a comparison of surnames, might overstate the number of births to unmarried wome% particularly among those women who have

retained their maiden surname as their legal surname after

marriage. The evaluation included comparisons of trends in all

measures of births to unmarried mothers between 1980, when

the new method was first put into use, and 1985. Trends in

States with a marital status item on the birth certificate were

compared with trends in those States providing inferential data

based on a comparison of surnames. The comparisons were

made for white and black births separately and by age of mother.

The results were remarkably similar for both data sets. Nonmarital births increased at virtually the same rate in both sets

of States. The findings were similar for white and black women

and for the various age-of-mother groups.

Computation of percent distributions

and medians

Births of unknown live-birth order, attendant at birth, educational attainment of mother, date of last live birth, month of

pregnancy prenatal care began, number of prenatal visits, birth

weigh~ and date of last normal menstrual period were subtracted from figures for total births used as denominators before percent distributions and medians were computed. In the

case of birth intervals, the percent distributions exclude the

second or later born child in a multiple delivery (interval of O

months). Percent distributions and the median number of prenatal visits also exclude births to mothers who had no prenatal

care. Computations of the median number of prenatal visits

were based on tabulations of ungrouped data.
I [

This report presents summary tabulations from the final natality statistics for 1985. More

detailed tabulations for 1985 will be published in Vital Statistics of the United States,

Volume I—Natality. Prior to the publication of that volume, the National Center for

Health Statistics will respond to requests for unpublished data whenever possible.

I J

Suggested citation

National Center for Health Statistics:

Advance report of final natality statistics,

1985. Monthly Vital Statistics Repofl. Vol. 36,

No. 4 Slq)p. DHHS Pub. No. (PHS) 87-1120.

Public Health Service. Hyattsville, Md.,

July 17, 1987.

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Final Data From the National Center for Health Statistics Vol. 37, No. 1, Supplement . April 29, 1988

Advance Report of Final Marriage Statistics, 1985

Marriages dropped substantially in 1985 in every region,

almost every mont@ most States, and for every marital-status

group.

The number of marriages was 2,412,625 in 1985, down 3

percent from the historic high level reached in 1984 (table 1).

The 1985 marriage rate per 1,000 total population was 10.1,

down 4 percent from 1984(10.5). Although the rate per 1,000

total population was not an unusually low rate, the rates based

on eligible unmarried female population dipped to record low

levels (figure 1 and table 1). The rate per 1,000 unmarned

women aged 15 years and over was 57.0, down 4 percent from

1984, and the rate per 1,000 unmarried women aged 15-44

years was 94.9, also 4 percent below the rate for 1984.

Tables 1–3 show the numbers of marriages that are obtained

annually from all States and the District of Columbia. Tables

4-11 show detailed information about characteristics of brides

and grooms that is reported by some or all of the 42 States and

the District of Columbia that constitute the mamiage-registration

area (MRA). Eighty percent of all marriages took place in the

MRA in 1985.

Seasonal variation

Marriages followed a typical seasonal pattern in 1985 as

in previous years (table 2). The marriage rate was more than

twice as high in June as in January or February. Because

marriages declined in 1985, however, rates for each month

were lowerthan the comparable 1984 rates except for November,

which was unchanged, and August which was higher in 1985.

Each month had five Saturdays in 1985 and only four Saturdays in 1984. The number of Saturdays in a month is important because it is the most popular day for weddings. More

than half of the 1985 marriages were performed on Saturdays.

Geographic variation

The decline in marriage during 1985 was widespread ge~

graphically. Every region, every geographic division except

one, and four of every five States reported a lower number of

marriages in 1985 than in 1984 (table 3). Both the number of

marriages and the rate declined for all four regions, but the

relative decline was smaller in the Northeast than in the other

three regions. Typically the marriage rate for the Northeast is

the lowest of the four regions, and WIScontinued to be true in

1985 when the rate was 8.6 per 1,000 population, 2 percent

below the 1984 rate. In the other three regions, marriage rates

declined 4 percent The rate for the Midwest fell from 9.2 per

1,000 population to 8.8; for the Southj from 11.7 to 11.2; and

for the Wes4 from 11.9 to 11.4. Thus the differences among

the regions were still substantial but converged slightly from

1984 to 1985.

Total marriage rate

The total marriage rate shows what would happen if the

age-specific rates for a particular year were to continue throughout the lives of a hypothetical group of 1,000 men or women.

The total marriage rate can be calculated separately for first

marriages and remarriages. The rates for 1985 show that for

every 1,000 women there would be 699.3 first marriages and

413.7 remarriages (table 4). If these age-specific rates do not

change, then only 70 percent of American women would ever

marry. The total first-marriage rate for men in 1985 was 688.9.

These total first-marriage rates represent a sizable drop from

1972 when the rates showed that 87 percent of women and 96

percent of men would ever marry.

In historical terms, it would be very unusual for so many

American men and women to remain single. A study of marital

histories of Americans born between 1900 and 1950 has shown

that of those who lived to be at least 15 years of age, the pr~

portion that ultimately married has never been below 89 percenL1Therefore, if the currently low level of age-specific mar1sch~en R W. Uflon, K. Woodrow, and J. Baj. 1985. Marriage ~d divorce

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in twentiet3 century American cohorts. Demography 22(1):101-14.

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riage rates were to continue indefinitely,

significant change in marriage patterns.

Previous marital status

it would constitute a Marriage rates calculated for ditTerentmarital-statm groups

show that divorced persons marry at far higher rates than do

single persons, and both divorced and single people marry at

higher rates than do widowed persons. Remarriage rates are

higher for men than women, and first-marriage rates are higher

In 198541 States and the District of Columbia reported

whether marriages were first marriages or remarriages of the

bride and groom, 38 of these States and the District of Columbia

also reported whether the remarriage followed divorce or widowhood. In these areas, 66 percent of brides were previously

single, 31 percent were previously divorced, and 3 percent

were previously widowed. The proportions for grooms were

virtually the same. Although the overall proportions are the

same, a specific bride and groom may have a different previous

marital status. In 75 percent of the marriages the previous

marital status of both bride and groom was the same (55 percent single, 19 percent divorced, and 1 percent widowed); in 25

percent the status was different (11 percent with single bride

and divorced groom, 10 percent with single groom and divorced

bride, and 4 percent with either bride or groom widowed).

(Data not shown in report.)

for women than men.

Since the early 1970’s the predominant trend in specific

marital-status rates has been downward (table 5 and figure 2),

With only a few exceptions, the marriage rates for single,

widowed, and divorced men and women declined each year between 1970 and 1985. During this period the rates fell by

about one-third to nearly one-half.

As mentioned before, divorced persons are more likely to

marry than single persons, and this is true regardless of age.

For some age groups, the rates for divorced women are two to

four times the rates for single women (table 6). For example,

for women 20–24 years of age, the marriage rate for divorced

women was 263.6 per 1,000, compared with 102.1 for single

women. For women aged 30–34 years, the marriage rate for

divorced women was 127.8 compared with 66.3 for single

women. For women aged 40–44 years, the marriage rate was
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62.9 for divorced women compared with 24.1 for single womem

The relative difference between rates of marriage for divorced

and singlemen was even greater than the diRerencesfor womenj

especially for the older ages.

Age at marriage

The percent distribution of marriages according to age

shows that first marriages are concentrated at 20-24 years of

agq remarriages after divorce, between 25 and 40 years of agq

and remarriages after widowhood, over 45 years of age. These

distributions can also be represented by such summary measures as the mean and median ages (table 7). In general, previously divorced brides were 10 years older, and previously

widowed brides were almost 30 years older, than previously

single brides. For men the differences were even greater. The

mean or average age at marriage in 1985 for single brides was

24.0 and for single grooms, 25.9 yeais. The average age for

previously divorced brides was 34.2 and for grooms, 37.8

years. The average age for previously widowed brides was

53.0 and for grooms, 60.8 years.

After being relatively stable or showing slight declines

from 1963 through 1972, the mean age at first marriage started

upward, reaching 24.0 years for brides and 25.9 years for

grooms in 1985. For previously divorced brides and grooms

the mean age at remarriage generally dropped until the mid1970’s and then started upward. Between 1977 and 1985 the

mean age of previously divorced brides increased 1.7 years,

reaching 34.2 years of age, higher than it has ever been during

the 23-year period for which these figures are available. The

mean age at remarriage of previously divorced grooms also

increased 1.7 years during this time, reaching 37.8 years of

age, the same as it had been in 1963–65.

Age at marriage varies among States, as shown in table 8.

For the reporting MRA States and the District of Columbia,

the average (mean) age at first marriage varied from 22.0 to

27.5 years of age for women and 24.1 to 28.8 years of age for

men. At remarriage after divorce the average age ranged from
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32.4 to 37.0 years for women and from 35.9 to 40.6 years for

men. Average age at remarriage for widowed persons ranged

from 45.9 to 56.6 years for women and from 52,0 to 66.3 years

for men.

Interval to remarriage

The interval to rema.miage is shorter for divorced than for

widowed persons and shorter for men than for women in either

category (table 9). In 1985 the mean interval to remarriage

was 3.6 years for divorced women and 3.2 years for divorced

men. For previously widowed brides the interval was considerably longer, 6.5 year$ but for previously widowecl grooms

the interval was only one-half year longer, 3.7 years.

Between 1970 and 1985 the length of time spent between

marriages increased by approximately 1 year for (divorced

women and men, and also for widowed women. For widowed

men the interval between marriages increased by only one

half year.

Race

Race of bride and groom was reported on the marriage

records of 34 States in 1985 (table 10). In this group alf States,
87 percent of brides and grooms were white, 11 percent were

black, and 2 percent were of other races. The proportions of

marriages that were first marriages varied by race. Among

white brides 62 percent were marrying for the fwst time compared with 73 to 72 percent for black brides and brides of other

races.

Age at marriage is another characteristic that differs by

race. At first marriage in 19.85 white brides (23.2 years) were

approximately 2 years younger than black brides (25.3 years)

or brides of other races (25.1 years). The racial differences

were similar for age at remarriage after divorce; on average,

white brides were 33.8 years of age, black brides were 35.8

years, and brides of other races were 34.3 years. The racial differentials were reversed for previously widowed brides. White

brides were oldest 53.6 year% black brides were intermediate,

51.1; and brides of other races were youngestj 41.9 years.

Grooms, although older than brides, showed similar racial patterns. The diiTerences for age at remarriage of white and black

widowed persons, in all likeliho@ reflect the lower life expectancy of black men and women.

Educational attainment

The educational attainment of brides and grooms was

reported on the marriage records of 21 States in 1985. The

List of detailed tables

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Marriages and marriage rates: United States, 1940-85 . . . . 6

Marriages and marriage rates, by month United States, 1975,

1984, and 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Marriages and marriage ratex United States, each region,

division, and State, 1975, 1984, and 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Total marriage rate by marriage order of women and meru

Marriage-registration are% 1972-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Marriage rates by previous marital status of women and

men Marriage-registration area, 1970-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Marriages and percent distribution of marriages by age

according to previous marital status of women and me%

1985, and marriage rates by age and previous marital status

of women and men, 1983-85: Marriage-registration

area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

records show that approximately tw~ffis of brides and

grooms completed their educations with exactly 12 years of

school (equivalent to higbschool graduation). Only 16 percent

of brides and grooms had not completed high school, 24 percent of brides and 21 percent of grooms had completed 1–3

years of college, and 19 percent of brides and 23 percent of

grooms were college graduates.

As shown in table 11, educational attainment varied

according to previous marital status. Single brides and grooms

had completed more years of education than those who were

divorce~ and both single and divorced brides and grooms more

than brides and grooms who were previously widowed. This

relationship held for ail age groups under 45 years, as shown in

figure 3. Figure 3 also shows that for each marital status,

educational attainment rose with age at marriage, peaking in

the 30–45-year age rang% it then declined for older cohorts.

For all brides, and for single grooms, education was greatest at

ages 3O–34. For divorced and widowed grooms, mean education was greatest at ages 35–44 years.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

Median and mean age of bride and groom by previous

mmital status Marriage-registration are% 1963 -85......

Mean age of bride and groom in years by previous marital

status Marriage-registration area and each registration

State, 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Median and mean interval to remarriage in years by pr~

vious marital status of bride and groom Reporting States,

1970-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Marriages aud mean age at marriage by race and previous

marital status of bride and groonx 34 reporting States,

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Marriages and percent distribution by educational attainment

of bride and groom, according to previous marital status,

and mean years of school completed 21 reporting States,

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13

14

15

16

17
Table 1. Marriagas and marriaga rates United Ststes, 1940-85

[Data refer only to events occurring withinthe United States. Aleska included beginning 1959 and Hawaii beginning 1960, Beginning with 1978, data include

nonlicensed marriages registered in California; aee Technical notes. Retes per 1,000 population enumerated aa of April 1 for cenaua yeara and estimated aa of July 1 for

all other yeara]

Rate per 1,000—

Unmarried Unmarried

Men 15 years Women 15 years women

Total

women

of age and of ege and

Year Number

15 yeara 15-44

population over over and over yaars

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1981, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .

1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1971 . . . . . . . . ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1967 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1966 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1965 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1963 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1962 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1961 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1960 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1959 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1958, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1957 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1956 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1955 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1954 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1953 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1952 ..,.,......,....,....,,.

1951 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

i949 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1948 ..,,....,,,...,,.....,..

1947 ..,,...,.,..,.,,....,,..

1946 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1945 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1944 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1943 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1942, , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1941, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1940 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,412,625

2,477,192

2,445,604

2,456,278

2,422,145

2,390,252

2,331,337

2,282,272

2,178,2.67

2,154,807

2,152,662

2,229,667

2,284,108

2,282,154

2,190,481

2,158,802

2,145,000

2,069,000

1,927,000

1,857,000

1,800,000

1.725,000

1,654,000

1,577,000

1,548,000

1,523,000

1,494,000

1,451,000

1,518,000

1,585,000

1.531,000

1,490,000

1,546,000

1,539,318

1,594,694

1,667,231

1,579,798

1,811,155

1,991,878

2,291,045

1,612,992

1,452,394

1,577,050

1,772,132

1,695,999

1,595,879

10.1

10.5

10.5

10.6

10.6

10.6

10.4

10.3

9.9

9.9

10.0

10.5

10.8

10.9

10.6

10.6

10.6

10.4

9.7

9.5

9.3

9.0

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.4

8.9

9.5

9.3

9.2

9.8

9.9

10,4

11.1

10,6

12.4

13.9

16.4

12.2

10.9

11.7

13.2

12.7

12,1

26.9

28.1

28.0

28.4

28.4

28.5

28.1

28.0

27.2

27,4

27,9

29.4

30.7

31.3

30.7

31.1

31.4

30.8

29,1

28.4

27.9

27.1

26.4

25.5

25.5

25.4

25.2

24.8

26,4

27.8

27.2

26.9

28.2

28.3

29,4

30.7

29.4

34,0

37.9

44.5

35.8

31.2

32.2

35.6

34,0

32,3

24.8

25,8

25,7

26.1

26.1

26.1

25.8

25.7

25.0

25.2

25.6

27,1

28.2

28.8

28.2

28.4

28,9

28.3

26,9

26.4

26.0

25.3

24.7

23.9

24.0

24.0

23.8

23,5

24.9

26.4

25.8

25.4

26.7

26.8

28.1

29,8

28,5

33,0

36,8

42.8

30.5

27.8

30.6

34.8

33.7

32.3

57.0

59.5

59.9

61.4

61.7

61.4

63.6

64.1

63.6

65.2

66.9

72.0

76.0

77.8

76.2

76.5

80.0

79.1

76.4

75.6

75.0

74.6

73.4

71,2

72.2

73.5

73.6

72.0

78.0

82.4

80.9

79,8

83.7

83.2

86.6

90.2

86.7

98.5

106.2

118.1

83.6

76.5

83.0

93,0

88.5

82.8

94.9

99.0

99.3

101.9

103.1

102.6

107.9

109.1

109.8

113.4

118.5

128.4

137.3

141.3

138.9

140.2

149,1

147,2

145,2

145.1

144.3

146.2

143.3

138.4

145,4

148.0

149.8

146.3

157.4

165.6

161.1

154,3

163.3

159.9

164.9

166.4

158,0

174.7

182.7

199.0

138.2

124.5

133.5

147,6

138.4

122.4
Table 2. Marriages and marriaga rates, by month United States, 1975, 1984, and 1985

[Rateson an annualbasisper 1,000 population]

Number Rate

Month 1985 1984 7975 1985 1984 1975

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,412,625 2,477.192 2,152,662 10.1 10.5 10.0

January . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117,347 127,790 121,125 5.8 6.4

Februa~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6.7

138,647 146,813 132,607 7.4 7.9

March, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8.1

164,246 169,068 147,712 8.1 8.5 8.1

April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179,403 180,785 155,819 9.2 9.4

May . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8.8

229,084 231,924 203,073 11.3 11.6 11,1

June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295,413 299,251 254,632 15.1 15.5

July

14.4

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219,233 225,651 193,899 10.8 11.3 10.6

August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264,459 258,579 251,839 13.1 12.9

September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13.7

225,318 247,911 174,942 11.5 12.8

October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9.9

203,057 205,050 173,209 10.0 10.2

November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9.4

186,691 184,897 165,528 9.5 9.5 9.3

December . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189,727 199,473 178,277 9.3 9.9 9.7
a ~ Monthly Vital Statistics Report

Table 3. Marriages and marriage rates: United States, each ragion, division, and Stata, 1975, 1984, and 1985

[By place of occurrence. Data are counts of marriages performed, except as noted. Rates per 1,000 population estimated aa of July 1 ]

Number Rate

Region, division, and State 1985 1984 7975 1985 1984 1975

United Ststes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Regions

Northeast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Midwestz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Northeast

New England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Middle Atlantic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Midwest

East North Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

West North Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South:

South Atlantic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

East South Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

West South Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

West

Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New England:

Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rhode island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Middle Atlantic:

New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

East North Central:

Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weat North Central:

Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Atlantic:

Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Diatrict of Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weat Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

East South Central:

Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tennessea n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

West South Central:

Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

See footnotes at end of table.

2,412,625

428,654

520,500

919,147

544,324

114,331

314,323

2362,185

158,315

438,754

171,808

308,585

233,701

310,623

12,248

11,351

5,549

49,848

8,011

27,324

3163,995

61,189

89,139

294,373

51,063

97,712

79,022

40,015

35,059

24,578

49,484

5,424

78793

12,696

23,281

5,356

46,063

5,039

66,541

14,580

50,542

52,805

72,312

125,516

45,976

55,000

46,082

24,750

31,663

39,368

35,922

201,632

2,477,192

436,655

543,623

943,007

553,907

1 ‘14,784

321,871

2376,709

166,914

447,927

170,918

324,162

236,304

317,603

12,525

11.325

5,421

50,306

7,971

27,236

167,607

62,654

91,610

298,646

53,719

102,432

80,810

41,102

36,223

26,366

52,464

5,793

8,057

13,274

24,737

5,455

47,193

5,488

66,143

15,513

52,170

55,357

74,159

126,449

42,149

55,203

47,541

26,025

32,878

41,087

39,219

210,978

2,152,662

384,186

549,356

776,727

7442,393

96,761

287,425

387,411

161,945

366,591

155,226

254,910

212,045

1230,348

11,190

8,831

4,553

42,103

6,695

23,389

142,752

53,008

91,665

101,135

56,075

111,459

82,856

35,886

32,261

25,616

50,147

5,993

11,074

13,087

23,767

3,944

44,776

4,911

54,688

17,041

42,310

50,249

63,245

85,427

32,068

51,530

45,349

26,279

24,337

37,309

40,110

153,154

10.1

8.6

8.8

11.2

11.4

9.0

8.5

28.7

9.0

10.9

11.4

11.6

18.3

8.9

10.5

11.4

10.4

8.6

8.3

8.6

39.2

8.1

7.5

28.8

8.3

8.5

8.7

8.4

8.4

8.5

9.8

7.9

11.0

7.9

9.5

8.6

10.5

8.1

11.7

7.5

8.1

15.8

12.1

11.0

12.3

11.5

11.5

9.5

13,4

8.8

10.9

12.3

10.5

8.8

9.2

11.7

11.9

9.1

8.7

29.1

9.5

11.4

11.4

12.4

18.8

9.3

10.8

11.6

10.2

8.7

8.3

8.6

9.5

8.3

7.7

29.2

9.8

8.9

8.9

8.6

8.7

9.1

10.5

8.4

11.4

8.3

10.1

8.9

10.9

8.8

11.7

7.9

8.5

16.8

12.7

11.5

11.3

11.7

11.9

10.0

14.0

9.2

11.9

13.2

10.0

7.8

9.5

11.2

111.5

7.9

7.7

9.4

9.7

10.7

11.2

11.9

21.5

18.0

10.4

10.6

9.5

7.3

7.1

7.6

7.9

7.2

7.7

9.4

10.5

9.9

9.1

7.9

8.2

8.9

10.5

9.4

16.3

8.5

10.4

6.7

10.8

6.9

10.8

9.3

7.6

17.3

12.5

10.0

9.2

12.1

12.3

10.9

11.3

9.6

14.5

12.2
Monthly Vial Statistics Report ~ 9

Table 3. Marriages snd marriege rates: United States, each region, division, and State, 1975, 1984, and 1985—Con.

[By place of occurrence. Data are counts of marriages performed, except as noted. Rates per 1,000 population estimated as of July 1 ]

Number Rate

Region, division, and State 1985 1984 7975 1985 1984 1975

Mountain:

Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,178 7,659 7,331 8.7 9.3 9.8

Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,277 13,264 12,688 12.2 13.3 15.3

Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,386 5,783 5,649 10.6 11.3 14.9

Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,616 35,072 27,565 10.4 11.0 10.7

New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415,495 414,204 15,790 ‘$10.7 410.0 13.6

Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,723 33.321 26,558 11.2 10.9 11.6

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,519 17,981 14.905

Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,507 109,020 101,559 1

Pacifk

Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,771 45,080 41,807

Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,408 23,074 19,322

California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222,848 227,968 1154,812

Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,175 6,499 4,734

0.6 10.9 12.1

3.7 119.7 163.8

9.9 10.4 11.6

8.3 8.6 8.3

8.5 8.9 <7.2

1.8 13.0 12.8

Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,421 14,982 9,673 14.7 14.4 10.9

1Data exclude 19,061 nonlicensed marriagas registered m California; see Technical notes.

‘Data are incomplete.

3Data for New York City are based on a sample; aae Technical notes.

4Data are premarital health examination forms issued.
Table 4. Total marriage rate by marriage order of women and men: Marriage-regiatration area, 1972-85

[Based on sample data. Mamages per 1,000 women or men if age-sex specific rates for a given year were constant throughout their Iwes. Figures for marriage order

not stated have been distributed. Baginning in 1977, figures exclude data for Iowa. For a description of the marriage-registration area, sae Technical notea]

Total first-marriage Total remarriage

Total marriage rate rate rate

Year Women Men Women Men Women Men

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,113.0 1.155.5 699.3 688,9 413.7 466.6

1984. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,139.2 1,192,4 704.6 698.1 434.6 494.3

1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,131.9 1,189,4 703.0 697.4 428.9 492.0

1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,143.6 1,206.4 710.9 703.4 432.7 503.0

1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,113.9 1,218.0 687.2 711.4 426.7 506.6

1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,128.4 1,207.5 706.2 714.4 422.2 493.1

1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,130.0 1,243.2 704.4 739.4 425,6 503.8

1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,112.4 1,227,3 696.5 733.7 415.9 493.6

1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,098.4 1,213.9 687.6 727.7 410.8 486.2

1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,100.7 1,218.0 695.5 737.5 405.2 480.5

1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,125.7 1,246.2 720.8 774.4 404.9 471.8

1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,191.5 1,317.1 789.8 852.7 401.7 464.4

1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,249.1 1,382.3 843.4 920.0 405,7 462.3

1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,254.8 1,401.9 866.9 960.8 387.9 441.1

Table 5. Marriaga rates by previous marital status of woman and man Marriaga-registration araa, 1970-85

[Based on sample data. Figures exclude data for lowa beglnn!ng with 1977. F8gures for previously dtvorced and previously widowed exclude data for Michigan and Ohio for

all years, for South Carolina beginning w!th 1972, and for the District of Columbia for 1970. For a description of the marriage-registration area, see Technical notes. Rstes

per 1,000 population 15 years and over in specified group enumerated aa of April 1 for census years and estimated as of July 1 for all other years]

Previous marital status of women Previous marital status of men

Year Single Divorced Widowed Single Divorced Widowed

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.5

1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.5

1983. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.8

1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.0

1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64.9

1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.0

81.8

87.3

91.6

94.4

96.3

91.3

1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.8 04.0

1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,2 05.0

1977. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.2 07.3

1976. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.0 11.3

1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.9 17.2

1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.5 21.7

5.7

5.8

6.2

6.1

6.5

6.7

7.7

7.1

7.6

7.9

8.3

9.1

50.1

51.6

51.8

53.1

53.8

54.7

56.3

56.4

56.7

58.2

61.5

68.0

121.6

132.7

142.1

146.9

150.8

142.1

165.6

168.6

173.4

185.0

189.8

198.7

27.7

28.7

30.7

32.1

30,8

32.2

35.3

32.7

35.3

37.6

40.4

38.9

1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.9 131.0 9.3 73.9

1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95.1

227.3 39.3

130.6 9.4 77.2

1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

229.0 40.6

93.3 132.8 9.6 75.2

1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

230.7 42.5

93.4 123.3 10.2 80.4 204.5 40.6
Tabla 6. Marriagas and percant distribution of marriagas by age according to previous marital status of women and men, 1985, and marriage

rataa by age and previous marital atatua of women and men, 1983-85: M arriage-regiatration area

[Based on sample dsts. For ssmpling errors of estimstes snd s description of the msrriage-registration area, see Technical notes. Msrriages of persons under 15 years

of age are included in the youngest age groupy rates sre based on populations that exclude persons under 15 years of age. Rates for all marriages are based on the

unmarried population; for first marriagea, on the never-married population; and for remarriages, on the widowed and divorced populations. Rates per 1,000 population

in specified age group estimated es of July 1 ]

Women Men

Number Percent RateT Number Percent Rate!

Age and previous marital status 1985 1985 1985 1984 1983 1985 1985 1985 1984 1983

All marriages

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-29 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-39 years..,.............,.. . . . .

40-44 yeara, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-49 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-59 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65yeara and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

First marriages

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-19 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-17 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18-19 yaars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 yaars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-29 yaars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-39 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-49 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-59 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65yeara and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Remarriages

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-19 years.,.,,.,,,,,....,.,,. . . .

20-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-29 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30-34 yaars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-39 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-49 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,,. ,

50-54 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-59 yesre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65yaars and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Previously widowed3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-24 yesrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-44 yaars. ,,, .,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-64 years, , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65 years and over...,.,....,.,,. . . . .

See footnotea at end of tsble.

1,858,783

259,132

61,731

197,401

640,129

411,398

222,929

131,331

74,748

43,093

25,734

17,385

13,935

18,969

1,196,119

248,421

60,248

188,173

554,239

268,469

82,675

25,363

8,469

3,636

1,973

1,178

962

734

623,867

5,526

69,465

134,467

136,383

104,038

65,165

38,860

23,421

15,955

12,724

17,863

53,731

1,141

14,921

24,714

12,955

100.0

13.9

3.3

10.6

34.4

22.1

12.0

7.1

4.0

2.3

1.4

0.9

0.7

1.0

100.0

20.8

5.0

15.7

46.3

22.4

6.9

2.1

0.7

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.1

100.0

0.9

11.1

21.6

21.9

16.7

10.4

6.2

3.8

2.6

2.0

2.9

100.0

2.1

27.8 }

46.0

24.1

49.9

34.8

13.5

68.8

110.6

122.2

93.8

72.5

51.3

34.7

21.3

12.4

7.7

2.0

61.5

34.0

13.4

67.2

102.1

103.5

66.3

37.2

24.1

13.9

7.7

5.3

4.4

0.8

36.1

*

254.5

183.2

123.8

93.8

59.8

40.3

25.0

13.7

8.2

2.2

5.7

42.9

11.2

1.9

51.9

38.5

15.3

74.1

113.3

128.1

94.7

75.1

53.1

38.7

22.3

12.4

8.0

2.0

63.5

37.5

15.0

72.1

104.4

106.6

64.3

38.4

23.7

15.4

7.9

6.1

3.7

0.8

37.6

*

248.3

193.8

127.3

95.3

62.9

45.1

26.5

13.4

8.7

2.2

5.8

45.2

11.3

1.9

52.5

40.1

16.3

75.2

115.9

126.8

98.1

74.1

52.8

38.9

22.7

12.6

8.8

2.0

63.8

38.8

15.9

72.6

106.9

105.2

61.2

38.3

21.8

13.9

9.0

7.5

3.3

0.9

38.4

*

244.4

186.8

140.0

92.3

63.3

46.9

26.1

13.7

9.7

2.2

6.2

51.3

12.2

1.9

1,858,783

98,141

9,572

88,569

560,160

486,097

266,847

164.644

95,479

60,785

38,917

30,213

22,101

35,399

1,185,904

95,681

9,395

86,286

514,846

373,856

130,862

42,764

13.340

6,065

3,097

2,151

1,707

1,515

635,086

800

31,233

101,523

130,936

119,470

80,933

53,914

35,301

27,651

20,062

33,263

49,552

178

6,505

21,760

21,109

100.0

5.3

0.5

4.8

30.1

26.2

14.4

8.9

5.1

3.3

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.9

100.0

8.1

0.8

7.3

43.4

31.5

11.0

3.6

1.1

0.5

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.1

100.0

0.1

4.9

16.0

20.6

18.8

12.7

8.5

5.6

4.4

3.2

5.2

100.0

0.4

13.1 }

43.9

42.6

60.5

12.2

2.0

27.9

78.4

111.7

99.3

103.9

78.4

69.3

53.4

38.7

27.6

14.1

50.1

12.1

2.0

27.6

74.5

99.2

70.7

51.6

25.4

16.9

11.2

6.8

5.7

2.4

95.7

*

247.9

191,6

163.1

161.7

119.0

105.9

79.9

60.5

40.6

18.0

27.7

102.8

52.8

16.1

63.1

13.7

2.2

30.5

81.2

118.0

104.9

104.6

87.9

73.7

54.8

40.7

30.3

14.2

51.6

13.5

2.1

30.0

77.3

102.9

72.0

46.9

27.1

16.4

11.6

8.4

5.4

2.3

103.1

*

229.1

215.9

178,1

172.1

133.3

118,2

83.4

61.7

44.8

18.1

28.7

124.6

55.7

16.4

64.1

14.4

2.2

31.4

83.9

117.1

109.4

106.0

92.7

78.8

51.3

45.9

34.8

15.1

51.8

14.1

2.2

30.9

79.5

100.6

69.0

45.4

27.0

18.5

10.7

10.4

8.0

2.9

109.1

*

241.8

223.1

206.0

175.8

143.4

120.8

77.0

66.3

49.1

18.9

30.7

149.3

59.5

16.8
12 ~ Monthly Vital Statistics Report

Tabla 6. Marriages and percent distribution of marriages by age according to previous marital status of women and man, 1985, and marriage

ratas by age and previous marital status of women and men, 1983-85: M arriaga-registration area—Con.

[Based on sample data. For sampling errors of est!mates and a description of the marnage-registraticm area, see Technical notes. Marriages of persona under 15 years

of age are included in the youngest age groups; rates are based on populatmns that exclude persons under 15 years of age. Rates for all marriages are baaed on the

unmarried population; for first marriages, on the never- married population; and for remarriages, on the widowed and divorced populations. Rates per 1,000 population

in specified age group estimated as of July 1 ]

Women Men

Number Percent Ratei Number Percent Ratel

Age and previous marital status 1985 1985 1S85 1984 1983 1985 1985 1985 1984 1983

Remarriages—Con.

Previously divorced3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-19 yaars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25–29 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30-34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-39 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40-44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-49 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50-54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-59 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60-64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Not stated if widowed or divorced . . . . .

Not stated if previously married

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

485,848

4,578

58,529

112,933

114,354

86,122

52,051

28,694

14,310

7,757

3,833

?,687

84,288

38,797

100.0

0.9

12.0

23.2

23.5

17.7

10.7

5.9

2.9

1.6

0.8

0.6

. . .

. . .

81.8

*

263.6

183.6

127.8

96.7

62.9

46.1

31.0

17.4

10.2

4.8

. . .

. . .

87.3

*

241.5

204.1

132.0

100.3

66.9

49.5

33.0

17.6

12.3

4.8

. . .

. . .

91.6

*

240.4

204.4

145.3

99.3

67.0

50.8

32.4

18.9

12.9

4.9

. . .

. . .

499,735

700

26,513

86,756

111,606

100,769

67,509

44,417

26,528

17,379

9,423

8,135

85,799

37,793

100.0

0.1

5.3

17.4

22.3

20.2

13.5

8.9

5.3

3.5

1.9

1.6

. . .

. . .

121.6

*

276.2

187.8

157.9

160.0

119.1

105.8

77.8

57.0

39.4

23.8

. . .

.,.

132.7

*

234.8

211.7

173.1

173.9

130.1

117.8

78.2

58.8

45.8

23.9

. . .

,..

142,1

*

239.5

214.4

202.0

172.6

137.7

126.6

77.2

67.7

49.3

26.2

. . .

. . .

lAll rates exclude data for Iowa.

‘Figures for first marriages and remarriage exclude data for Iowa; thesa data are included in “Not stated if previously married.”

3Data exclude remarriage inMichigan, Clhio, a“,jsouthCarolina. These data are included in “Not stated if widowed or divorced.”
Table 7. Median and moan age of bride and groom by previous marital status: Marriaga-registration area, 1963-85

[Based on sample data. Figures by previous marital status exclude dsta for Iowa beginning with 1977. Figures for previously divorced and previously widowed exclude

dats for Michigsn and Ohio for sII yesrs, for South Csrolins beginning with 1972, snd for the District of Columbis for 1970. For a description of the msrrisge-registration

area, see Technical notes]

Previous marital status of bride Previous marital status of groom

Remarriage Remarriage

First Previously Previously First Previously Previously

Year TotalJ marriage Tota12 divorced widowed Totall marriage Tota12 divorced widowad

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1978, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1977, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1976, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1967 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1966 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1965 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1963 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1985, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1966 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1967 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1966 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1965 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1963 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25.2

25.0

24.8

24.4

24.1

23.7

23.4

23.2

22.9

22.7

22.4

22.0

21.9

21.7

21.7

21.7

21.6

21.5

21.4

21.5

21.4

21.4

21.3

28.0

27.6

27.6

27.3

27.0

26.7

26.7

26.3

26.2

26.1

25,9

25.6

25.5

25.2

25.1

25.1

25.1

25.0

25.1

25.2

25.2

25.3

25.2

23.0

22.8

22.5

22.3

22.0

21.8

21.6

21.4

21.1

21.0

20.6

20.6

20.6

20.5

20.5

20.6

20.6

20.6

20.5

20.3

20.4

20.4

20.3

24.0

23.8

23.5

23.3

23.0

22.7

22.5

22.3

22.2

22.1

21.9

21.7

21.7

21.6

21.6

21.6

21.6

21.6

21.6

21.5

21.6

21.4

21.5

33.6

33.3

32.9

32.5

32.1

32.0

31.9

31.5

31.4

31.7

32.0

32.1

32.3

32.8

32.9

33.3

33.6

33.8

35.0

35.2

35.5

35.6

35.6

36.0

35.9

35.6

35.3

35.0

35.0

35.4

34.9

35.0

35.3

35.5

35.7

36.0

36.2

36.4

36.6

36.9

36.9

37.4

37.6

37.7

37.8

37.7

32.7

32.5

32.0

31.6

31.2

31.0

30.8

30.5

30.2

30.1

30.2

30.0

30.2

30.3

30.2

30.1

30.4

30.7

31.3

31.4

31.7

31.7

31.8

34.2

34.0

33.7

33.4

33.0

32.8

32.8

32.6

32.5

32.5

32.7

32.5

32.8

32.9

32.8

32.8

33.0

33.2

33.3

33.6

33.6

33.1

33.5

Median age

54.4 27.4

54.2 27.2

54.0 27.0

54.1 26.7

53.6 26.3

53.6 25.9

55.2 25.8

52.6 25.5

53.1 25.2

53.0 25.0

52.4 24.7

51.9 24.2

52.1 24.1

51.4 23.8

51.8 23.7

51.2 23.6

51.3 23.5

50.6 23.6

50.0 23.6

50.2 23.8

50.1 23.6

50.3 23.6

49.7 23.7

Mean age

53.0 30.6

52.8 30.5

52.6 30.3

52.6 30.0

52.2 29.8

52.2 29.4

53.4 29.5

51.4 29.1

51.8 29.0

51.8 28.9

51.2 28.7

51.0 28.3

51.0 28.1

50.7 27.9

50.6 27.8

50.3 27.8

50.4 27.7

49.9 27.7

49.7 28.0

49.7 28.0

49.7 28.1

50.0 28.3

49.3 28.2

24.8

24.6

24.4

24.1

23.9

23.6

23.4

23.2

23.0

22.9

22.7

22.5

22.5

22.4

22.5

22.5

22.4

22.4

22.6

22.6

22.5

22.4

22.5

25.9

25.7

25.5

25.3

25.0

24.8

24.6

24.4

24.3

24.1

24.0

23.8

23.8

23.7

23.7

23.8

23.8

23.8

24.0

24.0

24.0

24.0

24.1

37.0

36.8

36.2

35.7

35.3

35.2

36.3

35.1

34.9

35.1

35.5

35.7

36.3

36.5

36.9

37.5

38.2

38.3

39.1

39.2

39.6

39.7

39.8

39.8

39.7

39.3

39.0

38.7

38.7

38.9

38.5

38.6

38.8

39.1

39.4

39.6

39.8

40.3

40.6

40.9

41.0

41.4

41.6

42,0

42.1

42.3

36.0

35.9

35.3

34.9

34.4

34.0

33.9

33.8

33.6

33.7

33.6

33.6

33.9

34.0

34.1

34.5

34.7

35.1

35.5

35.8

36.0

36.4

36.3

37.8

37.7

37.3

37.0

36.6

36.5

36.4

36.2

36.1

36.2

36.3

36.3

36.4

36.5

36.6

36.7

36.9

37.1

37.4

37.6

37.8

37.8

37.8

62.4

62.4

62.0

61.7

61.0

61.2

61.7

59.7

60.1

60.0

59.4

59.2

59.3

59.1

59.1

58.7

59.0

57.9

57.7

57.9

57.8

58.0

58.0

60.8

60.8

60.2

59.9

59.5

59.6

60.0

58.4

58.9

58.6

58.2

58.2

58.1

58.0

57.7

57.7

57.7

57.0

56.7

57.0

56.7

57.0

56,8

1Figures include previous marital ststus not stated.

2Figures include divorced or widowed not steted.
14~ Monthly Vital Statistics Report

Table 8. Mean age of bride and groom in years by previous marital status: Marriage-registration area and each registration State, 19$5

[Baaed on sample data]

Previous marital status of bride Previous marital status of groom

Remarriage Remarriage

First Previously Previously First Previously

Year Tots/l

Previously

marriage Tota12 divorced widowed Totall marriage Tota12 divorced widowed

Marriage-registration 28.1

area,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.8

Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.1

California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.4

Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.3

Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.7

Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.9

District of Columbia . . . . . . . . . 29.9

Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.8

Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.4

Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.6

Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.3

Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.0

Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.6

Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.6

Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.6

Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.9

Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.1

Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.9

Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.9

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.1

Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.8

Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.1

Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.3

Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.8

Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.5

Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.9

New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.5

New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.5

New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.7

North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.4

Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.7

Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.2

Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.5

Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.1

South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.1

South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27.5

Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.1

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.8

Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.5

Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.1

West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.7

Wisconsin, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.9

Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.0

24.0

22,2

23,8

24.8

24.0

25.3

24.3

27.5

24.1

23,0

25.5

22,1

24.4

22.8

. . .

22.8

22.2

22.9

23.5

24.9

25.1

23.8

23.7

22.3

22.9

23.2

23.3

24.4

25.4

25.8

23,1

23,4

23,7

24,1

24.7

22.9

22,8

22.4

22.0

24.4

23.9

22.1

23.7

22.5

36.1

35.2

33.7

37.4

34.9

37.2

36.1

38.4

37.2

35.0

35.9

36.2

36.0

35.6

. . .

34.7

35.2

34.7

35.9

37.1

37.2

36.2

36.7

34.8

35:7

35.4

35.9

36.1

37.6

37.3

35.5

35.7

37.0

36.9

36.8

35.2

36.1

35.3

33.9

36.7

35.5

35.3

36.4

34.1

34.3

33.3

33.2

35.5

33.7

35.4

34.4

37.0

34.9

33.2

35.0

34.1

34.3

33.3

. . .

32.6

33.3

32.7

34.3

35.6

35.6

. . .

34.5

32.8

33.6

33.7

33.5

34.6

35.7

35.6

33.6

. . .

34.8

34.7

35.2

. . .

33.7

33.6

32.4

35.0

33.9

33.2

34.3

32.8

Mean age

53.3

52.1

45.9

56.6

50.7

52.5

53.6

50.7

56.5

53.1

48.7

55.3

52.2

56.3

. . .

55.7

52.0

51.8

52.6

51.0

52.0

. . .

52.3

53.0

54.2

52.4

54.7

51.7

53.8

52.2

50.7

..-

56.2

53.3

52.8

. . .

52.6

51.8

50.7

52.7

50.2

51.9

54.4

53.0

30.8

30.5

30.8

31.0

30.9

31.3

30.4

32.6

32.8

31.2

32.6

31.1

30.5

30.0

29.9

30.1

30.5

29.7

30.6

31.9

30.6

30.5

29.4

30.2

30.4

30.2

29.2

31.3

31.3

31.3

29.9

30.4

32.0

30.1

30.6

30.7

30.1

30.9

28.3

31.3

30.7

29.6

29.4

30.7

25.9

24.1

26,2

26.8

26.2

27.2

26.0

28.8

26.3

25.1

27,4

24.7

26.3

24.8

. . .

24.7

24.3

25.1

25.6

26.8

26.9

25.6

25.7

24.3

24.8

25.6

25.2

26.4

27.3

27.6

24.8

25.3

25.9

26.0

26.6

24.9

25.2

24.2

24.1

26.5

25.8

24.5

25.7

25.1

39.9

39.0

37.9

41.3

38.5

40.8

39.7

42.4

41.4

38.6

40.6

39.9

39.7

38.9

. . .

38.4

38.9

38.5

39.7

41.2

40.8

40.0

40.2

39.2

39.3

39.4

39.2

40.1

41.3

41.0

39.2

39.3

40.9

40.7

40.5

39.1

39.6

39.1

37.9

40.6

39.3

39.0

39.7

37.9

37.9

36.8

37.3

39.1

37.1

38.9

37.6

40.6

38.9

37.1

39.3

37.7

37.7

36.3

. . .

36.3

36.9

36.4

37.8

39.3

38.9

. . .

37.8

37.3

37.0

37.6

36.6

38.5

39.1

39.0

36.9

. . .

38.7

38.2

38.7

. . .

37.2

37.2

35.9

38.7

37.6

36.5

37.0

36.7

61.1

61.8

52.0

63.1

58.4

!59.7

59.7

59.0

64.7

61.2

57.3

63.2

59.3

63.1

. . .

62.1

60.6

58.9

61.1

60.2

59.7

. . .

59.9

60.1

61.6

62.2

60.7

60.3

58.9

59.7

59.9

. . .

66.3

60.3

58.8

. . .

60.3

60.9

62.9

59.9

58.6

61.8

61.4

59.2

1 Figures include prewous marital status not stated.

2Figures include divorced or widowed not stated.

3Flgures for previous marital status exclude data for Iowa, Figures for previously divorced and prewously widowed exclude data for Michigan, Ohio, and South Carolina.
Table 9. Median and mean intewal to remarriage in yeara by previous maritaI statua of brida and groom Repofiing Statea, 1970–85

[Based on sample data]

Previous marital status af bride Previous marital status of groom

All Previously Previously All Previously Previously

Year remarriages 1 divorced widowed remarriages~ divorced widowed

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,

1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

Median intewal

4.6 2.0

4.5 1.9

4.3 1.8

4.2 1.7

4.1 1.6

4.1 1.6

4.3 1.5

3.9 1.4

4.1 1.3

3.7 1.2

3.7

3.6

1.2

1.2

3.7 1.1

3.6 1.1

3.6 ‘1.1

3.6 1.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

0.9

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

Maan intewal

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8 3.6 6.5 3.3 3.2

1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.7

3.6 3.4 6.2 3.2 3.1

1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5

3.7

3.3 6.1 3.0

1982

3.0

3.4

3.5

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1 6.1 2.9 2.8

1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 3.3

3.4

3.0 6.0 2.8 2.7 345

1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.2 2.9 6.0 2.7 2.6 3.5

1979, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,. 3.2 2.9 6.0 2.6 2.5

1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.5

3.1 2.8 5.7 2.5 2.5

1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.3

3.0 2.7 5.8 2.5 2.3

1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,. 3.0

3.4

2.6 5.6 2.4 2.3 3.3

1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 2.5 5.6 2.4 2.3

1974. ..,.....,..,....,.......,.,,, 2.9

3.2

2,5 5.5 2.4 2.2 3,3

1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 2.6 5.5 2.3 2.2

1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0

3.2

2.5 5.7 2.3 2.2

1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0

3.4

2.6 5.5 2.4 2.3 3.3

1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.9 2.5 5.5 2.3 2.2 3.2

1Figuresinclude divorced or widowed not stated,

NOTE In 1970 data on intewal between marriagea were reported by 18 registration Statea (California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana,

Montana, New Hampahire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tenneaaae, Utah, Varmont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming). By 1985, 9 additional

Statea were reporting interval between marriages (Colorado, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oregon, and Virginia).
16 ~ Monthly Vital Statistics Report ~

Table 10. Marriages and mean age at marriage by race and previous marital status of bride and groom: 34 reporting States, 1985

[Basad on sample data]

Remarriage

Previous

Widowed or marital

First Previously Previously divorced status not

Race Total marriage Total divorced~ wido wed~ not stated stated

Bride

All races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Race not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Groom

Allrsces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other racea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Race not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bride

All races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other racea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Race not statad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Groom

All races........,..........,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other racea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Race not stated, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,216,945

1,042,819

132,458

18,014

23,654

1,216,945

1,040,331

137,462

16,207

22,945

28.0

28.0

28.6

27.8

28.1

30.7

30.7

31.2

29.8

30.6

762,435

640,182

96,139

12,838

13,276

760,901

639,599

96,165

12,272

12,865

23.6

23.2

25.3

25.1

24.0

25.5

25.3

27.1

27.2

26.0

441,206

392,735

35,471

5,052

7,948

443,375

391,259

40,380

3,811

7,925

35.9

35.7

37.5

34.9

35.5

39.7

39.6

41.0

38.6

38.5

Number

373,783

333,414

28,815

4,357

78197

381,224

337,085

33,545

3,365

7,229

Mean age

34.0

33.8

35.8

34.3

33.9

37.6

37.5

39.1

37.5

36.7

42,025

37,256

3,733

349

687

37,795

33,429

3,564

242

560

53.3

53.6

51.1

41.9

53.2

61.2

61.5

58.4

54.7

61.7

25,398

22,065

2,923

346

64

24,356

20,745

3,271

204

136

13,304

9,902

848

124

2.430

12,669

9,473

917

124

2,155

35.1 25.3

34.8 24.9

37.0 28.1

35.5 23.2

29.2 26.2

39.1 27.4

38.8 26.9

41.1 29.3

37.4 27.9

37.1 29.2

1Data excluds remarriages in South Carolina. Thaae data are includad in “Widowed or divorced not stated.”

NOTE Of the 42 Stataa in the marriage-ragiatretion area in 1985, 34 reported race of bride and groom—Alabama, Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,

Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kanaaa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Miaaouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampahire, New Jersey, North Carolina,

Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wiaconain, and Wyoming. Those registration

areas that did not report race are California, Colorado, tha District of Columbia, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, and Ohio.
Monthly Vital Statistics Report ~ 17

Tabla 11. Marriagas and parcent distribution by educational attainment of bride and groom, according to pravious marital status, and mean

yaarsof school complated 21 rapotiing States, 1985

Years of school completed

77

0-8 9-11 72 ?3-75 16 Not

Previous marital status Total

years

years years years years years or more stated

Brida

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Single . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Previously married . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Divorced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Widowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Widowed or divorced not stated . . . . . . . . . .

Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Groom

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Single . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Previously married . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Divorced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Widowed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Widowed or divorced not stated . . . . . . . . . .

Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bride

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Single . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Previously married . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Divorced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Widowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Groom

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Single . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Previously married . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Divorced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Widowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Number Mean

761,314

498,400

260,621

233,553

25,146

1,922

2,293

761,314

497,146

262,154

237,487

22,995

1,672

2,014

20,141

8,919

11,187

7,711

3,381

95

35

28,578

11,662

16,903

11,944

4,853

106

13

88,858

52,990

35,747

31,511

4,004

232

121

80,102

50,470

29,541

26,616

2,827

98

91

282,187

175,585

106,246

96,479

9,222

545

356

278,584

184,067

94,301

87,668

6,162

471

216

160,636

108,664

51,767

47,617

3,871

279

205

140,468

93,485

46,838

43,801

2,894

143

145

Percent distribution

87,224

69,703

17,427

15,961

1,411

55

94

92,738

66,404

26,208

24,133

1,957

118

126

41,921

28,487

13,375

12,606

735

34

59

60,694

37,705

22,930

21,041

1,844

45

59

80,347

54,052

24,872

21,668

2,522

682

1,423

80,150

53,353

25,433

22,284

2,458

691

1,364

100.0 3.0 13.0 41.4 23.6 12.8 6.2 . . .

100.0 2.0 11.9 39.5 24.5 15.7 6.4 . . .

100.0 4.7 15.2 45.1 22.0 7.4 5.7 . . .

100.0 3.6 14.9 45.5 22.5 7.5

100.0

5.9 . . .

14.9 17.7 40.8 17.1 6.2 3.2 . . .

100.0 4.2 11.8 40.9 20.6 13.6 B.9 . . .

100.0 2.6 11.4 41.5 21.1 15.0 8.5 . . .

100.0 7.1 12.5 39.8 19.8 11.1 9.7 . . .

100.0 5.6 12.4 40.7 20.4 11.2 9.8 . . .

100.0 23.6 13.8 30.0 14.1 9.5 9.0 . . .

13.4

13.6

13.0

13.1

12.1

. . .

. .

13.5

13.6

13.2

13.3

12.0

.

. . .

Median

12.8

12.9

12.7

12.7

12.4

12.8

12.9

12.8

12.8

12.4

NOTE: 0fthe42 States in the marriage-registration area in 1985,21 reported education of bride and groom—Cal!fornra, Connectmut, Hawall, Illmots, Kansas,

Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carollna, Rhode Island, Tenneaaee, Utah, Vermont, Vlrgm[a, Wlsconsm,

and Wyoming.
Technical notes

Place and time of occurrence

Marriages and marriage rates for States and other areas

are by place of occurrence. Marriages are those performed

during the calendar year.

Sources of data

Figures in tables 1–3 are based on totals reported by States

and counties, except for New York City, where the count of

marriages was taken from the 100-percent sample of marriage

records. Figures in tables 4– 10 are based on data tabulated from

State-coded data tapes and from probability samples of records

selected and coded in the National Center for Health Statistics

(NCHS) from copies of the records sent by States participating

in the marnage-registration area(MR4). In 1985 the MRA consisted of the District of Columbia and all except eight States—

Arizon% Arkansas, Nevad~ New Mexico, North Dako@ Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington. In 1974 the MRA consisted of

the District of Columbia and all States except nine; Colorado

joined in 1979. Marriages performed in the MR4 included 80

percent of the marriages registered in the United States in both

1975 and 1985,

Nonlicensed (confidential) marriages

for California

Section 4213 of the California Civil Code allows unmarned

couples who have been living together to be married confidentially without obtaining a marriage license or health certificate.

In March 1972 this section was amended to require county

clerks to keep sealed records of these marriages and to report

periodically the total number to the California State Department

of Health Services. Since reporting began, nonlicensed marriages

have increased rapidly, from 2,857 in 1973 to 77,002 in 1985.

NCHS has not included the nonlicensed California marriages in

totals or rates for years prior to 1978, However, beginning with

final statistics for 1978, nonlicensed marriages, which totaled

37,462 in that year, are included in the national and geographic

totals and rates.

Marriage sample

Twelve States—Florid& Illinois, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York (except New York

City), Rhode Island South Carolin~ Vermont and Virginia—

supplied State-coded data tapes of all their marriage records

through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program, and 100 percent of these records were used by NCHS. For all other States in

the MR4, records were sampled at rates designed to give a sample of at least 2,500 for each State, All records were included in

the samples for Alaska, Delaware, and the District of Columbia,

where totals of less than 5,000 marriages had been expected, and

for New York City. All other States were sampled at 5,10,20,

or 50 percent depending on the number of marriages in the State.

The total sample size, including records supplied through the

Vital Statistics Cooperative Program, was 743,230 marriages.

Sampling errors shown in table I are for frequencies that equal a

specii3ed percent of the total U marriages.

Nonlicensed marriages registered in California are not available for inclusion in the MRA marriage sample. The 5-percent

sample of California marriages for 1985 was drawn only from

licensed marriages. The corresponding weighta for sample records

were based on these totals. Because no information is available

on the characteristics of persons obtaining nonlicensed marriages,

no accurate estimate is available for the bias introduced in sample estimates by the omission of these marriages.

Sampling errors

All statistics for the MM are estimates based on the systematic sample of marriages described above; therefore, these

statistics are subject to sampling errors. The sampling error is a

measure of variation that occurs by chance between sample

estimates and the actual quantity being estimated. Chances are

about 68 out of 100 that an estimate would differ from the true

value by less than the sampling error, and about 95 out of 100

that the difference would be less than twice the sampliig error.

Population denominators

Marriage rates for the MU by age, sex, and previous marital status for 1983, 1984, and 1985 are based on unpublished

population estimates as of July 1 prepared by the U.S. Bureau of

Table 1. Approximate sampling errors of estimated numbar of

marriagas shown in table 6: Marriaga. registration area, 1985

Sampling

Percent of total rVfRA merriages in subclass error

lor99 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407

2or98 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573

3or97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 698

4or96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 802

5or95. .c . . . . . . . . . . .. c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 892

7or93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,044

100r90 . . . . . . . ,,, ,. ..,,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...4. 1,228

150r85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...!. 1,461

200r80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,637

250r75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,772

50.. .,....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,, !....!. 2,046

HOW TO USE THE SAMPLING ERROR TABLE The total number laf MRA

marriagea in 1985 (excluding nonlicensed California marrieges) waa 1,858,783.

For any estimate of marriages shown in tsble 6, detarmine ita percent of the

total MRA marriages. Then look in the table of sampling errors for the row

containing the computed psrcent to determine the sampling error for the

astimated number of marriages for the year. For example, in 1985 there were

an estimated 623,867 remarriage of women, or 34.3 percent of all 1985 MRA

marriagea. 8ecause 34.3 is between 25 and 50 percent, the sampling error ia

between 1,772 and 2,046, or, by interpolation, 1,874 remarriages. Tha

chancea are about 68 out of 100 that the actual numbar of 1985 remarriage

is betwaen 621,993 and 625,741 (623,867 * 1,874),
the Census.z National and State rates for 1985 are basedon pop inators before medians were computed Computations of meulation estimates as of July 1 published by the U.S. Bureau of dian and mean age at marriage were based on tabulations of

the Census.3 ungrouped data.

Computation of percent distributions, Nonreporting bias

medians, and means Age was more than 99 percent complete on marriage records,

Figures for marriage order and previous marital status not but in 1985 marriage order for brides was not stated on 2 percent

stated were subtracted from figuresformarriages used as denom- of the MR4 records. No allocation of missing data was done

before rates were calculated. The percent not stated for grooms

was similar.

Zu.s. Bureau of the cen~u~. 1986. )+timates of the population of the United

States, by age,sex, end race 1980 to 1985. Current Population Reports. Series

P-25, No. 985. WashingtonU.S. Government Printing Office.

3u,s. Bureau of the Census, 1987. State population and household estimates,

with age,sex, and componentsof change 1981-86. Current Population Reports.

Series P-25, No. 1010. Washington U.S. Government Printing OfRce.

Symbols

--- Data not available

. . . Category not applicable

Quantity zero

0.0 Quantity more than zero but less than

0.05

z Quantity more than zero but less than

500 where numbers are rounded to

thousands

*

Figure does not meet standards of

reliability or precision
This report represents summary tabulations from the final marriage statistics for 1985.

More detailed tabulations for 1985 will be published in Vital Statistics of the United

States, Volume III—Marriage and Divorce. Prior to the publication of that volume, the

National Center for Health Statistics will respond to requests for unpublished data whenever possible.

Suggested citation

National Center for Health Statistics: Advance

report of final marriage statistics, 1985. Month/y

Vita/ Statistics Report. Vol. 37, No. 1 Supp.

DHHS Pub. No. (PHS) 88–1 120. Public Health

Service. Hyattsville, Md.

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Final Data From the National Center for Health Statistics Vol. 36, No. 8, Supplement. December 7, 1987

Advance Report of Final Divorce Statistics, 1985

Divorces and divorce rates

In 19851,190,000 couples divorced in the United States,

leaving the ranks of the 109 million currently married men and

women to join the 5.4 million divorced men and 7.8 million divorced women. The 1985 divorce total was the second highest

in history, exceeded only by the total for 1981 (table 1). For

19 years the number of divorces had increased each year, from

413,000 in 1962 to 1,213,000 in 1981. Since 1981, the total

has fluctuated, dropping in 1982 and 1983, rising in 1984 and

1985, and, according to provisional reports, dropping again in

1986.

The 1985 divorce rate was 5.0 per 1,000 total population,

unchanged from the previous year. However, there was a rise

in the divorce rate per 1,000 married women 15 years of age

and over, the population that is actually at risk of divorce. This

rate rose for the second consecutive year, from 21.3 per 1,000

married women in 1983 to 21.5 in 1984 and to 21.7 in 1985.

This rate had reached a record high of 22.8 in 1979, then dropped

until 1983, and has since rebounded (figure 1). The rate of

21.7 per 1,000 married women means that more than 2 percent

of American wives divorced in 1985.

There are sharp differences in divorce rates among regions.

Historically, the divorce rates for the West and the South have

been considerably higher than for the Midwest, and all three

have been higher than the rate for the Northeast. This basic

pattern continued in 1985. The rate for the West was 5.8 per

1,000 total population, 4 percent higher than the rate for the

South (5.6), 29 percent higher than the rate for the Midwest

(4.5), and 53 percent higher tian the rate for the Northeast

(3.8) (table 2). However, the rates have been converging. Between 1984 and 1985 the rate for the West dropped, and the

rates for the Northeast, Midwest and South rose. In the decade

between 1975 and 1985, the rate for the West dropped 9 percent (from 6.4 to 5.8), and the rate for the Northeast rose 23

percent (from 3.1 to 3.8).

In 1985 data from 44 States and the District of Columbia

were sufficiently reliable and complete to support valid comparisons. Among these areas Texas had the highest number of

divorces (100,394), followed by Florida (77,545), New York

(67,61 6), Ohio (53,016), and Illinois (48,9 17). It is virtually

certain that divorces in California exceeded those in Texas, but

the records reported for California include an unknown number

of legal separations in addition to decrees actually granted.

States that reported the fewest divorces were North Dakota

(2,295), Vermont (2,355), and South Dakota (2,566). The longterm upward trend in divorce that was observed during the

1970’s was also characteristic of most States. Only Connecticut, the District of Columbi% Illinois, Michigan, and Montana

had fewer divorces in 1985 than in 1975.

The divorce rates were highest in Nevada ( 14.2 per 1,000

population), Oklahoma (8.0), Alaska (7.7), and Wyoming (7.5).

The rate for New Mexico was also high, but in addition to

decrees granted the data included an unknown number of divorce petitions filed. Divorce rates were lowest in North Dakota and Pennsylvania (3.4 each). Divorce rates rose in 16

States, fell in 12 States and the District of Columbia, and were

unchanged in 16 States.

Data for the preceding discussion come from reports of the

number of divorces provided annually by the 50 States and the

District of Columbia. For the following discussions of children

involved in divorce, age at divorce and at marriage, and duration

of marriage, detailed information comes from the 31 States in

the divorce-registration area (DRA). About 48 percent of the divorces in the United States took place in DRA States in 1985.

Children involved in divorce

Three statistical measures are published annually that document the involvement of American children in divorce—the

total number of children, the average number of children per divorce decree, and the rate per 1,000 children under 18 years of

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Figure 1. Divorce rates: United States, 1925-85

age (table 3). These measures show that the number of children

peaked in 1979 and has since fluctuated, that the average number per decree has been falling irregularly for almost two decades, and that the rate per 1,000 children peaked in 1981,

declined in 1982-84, and rose slightly in 1985.

SpecFlcrdly, more than 1 million children have been involved

in divorce annually since 1972 when an estimated 1,021,000

were reported (figure 2). The number reached a record high of

1,181,000 in 1979 and has fluctuated since then. The average

number of chddren per decree was 0.92 in 1985, the same as in

1984. It had generally fallen from 1.36 in 1964 to 0.92 in 1984

and 1985. This decline occurred in part because average family

size in the United States was shrinking. The rate per 1,000

children under 18 years of age had more than doubled between

1964 and 1981, rising from 8.7 to 18.7. It subsequently fell to

17.2 in 1984 and then increased slightly to 17.3 in 1985.

Not all divorcing couples have children. In fact, for almost

half of all couples (47 percent in 1985) there were no children

reported, for 26 percent there was one child, for 20 percent

there were two children, and 8 percent had three children or

more (table 4).

Age

Rates specific for age have been calculated since 1982 for

a uniform group of 28 States. The rates are higher for younger
1,300,000

1,200,000

1,100,000

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900,000

800,000

700,000

600,000

500,000

400,000

300,000

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1,200,000

1,100,000

1,000,000

900,000

800,000

700,000

600,000

500,000

400,000

300,000

0

Figure 2. Divorces and childran involved: United States, 1950-85

than older people. In 1985 divorce rates for wives were highest

for teenagers (48.4 per 1,000 married women), more than twice

the rate for wives aged 35–39 years (23.4), and almost 12

times the rate for wives aged 55-59 years (4.2). For men, rates

were highest for husbands aged 20–24 years (49.9 per 1,000),

more than twice as high as rates for married men aged 40–44

years (23.2), and 12 times as high as rates for married men

aged 60–64 years (4. 1),

Between 1982 and 1985 most age-specific rates for men

and women in age groups 40 years and over rose, as did rates

for men aged 20–24 years. There was no consistent trend in

rates for other age groups during that time period. In contrast,

there had been a very pronounced upward trend in age-specific

rates between 1970 and 1980, when most rates rose substantially (table 5).

Age at marriage has been steadily rising in recent years,

and the age distribution of divorcing men and women has echoed

the trend. In 1975, 15 percent of divorcing men were age 20-

24 years by 1985 only 10 percent were in that age group. The

proportion of divorcing men who were age 25–29 years was 25

percent in 1975 and had droppedto21 percent by 1985. Concurrently, the proportions for ages 30–44 years were increasing,

and the proportions for age groups 45 years and over showed

no consistent trend. Wives tend to be a few years younger than

their husbands, but the changes in the age distribution of divorcing women were similar to those for men. The mean and

medkn ages of husbands and wives summarize these distribw

tions and showed persistent increases for both men and women

after 1978. The mean age of divorcing husbands was 32.0 years

in 1978 and rose each year, rea$hing 34.4 years in 1985. The

mean age of divorcing wives rose from 3211 to 33.7 years between 1978 and 1985 (table 6).

The distribution of age at marriage of husbands divorcing

in 1985 (table 7) shows that 14 percent had married as teen-
4 ~ MonthlyVitalStatisticsReport

agers and 41 percent had been 20–24 years of age. Thus the

majority had married before age 25. Of the divorcing wives

more than two-thirds had married before age 25, with 33 percent marrying as teenagers and 37 percent at 20–24 years of

age. Although the mean age at marriage of divorcing men and

women increased by 1.1 years between 1975 and 1985, it did

not increase as much as the mean age at divorce (1.4 years)

because couples divorcing in 1985 had been married longer.

The variation among States in age at marriage and age at

divorce is shown in table 8.

Duration of dissolving marriages

The following discussion of duration of marriages concerns marriages that end in divorce. However, it should be kept

in mind that the majority of ever-mamied Americans have not

divorced. Data from the 1985 Current Population Survey show

that 76 percent of ever-married women have not divorced. For

the approximately 2 percent of married Americans who did

divorce in 1985, the duration of their marriages ranged from a

few months to more than 60 years. The proportion of divorces

is greatest at durations of 2 and 3 years, then diminishes. In the

divorce-registration area 4 percent had been married less

than 1 year, 8 percent had been married 1 year, 9 percent had

been married 2 years, and another 9 percent, 3 years. Smaller

percentages of the dissolving marriages fell into each longer

duration.

The average duration to decree in 1985 was 9.5 years, the

same as in 1984 and 0.3 year longer than in 1975 (table 9).

Putting this information on duration together with the information on mean ages at marriage and divorce shows that, on the

average, divorcing women in 1975 were 32.3 years of age, had

remained married 9.2 years, and had been married at 23.2

years of age in 1966 to husbands who were 2.6 years older

than themselves. Divorcing wives in 1985 were 33.7 years of

age, had stayed married 9.5 years, and had married at 24.3

years of age in 1976 to husbands who were 2.6 years older

than themselves. An analysis of the relative influence of current age, age at marriage, and marital duration on the likelihood of divorce has been done by Thornton and Rodgers

(1987 ).1

Among States, there are rather wide variations in~duration

of dissolving marriages, ranging from an average of 7.3 years in

Alaska to 11.8 years in Massachusetts. These variations are

due in part to differences in the speed with which a divorce can

be obtained under the laws of the separate States. As a result,

in Alabama 10.3 percent of couples divorced in less than 1

year after mamying. In Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Virginia, less than 1 percent did so (table

10). Other factors are associated with duration to decree, and

these factors vary with the composition of the population of the

different States. These other variables, including age at marriage, previous marital histories of the spouses, and number of

children in the family, are discussed in an earlier report (NCHS,

1981 ).2

IThornton, & and w, L. Rodgers. 1987. The influence of individual and historical time on marital dissolution, Demography 24(1): 1–22.

2Nation~ Center for Health Statistics, Plateris, A. A 1981. Duration of ‘arriage before divorce, United States. Vital and Heakh .Wafisfics. Series 21, No.

38. DHHS Pub. No. (PHS) 81–1916. Public Health Service. Washington

U.S. Government Printing Otlice.

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. Category not applicable

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Monthly Vital Statistics Report~ 5

Table 1. Divorces and annulments and rates: United States, 1940-85

[Data refer only to events occurring within the United States. Alaska included beginning 1959 and Hawaii begtnn!ng 1960. Rates per 1,000 population enumerated as of

April 1 for census years snd estimated aa of July 1 for all other yeara]

Rate per 1, 000—

Divorces Married

and Total

Year

women 15

annulments population years and over

1,190,000

1,169,000

1,158,000

1,170,000

1,213,000

1,189,000

1,181,000

1,130,000

1,091,000

1,083,000

1,036,000

977,000

915,000

845.000

773,000

708,000

639,000

584,000

523,000

499,000

479,000

450,000

428,000

413,000

414,000

393,000

395,000

368,000

381,000

382,000

3778000

379,000

390,000

392,000

381,000

385,000

397,000

408,000

483,000

610,000

485,000

400,000

359,000

321,000

293,000

264,000

5.0

5.0

4.9

5.0

5.3

5.2

5.3

5.1

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.4

4,3

3,5

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

21.7

21.5

21.3

21.7

22.6

22.6

22.8

21.9

21.1

21.1

20.3

19.3

18.2

17.0

15.8

14.9

13.4

12.5

11.2

10.9

10.6

10.0

9.6

9.4

9.6

9.2

9,3

8.9

9.2

9.4

9.3

9.5

9.9

10.1

9.9

10,3

10.6

11,2

13.6

17.9

14.4

12,0

11.0

10,1

9.4

8.8

I
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Table 2. Divorces and divorce rates: United States, each region, division, and State, 1975, 1984, and 1985

[Data are counts of decrees granted (lncludlng reported annulments and d!aaolut!ons of marriage), supplied by Statea except aa noted. Figures for the divorce-registration

States differ from those based on sample data shown In table 4. Rates per 1,000 population in each area estimated as of July 1]

Number Rate

Region, division, and State 1985 T984 1975 1985 7984 1975

United Statesl. , .,,,,,..,,,.,,,, .,, .,,,,.,,. ,., ,,, .

Region:

Northeast, .,.,..,,.,.,,.,..,,. . .,.,.,.,,,,.,,,,,.

Midwest . ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,, ..,,,,,.,,...,,,,,.

South] . ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,,.,.,,,...,,,.,

Northeast

New England.,,..,,,...,..,.,,. . .,,,,.,,,..,,,,.,

Middle Atlantic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,,,.,.,,,...,,,..

Midwest

East North Centra12, , ..,.,.....,., . .,,.,..,,...,,,.,

West North Central, , ..,.,..., , .,..,,.,.,,,,..,,,.,

South:

South Atlantic, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

East South Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,.,,...,,..,.,,,

West South Centra12, , ...,,,,,,,,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

West

Mountain, , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pacific .,.,..,.,..,.,.,.,,., , .,, .,, .,, . . . . . . . . . . .

New England:

Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Hampsh!re, ,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,, . ., ., .,, ,,, ,., ,

Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rhode island.....,,...,....,.. . . . . . . . . .

Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Middle Atlantlc:

New York. ., . ., ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Jersey......,....,..,., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pennsylvarrla, ..,,,,..,,,..,,., .,, , ...,,,..,.,,,.,

East North Central:

Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., .,, .,..,,.,.

lndiana3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Illinois, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Michigan . ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wisconsin, ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

West North Central:

Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , ..,,...,,,..,,,,.,

Iowa. , .,,,,,..,,.,..,,,.,,,,. ., .,,.,.,,,.,,.,,.,

Missouri), . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

North Dakota,,..,,..,.,.,,.,,. . . . . . . . . .

South Dakota,..,,..,.,,...,,., . . . . . . . .

Nebraska, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Atlantic:

Delaware ...,,..,.,,,,,,,,., ,,, ..,.,,..,,,,..,,,,

Maryland . .,, ,,, .,, ,,, .,,...., ,, ..,,,, . . .

Dlstrlct of Columbia.,,.,,,,.. .,,.,..,,,.,,,,, ,,,

Vlrglnla, , . ., .,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,, .,, ., ., ..,,,,...

West Vlrglnla .,,.,..,,..,,., . . . . . . .

North Carolina..,,..,,,,...,,.. . . . . . . .

South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,.,,,,,.,,,, ,,, ,,.

East South Central:

Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tennessee ...,,..........,.. . . . . . . .

Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MISS ISSIPPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

See footnotes at end of table.

1,190,000

187,000

267,000

458,000

278,000

49,853

137,064

192,555

74,330

210,454

86,156

160,899

89,880

88,498

6,066

4,911

2,355

21,573

3,699

11,229

67,616

29,295

40,153

253,016

35,251

48,917

38,775

16,596

14,795

10,526

24,990

2,295

2,566

6,364

12,794

2,991

16,167

2,659

24,131

9,851

30,212

13,455

33,423

77,545

18,255

29,860

25,012

213,029

1,169,000

179,000

263,000

447,000

280,000

45,620

133,479

189,253

74,148

205,944

285,072

152,319

86,009

194,360

5,809

4,949

2,334

17,123

3,642

11,763

64,634

28,470

40,375

253,433

32,701

48,910

37,584

16,625

14,758

10,509

24,826

2,249

2,498

6,403

12,905

2,907

16,134

3,057

24,705

9,629

29,601

13,674

30,905

75,332

217,110

29,638

25,413

212,911

1,036,000

153,000

1261,000

374,000

248,000

43,182

110,013

186,205

70,089

174,776

74,423

122,783

70,721

177,032

5,543

4,241

1,921

16,581

2,658

12,238

55,612

19,446

34,955

52,626

228,755

50,954

40,782

13.088

13,188

10,304

24,527

1,713

2,228

5,570

12,559

2,761

15,398

3,769

19,491

8,632

22,107

9,671

29,483

63,446

14,508

24,611

23,001

12,303

5.0

3.8

4.5

5.6

5.8

3.9

3.7

4.6

4,2

5.2

5.7

*

7.0

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.4

3.7

3.8

3.5

3.8

3.9

3.4

24.9

6.4

4.2

4,3

3.5

3.5

3.7

5.0

3.4

3.6

4,0

5.2

4.8

3.7

4.3

4.2

5.1

4.8

4.0

5.6

6.8

4.9

6.3

6.2

25.0

5.0

3.6

4.4

5.5

6.0

3.6

3.6

4.5

4.2

5:2

25.7

*

6.9

5.7

5.0

5.1

4.4

3.0

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.4

25.0

5.9

4.2

4.1

3.5

3.5

3.6

5.0

3.3

3.5

4.0

5.3

4.7

3.7

4.9

4,4

4.9

4.8

4,1

5.3

6.9

24.6

6.3

6.4

25.0

4.8

3.1

14.5

5.4

6.4

3.5

3.0

*

4.2

5.1

5.4

*

7.2

6.2

5.2

5.1

4.0

2.9

2.8

4.0

3.1

2.6

2,9

4,9

*

4.5

4.5

2.9

3.4

3.6

5.1

2.7

3.3

3.6

5.5

4.7

3.7

5.3

3.9

4.7

4.0

3.3

5.8

7,4

4.2

5.8

6.2

5.1
Monthly Vial Statistics Report~ 7

Tabla 2. Divorces and divorce rates United States, each region, division, and State, 1975, 1984, and 1985—Con.

[Data are counts of decrees granted (including reported annulments and dwokmons of marriage), supplled by States except as noted. Figures for the divorce-registration

States differ from those based on sample data shown in table 4. Rates per 1,000 population m each area estimated as of July 1]

Number Rate

Region, division, and State 1985 1984 1975 1985 1984 1975

West South Central:

ArkansasZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,528 15,337 16,737 7.0 6.5

LouisianaZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,608 13,894 8,720 * *

Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,369 24,130 20,641 8.0 7.3

Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mountain:

Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pacific:

100,394

4,258

6,207

3,807

19,193

413,172

21,157

8,768

13,318

98,958

4,355

6,210

3,705

18,430

411,216

20,009

8,262

13,822

6,685

4,286

5,203

2,835

5,733

8,413

7,577

6,132

0,542

6.1 6.2

5.2 5.3

6.2 6.2

7.5 7.3

5.9 5.8

49.1 47.9

6.6 6.6

5.3 5.0

14.2 15.2

Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,346 27,138 25,848 6.0 6.2

Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,736 15,631 15,562

California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.9 5.8

5137,524 5142.972 128,492 55.2 55.6

Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,005 3,850 2,865 7.7 7.7

Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,887 4,769 4,265 4.6 4.6

7.8

*

7.4

6.1

5.7

6.3

7.5

6.1

7.2

7.7

5.0

7.0

7.1

6.7

6.0

7.7

4.8

1Figures Include estimates; see Technical notes.

‘Data are Incomplete; sea Technical notes.

3Some counttes reported dworce petmons filed rather than decrees granted.

4Dtvorce petltmna filed,

50ata Include legal separations,

Tabla 3. Estimated number of children involved in divorces end annulments, everage number of children per decree, and rate per 1,000 children

under 18 years of age: United States, 1950-85

[Data refer to children under 18 yaars of age and only to events ciccurnng within the Umted States. Begmmng m 1960, estimated from frequencies based cm aampla

data; for ?950-59, estlmatad from total counts, For esttmatlng method, sea Technical notas. Population enumerated as OfAprd 1 for census years and astimatad as of

July 1 for all other years]

Estimated Average Rate per

number of number of 1,000 children

children children under 18

Year involved per decree years of age

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,091,000 0.92 17.3

1984. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,081,000 0.92 17.2

1983, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,091,000 0.94 17.4

1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,108,000 0.94

1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1978, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1976. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,180,000

1,174,000

1,181,000

1,147,000

1,095,000

1,117,000

1,123,000

1,099,000

1,079,000

1,021.000

0.97

0.98

1.00

1.01

1.00

1.03

1.08

1.12

1.17

1.20

1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 946,000 1.22 13.6

1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 870,000 1.22 12.5

1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840,000 1.21 11.9

1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 784,000 1.34 11.1

7.6

8.7

7.3

8.4

7.7

6.7

6.9

6.7

6.2

5.7

4.7

Estimated Average Rate per

number of number of 1,000 children

children children under ?8

Year involvad per decree years of age

1967 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1966 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1965 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1963 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1962 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1961 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1960 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1959 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1958 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1957 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1956 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1955 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1954 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1953. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1951 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

701,000

669,000

630,000

613,000

562,000

532,000

516,000

463,000

468,000

398,000

379,000

361,000

347,000

341,000

330,000

378,000

304.000

299,000

1.34

1.34

1.32

1.36

1.31

1.29

1.25

1.18

1.18

1.08

0.99

0.95

0.92

0.90

0.85

0.81

0.80

0.78

9.9

9.5

8.9

8.7

8.2

7.9

7.8

7.2

7.5

6.5

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.1

6.3
8 ~ Monthly Vital Statistics Report

Table 4. Number of divorces and annulments and percent distribution by number of children under 18 yeara of age involved Divorce-registration

area and each registration State, 1985

[Based on sample data]

Number of children under 18 years of age involved

All divorces

and 5

Area annulments Total None 1 2 3 4 or more

Divorce-reglstratton area ., ., .,

Iowa, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Massachusetts, ,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mlchlgan . ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...,,.,.,

Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nebraska ...,,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New York...,,,..,,...,,...,..

Ohio. . ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Oregon ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pennsylvania, , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rhode island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Carolina . ., ., . ., .,,....,.

South Dakota, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Utah .,.........,.,..,,.....,..

Vermont . ...,..... . . . . . . . .

Virgin ia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wlscons(n .,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Number

577,773

25,120

4,009

11,408

2,991

33,430

4,879

6,214

48,879

10,524

12,830

18,325

16,150

21,700

38,870

24,990

4,276

6,364

4,911

67,616

53,000

15,720

40,180

3,698

13,456

2,565

29,960

8,754

2,355

24,131

16,600

3,808

Percent distribution

100.0

100.0

100.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

00.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100,0

100.0

100.0

100,0

46.6

48.8

48.9

47.6

45.4

51.1

44.6

45.8

46.8

39.5

45.1

47.6

49.6

43.6

43.3

47.0

43.8

38.1

41.3

52.9

43.3

44.0

44.8

41.3

47.2

39.5

51.4

38.8

39.3

49.9

38.2

43.2

25.7

25.7

24.2

25.3

27.3

24.8

26.0

23,1

24.8

25.1

24.8

27.5

28.7

25.0

25.1

26.5

24.6

24.5

26.3

22.6

27.1

27.0

26.8

28.4

27.7

26.1

26.5

24.6

26.2

27.8

26.7

25.1

19.6

18.6

18.9

20.0

20.5

16.8

19.3

20.5

19.5

25.0

20.8

17.9

17.3

21.8

21.4

19.2

22.4

24.7

23.4

17.3

20.7

21.9

20.1

21.3

18.6

23.7

16.8

20.6

24.9

16.9

25.1

22.0

6.3

5.5

5.8

5.7

5.6

6.0

7.5

7.4

6.5

8.2

6.9

5.2

3,6

7.6

8,0

5.7

6.8

9.5

7,0

5.4

7,2

5.6

6.5

6.7

5.1

7,6

4.6

9.0

7.1

4.4

7.4

7.3

1.4 0.4

1.2 0.3

1.7 0.6

1.1 0.3

0.8 0.4

1.1 0.3

1,9 0.7

2.1 1.2

1.6 0.7

1,7 0.5

1..9 0.5

1.4 0.4

0.5 0.3

1.7 0.4

1.6 0.6

1.3 0.4

1.8 0.7

2.4 0.8

1.4 0.6

1.4 0.4

1.4 0.2

1.5 0.0

1.5 0.3

1.5 0.6

1.1 0.3

2.5 0.6

0.6 0.1

4.1 2.9

2.0 0.5

0.8 0.2

2.0 0.6

1.6 0.8

lThis State reports number of children affected by decree,
Table 5. Divorces by age of men and women at time of decree, 1985, and divorce rates by age of men and women at time of decree, 1970, 1980,

and 1982-85: Divorce-registration araa

[Based on sample data. Prior to calculation of rates, figures for age not stated were distributed. Ratea exclude deta for Michigan, Ohio, and South Dakota. Rates per 1,000

married population in specif!ed group enumerated as of April 1 for census years and estimated as of July 1 for all other years]

Number Rate

Age at time of decree 1985 1985 1984 1983 7982 1980 1970

Men

All agas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-19 yearsl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-29 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-39 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-49 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-59 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Woman

Alleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-19 yearsl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 yaars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-29 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-39 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40-44 years . . . . . .. b. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-49 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-59 years..............,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65yaars and over ., .,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

577,713

2,453

53,277

109,083

106,740

89,132

62,141

38,550

24,684

15.498

8,375

8,633

59,147

577,713

10,725

86,629

118,824

102,285

79,988

52,418

28.806

15,865

9,306

5,412

4.833

62,622

19.4 19.2 19.3

40.0 42.9 43.3

49.9 48.2 45.2

38.4 37.6 40.0

30.4 31.7 32.4

26.3 27.1 27.3

23.2 22.0 21.5

16.7 16.1 15.9

11.1 10.7 10.7

6.8 6.4 6.2

4.1 4.0 3.9

2.1 1.9 2.0

. . . . . . . . .

19.2 18.8 18.9

48.4 45.5 48.1

46.8 44.4 43.3

35.6 35.0 35.7

28.6 28.1 27.7

23.4 23.5 23.9

19.6 18.5 18.2

12.6 11.8 12.1

7.4 7.4 7.3

4.2 4.3 4.1

2.7 2.7 2.8

1.6 1.4 1.5

. . . . . . . . .

19.4 19.8 14.2

34.9 29.3 15.1

47.0 46.9 33.6

40.3 41.4 30.0

32.4 33.8 22.3

27.0 26.8 17.9

21.8 21.0 13.8

15.3 14.5 10.7

10.1 9.5 7.6

6.1 5.8 5.1

3.8 3.7 3.4

1.9 1.9 1.9

. . . . . . . . .

19.0 19.5 14.0

45.6 42.4 26.9

44.5 47.2 33.3

35.9 37.8 25.7

28.5 29.2 18.9

22.9 23.3 14.8

17.7 16.7 11.9

11.8 10.8 8.5

6.8 6.6 5.6

4.0 3.9 3.5

2.7 2.7 2.3

1.4 1.4 1.3

. . . . . . . . .

1Includes dworces of persona under 15 yeara of age.
Table 6. Percent distribution of divorces and annulment by age of husband and wife at tima of decree, and madian and mean agea: 13ivorceragistrationaraa, 1975-85

[Based on sample data]

Age of husband and wife at time of decree ?985 1984 1983 7982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975

Husband

Alleges ., . .,, .,, , . . . . . . . . . . . .,, ..,.,

Under 20 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-29 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30–34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35–39 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,, ..,.,

40-44 years, , . .,, ., .,,,...,. ,, ..,.,,

45-49 years ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55–59 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . .

100.0

0.5

10.3

21.0

20.6

17,2

12,0

7.4

4.8

3.0

1.6

1,7

100.0

0.5

10.6

20.9

20.7

17.1

11.8

7.4

4.7

3.0

1,7

1.6

Median age . ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,. ..,,. 34.4 34.3

Manage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.4 36.2

Wife

Alleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,0 100.0

Under 20 years ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,1 2.2

20-24 years,,,...,,,...,,..,., ,., .,, 16.8 17.3

25-29 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...,. 23.1 23.1

30–34 years....,.,...,...,.,,. .,, ,., 19.9 19.7

35-39 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.5 15.4

40–44 years .,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.2 9,8

45-49 years,,...,,.,,,,,,.. . . . . . . . . . 5.6 5.5

50-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,1 3.2

55–59yesrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.8 1.9

60-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 1.0

65 years and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.9 0.8

Medisn age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.9 31.7

Manage., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33.7 33.6

100.0

0.6

11.0

21,3

21.0

16.6

11.5

7.2

4.8

2.9

1.7

1.5

34.0

36.1

I 00.0

2.5

17,4

23,6

19.5

15.0

9.5

5.5

3.2

1.9

1,0

0.9

31.5

33.5

100,0

0.6

11.7

22,0

21.3

16.3

10,7

6.9

4.6

2.8

1.5

1.5

33.6

35.7

100.0

2,7

18.6

24.1

19.9

14.2

8.8

5.1

3,1

1,8

1.0

0.8

31,1

33.1

Percent distribution

100.0 100.0 100.0

0.7 0.8 0.8

12.5 13.5 13.9

22.8 23.4 23.8

22.1 21.4 20.8

15,1 14.6 14.2

10.0 9.8 9.7

6.7 6.5 6.7

4.6 4.4 4.5

2.7 2.7 2.6

1.5 1.4 1.5

1,4 1,4 1.4

Age in years!

33.1 32.7 32.5

35.4 35.1 35.0

Percent distribution

100.0 100.0 100,0

2.9 3.4 3,6

19.5 20.8 21.2

24.8 24.6 24,8

20.2 19.4 18.7

13.1 12.8 12.3

8.2 7.7 7.9

4.9 4.8 5.0

3.1 3.1 3.1

1.8 1.7 1.8

0.9 0.9 0.9

0.8 0.8 0.7

Age in yearsT

30.6 30.3 30.1

32.7 32.4 32,3

100,0

1,0

14.8

24.3

20.2

13.8

9.3

6.6

4.5

2.7

1.4

1,4

32.0

34.8

100.0

4,0

22.7

24.6

17.9

11.8

7,5

5.0

3.3

1.7

0.9

0.7

29.7

32.1

100.0 100.0

0.9 1.0

14.7 15.1

24.0 24.8

19.8 18.6

13.4 12.9

9.4 9.5

6.9 7.2

4,8 4.9

2.9 2.9

1.5 1.5

1.6 1.5

32.4 32.3

35.1 35.1

100.0 100.0

3.8 4.1

22.3 22.4

24.5 25.1

17,9 16.7

11.3 11.2

7.7 7.9

5.3 5.6

3.4 3.5

2.0 1.9

1.0 0.9

0,8 0.8

29.9 29.7

32.4 32.3

I 00.0

1.0

15.2

25.1

18.6

12.5

9.3

7.3

5.1

2.8

1.6

1.5

32.2

35.0

100,0

4,4

22.5

25.2

16.3

10.9

7.6

5.7

3,6

2.0

0.9

0.8

29.5

32.3

7Medlans and means computed on dsta by single years of age.
Table 7. Percent distribution of divorces and annulments by age of husband and wife at time of marriage, and median and mean ages: Divorce.

registration area, 1975-85

[Baaed on sample data]

Age of husband and wife at

time of marriage 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975

Husband

Alleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Undar20 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-29 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-39 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Median age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,, ,..

Manage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wife

Alleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Under 20 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-29 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30-34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-39 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Median age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Manage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0

14.2

41.4

20.5

10.3

5.5

3.4

4,8

100.0 100,0

14.9 15,4

41.9 42,5

20.1 19.7

9,7 9,3

5.4 5.1

3.1 3.2

4.9 4,7

100.0

16.1

43.0

19.3

9.0

5.0

3.0

4.7

24.1 24.0 23,8 23.7

26,9 26.7 26,6 26.4

100.0 100.0

32.6 34.0

36.7 36.4

14.4 13.8

7.2 6.8

4.0 4.0

2.3 2.1

2.9 2.9

100.0

35.1

36.3

13.3

6.7

3.7

2.1

2.9

100.0

36.6

36.2

12.7

6.2

3.6

2.0

2.8

21.8 21.7 21.5 21.3

24.3 24.1 24.0 23.8

Percent distribution

100.0 100.0 100.0

17.0 18.0 18.4

44.0 44.0 44.3

18.7 18.4 18.0

8.6 8.1 7.9

4.6 4.5 4.3

2.8 2.8 2.7

4.5 4.2 4.3

Age in yearsl

23.4 23.3 23.2

26.1 25.9 25.8

Percent dwtrlbutlon

100.0 100.0 100.0

38.3 39.9 41.0

35.9 35.5 35.1

12.1 11.4 11.0

5.8 5.6 5.4

3.2 3.1 3.1

1.9 1.9 1.9

?.7 2.6 2.6

Age in yearsl

21.1 20.9 20.9

23.5 23.3 23.2

100.0

19.3

44.7

17.5

7.4

4.1

2.9

4.1

23.0

25.7

100.0

42.8

34.2

10.5

5.0

2.8

1,9

2.7

20,7

23,1

100.0 100.0

18.6 18.9

44.5 44.4

17.4 17.3

7.6 7.4

4.2 4.3

2.9 2.9

4.7 4.8

23.1 23.1

25.9 25.9

100.0 100.0

42.2 42.5

34.0 33.8

10.7 10.3

5.2 5.2

3.0 3.1

1,9 2.0

3,0 3.1

20.7 20.7

23.3 23.3

100.0

19.1

44.8

17.1

7.3

4.2

2.7

4.8

23.0

25.8

100.0

43.3

33.7

9.9

4.8

3.0

2.1

3.1

20.6

23.2

lMed!ans and means computed on data bys!ngle years of age,
Table8. Mean agea of divorced husband andwifeat time of marriage and attimeof decree Divorce-registration area and each registration

State, 1985

[Baaed on sample data]

Mean age of husband Mean age of wife

At At At

Area

At

decree marriage decree marriage

Divorce- registration area.,,.,..,., ., .,, .,,.,,... ,, ,,, ., ,,, ,,, ,,, ,,, ,,, ,, 36.4 26.9 33.7 24.3

Alabama, ,,, , .,.,,.,..,,.,.. , .,...,,.,..,,,,.,,,..,.,,. ,, ..,.,.,.,,.,.,.,,.. 35.2 27.4 32.3 24.5

Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.0 27.7 32.1 24.9

Connecticut, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.8 27.1 35.1 24.4

Delaware . .,, . .,, ., . .,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.4 26.6 33.9 24,1

Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.3

Hawaii ...,...,..,...,.....,,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

27.3 32.6 24.6

36.2 27.5 33.6 24.9

Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.9 28.5 32.9 25.5

Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.2 27.0 33,6

lows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24.4

35.8 26.2

Kansas, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

33.3 23.7

34.7 27.0

Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

32.2 24.4

35.3 26.8

Maryland . ., ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

32.5 24.0

37,3 26.4

Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

34.5 23.7

37.7 26.1 35.3

Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

23.8

36.1 26.3

Missouri . .,, ,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

33.6 23,9

35.9 27.3 33.2

Montana ..,....,....,.....,,. , .,,,..,.,,.,,,,....,,...,,,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24.5

36.8 28.3 33.7 25.2

Nebraska . ., .,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.7 26.2 33.2

New Hampshire. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

23.8

35.9 26,4

New York.,...,,..,.,,,...,,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

33.2 23,7

37.7 27.5

Onto, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35.2 25,0

35.7 26,9 33.3

Oregon ..,.,..,,...,,....,,.,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

24.7

37.5 28.5

Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

34.9 25.8

37.3 25.9 34.6 23.3

Rhode island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.2 26.6 34.4 24.0

South Carol ina, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.7 25.7

South Dakota.,..,.,.........,,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

33.2 23.3

35,9 26.1 33.2 23.3

Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.3 27.1 32.5 24.4

Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.7 26.9

Vermont ., ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

32.3 24.4

37.1 26.6 34.5 24.0

Virgin ia . .,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.7 26.1 34.1 23.6

Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.5 26.1 33.9 23,6

Wyoming, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.7 27.3 31,8 24.5

Table 9. Mean and median duration of marriage to decree: Divorce-registration area, 1970-85

[Based on sample data]

Year Mean Median Year Mean Median

I

1985. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,.. 9.5 6.8 1977. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 6.6

1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 6,9 1976. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 6.5

1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.6 7.0 7975, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 6.5

1982. ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,4 7.0 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3 6.5

1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3 7.0 1973, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.4 6.6

1980, , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.2 6.8 1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5 6.7

1979, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,. . 9.3 6.8 1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,, . 9.5 6.7

1978, .,....,........,.. . . . . . . . . . 9.1 6.6 1970, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,5 6.7
Monthly Vial Statistics Report ~ 13

Table 10. Percent distribution of divorces and annulments by duration of marriage to decree, and median and mean duration of marriage to

decree: Divorce-registration area and each registration State, 1985

[Based on sample data]

Less than ?-4 5-9 70-14 15-19

Area

20 years

Total 1 year years years years years or more Median Mean

Percent distribution Years!

Divorce- registration area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alabama, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rhode laland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tennessea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Virgin ia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

4.0

10.3

5.9

1.4

2.1

8.4

3.3

7.2

4.4

2.8

6.6

7.5

0.4

0.3

2.5

5.3

5.3

2.8

1.9

2.4

4.4

3.3

1.2

0.9

2.1

4.4

8.4

6.5

0.7

0.8

1.4

6.5

33.9

38.8

43,9

31.7

32.5

39.3

37.5

39.5

35.3

33.5

42.0

36.3

24.0

23.9

31.6

37.8

38.2

35.9

32.5

32.7

37.1

36.0

25.2

29.0

32.6

36.4

38.3

40.9

29.7

29.3

30.0

42.2

26.2

23.1

26.3

25.0

27.9

23.2

27.6

25.9

25.8

28.3

24.8

24.3

30.2

28.2

27.4

25.8

25.2

25.6

26.9

25.0

26.9

26.2

28.0

29.1

27.4

24,6

24.9

25,2

27.6

28.8

28.1

26.6

14.8

12.3

11.7

15<4

15.8

12.4

14.2

12.0

14.4

14.7

12.3

13.2

18.8

18.6

15.3

13.3

13.9

14.8

16.1

16.0

13.2

15.4

17.4

17.2

15.8

14.1

12.1

12.7

18.1

16.7

16.3

12.3

9.3

6.2

6.0

10.6

9.6

7.9

7.8

7.2

8.8

9.1

5.7

9.0

11.5

12.5

11.1

8.1

7.7

9.2

10.2

10.2

8.5

8.9

11.9

10.5

9.9

8.5

7.2

7.3

10.9

10.4

9.9

6.1

11.8

9.3

6.3

15.8

12.0

8.9

9.6

8.1

11.3

11.7

8.6

9.7

15.1

16.6

12.1

9.9

9.8

11.7

12.5

13.8

9.9

10.1

16.1

13.3

12.4

12.1

9.1

7.5

13.0

14.0

14.4

6.2

6.8

5.1

5.0

7.9

7.2

5.3

6.2

5.4

6.6

6.9

5.2

5.9

8.9

9.4

7.4

5.9

6.0

6.7

7.4

7.5

6.2

6.6

8.9

8.0

7.3

6.4

5.5

5.3

8.1

8.0

8.0

5.2

9.5

7.9

7.3

10.7

9.8

8.1

8.8

7.9

9.2

9.6

7.8

8.6

11.3

11.8

10.0

8.7

8.6

9.5

10.0

10.3

8.8

9.1

11.4

10.6

10.0

9.4

8.1

7.8

10.7

10.6

10.4

7.4

1Msdlans and meana computed on data by single years of duratton.
Technical notes

Definitions

Divorces include absolute divorces, annulments, and dissolutions of marriage. Data are tabulated by State where decree

was granted, not by State of residence. For the petitioner, however, State of residence is defined as State where decree was

granted, regardless of usual residence. Date of divorce is defined as the date the decree was granted.

Sources of data

Nationwide counts

Data in tables 1 and 2 come from the number of divorce

decrees reported annually by States and counties to the National Center for Health Statistics.

When divorces are not reported for counties, the following

criteria are applied for the data shown in table 2:

1.

2.

3.

4.

The State totals are published as reported even when

there are nonreporting counties.

If the population of nonreporting areas in the latest

available census is less than 1 percent of the State

population, the State total does not have a footnote to

indicate that the data are incomplete.

If the population of nonreporting areas is 1.0-9.9 percent of the State population, data for the State and

division have the footnote “Data are incomplete.”

Rates are computed and no estimates are made for the

missing data.

If the population of nonreporting areas is 10 percent

or more of the State population, the State and division

totals have the footnote “Data are incomplete,” and

the divorce rate is not computed. Estimates are made

for inclusion in the totals for the region and the United

States and rates are computed. Figures for the region

and United States have the footnote “Figures include

estimates. ”

Sample date

Information about the characteristics of divorcing couples

is available only from States that participate in the divorceregistration area (DRA). Data in tables 3– 10 come from a

probability sample of divorce records from the 31 States that

participated in the DRA in 1985. In 1975–77, 29 States participated in the DR.& in 1978, 28 States participate~ in 1979–

80, 30 States participate~ and in 198 1–85, 31 States participated. About 48 percent of the divorces in the United States

took place in DIM States in 1985.

Divorce sample

The probability sample of divorce records for 1985 was

selected by using five different sampling rates. For each State

in the DRA, either 5, 10, 20, 50, or 100 percent of the divorce

records were included. Sampling rates were selected so that the

expected sample would contain at least 2,500 records for each

State. This criterion required 100 percent sampling for Alaska,

Delaware, Hawaii, Montana, New Hampshire, South Dakota,

and Wyoming. One hundred percent of the divorce records

were included for eight additional States—Illinois, Missouri,

Nebraska, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont,

and Virginia. These States supplied State-coded data. tapes of

100 percent of their divorce records through the Vital Statistics

Cooperative Program.

The table on thk page shows sampling errors for estimates

that constitute 1, 10, 25, 50, 75, 90, and 99 percent of the

annual divorce totals. These sampling errors are shown for the

DRA for 1975, 1984, and 1985, and for each DRA State for

1985.

Sampling error of estimated percent Divorce-registration aree, 1975,

1984, and 1985, and each registration State, 1985

[Figures for Alaaka, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Missouri, Montana, Nebraaka, New

Hampahire, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont,

Virginia, and Wyoming have no sampling errors in 1985 because all records were

tabulated]

Sampling error of estimated percent

Area and year 7 or 99 100r90 25 or 75 50

Divorce-registration area

1985 (31 States) . . . . . . . . . .

1984 (31 States) . . . . . . . . . .

1975 (29 Statea) . .,.....,,

Registration States, 1985

Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Idaho, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kansas ...,......,....,..

Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maryland, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Massachusetts. . . . . . . . . .

Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . .

Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Hampshire. . . . . . . . .

New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ohio, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rhode island . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Carol ina . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Virgin ia, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Estimates of children involved in divorce

To make the national estimates of children involved in

divorce, shown in table 3, it was assumed that the average

number of children per decree for the United States was the

same as the average in the DRA States. This average was multiplied by the national divorce total to estimate the national

number of children involved in divorce. For 195 O–59, the average number of children per decree was calculated using data

from all reporting States; for 1960, from a nationwide sample;

for 1961-69, from 16 States; and, thereafter, from all DRA

States.

Computation of rates, percent

distributions, medians, and means

Divorce rates for 1985 are based on populations estimated

as of July 1, 1985.3”4 Percent distributions, means, and medians

exclude cases for which the pertinent information (number of

children, duration of marriage, or age) is not stated. Mean and

median age at marriage and mean and median age at decree

were computed using ungrouped data.

3U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1986. Press release CB87-02 (Dec. 31.) TO be

published in Current Population Reports. Series P-25.

4UnPub]ished estimates by marital status prepared by the U.S. Bureau ‘f the

Census consistent with “Estimates of the population of the United States by

age, sex, and race, 1980 to 1985.” Current Population Reports. Series P-25,

No. 985. Washington U.S. Government Printing Oftice. 1986.
This report represents summary tabulations from the final divorce statistics for 1985.

More detailed tabulations for 1985 will be published in Vital Statistics of the United

States, Volume 111—A4arriage and Divorce, Prior to the publication of that volume,

the National Center for Health Statistics will respond to requests for unpublished data

whenever possible.

Suggested citation

National Center for Health Statlstrcs. 1987.

Advance report of final dworce statlstlcs, 1985.

Monthly Vital Statistm Repofl. Vol. 36, No. 8,

SUPP. DHHS Pub. No. [PHS) 88–1 120. Publlc

Health Service. Hyattsville, Md.

Copyright information

This report may be reprinted without further

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Final Data From the National Center for Health Statistics Vol. 36, No. 5, Supplement . August 28, 1987

Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics, 1985

Highlights

In 1985 a total of 2,086,440 deaths were registered in the

United States, 47,071 more than in 1984 and the largest annual final number ever recorded. Contributing to the increased

number of deaths were population growth and the “aging” of

the U.S. population, that is, the increasing proportion of older

persons, The death rate for 1985 was 873.9 deaths per 100,000

population, slightly higher than the rate of 862.3 in 1984. As in

the previous two years, 1985 was a year with elevated influenza

morbldlty and mortality the death rate for Pneumonia and influenza was 28.3 deaths per 100,000 population compared

with a rate of 24.9 in 1984 and 21.1 in 1982. Nearly half of the

increase in the death rate between 1984 and 1985 is attributable

to increases in the death rates for Chronic obstructive pulm~

nary diseases and allied conditions and Pneumonia and influenza. Provisional data for 1986 indicate a slightly lower death

rate (870.8) than in 1985 for all causes of death combined.

The age-adjusted death rate, which eliminates the effects

of the aging of the population, was 546.1 per 100,000 population, essentially the same as the rate of 545.9 in 1984. Ageadjusted death rates for white males and females were the same

in 1984 and 1985, but rates for black males and females increased by about 1 percent. In 1985 life expectancy at bkt.h

was 74.7 years, the same as the record high in 1984. For the

white population, life expectancy of 75.3 years was also unchanged from 1984. In contrast, for the black population, life

expectancy decreased, the first such decrease since 1980. Although the difference in life expectancy for males and females

has narrowed, women are still expected to outlive men by an

average of 7.0 years. Between the whhe and black populations

the difference in life expectancy has been narrowing over the

past 25 years; however, the difference in 1985 (5.8 years

higher for the white population) was slightly greater than in

1983 and in 1984 (5.6 for both years).

As in previous years, almost three out of four deaths in the

United States were caused by Diseases of hear& Malignant

neoplasms, includlng neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues (cancer); Cerebrovsscular diseases (stroke); and

Accidents and adverse effects-the first four leading causes of

death. Although the age-adjusted death rate for Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic

tissues, increased slightly between 1984 and 1985, rates for

the other three leading causes declined. The age-adjusted death

rate for Motor vehicle accidents-a component of Accidents

and adverse effects-also decreased between 1984 and 1985,

a reversal from the 1983–84 increase, but consistent with the

downward trend between 1979 and 1983. Mortality from Septicemia, the 14th leading cause of death, continued to increase

more rapidly than any of the other 15 leading causes.

Males experienced higher mortality than females for each

of the 15 leading causes of death. The greatest sex differential

was for Suicide, where the age-adjusted rate for males was 3.8

times that for females. The smallest sex differential was for

Diabetes mellitus, with a male-to-female ratio of 1.1. The

black population had higher rates than the white population for

most of the leading causes of death. The largest race differential

continued to be for Homicide and legal intervention, where the

age-adjusted rate for the black population was 5.4 times that of

the white population. The two leading causes that had lower

rates for the black population were Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions and Suicide.

The infant mortality rate (10.6 infant deaths per 1,000 live

births) was at a record low in 1985. However, for the total

population, as well as for the white and black population groups

considered separately, the differences between the rates for

1985 and 1984 were not statistically significant. For both the

whhe and the black populations, the downward trend in infant

mortality has slowed in recent years. Neonatal mortality rates

for both groups were essentially the same in 1984 and 1985;

postneonatal mortality rates for the white population were

about the same in 1985 as in 1984, a continuation of the pattern that has prevailed for three successive years. In contrast,

for the black population, postneonatal mortality rates declined

between 1984 and 1985, continuing the decline observed between 1983 and 1984.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service
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Deaths and death rates

Death rates shown in this report are based on population

estimates prepared by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Because

the population bases used for 1984 and 1985 incorporate new

estimates of net migration and net undocumented immigration,

the 1984 and 1985 death rates are not strictly comparable with

those for previous years. Although trends in death rates for the

total population are not substantially atTected, caution should

be used in analyzing differences in death rates between 1984

and 1985 and previous years for certain age-race-sex subgroups.

For further discussion see the Technical notes.

In 1985 a total of 2,086,440 deaths occurred in the United

States, 47,071 more than in 1984 and the largest final number

ever recorded. Contributing to the increased number of deaths

were the continued increase in the size of the population as

well as the increasing proportion of older persons in the population. The death rate for 1985, 873.9 per 100,000 population, was 1 percent higher than the rate in 1984 (862.3). The

death rates for 1983, 1984, and 1985, years associated with

mortality from influenza outbreaks, were higher than the rate

for 1982 when irdluenza mortality was not elevated (Centers for

Disease Control, 1983, 1984, 1985). The 1985 rate of 28.3

deaths per 100,000 population for Pneumonia and influenza

compares with a rate of21. 1 in 1982. Nearly half the increase

between 1984 and 1985 in the death rate from all causes combined was due to increases for two leading causes of death,

Chronic Obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions

and Pneumonia and influenza. The provisional death rate for

1986 is 870.8, again above the rate for 1982 because of mortality associated with influenza outbreaks (Centers for Disease

Control, 1986).

The age-adjusted death rate of 546.1 deaths per 100,000

population in 1985 was essentially the same as the record low

rate in 1984 (545.9) (figure 1). Age-adjusted death rates show

what the level of mortality would be if there were no changes in

the age composition of the population from year to year. Thus,

they are better indicators than unadjusted death rates in showing

changes in the risk of death over a period of time when the age

distribution of the population is changing. They are also better

indicators of risk when comparisons of mortality are being

made for sex or race subgroups of the population that have

different age compositions.

1,300 r - 1.300

,5 1,200

7-I

1,200

~= 1,100 –

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1,100

; 1,000 +“ ,.

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8

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1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990

Death rates by age, sex and race

For both sexes combined, death rates declined for most

age groups between 1984 and 1985 (table A). They declined

for each age group under 25 years, and for each 10-year age

group between ages 45 and 74. The largest decline (2, percent)

occurred for the age group under 1 year.

For males the increase in death rates between 1[984 and

1985 for ages 35–44 years (3 percent) continued the increase

begun between 1983 and 1984, a reversal of a long-standing

downward trend (figure 2 and table A). The death rate also

increased between 1984 and 1985 for males aged 25–34 years.

For females in each age group under 25 years, and for age

groups 35–44, 45–54, and 65–74 years, death rates declined

between 1984 and 1985. This pattern is consistent with the

general downward trend in age-specific rates for females observed since 1950. For the remaining age groups under 85

years, small increases occurred in death rates. For th[ose aged

85 years and over, the death rate increased by 1 percent for

males and 2 percent for females.

Between 1984 and 1985 age-adjusted death rates for black

males and females increased by 1 percent, in contrast with the

rates for white males and females, which were about the same

in 1984 and 1985. In 1985 the age-adjusted death rate for

males of all races was 1.8 times that for females, about the

same ratio as in 1984. This ratio between male and female ageadjusted death rates was about the same for the white and

black populations. As in the past two years, the age-adjusted

death rate for the black population in 1985 was 1,5 times that

for the white population.

Expectation of life at birth and at

specified ages

In 1985 the average expectation of life at birth was 74.7

years, the same as in 1984 (figure 3). This was the :first year

since 1980, also a year with high mortality associated with inTable A. Percent changa in deeth ratas batwaan 1984 and 1985

by age and sax: Unitad Statas

Age Total Vlele Female

Percent change

Alleges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Under lyearl . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

l-4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5-14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15-24 yesra . . . . . . ..)......

25-34 yesrs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45-54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

75-84 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

85 years And over . . . . . . . . . . .

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1Death rates under 1 year (based on population estimates) differ from Infant

mortal Ky rates (based on live births): sea table E for 1985 infant mortality rates,

Figura 1. Crude and age-adjusted death rates: United States, 1940-85 and Technical notes for further discussion of the difference.
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lDeath rates under 1 year (based on population est!mates) d!ffer from Infant morlalny rates (based on Iwe b!rtha); see f!gure5for!nfant morlallty rates, and

Technical notes for further discussion of the difference,

Figure 2. Death ratasbyage and sax United States, 1950-85

fluenza outbreaks, that life expectancy in the United States did

not rise.

The expectation of life at birth for 1985 represents the

average number of years that a group of infants would live if

they were to experience throughout life the age-specific death

rates prevailing in 1985. In 1985 life expectancy for females

was 78.2 compared with 71.2 years formales, thesame as for

the previous year. The difference in life expectancy between

the sexes, which had been widening from 1900 to 1972, has

narrowed since 1979. The difference was 7.0 years in 1984

and 1985 compared with 7.4 years in 1980 and 1981, 7.7 and

7.8 years throughout the period 1972-79, 6,5 years in 1960,

and 2.0 years in 1900.

Between 1984 and 1985 the white population experienced

no change in life expectancy (75.3 years), but the black population experienced a slight decrease from 69.7 years in 1984

to 69.5 in 1985, the f~st such decrease since 1980. In 1970 life

expectancy for the white population was 71.7 years, and that

for the black population was 64.1 years. The difference in life

expectancy between the white and black populations narrowed

nom 7.6 years in 1970 to 5.6 years in 1983 and 1984, but

increased slightly to 5.8 years in 1985.

Among the four race-sex groups, white females continued

to have the highest life expectancy at birth (78.7 years), followed by black females (73.5 years), white males (7 1.9 years),

and black males (65 .3). The largest gain in life expectancy
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1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990

Pigure3. Life expectancy by sex: United States, 1940-85

between 1970 and 1985 was for black males (5.3 years), followed by black females (5.2 years), white males (3.9 years),

and white females (3. 1 years).

The 1985 life tables may be used to compare life expectancies at any age from birth onward. For example, a person

who has reached age 65 years may look forward to living to an

older age, on the average, than one who has reached 50 years.

On the basis of mortality experienced in 1985, a person aged

50 years could expect to live an average of 28.3 more years for

a total of 78.3 years, and a person aged 65 years could expect

to live an average of 16.7 more years for a total of 81.7 years.

Cause of death

Deaths assigned to the 15 leading causes accounted for 88

percent of the total number of deaths in 1985 (table B). (For

ranking procedures see Technical notes.) The ranking of the

leading causes for 1985 remained unchanged from the list for

1984. Age-adjusted death rates are shown in figure 4 and table

C for 13 of the 15 leading causes. Because deaths from the

other two causes (Congenital anomalies and Certain conditions

originating in the perinatal period) occur mainly among infants

under 1 year, age-adjusted rates for these causes are not shown.

Differentials and changes in mortality for these two causes are

measured by the infant mortality rate per 100,000 live births.

For 7 of these 13 leading causes of death the age-adjusted

death rates decreased between 1984 and 1985 (table C). These

causes were Diseases of heart, Cerebrovascular diseases, Accidents and adverse effects, Suicide, Chronic liver disease and

cirrhosis, Atherosclerosis, and Homicide and legal intervention. The largest declines were for Atherosclerosis (5 percent)

and Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis (4 percent). The decline for Atherosclerosis is consistent with the generally downward trend observed since 1950. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis has exhibited a downward trend since 1979. Decreases

for the other five leading causes were 3 percent or less. The

age-adjusted death rate for Motor vehicle accidents—a component of the broader category of Accidents and adverse effects—decreased by 2 percent, a reversal from the 1983-84

increase, but consistent with the downward trend observed between 1979 and 1983.

Increases in the age-adjusted death rates between 1984

Table B. Death rates and percent of total deatha for the 1!5leading

causes of death: United States, 1985

[Rates per 100,000 population]

Cause of death Percent

(Ninth Rewslon International of total

Rankl Classification of Diseases, 1975) Rate deaths

All causes . ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,, ...,,

1 Diseases of heart, . ...,,,... . .

2 Mal(gnant neoplasms, includ!ng

neoplasms of lymphatic and

hematopoietic tissues ., .,

3 Cerebrovascular diseases.

4 Accidents and adverse effects, . . ., .

,.. Motor vehicle accidents. .,

. . All other accidents and adverse

effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5 Chronic obstructive pulmona~ diseases

andallled conditions, . . .

6 Pneumonia and Influenza. .

7 Diabetes mellitus ...,.....,..

8 Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,..

9 Chronic Iwer disease and cirrhosis . .

10 Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome,

andnephrosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 Homlc!de and legal intervention ., .,

13 Certain conditions originating in

theperinatal period . ...,...., ,. ...,

14 Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15 Congenital anomalies. ., . . . . . .

,.. All other causes,......,..,.,

873.9 100.0

323,0 37.0

193,3 22,1

64.1 7.3

39.1 4.5

19.2 . . .

19.9 . .

31.3 3.6

28.3 3.2

15.5 1.8

12.3 1.4

11.2 1.3

10.0 1.1

8.9 1.0

8.3 1,0

8,1 0,9

7.2 0,8

5.4 0.6

107,8 12,3

I Rank based on number of deaths; see Technical notes.

and 1985 occurred for six leading causes—Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic

tissues; Chronic obstructive puhnonary diseases and allied

conditions; Pneumonia and influenz% Diabetes mellitus; Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nepbrosis; and Septicemia.

For Septicemia the increase of 11 percent continued the rapid

rise observed for the past three decades (figure 4). Pneumonia

and influenza increased by 10 percent from the previous year

due in part to a major influenza outbreak that began in 1984

but peaked in the early part of 1985. Increased mortality from

a number of causes of death has been observed during periods

characterized by influenza outbreaks. For one such cause,

Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied conditions,

the age-adjusted death rate increased 6 percent between 1984

and 1985, compared with 2 percent between 1983 and 1984.

Increases for the remaining three leading causes were 4 percent

or less. The increases between 1984 and 1985 for four of these

six causes (all but Pneumonia and influenza and Diabetes mellitus) are consistent with a continuation of recent increasing

trends for these causes of death. After declining sharply between 1981 and 1982, the age-adjusted death rate for Pneumonia and influenza has increased in recent years; this increase

is in contrast to the general decline in mortality for this cause

from 1968–78. For Diabetes mellitus the overall downward

trend in the age-adjusted death rate between 1980 and 1985

has been interrupted by increases between 1982 and 1983 and

between 1984 and 1985.
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adverse effects

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clrrhosls

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nephrottc

syndrome, and

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Figure 4. Age-edjusted deeth rates for 13 of tha 15 leading causas of daath: United Statas, 1950-85
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Table C. Age-adjusted death rates for 1985 and percent changes in age-adjusted death rates for the 15 leading causes of death from 1984

to 1985 and 1979 to 1985: United States

[Rates per 100,000 population]

Percent

change from—

Age-adjusted 1984 1979

death rates

RankJ

to to

Cause of death (Ntnth Revlslon International Classlflcatlon of Diseases, 1975) for 1985 1985 1985

,..

1

2

3

4

.,.

.,.

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .,,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Diseases of heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ,,

Malignant neoplaams, includlng neoplasms of Iymphatlc and hematopoietlc tissues. . . . . . ., .

Cerebrovascular diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Accidents and adverse effects,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Motor vehicle accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,,.

Another accidents and adverse effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chronic obstructwe pulmonary diseases and allied conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pneumonia and influenza, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Diabetes mellitus, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chronic lwerdlsease andclrrhosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nephritis, nephrotlc syndrome, and nephrosls .,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Homicide andlegal lntewention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Certain conditions origlnatmg in the perinatal period2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

546.1

180.5

133.6

32.3

34,7

18,8

16.0

18.7

13.4

9.6

11.5

9.6

4,0

4.9

8.3

4:1’

. .

+0.cl

–1 .7

+0. 1

–3.3

-0.9

–1 ,6

+0.6

+5.6

+9.8

+1.1

–0.9

–4.0

–4.8

+4.3

–1 .2

–0.4

+1 0.8

–2.3

–5.4

–9.5

+2.1

–22.4

–1 9.1

–1 9.0

–1 8.4

+28,1

+1 9.6

–2.0

–1 .7

–20.0

–29.8

+1 4.0

–1 8.6

–24.0

+78.3

–1 0.8

I Rank based on number of deaths; see Techn(cal notes,

‘Inasmuch as deaths from these causes occur mainly among Infants, percent changes are based on infant mortality rates instead of age-adjusted death rates.

Table D. Ratio of age-adjusted death rates for the 15 Iaading

causes of death by sex and race: United States, 1985

Ratio of—

Cause of death

(Ninth Reviwon International Male to Black to

Rankl Classiflcatlon of Diseases, 1975) female white

.,,

1

2

3

4

,.

,..

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

All causes,,....,,....,,....,,.

Diseases of heart, , . . . . . . . . . . . . .,.

Malignant neoplasms, including

neoplasms of lymphatic and

hematopoietic tissues, ., . . . .

Cerebrovascular diseases

Accidents and adverse effects

Motor vehicle accidents

All other accidents and adverse

effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chron!c obstructwe pulmonary

diseases and allled conditions. . . . .

Pneumonia and influenza . . . . . . . .

Diabetes mellitus, . ., .,,....., ,,, .,

Sulclde, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,., .,

Chronic liver disease and c!rrhosls

Atherosclerosis, ,, ., .,, .,...,, . . . .

Nephritis, nephrotlc syndrome,

andnephros is, . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Homicide and legal intervention

Certain conditions originating In

the perinatal perlodz. . . ., .

Septicemv3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ., .,,

Congenital anomallesz ., ., .,

1.75 1.49

1.94 1.34

1,47 1,32

1,17 1.82

2,78 1,22

2,60 0.90

2,97 1.64

2.23 0.78

1.80 1.44

1.05 2.29

3.83 0.52

2.22 1.80

1,31 1.07

1,52 2.85

3,28 5.37

1,29 2,41

1,40 2.77

1,16 1.01

1Rank based on number of deaths; see Techn[cal notes,

‘Inasmuch as deaths from these causes occur mainly among Infants, ratios are

based on Infant mortallty rates Instead of aga-adjusted death rates,

Mortality levels for each of the 15 leading causes of death

were higher for males than for females (table D). As was true

in previous years, the largest differentials were for violent and

accidental causes of death. Specifically, the age-adjusted death

rates for Suicide and for Homicide and legal intervention were

3.8 and 3.3 times, respectively, as high for males as for females.

The rate for Accidents and adverse effects was 2.8 times as

high for males as for females. The smallest sex difference was

for Diabetes mellitus, with a maje-t~female ratio of 1.1.

For women the age-adjusted death rate for all causes combined remained about the same between 1984 and 1985. Decreases in rates for two of the first three leading causes of

death-Diseases of heart and Cerebrovascular diseases-as

well as decreases for Suicide, Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, and Atherosclerosis were offset, in part, by increases in

rates for other leading causes among which were Malignant

neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues; Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and

allied conditions; Pneumonia and influenzq Diabetes mellitus;

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis; and Septicemia.

Of the leading causes of death, Pneumonia and influenza had

the largest increase in mortality between 1984 and 1985 for

women, the age-adjusted death rate from this cause increased

11 percent. The age-adjusted rate for Homicide and legal intervention was the same in 1984 and 1985.

For men the age-adjusted death rate for all causes combined also remained essentially the same between ].984 and

1985. As was true for females, decreases occurred in the rates
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for two of the first three leading causes of death—Diseases of

heart and Cerebrovascular diseases—as well as for Accidents

and adverse effects, Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis, Atherosclerosis, and Homicide and legal intervention. Increases in the

age-adjusted rates occurred for Chronic obstructive pulmonary

diseases and allied conditions; Pneumonia and influenzq Diabetes mellitus; Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis;

and Septicemia. The largest increase was for Septicemia (11

percent). The age-adjusted death rate for Suicide for men remained approximately the same between 1984 and 1985;

whereas the rate declined for women, continuing the general

decline in mortality from this cause for women since the early

1970’s. Unlike the 1983–84 interval when the age-adjusted

death rate for Motor vehicle accidents for men and women

increase~ the rate decreased by 3 percent for men but remained

the same for women.

Mortality was higher for the black population than for the

white population for most of the leading causes. The largest

differential was for Homicide and legal intervention, where the

age-adjusted rate for the black population was 5.4 times that of

the white population. Other causes for which the differential

was large include Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrcsis (2.9); Septicemia (2.8); Certain conditions originating in

the perinatal period (2.4); and Diabetes mellitus (2.3). Ageadjusted rates for the black population were lower than those

for the white population for two causes—Chronic obstructive

pulmonary diseases and allied conditions and Suicide.

For the white population the age-adjusted death rate for all

causes combined remained approximately the same in 1984

and 1985; this held for both males and females. Decreases in

several of the leading causes—Diseases of heart and Cerebr&

vascular diseases among others-were offset, in part, by increases in Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied

conditions; Pneumonia and influenz~ Malignant neoplasms,

including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues;

and Septicemia.

In contrast, the age-adjusted death rate for the black population increased by 1 percent between 1984 and 1985; this

held for both males and females. Only 4 of the 15 leading

causes—MalQnant neoplasms, includlng neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues; Cerebrovascular diseases;

Homicide and legal intervention and Congenital anomalies—

had lower age-adjusted death rates in 1985 than in 1984. Of

the leading causes that increased for the black population, the

largest increases were for Septicemia (9 percent); Pneumonia

and influenza (8 percent); Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis (7 percent); and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (6 percent). Between 1984 and 1985 the age-adjusted

death rate for Diseases of heart increased slightly for the black

population (less than 1 percent), after declining by 3 percent

between 1983 and 1984; for the white population the rate for

this cause declined by 2 percent between 1984 and 1985, con- .

tinuing the downw=d trend observed since the 1950’s.

AIDS—A count of deaths due specifically to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (as a result of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)) is not available from the 1985 national

mortality statistics. However, related data have been derived

from information reported on death certificates in 1985, as

described in the Technical notes.

Infant mortality

In 1985 there were 40,030 deaths of infants under 1 year

of age (table E). The infant mortality rate of 10.6 infant deaths

per 1,000 live births was the lowest final rate ever recorded for

the United States, and it compares with a rate for the previous

year of 10.8. Among white infants, the rate was 9.3, essentially

the same as the rate of 9.4 in 1984; the rate for black infants in

1985 was 18.2 compared with a rate of 18.4 in the previous

year. For all infants and for infants of both major race groups

considered separately, the change in infant mortality rates between 1984 and 1985 was not statistically significant (for discussion of random variation and statistical significance, see

Technical notes).

The absolute difference in infant mortality rates between

black and white infants has been narrowing in 1960 the difference in rates was 21.4 infants per 1,000 live births compared

with 8.9 in 1985 (figure 5). However, because the infant morTable E. Infant, naonatal, and postnaonatal deaths and mortality rates by race and sex United States, 1985

[Rates are infant (under 1 year), neonatal (under 28 days), and postneonatal (28 days-11 months) deaths per 100.000 Iwe b)rths !n speclfled group]

Infant Neonatal Postneonatal

Race and sex Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate

40,030

22,958

17,072

27,864

16,218

11,646

12,166

6,740

5,426

11,063

6,127

4,936

1,064.5

1,190.8

931.6

931.5

1,055.4

800.6

1,581.7

1,722.3

1,436,0

1,819,0

1,985.6

1,647.4

26,179

14,948

11,231

18,233

10,536

7,697

7,946

4,412

3,534

7,340

4,075

3,265

696.1

775.3

612.9

609.5

685.6

529.1

1,033.0

1,127.4

935.3

1,206,9

1,320.6

1,089.7

13,851

8,010

5,841

9,631

5,682

3,949

4,220

2,328

1,892

3,723

2,052

1,671

368.3

415.5

318.7

322.0

369.8

271.5

548.6

594.9

500.7

612.1

665.0

577.7
60

50 t 1

60

50

.%.. Black

,..”” ..,,........”””””....

..$./....,

g 40 –

.. ..

,. – 40

.-

a

,...

%,

..,,

; ,0

....

..,. 30

-’ “-. ....

& All races “’....

a

k

al

>

k 20 –

u

– 20

c

2

2

White

G

6

10 –

10

9 – 9

8

111111111111111111111111 1111 [1111111111. 8

1950 1960 1970 1980 1990

Figure 5. Infant mortality ratea by race: United States, 1950-85

tality rate for both the white and the black populations has been

decreasing by the same average annual percent (3.5) between

1960 and 1985, the black infant mortality rate in 1985 was

1.95 times the white rate, approximately the same ratio as in

1960 (1.93). The downward trend in infant mortality has slowed

for both the white and the black populations—since the late

1970’s, for white infants; and since 1981, for black infants.

Between 1984 and 1985, the neonatal mortality rate remained the same, 7.0 deaths to infants under 28 days per

1,000 live births. By race, the rate for the white population was

6.1 per 1,000 live births, and for the black population, 12.1.

For both groups, dfierences in neonatal mortality rates between

1984 and 1985 were not statistically significant. Neonatal

mortality rates have declined since 1960 for both races, but the

rate for the white population has declined relatively faster than

that for the black population-an average annual decrease of 4

percent per year for white infants compared with 3.3 percent

for black infants.

The postneonatal mortality rate—deaths to infants 28

days-1 1 months per 1,000 live births-for 1985 was 3.7, 3 percent lower than in 1984 (3.8). For the white population, the

postneonatal mortality rate in 1985 was 3.2 compared with 3.3

in the previous year, a change that was not statistically significant. For black infants, the rate for 1985 (6. 1) declined from

6.5 in 1984 and 6.8 in 1983. In contrast to the trend for neonatal mortality, between 1960 and 1985 the postneonatal rate

decreased relatively faster for the black population than for the

Table F. Maternal deaths and maternal mortality ratas by race:

United States, 1985

[Maternal deaths are those ass!gned to Complications of pregnancy, childbmh,

and the puerpenum, category numbers 630–676 of the Ninth Revision

hrtemationd C/ass/ffcation of Dseases, 7975. Rates pe r 100,000 Itve bi rths

In speclf!ed group]

Race Numbar Rate

Allrsces. .,.,,.....,.....,.. . . . . . . . . 295 7.8

White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 5,2

Another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 18.1

Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 20.4

white population—an average annual decline of 3.!I percent

per year for black infants compared with an average decline of

2.3 percent for white infants.

As was seen in the overall infant mortality rates, the downward trends in neonatal and postneonatrd mortality rates have

slowed recently for both the black and the white population.

The ranking of the leading causes of infant mortality for

1985 remained unchanged from the list based on data for 1984.

Among the 10 leading causes of infant death, the first 4—

Congenital anomalies, Sudden infant death syndrome, Respiratory distress syndrome, and Disorders relating to short gestation and unspecified low birthweight-accounted for just over

half of all deaths of infants under 1 year of age in 1985, and the

next 6 causes accounted for only 15 percent of all infant deaths.

The difference between infant mortality rates for white and

black infants varied by cause, although the risk was higher for

black infants than for white infants for all the leading causes.

However, for Congenital anomalies, the leading cause of infant

death, the small difference between the rate for black infants

(233.3 per 100,000 live births) and for white infants (230.6)

was not statistically significant. Expressed in terms of the ratio

of the infant mortality rate for black infants to that for white

infants, the other leadlng causes maybe ranked, beginning with

the highest ratio, as follows: Disorders relating to short gestation and unspecified low birthweight (3.5); Pneumonia and influenza (2.6); Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia (2.2);

Infections specific to the perinatal period (2.2); Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancy (2.2); Sudden

infant death syndrome (1.8); Accidents and adverse effects

(1.8); Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord,

and membranes (1.7); and Respiratory distress syndrome (1.7).

Maternal mortality

In 1985,295 women were reported to have died of maternal causes (table F). As in previous years, the number does not

include all deaths occurring to pregnant women, but only those

deaths assigned to Complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and

the puerperium (ICD–9 Nos. 630–676). The maternal mortality rate for 1985 was 7.8 deaths per 100,000 live births, the

same as the rate for 1984. The differences in the matemal mortality rates for white and black women between 1984 and 1985

were not statistically significant. In 1985 black women were

3.9 times as likely as white women to die of causes associated

with pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium.
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. . .

0.0

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*

Symbols

Data not available

Category not applicable

Quantity zero

Quantity more than zero but less than

0.05

Quantity more than zero but less than

500 where numbers are rounded to

thousands

Figure does not meet standards of

reliability or precision
Monthly Vital Statistics Report ~11

Table 1. Deaths, death ratas, and age-adjusted daath rates, by race and sex United States, 1940, 1950.1960, 1970, and 1975-65

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. Rates are based on populations enumerated as of April 1 for census yeara and estimated aa of July 1 for all other

years. Beginning 1970 excludes deaths of nonresidenta of the Un!ted States]

All other

All races White Total Black

Both Both Both Both

Yeer sexes Male Female sexes Male Female sexes Male Female sexes Male Female

1985 . . . .

1984 . . . .

1983 . . . .

1982 . . . .

1981 . . . .

1980 . . . .

1979 . . . .

1978 . . . .

1977 . . . .

1976 . . . .

1975 . . . .

1970 . . . .

1960 . . . .

1950 . . . .

1940 . . . .

1985 .,..

1984 . . . .

1983 . . . .

1982 . . . .

1981 . . . .

1980 . . . .

1979 . . . .

1978 . . . .

7977. . . .

1976 . . . .

1975 . . . .

1970 . . . .

1960 . . . .

1950 . . . .

1940 . . . .

1985 . . . .

1984 . . . .

1983 ...,

1982 . . . .

1981 . . . .

1980 . . . .

1979 . . . .

1978 . . . .

1977 . . . .

1976 . . . .

1975 . . . .

1970 . . . .

1960 . . . .

1950 . . . .

1940 . . . .

lFor method of computation, see Technical notes.

2,086.440

2,039,369

2,019,201

1,974,797

1,977,981

1,989,841

1,913,841

1,927,788

1,899,597

1,909,440

1,892,879

1,921,031

1,711,982

1,452,454

1,417,269

873.9

862.3

862.8

852.0

862.4

878.3

852.2

868.0

864.4

877.6

878.5

945.3

954.7

963.8

1,076.4

546,1

545.9

550.5

553.8

568.2

585.8

577.0

595.0

602.1

618.5

630.4

714.3

760.9

841.5

1,076.1

1,097,758

1,076,514

1,077,923

1,056,440

1,063,772

1,075,078

1,0448959

1,055,290

1,046,243

‘1,051,983

1,050,819

1,078,478

975,648

827,749

797,003

945.0

935.9

942.6

938.0

954.5

976.9

957.5

977.5

978.9

993.8

1,002.0

1,090.3

1,104.5

1,106.1

1,197.4

716.8

716.7

725.3

733.1

753.3

777.2

768.6

791.4

801.3

820.9

837.2

931.6

949.3

1,001.6

1,213.0

986,682

962,855

947,278

918,357

914,209

914,763

868,882

872,498

853,354

857,457

842,060

842,553

736,334

624,705

626,266

806.6

792.7

787.4

770.7

775.4

785.3

752.7

764.5

756.0

767.6

761.4

807.8

809.2

823.5

954.6

409.4

409.6

411.5

411.2

420.4

432.6

423,1

437.4

441.8

455.0

462.5

532.5

590.6

688.4

938.9

1,819,054

1,781,897

1,765,582

1,729,085

1,731,233

1,738,607

1,676,145

1,689,722

1,664,100

1,674,989

1,660,366

1,682.096

1,505,335

1,276,085

1,231,223

897.1

885.2

884.6

872.9

880.3

892.5

865.2

880.2

874.6

887.7

886.9

946,3

947.8

945.7

1,041.5

523.1

523,6

528.0

531.8

544.6

559.4

551.9

569.5

575.7

591.3

602.2

679.6

727.0

800.4

1,017.2

950,455

934,529

931,779

919,239

925,490

933,878

910,137

920,123

912,670

918,589

917,804

942,437

860,857

731,366

690,901

960.0

951.1

957.4

951.8

965.1

983.3

963.3

982.7

983.0

997.3

1,004.1

1,086.7

1,098.5

1,089.5

1,162.2

Age

688.7

689.9

698.4

706.0

724.4

745.3

738.4

761.1

770.6

789.3

804.3

893.4

917.7

963.1

1,155.1

Number

868,599 267,386

847.368 257,472

833,803 253,619

809,846 245,712

805,743 246,748

804,729 251,234

766,008 237,696

769,599 238,066

751,430 235,497

756,400 234,451

742,562 232,513

739,659 238,935

644,478 206,647

544,719 176,369

540,322 186,046

Death rate

837.1 743.3

822.3 731.5

815.3 736.6

797.9 728.9

799.6 755.0

806.1 791.7

771.8 771.0

782.7 790.0

771.3 798.6

783.1 812.1

775.1 823.1

812.6 938.4

800.9 1,008.5

803.3 1,119.4

919.4 1,382.8

-adjusted death rate!

390.6 697.8

391.3 694.5

392.7 703.1

393.3 704.6

401.4 732.6

411.1 774.2

402.5 757.1

416.4 780.0

419.6 796.7

432.5 818.5

439.0 840.6

501.7 983.4

555.0 1,046.1

645.0 1,225.7

879.0 1,634.7

147,303

141,985

140,144

137,201

138,282

141,200

135,822

135,167

133,573

133,394

133,015

136,041

114,791

96,383

100,102

858.6

846.4

854.9

854.8

889.4

936.5

920.3

943.2

951.7

969.8

987.6

1,115.9

1,152.0

1,251.1

1,513.7

910.4

904.4

916.3

928.4

964.3

1,015.1

994.8

1,021.0

1,036.1

1,063.4

1>090.1

1,231.4

1,211.0

1,358.5

1,764.4

120,083

115,487

113,475

108,511

108,466

110,034

102,874

102,899

101,924

101,057

99,498

102,894

91,856

79,986

85,944

638.1

627.0

629.2

614.5

633.0

660.6

635.7

651.0

659.6

668.6

673.1

775.3

872.6

993.5

1,256.2

530.0

529.0

535.2

529.3

549.4

582.6

566.9

585.8

601.8

618.3

634.5

770.8

893.3

1,095.7

1,504.7

244,207

235,884

233,124

226,513

228,560

233,135

220,818

221,340

220,076

219,442

2’17,932

225,647

196,010

169,606

178,743

845.7

828.5

830.5

819.2

841.7

875.4

839.3

855.1

864.0

875.0

882.5

999.3

1,038.6

. . .

. . .

779.9

777.9

777.9

778.7

803.9

842.5

812.1

831.8

849.3

870.5

890.8

1,044.0

1.073.3

. . .

. . .

133,610

129,147

127,911

125,610

127,296

130,138

124,433

124,663

123,894

123,977

123,770

127,540

107,701

92,004

95,517

976.8

958.1

963.3

960.4

991.6

1,034.1

999.6

1,016.8

1,026.0

1,041.6

1,055.4

1#186.6

1,181.7

. . .

. . .

1,024.0

1,011.7

1,019.6

1,035.0

1,067.7

1,112.8

1,073,3

1,093.9

1,112.1

1,138,3

1,163.0

1,318.6

1,246.1

. . .

. . .

110,597

106,737

105,213

100,903

101,264

102,997

96,385

96,677

96,182

95,465

94,162

98,107

88,309

77,602

83,226

727.7

712.0

711.2

692.4

707.3

733.3

695.3

709.5

718.0

724.5

726.1

829.2

905.0

. . .

. . .

589.1

585.3

590.4

581.4

599.1

631.1

605.0

622.7

639.6

654.5

670.6

814.4

916.9

. . .

. . .
Table 2. Deaths snddeath ratasby age, race, end sex United States, 1985

[Rates per 100,000 population In spec,flc group]

N

All other

All races White Total Black

Both Both Both

Age sexes Male Female sexes Male Female sexes Male Female

Alleges . . . . . . . . . .

Under l year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

l-4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5–9 years . . . . . . .

10–14yeers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15–19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20–24 years.

25–29 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30–34 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35–39 years.... .

40–44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45–49 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50–54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55–59 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60–64 years, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65–69 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

70–74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

75–79 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

80–84 years . . . . . . . .

85 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Not stated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Aliases’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Under lyea# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

l–4 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5-9 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10–14 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

15–19 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20-24 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25-29 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30–34 yeara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

35-39 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40-44 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

45–49 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50–54 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

55-59 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60–64 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

65–69 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

70-74 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

75-79 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

80–84 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

85years andwer, . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,086,440

40,030

7,339

4,168

4,765

15,068

22,867

24,729

27,123

30,439

35,376

46,254

70,380

115,192

171,288

216,749

265,897

290,149

278,699

419,051

877

873.9

1,067.8

51.4

24.8

27.9

81.2

108.9

113.7

133.8

171.9

251.7

397.2

643.2

1,015.7

1,558.0

2,298.0

3,512.0

5,279.3

8,369.3

! 5,480.3

1,097,758

22,958

4,241

2,430

3,055

10,831

17,331

18,213

19,141

20,561

22,933

29,181

44,139

72,223

105,488

130,265

152,752

152,649

127,223

141,653

491

945.0

1,197.0

58.1

28.2

34.9

114.7

164.8

167.3

189.6

235.2

332.9

513.9

835.6

1,341.9

2,061.5

3,061.5

4,748.3

7,143.1

11,024.5

18,325.1

988,682

17,072

3,098

1,738

1,710

4,237

5,536

6,516

7,982

9,878

12,443

17,073

26,241

42,969

65,800

86,484

113,145

137,500

151,476

277,398

386

806.6

932.4

44.5

21.2

20.5

46.5

52.8

60.0

78.5

110.2

173.6

286.1

463.5

721.1

1,119.6

1,670.9

2,598.6

4,093.5

6,958.0

4A3AQ~

! -T, Q.T.J..C

1,819,054

27,864

5,351

3,088

3,724

12,304

18,086

18,751

19,712

22,699

26,909

35,864

56,340

95,543

145,694

188,473

234,483

260,372

253,582

389,513

702

897.1

916.3

46.2

22.7

26.9

81.0

103.3

102.3

114.9

148.9

221.1

357.0

592.4

956.1

1,486.4

2,233.9

3,439.7

5,239.9

8,306.0

4G7K7n

,U, rd, .v

950,455

16,218

3,111

1,815

2,400

8,807

13,775

14,005

14,097

15,429

17,478

22,707

35,640

60,582

90,456

114,175

135,744

137,460

115,596

130,583

377

960.0

1,038.9

52.4

26.0

33.8

113.7

156.2

151.4

163.2

202.8

290.2

459.1

768.4

1,269.3

1,973.7

2,987.3

4,677.6

7,137.1

10,998.7

~9,78f39

Number

868,599

11,646

2,240

1,273

1,324

3,497

4,311

4,746

5,615

7,270

9,431

13,157

20,700

34,961

55,238

74,298

98,739

122,912

137,986

258,930

325

Rate

837.1

786.9

39.7

19.2

19.7

47.0

49.6

52.3

65.9

95.2

153.5

258.0

424.8

669.8

1,058.4

1,609.9

2,521.4

4,039.2

6,892.4

! 4,57s.4

267,386

12,166

1,988

1,060

1,041

2,764

4,781

5,878

7,411

7,740

8,467

10,390

14,040

19,649

25,594

28,276

31,414

29,777

25,117

29,538

175

743.3

1,720.8

73.8

33.7

31.8

82.3

137.2

173.9

238.3

314.0

448.7

649.0

979.8

1,458.7

2,145.3

2,841.8

4,166.3

5,650.3

9,067.5

12,515.1

147,303

6,740

1,130

615

655

2,024

3,556

4,208

5,044

5,132

5,455

6,474

8,499

11,641

15,032

16,090

17,008

15,189

11,627

11,070

114

858.6

1,888.0

82.8

38.0

39.4

119.2

209.1

256.9

345.2

453,0

630.6

884.4

1,317.7

1,914.6

2,815.0

3,715.9

5,399.4

7,198.6

11,288.3

14,375.5

120,083

5,426

858

465

386

740

1,225

1,770

2,367

2,608

3,012

3,916

5,541

8,008

10,562

12,186

14,406

14,588

13,490

18,468

61

638.1

1,550.3

64,6

29.4

24.0

44.6

68.7

98.4

143.5

195.8

294.7

450.6

703.2

1,083.6

1,605.2

2,172.2

3,281.5

4,631.1

7,752.9

,.aooc

, , ,V.ao. u

Both

sexes Male Female

244,207

11,063

1,704

921

906

2,345

4,158

5,382

6,762

7,050

7,729

9,530

12,956

18,142

23,694

26,166

28,866

27,176

22,822

26,675

158

845.7

1,951.1

80.0

35.5

34.1

84.7

146.3

195.7

280.8

373.2

536.0

759.4

1,128.6

1,646.3

2,412.8

3,145.0

4,567.4

6,148.9

9,794.8

i 3, G76. G

133,610

6,127

961

520

579

1,734

3,072

3,781

4,634

4,720

5,004

5,931

7,890

10,759

13,898

14,842

15,468

13,533

10,271

9,780

106

976.8

2,134.8

89.0

39.6

43.0

124.7

224.4

290.6

413.4

547.6

766.3

1,053.5

1,535.0

2,147.5

3,165.8

4,111.4

5,972.2

7,868.0

12,227.4

15,046.2

110,597

4,936

743

401

327

611

1,086

1,601

2,128

2,330

2,725

3,599

5,066

7,383

9,796

11,324

13,398

13,645

12,551

16,895

52

727.7

1,756.6

70.8

31.3

25.0

44.3

73.7

110.5

165.3

226.9

345.4

520.8

799.1

1,228.5

1,804.1

2,399.2

3,592.0

5,053.7

8,423.5

12,164.7

1Figures for age not stated Included in All ages but not distributed among age groups.

‘Death rates under 1 year (based on population estimates) dtfer from infant mortalw rates (based on Iwe births); see tables E, 13, 14, 15, and 17 for infant mortalmy rates, and Technical notes for funher discussion

of the dlffarence.
Monthly Vital Statistics Report ~ 13

Table 3. Abridged life table for the total population: United States, 1985

[For explanation of the columns of the Ilfe table, see section 6 of Vita/ Statistics of the United States, 1983, Volume 1[]

Proportion Average

dying remaining

lifetime

Proportion of

persons alive Of 100,000 born alive Stationary population Average number

Age interva/ at b eginning of of years of life

age intewal Number living Number dying In this and all remaining at

Period of life between two dying during at beginning of during age In the age subsequent age beginning of age

exact ages stated in years interval age interval interval

{1)

interval intervals interval

(2) (3) (4] [5) (6) (7)

xtox+n nqx lx d “L T,

o

nx ex

o-l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0107 100,000 1,069 99,079 7,472,607 74.7

1-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0020 98,931 200 395,255 7,373,528 74.5

5-lo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0012 98,731 123 493,320 6,978.273 70.7

10–15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0014 98,608 135 492,778 6,484,953 65.8

15-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0040 98,473 397 491,465 5,992,175 60.9

20-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0054 98,076 534 489,072 5,500,710 56.1

25-30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0057 97,542 553 486,326 5,011,638 51.4

30-35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0067 96,989 648 483,363 4,525,312 46.7

35–40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0086 96,341 831 479,745 4,041,949 42.0

40-45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0126 95,510 1,199 474,766 3,562,204 37.3

45-50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0197 94,31 -i ‘1.854 467,259 3.087,438 32.7

50-55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0316 92,457 2,924 455,434 2,620,179 28.3

55–60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0497 89,533 4,447 437,186 2,164,745 24.2

60-65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0753 85,086 6,408 410.278 1,727,559 20.3

65-70 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1092 78,678 8,588 372,847 1,317,281 76,7

70-75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1625 70,090 11,391 322,963 944,434 13.5

75–80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2349 58,699 13,788 259,866 621,471 10,6

80-85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.3480 44,971 15,628 185,697 361,605 8.1

85 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0000 29,283 29,283 175,908 175,908 6.0
14 ~ Monthly Vital Statistics Report

Tabla 4. Lifa axpectency at birth by rata and sax: United Statea, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970-1985

All other

All races White Total Black

Both Both Both Both

Year sexes Male Female sexes Male Female sexes Male Female sexes Male Female

1985 ...,,.,..,,....,.,.,.,,. 74.7 71,2 78.2 75,3 71.9 78.7 71.2 67.2 75.0 69.5 65.3 73.5

1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,7 71,2 78.2 75.3 71.8 78.7 71.3 67.4 75.0 69.7 65.6 73.7

1983, ...,.,...,.,..,.....,,. 74,6 71,0 78.1 75.2 71.7 78.7 71.1 67.2 74.9 69,6 65.4 73,6

1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,5 70.9 78.1 75.1 71,5 78.7 77.0 66.8 75.0 69.4 65.1 73.7

1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.2 70.4 77.8 74.8 71.1 78.4 70.3 66.1 74.4 68.9 64.5 73.2

1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.7 70.0 77.4 74.4 70,7 78.1 69.5 65.3 73.6 68.1 63.8 72.5

1979 ...,,....,,....,.....,,. 73,9 70.0 77.8 74.6 70.8 78.4 69.8 65.4 74.1 68.5 64.0 72.9

1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,5 69.6 77.3 74.1 70.4 78.0 69.3 65.0 73.5 68.1 63.7 72.4

1977 ..,.,,,.,,,.,..,.....,,. 73.3 69.5 77.2 74.0 70,2 77.9 68.9 64.7 73.2 67.7 63.4 72.0

1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,9 69.1 76.8 73.6 69.9 77.5 66.4 64.2 72.7 67.2 62.9 71.6

1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.6 68.8 76.6 73.4 69.5 77.3 68.0 63.7 72.4 66.8 62.4 71.3

1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.0 68.2 75.9 72.8 69.0 76.7 67.1 62.9 71.3 66.0 61.7 70.3

1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,4 67.6 75.3 72.2 68,5 76.1 66.1 62,0 70.3 65.0 60.9 69.3

19721 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,2 67.4 75.1 72.0 68.3 75.9 65.7 61.5 70.1 64.7 60.4 69.1

1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,1 67.4 75.0 72.0 68.3 75.8 65.6 61.6 69.8 64.6 60.5 68.9

1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.8 67.1 74.7 71.7 68,0 75.6 65.3 61.3 69.4 64.1 60.0 68.3

1960 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.7 66.6 73.1 70.6 67.4 74.1 63.6 61.1 66.3 --- --- ---

1950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.2 65.6 71.1 69.1 66,5 72.2 60.8 59.1 62.9 --- --- ---

1940 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.9 60.8 65.2 64.2 62,1 66.6 53.1 51.5 54.9 --- --- ---

lDeaths based on a 50-percent aample.
Table5. Age-specific andage-adjusted deethretes for151eading causes andselected components: United Stetes. 1979, 1984, and 1985

[Rates per 100,000 population m specif!ed group]

Age

Cause ofdeat/r(NInth Revision

International Classification All

AgeUnder 1 1–4 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45–54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85 years adjusted

of Diseases, 1975) Year ages 1 year2 years yaars years years years years years years years and over rate3

All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Diseases of

heart . . . ..390–398.402.404-429

Rheumatic fever and rheumatic

heart disease. . . . . . . . . 390–398

Hypertensive heart disease . ..402

Hypertensive heart and renal

disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..4O4

Ischemic heart

disease. . . . . . . . . . . . . 410-414

Acute myocardial

infarction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410

Other acute and subacute

forms of [schemlc heart

disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..4ll

Angina pectoris . . . . . . . ...413

Old myocardla[ infarction and

other forms of chronic ischemic

heart disease. . . . . ...412.414

Other diseases of

endocardium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424

All other forms of heart

disease . . . . .415 -423,425-429

See footnotes at end of table.

1985

1984

1979

873.9

862.3

852.2

516.3

521.1

589.7

152.9

156.7

184.6

2.3

2.4

3.9

6.1

6.1

7.0

0.4

0.3

0.4

104.7

109.5

136.1

65.4

70.5

94.6

1.7

1.5

2.0

0.2

0.2

0.1

37.5

37.3

39.3

1.5

1.4

1.5

37.9

37.0

35.7

1,067.8

1,085.6

1,332.9

24.5

26.1

20.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

0,0

0.0

0.6

0.9

0.7

0.4

0.6

0.4

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.3

0.2

0.6

0.5

0.4

23.1

24.6

19.0

26.3

26.7

31.5

0.9

1.0

0.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0,0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.8

0.8

0.7

95.9

96.8

114.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.3

0,4

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

207.2

204.8

229.8

38.0

38.7

45.3

0.8

0.9

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.9

0.1

0.1

0.2

23.3

24.0

30.1

14.5

15.1

21.1

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.1

8.5

8.4

8.4

0.6

0.5

0.6

11.6

11.5

11.0

1,282.7

1,287.8

1,338.0

439.1

450.3

499.0

5,3

5.9

8.0

14.6

14.5

16.2

1.1

0.9

1.4

309.7

323.2

381.0

192.0

203.7

258.9

3.6

3.6

4.8

0.5

0.5

0.3

113.6

115.4

117,0

4.0

4.1

4.3

104.4

101.7

88.1

546.1

545.9

577.0

180.5

183.6

199.5

1.9

2.0

2.6

5.3

5.3

6.0

0.6

0.6

0.9

125.5

129.7

149.7

69.3

72.4

88.2

1.1

1.1

1.5

0.2

0.2

0.1

54.9

56.0

59.9

2.2

2.1

1.8

45.1

43.8

38.4

51.4

51.9

64.2

2.1

2.4

2.1

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

2.0

2.2

2.0

123.4

121.1

133.0

8.2

8.0

8.4

0.4

0.3

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.0

2.8

3.6

1.9

1.7

2.4

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

0.3

0.3

0.2

4.2

4.3

3.7

2,838.6

2,848.1

2,929.0

6,445.1

6,399.3

6,496.6

15,480.3

15,223,6

14,962.4

7,27.5.0

7,251.0

7,310.9

24.5

24.8

25.2

163,5

162.4

170.3

32.4

34.6

50.9

4,932.9

4,984.8

5,376.1

1,750.2

1,747.7

1,916.3

24.5

25.6

30.2

8.2

6.7

4.6

3,150.0

3,204.8

3,424.9

88.7

78.3

47.1

2,033.0

1,966.1

1,641.4

1985

1984

1979

323.0

323.5

326.5

1,080.6

1,102.7

1,199.8

2,712.6

2,748.6

2.925.2

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

2.8

2.9

3.5

8.7

8.8

9.3

1.2

1.2

1.6

11.2

12.4

16.0

29.9

31.2

35.7

20.6

21.1

20.6

68.7

69.6

79.6

3.2

3.7

5.1

776.3

803.2

926.6

11.3

11.8

16.8

1,919.6

1,981.2

2,224.8

1985

1984

1979

224.8

228.9

245.5

1985

1984

1979

114.9

118.0

133.8

455.1

475.3

577.2

977.2

1,009.8

1,135.2

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1.7

1.7

2.1

0.4

0.4

0.2

6.1

6.4

8.2

1.3

1.3

0.9

10.9

11.8

15.3

3.8

3.2

2.1

1985

1984

1979

107.9

108.8

109.4

313.9

320.2

340.3

927.6

956.5

1,072.2

1985

1984

1979

4.0

3.7

2.9

12.2

11.9

11.6

38.1

35.9

27.5

1985

1984

1979

81.5

78.1

63.7

247.8

240.5

204.8

654.3

628.9

555.9

m
Table5. Age-specific andage-adjustad death rates for151eading causes andselacted componenta: United States, 1979, 1984, and1985—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specrf(ed group]

Age

Cause of death (Ninth Rewsion An.=.

International Classification All Under 1 1–4 5–14 15-24 25–34

..=-

35-44 45–54 55–64 65-74 75–84 85 years adjusted

of Diseases, 1975) Year

.

Malignant neoplasms, including

neoplasms of lymphatic and

hematopoietic tissues. . . . 140–208

Mallgnant neoplasms of IIP, oral

cavny, and pharynx.. 140–149

Mallgnant naoplasms of digestive

organs and

peritoneum . . . . . . . ...150-159

Malignant neoplasms of respiratory

and intratharaclc

organ s.. , . . . . . . . . . ..l6O-l 65

Malignant neoplasm of

breast . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l74-l75

Malignant naoplasms of genital

organs . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l 79-l 87

Mahgnant neoplasms of urinary

organs . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l 88-l 89

Malignant neoplasma of all other

and unspectied

sites. . . . . . . . 170–173,190-199

Leukamia . . . . . . . . . . ...204-208

Other malignant neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopaietic

tissues . . . . . . . . . . . . ..2 OO-2O3

Cerebrovascular diseases. .. 430-438

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

ages T year2 years years years years years years years years years and over rata3

I 93.3

191.8

179.6

3.5

3.6

3.8

48.8

49.3

48.6

53.3

52.3

45.9

16.9

16,8

15.4

20.s

20.7

20.2

7.9

7.9

7.8

24.3

23.8

21.6

7.3

7.2

7.1

10.5

10.2

9.1

64.1

65.3

75.5

3.0

3.1

3.4

0.0

0.2

0.4

0.3

0.1

0.3

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.1

0.2

1.4

1.3

1.7

0.8

0.9

1.0

0.1

0.1

0.1

3.6

3.0

4.6

3.8

4.0

4.6

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.2

2.0

2.1

2.2

1.3

1.2

1.7

0.2

0.1

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.3

3.5

3.6

4.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0,1

0.1

0.1

0.2

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.9

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.2

0.3

0.3

5.4

5.5

6.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.1

0.1

0.1

2.1

2.0

2.3

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.0

1.0

0.9

0,8

0.8

0.9

13.1

13.0

13.3

0.2

0.2

0.2

1.6

1.7

1.8

0.8

0.7

0.8

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

0.2

0.2

0.2

4.1

3.9

3.7

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.8

2.1

~,~

2.6

45.7

46.6

48.3

1.0

1.0

1.1

7.4

7.6

8,2

8.1

8.2

9.8

8.9

9.4

9.1

3.9

4.1

4.7

1.2

1.1

1.1

9.3

9.2

8.6

2.5

2.7

2.7

3.4

3.4

3.0

7.2

7.5

9.1

169.1

170.5

181.4

4.3

4.6

5.6

33.4

34.0

36.3

52.8

53.9

56.0

24.2

23.7

25.3

12.0

12.1

14.5

5.2

5.3

5.7

24.1

23.6

24.0

5.0

5.3

5.5

8.1

8.2

8.6

21.1

22.6

26.4

450.5

448.4

429.4

10.3

11.1

11,8

100.4

101.7

1039

158.4

156.1

140.9

44.6

43.8

41.3

34.1

34.5

35.6

15.0

14.7

15.1

55.1

54.0

49.8

11.7

11.7

11,3

21.0

20,9

19.5

54.3

55.8

68.1

838.3

835.1

800.0

15.2

15.1

16.3

211.0

214.8

221.9

268.0

262.7

231.0

60.8

61.2

56.6

87.5

86.7

88.3

33.5

33.3

34.6

93.1

93.4

86.4

25.7

25.5

25.4

43.5

42.3

39.5

171.3

1 7’?.0

226.9

1,281 0

1,272.3

1,207.6

16.5

16.8

181

373.4

379.3

388.7

294,5

286.4

238,1

87.2

86.2

77.4

178.6

176.2

176,0

62.7

64.0

65.6

142.9

141.5

130.2

50.2

49.6

50.3

74.8

72.2

63.1

605.8

C-lc 9 “L”. -

793.8

1,591,5

1,604,0

1,522.9

20.5

21.3

23.7

5379

552,1

547,8

202.0

199.3

170,3

126,8

129.1

114.2

247.5

261.1

252,0

96,7

97.8

97.0

198.7

188.5

175,8

77.3

75.8

76.1

84.2

79.0

66.0

1,837.5

1,883.8

2,264.9

133.6

133.5

130.8

2.6

2.7

3.0

31.6

32.1

33.1

38.8

38.4

35.2

12.7

12.7

12.2

13.0

13.1

13.6

5.0

5.0

5.2

17.5

17.3

16.4

5.0

5.1

5.3

7.3

7.2

6.7

32.3

33.4

41.6
Accidents and adverse

effects . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E8OO-E949

Motor vehicle

accidents. . . . . . . . . E810– E825

All other acc[dents and

adverse effects. . . . . E800-E807,

E828–E949

Chronic obstructive pulmonary

diseases and allied

conditions . . . . . . . 490–496

Pneumonia and influenza. 480–487

Diabetes mellitus ., . . . . . . . . . . .250

Suicide. . . . . . . . E950-E959

Chronic liver disease and

cirrhosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...571

Atheroscleroaia. . . . . . . . . . . . ...440

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, end

nephrosis . . . . . . . . . . . ...580-589

Homicide snd Isgal

intervention. . . . . . . . . . E960-E978

Certain conditions onglrtatmg in

the perinatal period. . . ...760-779

Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..O38

Congenital anomaliea . . ...740-759

1985

1984

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

1985

1984

1979

39.1

39.3

46.9

19.2

19.6

23.8

19.9

19.7

23.1

31.3

29.2

22.2

28.3

24.9

20.1

15.5

15.1

14.8

12.3

12.4

12.1

11.2

11.8

13.2

10.0

10.3

12.8

8.9

8.5

7.0

8.3

8.4

10.0

8.1

8.0

10.4

7.2

6.4

3.6

5.4

5.5

6.0

23.7

23.0

31.5

4.8

4.4

6.5

19.0

18.6

25.0

1.4

1.5

1,9

18.8

18.8

33.0

0.1

0.1

0.1

. . .

. . .

. . .

0.3

0.8

1.0

0.1

7.4

7.5

6.4

5.3

6.5

5.0

508.6

512.4

680.7

8.1

8.1

7.6

228.4

234.4

260.4

20.0

19.8

26.5

7.1

6.9

9.8

12.9

12.9

16.7

0.3

0.3

0.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

0.1

0.0

0.1

. . .

. . .

. . .

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.2

0.2

0.2

2.4

2.4

2.5

1.0

1.0

0.6

0.6

0.5

0.5

5.9

6.7

8.1

12.5

12.4

16.1

6.8

6.7

8.3

5.7

5.7

7.7

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.8

0.7

0.4

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.2

1.2

1.3

1.1

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.1

1.4

1.4

1.6

48.4

49.4

62.6

36.1

36.7

45.6

12.3

12.6

17.0

0,5

0.4

0.3

0.6

0.6

0.8

0.3

0.3

0.4

12.9

12.5

12.4

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.2

0.3

12.1

12.0

14.5

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.2

0.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

37.8

38.7

45.7

22.8

23.8

28.8

15.0

14.9

16.9

0.6

0.6

0.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.4

15.2

15.5

16.3

3.0

2.8

3.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.6

0.6

0.7

14.7

14.7

18.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.6

0.5

0,4

1.0

1.1

1.2

31.6

31.2

38.4

17.1

17.1

21.0

14.5

14.1

17.4

1.6

1.6

1.7

3.3

3.0

3.2

3.7

3.5

3.6

14.6

15.1

15.4

9.8

10.1

13.9

0.2

0.1

0.1

1.4

1.3

1,5

11.3

11.3

14.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

1,2

1.2

0.8

1.1

1.1

1.4

31.3

32.2

39.4

15.2

15.4

18.6

16.1

16.8

20.8

10.2

9.4

9.3

7.2

6.6

7.1

8.8

8.9

9.0

15.6

16.2

16.5

22.0

23.2

31.0

0.8

0.7

0.9

3,2

3.1

3.7

8.1

8.5

10.8

0.0

0.0

0.0

3.0

3.0

2.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

36.6

36.0

43.5

15.5

15.7

18.2

21.1

20.3

25.2

47.5

46.0

40.2

18.5

16,8

16.4

26,1

24.6

25,8

16.7

17.3

16.6

33.8

35.0

40,9

4.0

4.1

4.8

9.7

9.2

8.5

5.7

5.8

7.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

8.8

8.0

4.9

1.9

2.2

2.1

50.5

50.3

58.8

17.7

18.0

20.7

32.8

32.3

38.1

147.9

141.4

117.0

57.8

53.7

47.8

59.7

59.4

61.3

18.5

18.8

17.8

37.5

39.3

41.8

17.0

17.4

24.4

27.7

26.8

23.7

4.3

4.2

5.4

0.0

21.5

19.8

12.4

2.5

2.5

2.7

107.7

107.2

117.8

27.6

28.2

28.7

80.1

79.0

89.2

291.6

270.3

200.6

241.3

216.0

184.2

128.1

126.1

130,3

24.1

22.0

20.8

32.6

33.1

28.3

82.3

88.4

125.3

78.1

76.1

64.7

4.3

4.4

4.8

0.0

0.0

61.5

51.7

29.7

3.9

3.8

3.4

254,3

256.9

276.0

26.1

25.0

24.4

228.3

231.9

251.6

360.0

331.0

230.2

1,023.5

883.2

694.9

214.9

216.8

211.6

191

18,4

17.9

19.8

18.7

18.1

465.8

488.4

649.1

213.7

201.0

155.2

4.1

4.3

5.0

0.0

159.6

142.1

70.3

5.6

5.8

5.2

34.7

35.0

42.9

18.6

19.1

23.2

16.0

15.9

19.6

18.7

17.7

14.6

13.4

12.2

11.2

9.6

9.5

9.8

11.5

11.6

11.7

9.6

10.0

12.0

4.0

4.2

5.7

4.9

4.7

4.3

8.3

8.4

10.2

(4)

(4)

(4)

4.1

3.7

2.3

(?

(4)

(4)

IFtwresforacie not stated Included In All acres but not dw.tnbutedamorw age groups.

‘Death rates underl year(based on Population estimates) ddferfrom mfantmortal[ty rates {basedon lwebrrths): seetab[es E. 13, 14, 15, and 17 formfant mortality rates, and Technical notes for further discussion

of the difference.

3For method ofcomputatlon. see Technical notes.

4Because deaths from these causes occur ma!nly among infants, age-ad] usted rates are not shown.
18 ~ Monthly Vital Statistics Report

Table 6. Deaths anddeath rateafor thel Oleading causes of death unspecified race-sex groups: United States, 1985

~ [Rates perlOO,OOO population lnspeclfledgro.p]

Cause of death, race, and sex

Rank (Ntnth Revision International

order Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

,..

1

2

3

4

.,.

.

5

6

7

8

9

10

.,,

. .

1

2

3

. . .

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

. .

1

2

3

4

5

6

,.,

.,.

All races, both sexes

All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Diseases of

heart. . . 390–398,402,404–429

Malignant neoplasms, including

neoplasms of Iymphattc and hematopoietic tissues . . . . . . . . . 140-208

Cerebrovascular diseaaes . ...430-438

Accidents and adverse

effects .,, . . . . . . . . . .. E9498OO-E949

Motor vehicle

accidents . . . ,. E810– E825

All other accidents end adverse

effects . . . E800-E807, E826-E949

Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions. .. 490-496

Pneumonia and Influenza . ...480-487

Diabetes mellitus, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Suicide . . . . . . . . .. E950. E9595O–E959

Chronic liver disease andcirrhosis. ..57l

Atherosclerosis . .,, . . . . . . . . . . . ,,440

All other causes.,., ,. ..., Residual

Wh!te, male

All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Diseases of

heart, . . . . ...3398.402.4044429429

Malignant neoplasms, including

neoplaams of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . . . . . . 140–208

Accidents and adverse

effects . . . . . . . . . .. E949. .E8OO-E949

Motor vehicle

accidents . . . . . . . . E81O-E825

All other accidents and adverse

effects. . . E800-E807,E826–E949

Cerebrovascular diseases . ...430-438

Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions, . . . 490-496

Pneumonia and influenza . ...480-487

Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E95O-E959

Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. .. 571

Diabetes mellitus, . . . . . . . . . . . ,. .250

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580-589

All other causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residual

White, female

All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Diseases of

heart .,...... 390-398,402,404-429

Malignant neoplasms, including

neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . . . . . . . . ...140-208

Cerebrovascular diseases . ..430–438

Pneumonia and influenza . ...480-487

Chronic obstructwe pulmonaty diseases

and allled conditions.. .490–496

Accidents and adverse

effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E8OO-E949

Motor vehicle

acc!dents . . . . . . . . . E810–E825

All other accidents and adverse

effects E81O–E8O7,E826-E949

2,086,440

771,169

461,563

153,050

93,457

45,901

47,556

74,662

67,615

36,969

29,453

26,767

23,926

347,809

950,455

355,374

215,079

53,856

27,894

25,962

51,965

43,074

29,028

21,256

14,321

12,758

8,482

145,262

868,599

332,778

190,648

81,067

31,480

26,364

25,155

11,795

13,360

873.9

323.0

193.3

64.1

39.1

19.2

19.9

31.3

28.3

15.5

12.3

11.2

10.0

145.7

960.0

358.9

217.2

54.4

28,2

26,2

52.5

43.5

29.3

21.5

14.5

12.9

8.6

146.7

837.1

320.7

183.7

78,1

30,3

25,4

24.2

11.4

12.9

Cause of death, race, and sex

Rank (Ninth Rewston International

order Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

7

8

9

10

,..

. . .

1

2

3

,..

,..

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

. . .

.,.

1

2

3

4

5

. . .

.

6

7

8

9

10

,.,

White, female—Con.

Diabetes mellnus, ,, .,.,,,.,. ., ,250

Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..440

Nephritis, nephroticayndrome, and

nephrosls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580-589

Chronic Iwer dmease and cirrhosis. .. 571

All other causes . . . . . . Residual

All other, male

All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dmeases of

heart, . . . . . . . 390–398,402,404–429

Malignant neoplasms, Including

neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues ., . . . . . . . ...140-208

Accidents and adverse

effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E800-E949

Motor vehicle

accidents . . . . . . . . . E810-E825

All other accidents and adverse

effects . E800-E807,E826-E949

Cerebrovascular diseases . ...430-438

Homicide and legal

intervention . . . . . . . . E960-E978

Pneumonia and influenza . ...480-487

Certain conditions originating in the

perinatal period . . . . . . . . ...760-779

Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions. . . . . .490-496

Chronic liver disease and

cirrhosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...571

Diabetes mellitua . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..250

Another cauaes . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residual

All other, female

All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Diseases of

heart . . . . . . . . 390-398,402,404-429

Malignant neoplasms, including

neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . . . . . . . . ...140-208

Cerebrovascular diseaaes . ...430-438

Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,,250

Accidents and adverse

effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E800-E949

Motor vehicle

accidenta . . . . . . E81O-E825

All other accidents and adverse

effects . E800-E807,E826-E949

Pneumonia and influenza .,. .480–487

Certain conditions originating in the

perinatal period . . . . . . . . . ..760–779

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580-589

Homicide and legal

intervention . . . E960-E978

Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 038

All other causes. . . . . . . . . . Residual

17,547

13,770

8,564

7,871

133,355

147,303

42,834

31,835

10,304

4,549

5,755

8,815

6,944

4,131

3,690

3,522

2,923

2,505

29,800

120,083

40,183

24,001

11,203

4,159

4,142

1,663

2,479

2,976

2,922

2,234.

1,786

1,746

24,731

16.9

13.3

8,3

7.6

128.5

858.6

249,7

165,6

60.1

26,5

33.5

51.4

40.5

24.1

21.5

20.5

17.0

14,6

173,7

638.1

213,5

127,5

59.5

22,1

22,0

8,8

13.2

15.8

15.5

11.9

9.5

9.3

131.4
Tabla 6. Deaths anddeath rates forthel Oleading causes ofdeath unspecified race-sex groups: United States, 1985—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group]

Cause of death, race, and sex

Rank (Ninth Revision International

order Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

. .

1

2

3

. . .

. . .

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

. . .

Black, male

All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Diseases of

heart . . . . . . . . 390-398,402,404-429

Malignant neoplasms, including

neoplasmsof lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues ., . . . . . . . ...140-208

Accidents and adverse

effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E8OO-E949

Motor vehicle

accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . E81O-E825

All other accidents and adverse

effects . . . . E800-E807,E826-E949

Cerebrovascular diseases . ...430-438

Homicide and legal

intervention . . . . . . . . . . . E960-E978

Pneumonia and influenza . ...480-487

Certain conditions originating in the

perinatal period . . . . . . . . ...760-779

Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions. . . . . . .490-496

Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. .. 571

Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..250

All other causes. . . . . . . . . . . . Residual

133,610

38,982

29,02B

8,752

3,659

5,093

8,000

6,616

3,664

3,458

3,154

2,616

2,230

27>110

976.8

285.0

212.2

64.0

26.7

37.2

58.5

48.4

26.8

25.3

23.1

19.1

16,3

198.1

Cause of death, race, andsex

Rank (Ninth Revision International

order Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

. . .

1

2

3

4

5

. . .

. . .

6

7

8

9

10

. . .

Black, female

Al[ causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Diseases of

heart . . . . . . . . 390-398,402,404-429

Malignant neoplasms, including

neoplasms of Lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues . . . . . . . . . ...140-208

Cerebrovascular diseases . ...430-438

Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..250

Accidents and adverse

effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E800-E949

Motor vehicle

accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . E810-E825

All other accidents and adverse

effects . . . . E800-E807,EB26-E949

Certain conditions originating in the

perinatal period . . . . . . . . ...760-779

Pneumonia and influenza . ...480-487

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and

nephrosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580-589

Homicide and legal

intervention . . . . . . . . . . . E960-E978

Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .038

All other causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residual

110,597

37,702

21,878

10,341

3,874

3,455

1,257

2.198

2,738

2,674

2,109

1,666

1,662

22,498

727.7

248.1

143.9

68.0

25.5

22.7

8.3

4.5

8.0

7.6

13.9

11.0

10.9

148.0
20 ~ Monthly Vital Statistics Report

Table 7. Deaths anddeath rates forthel Oleading causes ofdeath unspecified age groups: United States, 1985

[Rates per 100,000 population !. speclf!ed group]

Cause of death and age

Rank (Ntnth Revision International

order Classlflcatfon of Diseases, 1975) Number Rare

1

,,.

.,,

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

. . .

,,.

1

,.,

. .

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

.,.

1

,.,

,..

2

3

1–4 years

All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Accidents and adverse

effects . . . . . . . . . .. E800EE949E949

Motor vehicle

accidents. . . . . E810-E825

All other accidents and adverse

effects E800–E807, E826– E949

Congenital anomalies 740–759

Malignant neoplasms, including

neoplasms of Iymphatlc and

hematopoietic tissues. ., 140–208

Homicide and legal

Intervention. . E960–E978

Diseases of

heart ...,.. 390–398,402,404–429

Pneumonia and influenza 480–487

Menlngms,, . . . ..320 . . . ..32 O-322

Certain conditions originating In the

perinatal period. , . . . . ..760–779

Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..O38

Benign neoplasms, carcinoma lnsltu,

and neoplasmsof uncertain behavior

and ofunspeclfied nature. . .210-239

All other causes Residual

5-14 years

All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Accidents and adverse

effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E8OO-E949

Motor vehicle

accidents, . . . . . . E810– E825

All other accidents and adverse

effects E800-E807, E826-E949

Malignant neoplasms, including

neoplasms of Lymphatic and

hematopoietic tissues..,.. 140–208

Congenital anomalies. ., 740–759

Homicide and legal

intervention, E960-E978

Diseases of

heart ., . ...390-398.402,404-429

Sutcide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E95O-E959

Pneumonia and influenza...4848787

Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions .. 490-496

Benign neoplasms, carcinoma In situ,

and neoplasms of uncertain behavior

and of unspecified nature. . .210-239

Cerebrovaacular diaeasea . ..430-438

All other cauaea . . . . . . . . . . Residual

15–24 years

All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Accidents and adverse

effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E8OO-E949

Motor vehicle

accidents. , ,. ..., ,.. E81O–E825

All other accidents and adverse

effects . . E800–E807,E826–E949

Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E95O–E959

Homlclde and legal

intervention. ., . . E960– E978

7,339

2,856

1,016

1,840

840

543

348

305

219

159

139

92

68

1,770

8,933

4,252

2,319

1,933

1,183

469

417

322

278

130

115

87

82

1,598

37,935

19,161

14,277

4,884

5,121

4,772

51.4

20.0

7,1

12.9

5.9

3.8

2.4

2.1

1.5

1.1

1,0

0,6

0.5

12,4

26,3

12,5

6.8

5.7

3.5

1,4

1,2

0,9

0.8

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.2

4.7

95.9

48.4

36.1

12.3

12.9

12.1

Cause of death and age

Rank (Ninth Revlslon International

order Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

. . .

1

. . .

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1

2

3

4

,..

5

6

7

8

9

10

,..

15–24years—Con.

Malignant neoplasms, !ncludlng

neoplasms of lymphatic and

hematopoletlc tissues, .140-208

Diseases of

heart ... ,. .390–398,402,404-429

Congenital anomalies . . . . . .740-759

Cerebrovascular diseases. . . 430–438

Pneumonia and influenza. . .480-487

Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions . . ...490-496

Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . 250

All other causes . . . . . . . . . .. Residual

25–44 years

All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Accidents and adverse

effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E8OO-E949

Motor vehicle

accidents. . . . E810-E825

All other accidents and adverse

effects . . E800–E807,E826-E949

Malignant neoplasms, including

neopiasms of Lymphatic and

hematopoietic tissues . . . . . 140–208

Diseaaes of

heart ., . . .. 390–398.402.404-429

Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E95O-E959

Homlclde and legal

intervention, . . . . E960-E978

Chronic liver disease and

clrrhosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...571

Cerabrovascular diseases. 430–438

Diabetes mellitus. . . . . . . . . . .. 250

Pneumonia and influenza . ..480-487

Congenital anomalies . . . . ..740–759

All other causes . . . . . . . . . Residual

45-64 years

All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Malignant neoplasms, including

neoplasms of lymphatic and

hematopoietic tissues. . ...140-208

Diseases of

heart .,.... 390-398,402,404-429

Cerebrovascular diseases. .. 430-438

Accidents and adverse

effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E8OO-E949

Motor vehicle

accidents. . . . . . . . . E81O-E825

All other accidents and adverse

effects. . E800-E807,E826-E949

Chronic obstructwe pulmonaty diseases

and allied conditions . . . . ,490-496

Chronic liver disease and

cirrhosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...571

Diabetes mellitus . . . . . , . . . . . ...250

Sulclde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E95O–E959

Pneumonia and influenza. .. 480-487

Homicide and legal

intervention. . . . . . E960-E978

All other causes . . . . . . . . .. Residual

2,142

1,113

466

307

251

180

121

4,301

117,667

25,940

15,034

10<906

20,026

15,539

11,002

9,771

4,358

3,174

1,702

1,677

773

23,705

403,114

138,829

132,610

16,910

15,251

6,885

8,366

12,901

12,506

7,810

7,257

5,753

3,100

50,187

5.4

2.8

1.2

0.8

0.6

0.5

0.3

10.9

159.5

35.2

20.4

14.8

27.1

21.1

14.9

13.2

5.9

4.3

2.3

2.3

1.0

32.1

897.3

309,0

295.2

37.6

33.9

15.3

18.6

28.7

27.8

17.4

16.2

12.8

6.9

111.7
Monthly Vital Statistics Report ~ 21

Table 7. Deaths anddeath rates forthel Oleading causeaof death unspecified age groups United States, 1985—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 pop.latlon In specified group]

Cause of death and age Cause of death and age

Rank (Ninth Revision International Rank

order Classification of Diseases, 1975)

(Ninth Revision International

Number Rate order Classification of Diseases, 1975) Number Rate

65 years and over

. . . All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1 Diseases of

heart .,.... 390-398,402,404-429

2 Malignant neoplasms, including

neoplasms of lymphatic and

hematopoietic tissues . . . . . 140-208

3 Cerebrovascular diseases. .. 430-438

4 Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

and allied conditions . . ...490-496

5 Pneumonia and influenza . ..480-487

6 Diabetes mellitus. . . . . . . . . . . ...250

1,470,545 5,153.3 7

620,082 2,173.0 . . .

298,683 1,046.7 ““”

132,341 463.8 8

9

60,634 212.5

58,829 206.2 10

27,284 95.6 . . .

65 years and over—Con.

Accidents and adverse

effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E8OO-E949 24,971 87,5

Motor vehicle

accidents . . . . . . . . . . . E81O-E825 6,156 21.6

All other accidents and adverse

effects . . . E800-E807, E826-E949 18,815 65.9

Atherosclerosis. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...440 22,770 79.8

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome,

and nephrosis . . . . . . . . . . .580-589 17,393 61.0

Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..O38 13,402 47.0

All other causes . . . . . . . . . . . Residual 194,156 680.5
—Table 8. Deaths from 7Zselected causaa by age: United States, 1985

Cwseofdeat/r (Ninth Revision

International Classification of All

Diseases, 1975) ages

All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shigellosis and ameblasis .. 004,006

Certain other intestinal

infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..007–OO9

Tuberculosis . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Ol 0–018

Tuberculosis of respirato~

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. OlO–Ol 2

Other tuberculosis ., . . . ..013–018

Whooping cough. ,,, . . . . . . . . . .. 033

Straptococcal sore throat, scarlatina,

and erysipelas . . .034—035

Meningococcal Infection . . . . . ...036

Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...038

Acute poliomyelitis ..,. , ..,,,...045

Measles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 055

Vlralhepatltis. . . . . . . . ...070

Syphlila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. O9O–O97

All other infectious and parasitic

diseases .001 –003,005,020–032,

037,039–041 ,046–054,

056–066,071 –088,098–1 39

Malignant neop[asms, including

neoplasms of lymphatic and

hematopoietic tissues 140–208

Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral

cavity, and pharynx . . . . 140–149

Malignant naoplssms of digestive

organs and peritoneum . . . 150–159

Mallgnant neoplasma of respiratory

and intrathoracic

organ s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l6O–l 65

Malignant neoplasm of

breast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..174–175

Malignant neoplasms of genital

organs ., . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l79–l87

Malignant neoplasms of urinary

organs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l88–l 89

Mahgnant neoplasms of all other

and unspecified

sitar . . . . . . . . . 170-173,1 90–199

Leukemia . . . . . . . . . . . . ..204–208

Other mallgnant neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic

tissues. ., . . . . . . . . . . . ..2 OO–2O3

Banign neoplasms, carcinoma In situ,

and neoplasms of uncertain

behavior and of unspecified

nature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..21 O–239

Diabeies niellltus ., . . . . . . . . . ...250

Nutritional deficlancles 260–269

Anemias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..28 O–285

Meningitis . . . . . . . . . ..320 .322–322

2,086,440

27

301

1,752

1,368

384

4

9

257

17,182

3

4

942

80

7,442

461,563

8,290

116,609

127,311

40,383

49,690

18,897

57,905

17,319

25,159

6,699

36,s6s

2,874

3,694

1,206

Under 1

year

40,030

1

98

4

2

2

3

69

303

6

7

229

114

1

7

5

2

10

53

31

5

61

~

30

17

257

7–4 5–14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45–54 55–64 65– 74 75–84 85 years Not

years years years years years years years years years and ovar stated

7,339

5

16

3

3

1

61

92

10

91

543

1

24

5

3

18

285

182

25

68

11

3

60

159

8,933

2

3

2

2

18

41

4

1

86

1,183

5

27

11

6

36

512

501

85

87

31

4

73

41

37,935

2

25

10

15

22

86

3

64

231

2,142

25

140

51

20

152

20

824

525

385

100

i~l

7

104

27

51,852

2

11

82

52

30

2

15

234

100

2

1,093

5,495

76

686

319

629

594

67

1,715

644

765

185

537

12

155

66

65,815

12

135

92

43

11

385

1

1

109

3

1,174

14,531

305

2,341

2,584

2,835

1,250

385

2,940

800

1,091

283

1,165

28

126

47

116,634

2

9

183

142

41

1

13

667

110

4

761

38,203

974

7,556

11,924

5,462

2,721

1,172

5,435

1,122

1,837

421

1,99i

52

133

68

286,480

2

9

299

244

55

1

14

1,969

167

12

982

100,626

2,298

22,418

35,368

9,958

7,619

3,342

12,317

2,613

4,693

953

5,819

136

292

129

482,646

8

34

389

307

82

1

17

3,652

2

221

15

1,237

142,542

2,591

35,878

45,572

10,343

14,874

5,694

15,830

4,372

7,388

1,665

iO, i59

369

595

173

568,848

2

53

430

349

81

1

10

5,429

118

22

982

113,059

1,460

32,956

25,993

7,699

15,767

5,534

12,609

4,435

6,606

1,836

i i ,308

879

1,092

175

419,051

3

54

199

169

30

3

7

4,321

33

14

574

43,082

554

14,562

5,467

3,432

6,700

2,617

5,380

2,092

2,278

1,038

5,817

1,352

1,047

64

877

1

1

3

2

43

14

12

3

4

2

5

2

1

2

8

2
Major cardiovascular

diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..39 O-448

Diseases of

heart. . . . . 390-398,402,404–429

Rheumetic fever and rheumatic

heart disease . . . . . . ..390–398

Hypertensive heart disease. .. 402

Hypertensive heart and renal

disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...404

Ischemic heartdiseaae...410-41 4

Acute myocardial

infarction . . . . . . . . . . . . ..41 O

Other acute and subacute

forma of ischemic heart

disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...411

Angina pectoris. . . . . . . ...413

Old myocardial infarction and

other forms of chronic

ischemic heart

disease . . . . . . . . . ...412.414

Other diseasea of

endocardium . . . . . . . . . . ...424

All other forms of heart

disease. . ...415-423.425-429

Hypertension with or without

renal disease . . . . . . . . ..401.403

Cerebrovascular diseases. . . 430–438

[ntracerebral and other

intracranial

hemorrhage . . . . . . ...431-432

Cerebral thrombosis and

unspecified occlusion of cerebral

arteries . . . . . . . . ...434.0.434.9

Cerebral embolism . . . . . ...434.1

All other and late effects

of cerebrovascular

dlaeases . . . . 430,433,435-438

Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . ...440

Other diseases of arteries, arterioles,

and capillaries . . . . . . ...441-448

Acute bronchitis and

bronchiolitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .466

Pneumorua and{nfluenza . ..480–487

Pneumoma . . . . . . . . . . ...480-486

influenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...487

Chronic obstructwe pulmonaw

dtseases and allied

conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 490-496

Bronchms, chromcand

unspecified. . . . . . . . . . ..490–491

Emphysema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...492

Asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...493

Other chronic obstructive pulmonary

dlaeases and allied

conditions. . . . . . . . . . . ..494–496

Ulcer of stomach and

duodenum . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..53l–533

Appendlcltis. . . . . . . . . . . ...540-543

977,879

771,169

6,593

20,882

2,800

536,805

274,199

3,969

928

257,709

9,510

194,579

7.751

153,050

20,728

24,519

786

107,017

23,926

21,983

600

67,615

65,561

2,054

74,662

3,615

14.150

3.880

53,017

6.645

501

1,085

920

7

1

21

14

7

24

867

4

135

68

17

50

26

64

705

698

7

52

40

2

6

4

12

6

363

305

6

10

4

1

1

4

5

284

48

15

4

29

10

17

219

213

6

36

12

21

3

5

8

426

322

14

1

14

9

5

13

280

2

82

39

6

1

36

20

3

130

123

7

115

10

2

98

5

1

10

1,503

1,113

61

22

4

138

88

6

44

52

836

9

307

106

25

3

173

2

72

6

251

244

7

180

9

4

156

11

12

13

4,567

3,455

149

129

13

1,276

782

26

2

466

138

1,750

44

902

312

56

4

530

7

159

5

630

622

8

233

14

12

182

25

39

14

14,858

12,084

260

515

24

7,413

4,599

104

9

2,701

199

3,673

137

2,272

859

136

5

1,272

48

317

9

1,047

1,032

15

494

24

65

231

174

122

15

40,552

34,545

526

1,376

88

23,652

14,769

374

40

8,469

347

8,556

346

4,774

1,690

425

22

2,637

182

705

19

1,623

1,592

31

2,294

91

458

378

1,367

286

28

114,832

98,065

1,183

3,256

250

69,163

42,883

798

103

25,379

887

23,326

897

12,136

3,1 B7

1,617

70

7,262

892

2,842

47

4,130

4,040

90

10,607

442

2,262

755

7,148

762

68

224,287

183,733

1,906

5,082

543

131,995

77,382

1,030

218

53,365

2,080

42,127

1,757

29,129

5,084

4,543

169

19,313

2,898

6,770

92

9,828

9,614

214

25,149

1,054

5,315

936

17.844

1,505

125

309,812

239,416

1,818

6,067

998

169,421

86,249

964

334

81,874

3,361

57,751

2,521

53,471

6,123

8,842

289

38,217

7,263

7,141

151

21,296

20,698

598

25,740

1,143

4,713

785

19,099

2,188

121

265,235

196,933

663

4,426

876

133,534

47,379

664

221

85,270

2,401

55,033

2,032

49,741

3,242

8,837

202

37,460

12,609

3,920

187

27,705

26,637

1,068

9,745

775

1,316

332

7,322

1,692

93

359

27B

7

4

168

41

2

125

3

96

2

53

3

11

1

38

25

1

51

48

3

17

1

1

15

1
-- . . —.. —-.

Table 8. Deaths from 7Zsolectad causes by age: United Statee, 1985—Con.

Cause ofdeat/r (Ninth Revision

international Claaalflcation of All Under 1 1–4 5–14 15–24 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–64 65-74 75-84 85 years

Diseases, 1975) ages

Not

year years years years years years years years years years and over stated

Hernis of abdominal cawty and

intestinal obstruction without

mention of hernia, . . . 550-553,560

Chronic liver disease and

cirrhosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..57 I

Cholelithiasis and other disorders of

gallbladder . . . . 574–575

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome,

and nephrosw. 580–589

Acute glomerulonephritis and

nephrotic syndrome. 580–581

Chronic glomerulonephntts,

nephritis and nephropathy, not

apecifled aa acute or chronic,

and renal sclerosis,

unspecified . . . . . ...582-583.587

Renal failure, disorders reaultmg

from impaired renal function, and

small kidney of unknown

cause . . . . . . . . 584–586,588–589

Infectlona of kidney . . . . . . . . . ...590

Hyperplaaia of prostate. . . . . . . ...600

Complications of pregnancy, childbirth,

andthepuerperium . . . ..630–676

Pregnancy with abortive

outcome . . . . . . . . . . . . ..63 O-638

Other complications of pregnancy,

childbirth, and the

puerperium . . . . . . . . . . . . 640–676

Congenital anomalies . . . ...740-759

Certain conditions originating in the

perinatal period . . . . . . . ...760-779

8irth trauma, intrauterine hypoxia,

birth asphyxia, and respiratory

distreaaayndrome . . . . ..767–769

Other conditions originating

in the perinatal

period. 760–766,770–779

Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined

conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . 780-799

Allotherdiaeaaea . Residual

Accidents and adverse

effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E8OO-E949

Motor vehicle

accidenta E81O–E825

All other accidants and adverse

effects E800-E807,E826–E949

Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E95O–E959

Homicide and legal

intervention E960–E978

All other external

causes. .,.,.,......,.. E980–E999

5,361 81

26,767 13

2,975 2

21,349 277

348 9

1,565 1

19,436 267

1,982 4

479

295

49 . . .

246

12,783 8,56;

19,246 19,068

5,225 5,178

14,021 13,890

30,960 5,945

149,665 1,810

93,457 890

45,901 179

47,556 711

29,453

19,893 200

2,845 54

23

15

1

23

5

1

17

3

,..

. . .

840

139

32

107

277

972

2,856

1,016

1,840

348

71

21

2

28

1

5

22

1

2

1

1

469

13

3

10

116

1,015

4,252

2,319

1,933

278

417

58

24

65

8

76

4

10

62

6

93

20

73

466

10

5

5

750

2,087

19,161

14,277

4,884

5,121

4,772

397

48

1,244

23

241

12

34

195

22

139

22

117

410

7

6

1

1,655

5,330

15,896

9,589

6,307

6,376

6,190

792

74

3,114

46

433

9

52

372

22

58

6

52

363

3

1

2

1,490

6,873

I 0,044

5,445

4,599

4,626

3,581

532

119

4,965

88

717

15

60

642

48

3

3

313

1

1

1,731

8,478

7,069

3,423

3,646

3,532

1,828

322

406

7,541

257

2,158

42

144

1,972

128

18

. .

.

434

1

1

3,331

16,895

8,182

3,462

4.720

3,725

1,272

256

888

6,379

623

4,711

70

353

4,288

307

72

. .

429

4,832

29,720

8,583

3,014

5,569

3,145

729

163

1,843

2,881

982

6,896

108

494

6,294

748

186

. . .

341

1

1

5,581

42,548

9,503

2,436

7,067

2,126

382

126

1,833

537

944

5,786

73

411

5,302

691

203

151

5,160

33,916

6,885

706

6,179

517

111

52

1

11

1

3

3

2

6

3

3

92

41

136

35

101

7

63

22
Table 9. Death rataafor 72selected cauaes by age United Statea,1985

[Rates per 100,000 population in speclfled group]

Cause of death (Ninth Ravision International All Under 1 1-4 5–14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75–84

Classification of Diseases, 1975) ages I

85 years

year2 years years years years years years years years years and over

All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shigellosis and amabiasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 004,006

Certain other intestinal infections . . . . . . . . . . . ..007–OO9

Tuberculosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..010-o18

Tuberculosis of respiratory system . . . . . . . ...010-012

Other tuberculosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...013-018

Whooping cough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...033

Streptococcal sore throat, scarlatina, and

erysipelas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...034-035

Meningococcal infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...036

Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...038

Acute poliomyelitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...045

Measles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...055

Viral hepatitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...070

Syphilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 090–097

All other infectious and parasitic

diseases . . . . . ...001 -003,005,020 -032,037,039-041 ,

046-054,056–066,071 -088,098-139

Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic

and hematopoiet!c twsues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140-208

Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity,

and pharynx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...140-149

Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs

and peritoneum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..150–159

Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and

intrathoractc organs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...160-165

Malignant neoplasm of bresst . . . . . . . . . . . ...174-175

Malignant neoplasms ofgenital organs . . . ...179-187

Malignant neoplasms of urinary organs . . . ...188-189

Malignant neoplasms of all other and

unspecified sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170-173,190-199

Leukemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...204-208

Other malignant neoplasms of lymphatic and

hematopoietic tissues. , , , , . . . . . . . . . . . . ...200-203

Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and neopl-sms of

uncertain behavior and of unspecified nature . . . 210-239

Diabetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Nutritional deficiencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260-269

Anemias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...280-285

Meningms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..320–322

Major cardiovascular diseases. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...390-448

Diseases of heart . . . . . . . . . ...390-398.402.404-429

Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart

disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...390-398

Hypertensive heart disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...402

Hypertensive heart and renal disease. . . . . . . . ...404

Ischemlc heart disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..410–414

Acute myocardial infarction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...410

Other acute and subacute forms of ischem!c heart

disease ... ,., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

See footnotes at end of table.

873.9

0.0

0.1

0.7

0.6

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.1

7.2

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.0

3.1

193.3

3.5

48.8

53.3

16.9

20.8

7.9

24.3

7.3

10.5

2.8

15.5

1.2

1.5

0.5

409.6

323.0

2.8

8.7

1.2

224.8

114.9

1.7

1.067.8

0.0

2.6

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

1.8

8.1

0.2

0.2

6.1

3.0

0.0

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.3

1.4

0.8

0.1

1.6

0.1

0.8

0.5

6.9

28.9

24.5

0.2

0.0

0.6

0.4

51.4

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.6

0.1

0.6

3.8

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.1

2,0

1.3

0.2

0.5

0.1

0.0

0.4

1.1

2.5

2.1

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

26.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.3

3.5

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

1.5

1.5

0.3

0.3

0.1

0.0

0.2

0.1

1.3

0.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

95.9

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.0

0.2

0.6

5.4

0.1

0.4

0.1

0.1

0.4

0.1

2.1

1.3

1.0

0.3

0.3

0.0

0.3

0.1

3.8

2.8

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.3

0.2

0.0

123.4

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.6

0.2

0.0

2,6

13.1

0.2

1.6

0.8

1.5

1.4

0.2

4.1

1.5

1,8

0.4

1.3

0.0

0.4

0.2

10.9

8.2

0.4

0.3

0.0

3.0

1.9

0.1

207.2

0.0

0.4

0.3

0.1

0.0

1.2

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.0

3.7

45.7

1.0

7.4

8.1

8.9

3.9

1.2

9.3

2.5

3.4

0.9

3.7

0.1

0.4

0.1

46.8

38.0

0.8

1.6

0.1

23.3

14.5

0.3

516.3

0.0

0.0

0.8

0.6

0.2

0.0

0.1

3.0

0.5

0.0

3.4

169.1

4.3

33.4

52.8

24.2

12.0

5.2

24.1

5.0

8.1

1.9

8.8

0.2

0.6

0.3

179.5

152.9

2.3

6.1

0.4

104.7

65.4

1.7

1,282.7

0.0

0.0

1.3

1.1

0.2

0.0

0.7

8.8

0.7

0.1

4.4

450.5

10.3

00.4

58.4

44.6

34.1

15.0

55.1

11.7

21.0

4.3

26.1

0.6

1.3

0.6

514.1

439.1

5.3

14.6

1.1

309.7

192.0

3.6

2,838.6

0.0

0.2

2.3

1.8

0.5

0.0

0.1

21.5

0.0

1.3

0.1

7.3

838.3

15.2

211.0

268.0

60.8

87.5

33.5

93.1

25.7

43.5

9.B

59.7

2.2

3.5

1.0

1,319.1

1,080.6

11.2

29.9

3.2

776.3

455.1

6.1

6,445.1

0.0

0.6

4.9

4.0

0.9

0.0

0.1

61.5

1.3

0.2

11.1

1,281.0

16.5

373.4

294.5

87.2

178.6

62.7

142.9

50.2

74.8

20.8

128.1

10.0

12.4

2.0

3,510.2

2,712.6

20.6

68.7

11.3

1,919.6

977.2

10.9

15,480.3

0.1

2.0

7.4

6.2

1.1

0.1

0.3

159.6

1.2

0.5

21.2

1,591.5

20.5

537.9

202.0

126.8

247,5

96.7

198.7

77.3

84.2

38.3

214.9

49.9

38.7

2.4

9.798.1

7,275.0

24.5

163.5

32.4

4,932.9

1,750.2

24.5
Table 9. Death rates for72selacted causes by age Unitad States, 1985—Con.

Cause ofdeat/r (Ninth Revision International All Under 1 1–4 5– 14 75–24 25–34

Classification of Diseases, 1975) ages 1 yearz years years years years

Major cardiovascular diseases—Con.

Diseases of heart-Con.

Ischemic heart disease—Con.

Angina pectoris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...413

Old myocardial infarction and other forms of

chronic ischemic heart disease. . . . . . ...412.414

Other diseases of endocardium . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...424

All other forms of heart disease. ..41 5-423,425–429

Hypertension with or without renal disease. . ..401.403

Cerebrovascular diseases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430–438

Intracerebral and other intracranial

hemorrhage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..431 –432

Cerebral thrombosis and unspecified occlusion of

cerebral arteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434.0,434.9

Cerebral embolism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...434.1

All other and late effects of cerebrovascular

diseases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430,433,435–438

Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...440

Other diseases of arteries, arterioles, and

capillaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...441-448

Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...466

Pneumonia and influenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..48 O–487

Pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..480–486

Influenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...487

Chronic obstructive pulmona~ diseases and allied

conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...490-496

Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified . . . . . . . ..490–491

Emphysema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...492

Asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...493

Other chronic obstructive pulmona~ diseases and

allied conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..494–496

Ulcer of stomach and duodenum. . . . . . . . . . . ...531-533

Appendicitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..540–543

Hernia of abdominal cavity and intestinal obstruction

without mention of hernia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550-553,560

Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...571

Cholelithiasis and other disorders of gallbladder. .. 574-575

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis. .. 580-589

Acute glomerulonephritis and nephrotic

syndrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...580-581

Chronic glomerulonaphritis, nephritis and nephropathy,

not specified as acute or chronic, and renal sclerosis,

unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582-583,587

Renal failure, disorders resulting from impaired renal

function, and small kidney of unknown

cause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584-586,588-589

Infactions of kidney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..59o

Hyperplasia of prostate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...600

Complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and tha

puerperium, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...630-676

Pregnancy with abortive outcome. . . . . . . . ...630-638

Other complication of pregnancy, childbirth, and

thepuerparium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...640-676

0.4

107.9

4.0

81.5

3.2

64.1

8.7

10.3

0.3

44.8

10.0

9.2

0.3

28.3

27.5

0.9

31.3

1.5

5.9

1.6

22.2

2.8

0.2

2.2

11.2

1.2

8.9

0.1

0.7

8.1

0.8

0.2

G.i

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.6

23.1

0.1

3.6

1.8

0.5

1.3

0.7

1.7

18.8

18.6

0.2

1.4

1.1

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.3

0.2

2.2

0.3

0.1

7.4

0.2

0.0

7.1

0.1

. . .

. . .

. . .

0.0

0.0

0.0

2.0

0.3

0.1

0.0

0.2

0.1

0.1

1.5

1.5

0.0

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

.

. . .

. . .

0.0

0.0

0.8

0.0

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.4

0.4

0.0

0.3

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

2.1

0.0

0.8

0.3

0.1

0.0

0.4

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.6

0.6

0.0

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.2

0.1

0.2

0.0

1.1

0.3

4.2

0.1

2.1

0.7

0.1

0.0

1.3

0.0

0.4

0.0

1.5

1.5

0.0

0.6

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

3.0

0.1

0.6

0.0

0.1

0.5

0.1

0.3

0.1

0.3

35-44 45-54 55-64 65– 74 75–84 85 years

years years years years yaars and over

0.0

8.5

0.6

11.6

0.4

7.2

2.7

0.4

0.0

4.0

0.2

1.0

0.0

3.3

3.2

0.0

1.6

0.1

0.2

0.7

0.5

0.4

0.0

0.2

9.8

0.1

1.4

0.0

0.2

1.2

0.1

0.2

0.0

0.2

0.2

37.5

1.5

37.9

1.5

21.1

7.5

1.9

0.1

11.7

0.8

3.1

0.1

7.2

7.0

0.1

10.2

0.4

2.0

1.7

6.1

1.3

0.1

0.5

22.0

0.4

3.2

0.1

0.3

2.8

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.5

113.6

4.0

104.4

4.0

54.3

14.3

7.2

0.3

32.5

4.0

12.7

0.2

18.5

18.1

0.4

47.5

2.0

10.1

3.4

32.0

3.5

0.3

1.8

33.8

1.2

9.7

0.2

0.6

6.8

0.6

0.1

. . .

. . .

. . .

1.3

313.9

12.2

247.8

10.3

171.3

29.9

26.7

1.1

113.6

17.0

39.8

0.5

57.8

56.5

1.3

147.9

6.2

31.3

5.5

104.9

8.9

0.7

5.2

37.5

3.7

27.7

0.4

2.1

25.2

1.8

0.4

. .

. . .

. .

3.8

927.6

38.1

654.3

28.6

605.8

69.4

100.2

3.3

433.0

82.3

80.9

1.7

241.3

234.5

6.8

291.6

13.0

53.4

8.9

216.4

24.8

1.4

20.9

32.6

11.1

78.1

1.2

5.6

71.3

8.5

2.1

.,.

. . .

. . .

8.2

3,150.0

88.7

2,033.0

75.1

1,837.5

119.8

326.4

7.5

1,383.8

465.8

144.8

6.9

1,023.5

984.0

39.5

360.0

28.6

48.6

12.3

270.5

62.5

3.4

67.7

19.8

34.9

213.7

2.7

15.2

195.9

25.5

7.5

. . .

. . .

. . .
Congenital anomalies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...740-759 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.9 2.5 3.9 5.6

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal

period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...760-779

Birth trauma, intrauterine hypoxia, birth aaphyxia, and

respiratory distresa syndrome . . . . . . . . . . ...767-769

Other conditions originating in the perinatal

period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760-766.770-779

Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions . ...780-799

Another diseaaee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Residual

Accidents and adverse effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . E800-E949

Motor vehicka ccidenta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E81O–E825

All other accidents and adverse

effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E800-E807, E826-E949

Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E950-E959

Homicide and legal intervention . . . . . . . . . . . . E960-E978

Another external causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E9B0-E999

5.4 228.4 5.9 1.4

8.1 50B.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2.2 138.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1.9 3.9 4.7 7.7 14.9

5.3 12.7 21.6 37.5 75.6

48.4 37.8 31.6 31.3 36.6

36.1 22.8 17.1 15.2 15.5

0.0

63.2

482.1

107.7

27.6

5.9

13.0

62.7

39.1

19.2

370.5

158.6

48.3

23.7

4.8

0.7 0.0

1.9 0.3

6.8 3.0

20.0 12.5

7.1 6.8

28.4

174.8

50.5

17.7

190.6

1,252.9

254.3

26.1

12.3 15.0 14.5 16.1 21.1

12.9 15.2 14.6 15.6 16.7

12.1 14.7 11.3 8.1 5.7

1.0 1.9 1.7 1.4 1.1

32.8

18.5

4.3

1.0

80.1

24.1

4.3

1.4

228.3

19.1

4.1

1.9

19.9

12.3

8.3

1.2

19.0

5:3

1.4

12.9 5.7

. . . O.B

2.4 1.2

0.5 0.2

I Figures for age not stated included in All ages but not distributed among age groups.

‘Death rates underl year(baaed on population estimatas) differ from infant mortality rates (baaed on live birtha); aee tablea E, 13, 14, 15, and 17 forinfant mortality rates, and Technical noteaforfutiher

discussion of the difference.
-.. .A - .,. - .-. ,—. -J —— --- L.. -- , –. . . . . . . . . . . - .a,. -

tatxe lu. ueams worn lL selecma causes Dy race ena sex urmea aIaIes, IYOO

All other

All races White Total

Cause of death (Ninth Revision

Black

International Claaaification of Both Both Both

Diseases, 1975)

Both

sexes Male Female sexes Male Female sexes Male Female saxas Male Female

All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shigellosis snd

amebiasis . . . . . . . .004,006

Certain other intestinal

inactions . . . . . . . . . . . 007–009

Tuberculoals . . . . . . . 010–018

Tuberculosis of respirato~

systam . . . . . . . . . . .. OlO-Ol2

Other tuberculosis . ..01 3–01 8

Whooping cough. . . . . . . . ...033

Streptococca[ sore throat,

scadatina, and

eryslpelas . . . . . . . . . . . 034–035

Meningococcal infection. . ...036

Septlcemla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..O38

Acute poliomyelitis . . . . . . ...045

Meaales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...055

Viral hepatitis. . . . . . . . . . . ...070

Syphilis . . . . . . . . . . . . .. O9O–O97

All othar infectious and parasitic

diseases . . . . . ...001-003.005.

020-032,037,038-041,

046-054,056-066,

071 –088,098–1 39

Malignant neoplasms, including

neoplasms of lymphatic and

hematopoietic tissues. . . 140–208

Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral

cavity, and pharynx. . . 140-149

Malignant neoplasms of

digastive organs and

peritoneum . . . . . ...1 50–1 59

Malignant neoplasms of

respirato~ and intrathoracic

orgwts . . . . . . . . . . ..l6O–l 65

Malignant neoplasm of

breast . . . . . . . . . . ..l74–l75

Malignant neoplaams of genital

organs . . . . . . . . . . ..l 79-l 87

Malignant neoplssms of urinary

organs . . . . . . . . . . ..l 88-l 89

Malignant neoplasms of all

other and unspecified

sites . . ...1 70–1 73,190-199

Leukemia. . . . . . . . . . 204–208

Other malignant neoplasms of

lymphatic and hematopoietic

tissues . . . . . . . . . . ..2 OO–2O3

2,086,440

27

301

1,752

1,368

384

4

9

257

17,182

3

4

942

80

7,442

461,563

8,290

116,609

127,311

40,383

49,690

18,897

57,905

17,319

25,159

1,097,758

16

146

1,135

923

212

3

3

127

8,017

2

1

531

49

4,721

246,914

5,616

61,187

87,513

290

26,609

12,195

30,962

9,442

13,100

988,682

11

155

617

445

172

1

6

130

9,165

1

3

411

31

2,721

214,649

2,674

55,422

39,798

40,093

23,081

6,702

26,943

7,877

12,059

1,819,054

20

231

1,101

882

219

2

8

210

13,740

3

4

765

49

5,883

405,727

6,938

101,126

112,512

36,146

42,091

17,179

51,508

15,703

22,524

950,455

10

107

703

585

118

2

3

107

6,321

2

1

447

29

2

3,736

5,079

4,597

52,705

76,567

260

22,071

11,142

27,469

8,548

11,720

868,599

10

124

398

297

101

5

103

7,419

1

3

318

20

2,147

190,648

2,341

48,421

35,945

35,886

6,037

24,039

7,155

10,804

267,386

7

70

651

486

165

2

1

47

3,442

177

31

1,559

55,836

1,352

15,483

14,799

4,237

7,599

1,718

6,397

1,616

2,635

147,303

6

39

432

338

94

1

20

1,696

84

20

985

31,835

1,019

8,482

10,946

30

4,538

1,053

3,493

894

1,380

120,083

1

31

219

148

71

1

1

27

1,746

93

11

574

24,001

333

7,001

3,853

4,207

3,061

665

2,904

722

1,255

244,207

7

65

579

432

147

2

1

44

3,257

118

29

1,423

50,906

1,243

13,721

13,729

3,925

7,134

1,583

5,797

1,407

2,373

133,610

6

36

393

306

87

1

19

1,595

54

19

901

29,028

946

7,411

10,193

29

4,331

962

3,157

769

1,230

110,597

1

29

186

126

60

1

1

25

1,662

64

10

522

21,878

297

6,310

3,536

3,896

2,803

621

2,640

632

1,143
Benign neoplasma, carcinoma in

situ, and neoplasms of uncertain

behavior and of unspecified

nature . . . . . . . , . . . ...210-239

Diabetes mellitus. . . . . . . . ...250

Nutritional deficiencies. .. 260-269

Anemias . . . . . . . . . . . ..28 O-285

Meningitis. . . . . . . . . ...320-322

Major cardiovascular

dieeases . . . . . . . . . ...390-448

Diseases of

heart . . . . . . . . . . . ..39 O-398.

402,404-429

Rheumatic fever and

rheumatic heart

disease . . . . . . ...390-398

Hypertensive heart

disease . . . . . . . . . . . ...402

Hypertensive heart and renal

disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404

Ischemic heart

disease . . . . . . ...410-414

Acute myocardial

infarction . . . . . . . ...410

Other acute and subacute

forms of ischemic heart

disease............4ll

Angina pectoris . . . ...413

Old myocardial infarction

and other forms of chronic

ischemic heart

disease . . . . . . ..4l2.4l4

Other diseeses of

endocardium . . . . . . ...424

All other forms of hearl

disease . . . . . . . . .415 -423,

425-429

Hypertension with or without

renal disease . . . . ...401.403

Cerebrovascular

diseases . . . . . . . ...430-438

Intracerebral and other

intracranial

hemorrhage. . . ...431-432

Cerebrsl thrombosis and

unspecified occlusion

of cerebral

arteries. . . . ...434.0.434.9

Cerebral embolism . ...434.1

All other and late effects of

cerebrovascular

diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . 430,

433,435-438

Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . ...440

Other diseases of arteries,

arterioles, and

capillaries . . . . . . . ..441-448

Acute bronchitis and

bronchiolitis . . . . . . . . . . . ...466

6,699

36,969

2,874

3,694

1,206

977,879

771,169

6,593

20,882

2,800

536,805

274,199

3,969

928

257,709

9,510

194,579

7,751

153,050

20,728

24,519

786

107,017

23,926

21,983

600

3,008

15,263

1,086

1,633

634

485,055

398,208

2,142

8,970

1,152

286,181

155,860

2,381

436

127,504

4,420

95,343

3,385

60,780

9,351

9,531

331

41,567

9,062

13,620

303

3,691

21,706

1,788

2,061

572

492,824

372,961

4,451

11,912

1,648

250,624

118,339

1,588

492

130,205

5,090

99,236

4,366

92,270

11,377

14,988

455

65,450

14,864

8,363

297

5,839

30,305

2,490

2,931

871

869,148

688,152

6,026

15,303

2,089

490,515

250,527

3,394

839

235,755

8,632

165,587

5,922

133,032

17.041

21,785

725

93,481

22,021

20,021

532

2,632

12,758

916

1,264

451

430,778

355,374

1,934

6,322

863

262,139

143,311

2,060

402

116,366

3,981

80,135

2,588

51,965

7,473

8,350

302

35,840

8,251

12,600

258

3,207

17,547

1,574

1,667

420

438,370

332,778

4,092

8,981

1,226

228,376

107,216

1,334

437

119,389

4,651

85,452

3,334

81,067

9,568

13,435

423

57,641

13,770

7,421

274

860

6,664

384

763

335

108,731

83,017

567

5,579

771

46,290

23,672

575

89

21,954

878

28,992

1,829

20,018

3,687

2,734

61

13,536

1,905

1,962

68

376

2,505

170

369

183

54,277

42,834

208

2,648

289

24,042

12,549

321

34

11,138

439

15,208

797

8,815

1,878

1,181

29

5,727

811

1,020

45

484

4,159

214

394

152

54,454

40,183

359

2,931

422

22,248

11,123

254

55

10,816

439

13,784

1,032

11,203

1,809

1,553

32

7,809

1,094

942

23

776

6,104

349

717

301

100,294

76,684

472

5,342

675

42,161

21,447

548

85

20,080

794

27,240

1,757

18,341

3,258

2,537

53

12,493

1,780

1,732

63

332

2,230

149

345

163

49,375

38,982

174

2,515

274

21,425

11,103

304

33

9,985

390

14,204

764

8,000

1,657

1,074

25

5,244

758

871

41

444

3,874

200

372

138

50,919

37,702

298

2,827

401

20,736

10,344

245

52

10,095

404

=

13,036 ~

993 -

10,341

1,601

1,463

28

7,249

1,022

861

22
-.. . --- . . . -,. . -------- -

lame Iu. ueants mom Jz selecrea causes Dy race arm sex: umtea states, 1Yba—Can.

All other

All races White Total

Cause of death (Ninth Revision

Black

International Classification of Both Both Both Both

Dmeases, 1975) sexes Mele Female sexas Male Female sexes Male Female sexes Male Female

Pneumonia and

influenza . . . . . . . . . . . . 480–487

Pneumonia . . . . . . ...480-486

influenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...487

Chronic obstructive pulmona~

diseasea and allied

conditions. . . . . . 490–496

Bronchitis, chronic and

unspecified . . . ...490-491

Emphysema . . . . . . . . . . ...492

Asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...493

Other chronic obstructive

pulmonaty ciiseasea and allied

conditions. . . . . . ...494-496

Ulcer of stomach and

duodenum . . . . . . . . . ..531 –533

Appendicitis . . . . . . . . . . 540–543

Hernia of abdominal cavity and

intestinal obstruction

without mention of

hernia. . . . . . . . ...550-553.560

Chronic liver disease and

cirrhosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .571

Cholelithiasis and other disorders

of gallbladder . . . . . ...574-575

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome,

and nephrosis. . . . . 5B0–589

Acute glomerulonephritis

and nephrotic

syndrome . . . . . . . . . 580–5B1

Chronic glomerulonephritis,

nephritis and nephropathy, not

specified as acute or chronic,

and renal sclerosis,

unspecified . . ..582–5B3.587

Renal failure, disorders resulting

from impaired renal function,

and small kidney of unknown

cauae . . ..584–586.588-589

Infections of kidney. . . . . . ...590

Hyparplasia of prostate. . . ...600

Complications of pregnancy,

childbirth, and the

puerperium . . . . . . . ...630-676

Pregnancy with abortive

outcome . . . . . . . . ..630–638

Other complications of

pregnancy, childbirth, and the

puerperium . . . . . . . . 640–676

Congenital anomalies. .. 740-759

67,615

65,561

2,054

74,662

3,615

14,150

3,8B0

53,017

6,645

501

5,361

26,767

2,975

21,349

348

1,565

19,436

1,982

479

295

49

248

12,7B3

33,159

32,422

737

46,596

2,041

9,375

1,551

33,629

3,330

276

2,040

17,244

1,36B

10,551

159

770

9,622

691

479

. . .

6,8”95

34,456

33,139

1,317

28,066

1,574

4,775

2,329

19,388

3,315

225

3,321

9,523

1,607

10,798

189

795

9,814

1,291

. . .

295

49

246

5,88B

60,508

5B,561

1,947

69,43B

3,413

13,353

3,026

49,646

5,984

396

4,683

22,192

2,660

17,046

286

1,256

15,504

1,708

422

156

19

137

10,437

29,028

2B,347

681

43,074

1,929

8,766

1,140

31,239

2,947

217

1,711

14,321

1,229

8,482

130

607

7,745

5B2

422

. . .

. . .

5,6”;4

31,480

30,214

1,266

26,364

1,484

4,587

1,886

18,407

3,037

179

2,972

7,871

1,431

B,564

156

649

78759

1,128

. .

156

19

137

4,763

7,107

7,000

107

5,224

202

797

854

3,371

661

105

678

4,575

315

4,303

82

309

3,932

274

57

139

30

109

2,346

4,131

4,075

56

3,522

112

609

411

2,390

383

59

329

2,923

139

2,069

29

163

1,B77

109

57

. . .

. . .

. . .

1,221

2,976

2,925

51

1,702

90

188

443

981

278

46

349

1,652

176

2,234

33

146

2,055

165

. . .

139

30

109

1,125

6,338

6,247

91

4,659

167

687

778

3,027

571

99

637

4,055

270

4,044

58

288

3,698

249

55

124

28

96

2,008

3,664

3,616

48

3,154

93

523

371

2,167

328

57

306

2,616

118

1,935

27

155

1,753

103

55

. . .

.

. . .

1,046

2,674

2,631

43

1,505

74

164

407

860

243

42

331

1,439

152

2,109

31

133

1,945

146

.

124

2$

96

962
Lerta[n conamons ongtnaung

m

theperinatsl period. ..760-779

Birth trauma, intrauterine

hypoxia, birth asphyxia, and

respiratory distress

syndrome......... 767–769

Other conditions originating in

the perinatal

period.... 760-766,770-779

Symptoms, signe, and ill-defined

conditions......... ..7 B0-799

All other diseases...... Residual

Accidents and adverse

effects............ E800-E949

Motor vehicle

accidents....... E81O-E825

All other accidents and

adverse effacts... E800–E807,

E826-E949

Suicide............ E950-E959

Homicide and legal

intervention..... .. E960-E978

All other external

causes............ E980-E999

19,246

5,225

14,021

30,960

149,685

93,457

45,901

47,556

29,463

19,893

2,845

11,094

3,178

7,916

17,470

73,510

64,160

32,443

31,717

23,145

15,066

2,037

8,152

2,047

6,105

13,490

76,175

29,297

13,458

15,B39

6,308

4.827

808

12,634

3,747

8,887

23.836

127,669

79,011

39,689

39,322

27,087

11,163

2,165

7,404

2,301

5,103

13,340

61,636

53,856

27,894

25,962

21,256

8,122

1,548

5.230

1,446

3,784

10,496

66,031

25,155

11,795

13,360

5,831

3,041

617

6,612

1,478

5,134

7,124

22,016

14,446

6,212

8,234

2,366

8,730

680

3,690

B77

2,813

4,130

11,872

10,304

4,549

5,755

1,889

6,944

489

2,922

601

2,321

2,994

10,144

4,142

1,663

2,479

477

1,786

191

6,196

1,373

4,823

6,626

20,357

12,207

4,916

7,291

1,795

8,282

600

3,456

809

2,649

3,829

10,971

8,752

3,659

5,093

1,481

6,616

434

2,738

564

2,174

2,797

9,386

3,455

1,257

2,198

314

1,666

166
tama II. us.am ramslor IL srmecwa muses Dy race ana sex unnea waxes, Iyuo w

[Rates per 100,000 population in spectied group]

i

All other 11

All races White Total Black

Cause ofdaath (Ninth Revkion International Both Both Both

Classification of Diseasea, 1975)

Both

sexes Male Famele sexes Mala Female saxes Male Femala sexas Male Female

I

873.9

0.0

0.1

0.7

0.6

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.1

7.2

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.0

945.0

0.0

0.1

1.0

0.8

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.1

6.9

0.0

0.0

0.5

0.0

806.6

0.0

0.1

0.5

0.4

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

7.5

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.0

897.1

0.0

0.1

0.5

0.4

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

6.8

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.0

960.0

0.0

0.1

0.7

0.6

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

6.4

0.0

0.0

0.5

0.0

837.1

0.0

0.1

0.4

0.3

0.1

743.3

0.0

0.2

1,8

1.4

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.1

9.6

858.6

0,0

0.2

2.5

2.0

0.5

0.0

0.1

9.9

638.1

0.0

0.2

1.2

0.8

0.4

0.0

0.0

0.1

9.3

845.7

0.0

0.2

2.0

1.5

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.2

11.3

976.8

0.0

0.3

2.9

2.2

0.6

0.0

727.7

0.0

0.2

1.2

0.8

0.4

0.0

0.0

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II

E

o

a

s

uAll causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shigellosis andamebiaais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...004.006

Certain other lntastinal infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...007-009

Tuberculosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..010–018

Tuberculosis of respirator system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 010–012

Other tuberculosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..013–018

Whooping cough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...033

Streptococcal sore throat, scarlatina, ande~sipelas . ..034–035

Meningococcal infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...036

Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...038

Acute poliomyelitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...045

Measles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...055

Viral hepatitm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...070

Syphilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...090-097

Another infectious and parasitic

diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..001 -003.005 .020–032.

037,039–041 ,046-054,056–066,07 1–088,098–139

Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and

hematopoietic tissues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...140-208

Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity, and pharynx . ..140-149

Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs and

peritoneum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...150-159

Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic

organs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..160–1 65

Malignant neoplasm of breast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...174-175

Malignant neoplasms of genital organs. . . . . . . . . . . . 179–187

Malignant neoplasma of urinary organs. . . . . . . . . ...188-189

Malignant neoplasms of all other and

unspecified sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..170 -173.190–1 99

Leukemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..204–208

Othar malignant neoplasms of lymphatic and

hematopoietic tissues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..200–203

Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and neoplasms of

uncertain behavior and of unspecified nature . . . . . . .. 210-239

Diabetes mellitua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...250

Nutritional deficiencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...260-269

Anemias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..280–285

Meningitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..320–322

Major cardiovascular diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...390-448

Diseases of heart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390-398,402,404–429

Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. . ...390-398

Hypertensive heart disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...402

Hypertensive heart and renal disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...404

0.0

0.1

7.2

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.0

0.1

11.7

0.4

0.1

3.4

143.9

2.0

41.5

23.3

25.6

18.4

4.1

17.4

4.2

7.5

2.9

25.5

1.3

2.4

0.9

335.0

248.1

2.0

18.6

2.6

0.5

0.1

0.5

0.1

0.5

0.1

0.4

0.1

0.4

0.1

3.1 4.1 2.2 2.9 3.8 2.1 4.3 5.7 3.1 4.9 6.6

193.3

3.5

48.8

212.6

4.8

52.7

200.1

3.4

17’5.1

2.2

45.2

217.2

4.6

183.7

2.3

155.2

3.8

185.6

5.9

127.5

1.8

176.3

4.3

212.2

6.9

49.9 53.2 46.7 43.0 49.4 37.2 47.5 54.2

53.3

16.9

20.8

7.9

75.3

0.2

22.9

10.5

32.5

32.7

18.8

5.5

55.5

17.8

20.8

8.5

77.3

0.3

22.3

11.3

34.6

34.6

19.3

5.8

41.1

11.8

21.1

4.8

63.8

0.2

26.4

6.1

20.5

22.4

16.3

3.5

15.4

3.8

47.5

13.6

24.7

5.5

20.1

4.9

8.2

2.7

21.1

1.2

2.5

1.0

347.3

265.5

1.6

18.5

2.3

74.5

0.2

31.7

7.0

23.1

5.6

9.0

24.3

7.3

26.7

8.1

22.0

6.4

25.4

7.7

27.7

8.6

23.2

6.9

17.8

4.5

20.4

5.2

10.5 11.3 9.8 11.1

2.9

14.9

1.2

1.4

0.4

428.6

339.4

3.0

7.5

1.0

11.8

2.7

12.9

0.9

1.3

0.5

435.1

358.9

2.0

6.4

0.9

10.4

3.1

16.9

1.5

1.6

0.4

422.5

320.7

3.9

8.7

1.2

7.3

2.4

18.5

1.1

2.1

0.9

302.2

230.8

1.6

15.5

2.0

8.0

2.2

14.6

1.0

2.2

1.1

316.4

249.7

1.2

15.4

1.7

6.7

2.6

22.1

1.1

2.1

0.8

289.4

213.5

1.9

15.6

2.2

2.8

15.5

1.2

1.5

0.5

409.6

323.0

2.8

8.7

1.2

2.6

13.1

0.9

1.4

0.5

417.6

342.8

1.8

7.7

1.0

3.0

17.7

1.5

1.7

0.5

402.0

304.3

3.6

9.7

1.3

2.4

16.3

1.1

2.5

1.2

361.0

285.0

1.3

18.4

2.0
Ischemic heart disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...410-414

Acute myocardial infarction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...410

Other acute and subacute forms of ischemic

heart disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...411

Angina pectoris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...413

Oldmyocardial infarcticm andother forma of chronic

iachemic heart disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...412.414

Other diseaaes ofendocardium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...424

All other forma Of heart diseaaa. . . . . ...415-423.425-429

Hypertension with or without renal diseaae . . . . . . ...401.403

Cerebrovascular diseaaes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...430-438

Intracerebral and other intracranial hemorrhage . ..431 –432

Cerabral thrombosis and unspecified occlusion of

cerebra l arteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...434.0.434.9

Cerebral embolism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...434.1

All other and lata effects of cerebrovascular

diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430,433,435-438

Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...440

Other diseases of arteriee, arterioles, and

capillaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...441-448

Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .466

Pneumonia and influenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...480-487

Pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...480-486

Influenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,.................487

Chronic obstructive pulmonaq diseasea and alliad

conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...490-496

Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified. . . . . . . . . . . . ...490-491

Emphysema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...492

Asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...493

Other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and

allied conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...494-496

Ulcer of stomach and duodenum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...531-533

Appendicitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..540–543

Harnia of abdominal cavity and intestinal obstruction without

mention of hernia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..550 –553.560

Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...571

Cholehthlasis andother disorders of gallbladder . . . ...574-575

Nephritis, nephritic syndrome, andnephrosis . . . . . ...580-589

Acute glomerulonephrnis and nephrotic syndrome. .. 580-581

Chronic glomerulonephritis, nephritis and nephropathy,

not specified as acute or chronic, and renal

sclerosis, unspecified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582–583,587

Renal farlure, disorders resulting from impa[red renal function,

and small kidney of unknown cause . . . 584–586.588–589

Infections of kidney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...590

Hyperplasia of prostate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...600

Complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and

thepuerper!um . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...630-676

Pregnancy with abortive outcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...630-638

Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and

thepuerperum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...640-676

Congenital anomalies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...740-759

Certsin conditions originating in the perinstal period. .. 760-779

Birth trauma, intrauterine hypoxia, birth aaphyxla,

and respiratory distress syndrome . . . . . . . . . . . . ...767-769

Other conditions originating in the

perinatal period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760-766,770-779

Symptoms, signa, and ill-defined conditions. . . . . . . ...780-799

All other diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Residual

224.8

114.9

1.7

0.4

107.9

4.0

81.5

3.2

64.1

8.7

10.3

0.3

44.8

10.0

9.2

0.3

28.3

27.5

0.9

31.3

1.5

5.9

1.6

22.2

2.8

0.2

2.2

11.2

1.2

8.9

0.1

0.7

8.1

0.8

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.1

5.4

8.1

2.2

5.9

13.0

62.7

246.4

134.2

2.0

0.4

109.6

3.8

82.1

2.9

52.3

8.1

8,2

0.3

35.8

7.8

11.7

0.3

28.5

27.9

0.6

40.1

1.8

8.1

1.3

29.0

2.9

0.2

1.8

14.8

1.2

9.1

0.1

0.7

8.3

0.6

0.4

. . .

. . .

. . .

5,9

9.6

2.7

6.8

15.0

63.3

204.5

96.5

1.3

0.4

106.2

4.2

81.0

3.6

75.3

9.3

12.2

0.4

53.4

12.1

6.8

0.2

28.1

27.0

1.1

22.9

1.3

3.9

1.9

15.8

2.7

0.2

2.7

7.8

1.3

8.8

0.2

0.6

8.0

1.1

. . .

0.2

0.0

0.2

4.8

6.7

1.7

5.0

11.0

62.1

241.9

123.6

1.7

0.4

116.3

4.3

81.7

2.9

65.6

8.4

10.7

0.4

46.1

10.9

8.9

0.3

29.8

28.9

1.0

34.2

1.7

6.6

1.5

24.5

3.0

0.2

2.3

10.9

1.3

8.4

0.1

0.6

7.6

0.8

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.1

5.1

6.2

1.8

4.4

11.B

63.0

264.8

144.8

2.1

0.4

117.5

4.0

80.9

2.6

52.5

7.5

8.4

0.3

36.2

8.3

12.7

0.3

29,3

28.6

0.7

43.5

1.9

8.9

1.2

31.6

3.0

0.2

1.7

14.5

1.2

8.6

0.1

0.6

7.8

0.6

0.4

. . .

,..

. . .

5.7

7.5

2.3

5.2

13.5

62.3

220.1

103.3

1.3

0.4

115.1

4.5

82.4

3,2

78.1

9.2

12.9

0.4

55.6

13.3

7.2

0.3

30.3

29.1

1.2

25.4

1.4

4.4

1.8

17.7

2.9

0.2

2.9

7.6

1.4

8.3

0.2

0.6

7.5

1.1

. . .

0.2

0.0

0.1

4.6

5.0

1.4

3.6

10.1

63.6

128.7

65.8

1.6

0.2

61.0

2.4

80.6

5.1

55.6

10.2

7.6

0.2

37.6

5.3

5.5

0.2

19.8

19.5

0.3

14.5

0.6

2.2

2.4

9.4

1.8

0.3

1.9

12.7

0.9

12.0

0.2

0.9

10.9

0.8

0.2

0.4

0.1

0.3

6.5

18.4

4.1

14.3

19.8

61.2

40.1 118.2

73.1 59.1

1.9 1.3

0.2 0.3

64.9 57.5

2.6 2.3

88.6 73.2

4.6 5.5

51.4 59.5

10.9 9.6

6.9 8.3

0.2 0.2

33.4 41.5

4.7 5.8

5.9 5.0

0.3 0.1

24.1 15.8

23.8 15.5

0.3 0.3

20.5 9.0

0.7 0.5

3.5 1.0

2.4 2.4

13.9 5.2

2.2 1,5

0.3 0.2

146.0

74.3

1.9

0.3

69.5

2.7

94.3

6.1

63.5

11.3

8.8

0.2

43.3

6.2

6.0

0.2

21.9

21.6

0.3

16.1

1.9 1.9

17,0 8.8

0.8 0.9

12.1 11.9 14.0

0.2 0.2 0.2

0.6

2,4

2.7

0.5

2.0

0.3

2.2

4.0

0.9

1.0 0.8 1.0

10.9 10.9 12.8

0.6 0.9 0.9

0.3 . . . 0.2

. . . 0.7 0.4

,.. 0.2 0.1

0.6 0.3

;:1” 6.0 7.0

21.5 15.5 21.5

5.1 3.2 4.6

16.4 12.3 16.7

24.1 15.9 22.9

69.2 53.9 70.5

156.6

81.2

2.2

0.2

73,0

2.9

103.8

5.6

58.5

12.1

7.9

0.2

38.3

5.5

6.4

0.3

26.8

26.4

0.4

23.1

0.7

3.8

2.7

15.8

2.4

0.4

2.2

19.1

0.9

14.1

0.2

1.1

12.8

0.6

0.4

. . .

. . .

;:6

25.3

5.9

19.4

28.0

80.2

136.4

68.1

1.6

0.3

66.4

2.7

85.8

6.5

68.0

10.5

9.6

0.2

47.7

6.7

5.7

0.1

17.6

17.3

0.3

9.9

0.5

1.1

2.7

5.7

1.6

0.3

2.2

9.5

1.0

13.9

0.2

0.9

12.8

1.0

. . .

0.8

0.2

0.6

6.3

16.0

3.7

14.3

18.4

61.8
Tabla 11. Death rates for 72 selected cauaas by race and sex: United States, 1984-Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group]

All other

All races White Total Black

Cause of death (Ninth Revision International Both Both Both Both

Classification of Diseases, 1975) sexes Male Female sexes Male Female sexes Male Female sexes Male Famale

Accidents and adverse effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E800–E949 39.1 55.2 23.9 39.0 54.4 24.2 40.2 60.1

Motor vehicle accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E81O–E825

22.0 42.3 64.0

19.2

22.7

27.9 11.0 19.6 28.2 11.4 17,3 26.5 8.8 17.0 26.7 8.3

All other accidents and adverse

effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E800– E807. E826–E949

Suicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E950–E959

Homicide and legal intewention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E960-E978

All other external causes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E980–E999

9.9 27.3 12.9 19.4 26.2 12.9 22.9 33.5 13.2 25.2 37.2

2.3

14.5

19.9 5.1 13.4 21.5 5.6 6.6 11.0 2.5 6.2

8.3

10.8 2.1

13.0 3.9 5.5 8.2 2.9 24.3 40.5 9.5 28.7 48.4 11.0

1.2 1.8 0.7 1.1 1.6 0.6 1.9 2.9 1.0 2.1 3.2 1.1
Iabla Iz. Aga-adjuated daa~ratas for72selacted causes byrace and sex tJnited States, 1985

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. Computed by the dwect method, using as the standard population the age distribution of the total population of the Unitad States es enumareted in 1940]

All other

All races White Total Black

Cause of death (Ninth Revision International Both Both Both

Classification of Diseases, 1975) sexes

Both

Male Female sexes Male Female saxas Mefe Femala sexes Male Female

546.1

0.0

0.1

0.5

0.4

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

4.1

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.0

716.8

0.0

0.1

0.8

0.6

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.1

4.9

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.0

409.4

0.0

0.1

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

3.5

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.0

530.0

0.0

0.1

1.0

0.7

0.3

0.0

0.0

0.1

7.1

0.5

0.0

3.0

118.3

1.8

32.2

20.1

22.3

15.4

3.0

14.1

3.5

5.9

2.3

18.9

0.7

1.8

0.7

223.3

165.8

1.9

13.3

1.7

90.4

47.6

1.1

All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Shigellosis andamebiasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. OO4.OO6

Certain other intestinal infections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 007–009

Tuberculosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,.............010-018

Tuberculosis of respiratory system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 010–012

Other tuberculosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...013-018

Whooping cough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...033

Streptococcal sore throat, acarlatina, and erysipelas . ..034-035

Meningococcal infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...036

Septicemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...038

Acute poliomyelitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..o45

Measles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..o55

Viral hepatitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...070

Syphilis , ..,,,,... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 090-097

All other infectious and parasitic

diseases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 001-003,005,020-032,

037,039-041 ,046-054,056-066,071 -088,098-139

Malignant neoplasms. including neoplasms of lymphatic

andhematopoietic tissues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..l4O-2O8

Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity,

and pharynx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140-149

Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs

and peritoneum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150-159

Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and

intrathoracic organs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...160-165

Malignant neoplasm of breast. . . . . ., . . . . . . . . . . . 174–1 75

Malignant neoplasms of genital organs . . . . . . . ...179-187

Malignant neoplasms of urinary organs . . . . . . . ...188-189

Malignant naoplasms of sII other and

unspecified sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...170-173.190-199

Leukemia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...204-208

Other malignant neoplasms of lymphatic and

hematopoietic tissues.......,.. . . . . . . . . . . ...200-203

8enign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and naoplasms of

uncertain behavior and of unspecified neture . . . . . . 21 O–239

Diebetes mellitus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...250

Nutritional deficiencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...260-269

Anemias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...280-285

Meningitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...320-322

Major cardiovascular diseases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...390-448

Diseases of heart. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...390-398.402.404-429

Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease . ..390-398

Hypertensive haartd{sease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...402

Hypertensive heart and renal disease ., . . . . . . . . . ...404

Ischemic heart disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...410-414

Acute myocardial infarction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...410

Other acute and subacute forms of ischemic

heart disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411

523.1

0.0

0.1

0.3

0.3

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

3.5

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.0

688.7

0.0

0.1

0.5

0.4

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

4.3

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.0

390.6

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

3.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.0

1,3

110.3

1.3

23.8

22.6

23.3

12.2

3.0

14.1

4.1

5.9

1.6

8.1

0.4

0.6

0.3

157.4

121.7

2.2

3.4

0.4

82.9

44.1

0.6

697.8

0.0

0.1

1.8

1.3

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.1

8.4

0.5

0.1

4.5

155.7

4.2

42.2

43.3

12.5

19.4

4.5

17.9

4.4

7.2

2.3

17.7

0.8

2.0

0.9

273.4

210.4

1.6

15.1

1.8

116.4

61.5

1.6

910,4

0.0

0.2

2.8

2.2

0.6

0.0

0.1

10.3

0.5

0.1

6.2

206.5

7.2

55.4

73.6

0.2

26.3

6.6

22.8

5.5

8.8

2,4

16.1

1.0

2.2

1.0

338.5

268.4

1.4

17,4

1.6

150.4

79.7

2.1

779.9

0.0

0.2

2.0

1.5

0.5

0.0

0.0

0.1

9.7

0.4

0.1

5.1

173.0

4.8

45.4

49.2

14.3

22.0

5.1

19.8

4.6

7.9

2.6

19.7

0.9

2.3

1.0

306.5

236.2

1.7

17.6

2.0

128.5

67.5

1.8

1,024.0

0.0

0.2

3.2

2.5

0.7

0.0

689.1

0.0

0.2

1.1

0.7

0.4

0.0

0.0

0.2

8.1

0.1

11.9

0.4

0.1

0.4

0.1

2.6 3.7 1.6 2.3 3.3 7.2

231.6

3.4

133.6 164.5

4.0

111.4 130.7

2.3

159.2

3.6

130.4

2.6

31.6

1.4

24.8

8.3 2.0

40.2 30.1 38.3 59.4

84.4

0.2

30.6

7,4

34.7

22.5

25.3

17.0

3.4

15.5

3.7

6.5

38.8

12.7

13.0

5.0

60.0

0.2

15.1

7.8

22.4

23.2

12.6

3.0

38.2

12.7

12.3

5.1

17.5

5.1

7.3

58.2

0.2

13.9

7.9

21.6

6.5

9.0

1.9

9.2

0.5

0.8

0.4

292.1

244.5

1.5

4.6

0.5

180.8

102.6

1.6

17.5

5.0

21.8

6.4

14.1

4.0

25.5

5.9

7.3 9.7

1.9

9.6

0.5

0.9

0.4

224.0

180.5

1.9

5.3

0.6

125.5

69.3

9.0

2.0

9.9

0.6

1.0

0.5

297.8

247.7

1.5

6.0

0.7

177.9

100.3

5.9

1.7

9.4

0.5

0.8

0.4

165.6

127.3

2.2

4.5

0.5

84.2

44.7

1.8

8.6

0.5

0.7

0.3

216.9

176.1

1.9

4.0

0.4

126.2

70.1

1.0

2.6

17.7

1.0

2.6

1.1

379.5

301.0

1.4

20.5

2,1

164.9

86.6

2.5

21.1

0,8

2.1

0.8

250.5

186.8

1.9

15.5

1.9

100.8

53.0

1.1 1.6 0.8 2.5 1.3
Tabla 12. Age-adjusted death ratea for 72 aalacted causes by reca and sax United States, 1985—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population ]. speclf!ed group. Computed by the direct method, using as the standard popu[at!on the age distribution of the total population of the Un!ted States as enumerated bn1940]

All other

All races White Total Black

Cause of death (Ninth Revision International Both Both Both Both

Classification of Disessea, 1975) sexes Male Female sexes Male Female sexes Male Female sexes Male Female

Major cardiovascular diseases—Con.

Disesses of heart-Con.

Ischemic heart disease—Con.

Angina pectoris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...413

Old myocardial Infarction and other forms of

chronic Ischemic heart disease. . . . . . . . . . ...412.414

Other diseaaes of endocardium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...424

All other forms of heart disease ., . ...41 5-423,425–429

Hypertension with or without renal disease . . . . ...401.403

Cerebrovascular diseases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430–438

Intracerebral and other intracranial

hemorrhage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..431 –432

Cerebral thrombosis and unspecified occluslon of

cerebrel arteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..434 .o.434.9

Cerebral embollam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...434.1

All other and late effects of cerebrovascular

diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..430 .433.435–438

Atherosclerosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...440

Other diseases of arteries, arterioles,

and capillaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..441 –448

Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .486

Pneumonia andlnfluenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..480–487

pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..480–486

influenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...487

Chronic obstructive pulmonaty diseases and

allied conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..490–496

Bronchitis, chronic and unspecified . . . . . . . . . . ...490-491

Emphysema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...492

Asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...493

Other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and

allied conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...494-496

Ulcer of stomach and duodenum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531–533

Appendicitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...540-543

Hernia of abdominal cavity and intestinal obstruction

without mention of hernie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550–553,560

Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571

Cholelithiasia and other disorders of gallbladder. . 574–575

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis-. . . . . . 580–589

Acute glomerulonephritis and nephrotic

syndrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..580–581

Chronic glomerulonephritia, nephritis and nephropathy,

not specified as acute or chronic, and renal

sclerosis, unspecified. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582–583,587

Renal failure, disordera resulting from impaired renal

function, and small kidney of unknown

cause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584-586,588–589

infections of kidney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...590

Hyperplasia of prostate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...600

0.2

54.9

2.2

45.1

1.8

32.3

5.6

4.8

0.2

21.7

4.0

5.4

0.1

13.4

13.0

0.3

18.7

0.8

3.7

1.2

12.9

1.5

0.1

1.1

9.6

0.6

4.9

0.1

0.4

4.5

0.4

0.1

0.3

75.7

2.7

59.0

2.1

35.2

6.3

5.3

0.2

23.4

4.6

8.4

0.2

18.2

17.8

0.4

27.9

1.2

5.7

1.1

19.9

2.0

0.2

1.2

13.6

0.8

6.1

0.1

0.4

5.6

0.4

0.2

0.2

38.7

1.8

34.1

1.6

30.0

5.0

4.4

0.2

20.4

3.5

3.2

0.1

10.1

9.8

0.3

12.5

0.6

2.2

1.3

B.3

1.2

0.1

1.1

6.1

0.5

4.0

0.1

0.3

3.7

0.4

. . .

0.2

54.9

2.1

41.4

1.4

30.1

4.9

4.6

0.2

20.4

4.0

5.4

0.1

12.8

12.5

0.3

19.2

0.9

3.8

1.0

13.4

1.5

0.1

1.1

8.9

0.6

4.2

0.1

0.3

3.8

0.4

0.1

0.3

76,3

2.7

54.4

1.7

32.8

5.4

5.1

0.2

22.0

4.6

8.6

0.2

17.4

17.0

0.4

28.5

1.2

5.9

0.9

20.4

2.0

0.2

1.1

12.6

0.8

5.4

0.1

0.4

4.9

0.3

0.2

0.2

38.1

1.7

31.0

1.2

27.9

4.4

4.2

0.2

19.1

3.5

3.1

0.1

9.8

9.5

0.3

12.9

0.6

2.4

1.2

8.7

1.2

0.1

1.1

5.6

0.5

3.4

0.1

0.2

3.1

0.4

. . .

0.2

53.1

2,2

73.3

4.7

49.4

10.5

6.5

0.1

32,2

3.9

5.1

0.1

16.8

16.6

0.2

13.8

0.5

2.1

2.5

8.7

1.7

0.3

1.6

14.4

0.7

10.6

0.2

0.7

9.7

0.6

0.1

0.2

68.4

2.7

94.6

5.0

54.2

12.6

7.2

0.2

34.3

4.4

6.4

0.2

24.2

23.9

0.3

21.7

0.7

3.8

2.6

14.7

2.4

0.4

1.9

20.7

0.8

12.3

0.2

1.0

11.1

0.6

0.3

0.2

41.4

1.8

56.8

4.4

45.5

8.8

5.9

0.1

30.6

3.4

4.1

0.1

11.4

11.2

0.2

8.1

0.4

0.9

2.3

4.4

1.1

0.2

1.4

9.3

0.7

9.4

0.1

0.6

8.6

0.6

. . .

0.3

58.9

2.5

83.8

5.5

55.0

115

7.2

0.1

36.0

4.3

5.4

0.2

8.5

8.3

0.3

5.0

0.5

2.2

2.8

9.4

1.6

0.3

1.8

6.1

0.8

2.0

0.2

0.8

11.0

0.7

0.1

03

75.6

3.0

109.0

6.0

60.B

14.0

B.O

0,2

38.7

5,1

6.7

0.3

26.8

26,5

0.3

23.9

0.7

4.0

3.0

16,3

2.5

0.4

2.2

23.4

0.9

14.1

0.2

1.1

12.B

0.7

0.3

0.3

46,2

2.0

64.6

5.2

50.3

9.6

6.7

0.1

33.9

3.8

4.5

0.1

12.4

12.2

0.2

8.7

0.4

0.9

2.7

4.7

1.2

0.2

1.6

10.1

0.7

10.5

0.2

0.6

9.7

0.7

. . .
Complications of pregnancy, childbirth, and

thepuerperium............................ ...630-676

Pregnancy with abortive outcome............ ...630-636

Other complications of pregnancy, chddbirth,

andthepuerperium...................... ...640-676

Congenital anomalies........................ ...740-759

Certain conditions originating in the

perinatal period........................... ...760-779

Birth trauma, intrauterine hypoxia, birth asphyxia,

and respiratory distrees syndrome............. 767-769

Other conditions originating in the

perinatal period.................... 760-766,770-779

Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions..... ...780-799

All other diseases............................ .. Residual

Accidents and adverse effects.................. E800-E949

Motor vehicle accidents.................. .. E81O-E825

All other accidents and adverse

effects..................... .. E800-E807. E826-E949

Suicide

.................................... E950-E959

Homicide and legal intervention................ E960-E978

All other external causes...................... E9B0-E999

0.1

0.0

0.1

5.2

7.9

2.1

5.7

9.3

38.5

34.7

18.8

16.0

11.5

8.3

1.1 . . . 0.3 0.1 . . . 0.0 0.0

0,2 0.1

5:6 4.8 5.1

8.9 6.8 6.4

2.5 1.7 1.9

6.3 5.1 4.5

12.3 6.8 8.0

47.8 31.0 35.5

51.8 18.6 34.1

27.3 10.5 19.1

24.4 8.2 15.0

18.8 4.9 12.3

12.8 3.9 5.4

1.7 0.6 1.0 . . . 0.1

,.. 0.0

0.1

5:6 4.7

7.3 5.4

2.3 1.5

5.0 3.9

10.7 5.7

44.0 28.8

50.4 18.4

27.6 10.8

22.9 7.5

19.9 5.3

8.1 2.9

1.5 0.6

0.4... 0.7 0.4

... 0.8

0.1... 0.2 0.1... 0.2

0.3... 0.5 0.3

... 0.6

5.4 5.7 5.2 5.8 6.1 5.5

14.4 15.9 12.8 16.8 18.5 15.0

3.2 3.8 2.6 3.7 4.3 3.1

11.1 12.1 10.2 13.1 14.2 11.9

17.8 23.6 13.0 20.4 27.4 14.6

57.8 74.0 44.8 66.0 85.6 50.4

39.7 62.1 20.4 41.8 66.7 20.7

17.4 27.2 8,8 17.2 27.7 8.2

22.3 34.9 11.6 24.6 39.0 12.5

6.7 11.3 2.5 6.4 11.3 2.1

24.4 41.4 9.3 29.0 49,9 10.8

1.9 3.0 1.0 2.1 3.4 1.1
38 ~ Monthly Vital Statistics Report

Tabla 13. lnfati, neonatal, andpoatneonatal motial~rates byrace and sex United States, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970, and 1975-85

[Rates ereinfant(underl year), neonatal (under 28days), andpostneonatal (28days-ll months) deaths perl OO,OOOllve births in specified group]

All other

All races White Total Black

Both Both Both

Year

Both

sexes Male Female sexes Male Female sexes Male Female sexes Male Female

1985, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1960 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1840 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1979 ...!,....,,....,.....,,.

1978 ...,.................,..

1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1970, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1960 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1940, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1982, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1980, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1960 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1940 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10.6

10.8

11.2

11.5

11.9

12.6

13.1

13.8

14.1

15.2

16.1

20.0

26.0

29.2

47.0

7.0

7.0

7.3

7,7

8.0

8.5

8.9

9.5

9.9

10.9

11.6

15.1

18.7

20.5

28.8

3.7

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.9

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.2

4.3

4.5

4.9

7.3

8.7

18.3

11.9

11.9

12.3

12.8

13,1

13,9

14,5

15,3

15.8

16.8

17.9

22.4

29.3

32.8

52.5

7.8

7.7

8.0

8.5

8.8

9.3

9.8

10.5

11.0

12.0

12.9

17.0

21.2

23.3

32.6

4,2

4,2

4.3

4,3

4,3

4,6

4,7

4,7

4.8

4.8

4.9

5.4

8.1

9.4

19.9

9.3

9.6

10.0

10.2

10.7

11.2

11.6

12.2

12.4

13.6

14.2

17.5

22.6

25.5

41.3

6.1

6.3

6.5

6.9

7,2

7,6

7,9

8,4

8.7

9.7

10.2

13.1

16.1

17.5

24.7

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.8

4.0

4.4

6.5

8.0

16.6

9.3

9.4

9.7

10.1

10.5

11.0

11.4

12.0

12.3

13.3

14.2

17.8

22.9

26.8

43,2

6,1

6,2

6.4

6.8

7,1

7,5

7.9

8.4

8.7

9.7

10.4

13.8

17.2

19.4

27.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.0

5.7

7.4

16.0

Infant mortality rate

10.6 8.0 15.8

10,5 8.3 16.1

10,8 8.6 16.8

11,2 8.9 17.3

11,7 9.2 17.8

12,3 9.6 19.1

12.8 9.9 19.8

13.4 10.6 21.1

13.9 10.7 21.7

14.8 11.7 23.5

15.9 12.3 24.2

20.0 15.4 30.9

26.0 19.6 43.2

30.2 23.1 44,5

48.3 37.8 73.8

Neonatal mortality rate

6.9 5.3 10.3

6.8 5.5 10.2

7.1 5.7 10.8

7.5 6.0 11.3

7.8 6.3 11.8

8.3 6.6 12.5

8.8 6.9 12.9

9.3 7.4 14.0

8.8 7.6 14.7

10.7 8.5 16.3

11.7 9.0 16.8

15.5 11.9 21.4

19.7 14.7 26.9

22.2 16.4 27.5

30.9 23.3 39.7

17.2

17.3

18.3

18.9

19.2

20.7

21.5

23.1

23,7

25.5

26,2

34.2

47,9

48.9

82.2

11.3

11.0

11.7

12.4

12.8

13.5

13.9

15.5

16.0

17.7

18.2

23.9

30.0

30.8

44.9

Postneonatai mortality rate

3.7 2.7 5.5 6.0

3.7 2.8 5.8 6.3

3.7 2.9 6.0 6.6

3.7 2.8 5.9 6.5

3.8 3.0 6.0 6.5

4.0 3.0 6.6 7.2

4.0 3.0 6.8 7.6

4.0 3.2 7.0 7.6

4.1 3.1 7.0 7.7

4.1 3.2 7.2 7.8

4.2 3.3 7.5 8.0

4.4 3.5 9.5 10.3

6.3 4.9 16.4 17.8

8.0 6.7 16.9 16.1

17,5 14.5 34.1 37.3

14.4

14.8

15.2

15.5

16.3

17.5

18.1

18.9

19.6

21.4

22.2

27.5

38.5

39.9

65.2

9.4

9.5

9.7

10.3

10.9

11.5

11.8

12.4

13.3

14.9

15.3

18.9

23.6

24.2

34.5

5.0

5.3

5.4

5.3

5.4

6.0

6.3

6.5

6.3

6.5

6.9

8.6

14.8

15.7

30.7

18.2 19.9

18.4 19.8

19.2 21.1

19.6 21.5

20.0 21.7

21.4 23.3

21.8 23.7

23.1 25.4

23.6 25.9

25.5 27.8

26.2 28.3

32.6 36.2

44.3 49.1

43.9 48.3

72.9 81.1

12.1 13.2

11.8 12.7

12.4 13.6

13.1 14.3

13.4 14.6

14.1 15.3

14.3 15.5

15.5 17.2

16.1 17.6

17.9 19.5

18.3 19.8

22.8 25.4

27.8 31.1

27.8 31.1

39.9 44.8

6.1 6.7

6.5 7.1

6.8 7.4

6.6 7.3

6.6 7.1

7.3 7.9

7.5 8.2

7.6 8.2

7.6 8.3

7.6 8.4

7.9 8.5

9.9 10.8

16.5 18.0

16.1 17,2

33.0 36.4

16.5

16.9

17.2

17.7

18.3

19.4

19.8

20.8

21.3

23.2

24.0

29.0

39.4

39.4

64.6

10.9

10.9

11.2

11.8

12.3

12.8

13.1

13.7

14.5

16.3

16.8

20.1

24.5

24.4

34.9

5.6

5.9

6.1

5.9

6.0

6.6

6.7

7.0

6.8

6.9

7.2

8.9

14.9

15.0

29.7
Table 14. Deaths under 1 yesr snd infant mortality ratas for tha 10 Iaading causes of infant daath: Unitad Statea, 1985

[Rates per 100,000 live births]

Rank

order Cause of deeth (Ninth Revision International Classification of Disaases, 1975) Number Rate

. . .

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

.,.

Allcause s. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Congenital anomalies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 740-759

Sudden infant death syndrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..798.0

Respiratoqr distress syndrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...769

Disordera relating to short gestation and unspecified low birthweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...765

Newborn affectad bymatarnal complications of pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...761

Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .768

Infections specific totheperinatal period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...771

Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord, and membranes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..7’62

Accidents and adverse effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E800-E949

Pneumonia and influenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...480-487

All other causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Residual

40,030

8,561

5,315

3.691

3,257

1,335

1,158

955

891

890

705

13,272

1,064.5

227.7

141.3

98.2

86.6

35.5

30.8

25.4

23.7

23.7

18.7

352.9
40 ~ Monthly Vital Statistics Report

Table 15. Deaths under 1 year and infant mortality rates for 61 selected causes by race United Statas, 1985

[Rates per 100,000 live births in specified group]

All other AJI other

Cause of death (Ninth Revision International All All

Class lflcation of Diseases, 1975) races White Total BJack races White Total Black

All causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Certain intestinal infections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .008-009

Whooping cough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...033

Meningococcal infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...036

septicemia....... . . . . . . . . . . . . ., . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...038

Viral diseases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...045-079

Congenital ayphilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...090

Remainder of infectious and parasitic diseases. . ...001-007.

01 0-032,034-035,037,039-041 ,080-088,091-139

Malignant neoplasms, including neoplaamsof lymphatic

and hematopoietic tissuea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140-208

Benign neoplasms, carcinoms in situ, and neoplasms of

uncertain behsvior and of unspecified nature. . ..210-239

Diseasea ofthymus gland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...254

Cystic fibrosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...277.0

Diseases of blood and blood-forming organs. . . . ...280-289

Meningitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...320-322

Other diseasea of newous system and sense

organs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..323–389

Acute upper respiratory infections. . . . . . . . . . . .. 460-465

8ronchitis and bronchiolitis ., . . . . . . . . . . ...466.490-491

Pneumonia and influenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...480-487

Pneumonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...480-486

Influenza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...487

Remainder of diseases of respirstoty

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . 470-478 .492-51 9

Hernia of sbdominal cavity and intestinal obstruction

without mention of hernia . . . . . . . . . . . . 550–553,560

Gastritis, duodenitis, and noninfective enteritis and

colitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...535.555-558

Remaindar of diseases of digestive

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520-534,536–543,562-579

Congenital anomalies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...740-759

Anencephaius and similar anomalies ., . . . . . . . . . . .740

Spinabifida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,, ...,.,,.......741

Congenital hydrocephalus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...742.3

Other congenital anomalies of central nervous system

and eye. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 742.0- 742.2,742,4-742.9,743

Congenital anomalies of heart. ., . . . . . . . . . . . ...745-746

Other congenital anomalies of circulatory system. . . ...747

Congenital anomalies of respiratory system. . . . . . . . . . 748

Congenital anomalies of digestive system . . . ...749-751

Congenital anomalies of genitourinary system . ...752-753

Congenital anomalies of muaculoskeletal

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...754-756

Down’s syndrome......,.....,.. . ...,..........758.0

Other chromosomal anomalies . . . . . . . . . ...758.1 –758.9

All other and unspecified congenital

anomalies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . ...744.757.759

Certain conditions originating in the perinatel

period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...760-779

Newborn affected by maternal conditions which may be

unrelated to present pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . 760

Newborn affected by maternal complications of

pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,......,......,..761

Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord,

and membranes,.....,,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 762

Newborn affected by other complications of labor

anddelwery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...763

Slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition . . . . . . . . . . ...764

Disorders relating to short gestation and unspecified low

birthweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...765

Disordera relating to long gestation and high

birthweight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...766

8irth trauma, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...767

Number

----- -----

40,030

98

3

69

303

105

7

135

114

61

5

17

77

257

465

57

104

705

69B

7

473

81

104

225

8,561

691

95

203

274

2,585

689

1,094

150

509

644

74

792

761

19,068

105

1,335

891

80

36

3,257

1

329

27,864

51

1

54

191

71

4

B1

93

50

4

17

46

155

347

33

77

443

439

4

303

61

55

145

6,898

603

82

146

223

2,069

520

868

123

419

538

60

641

606

12,520

70

912

650

60

21

1,864

222

12,165

47

2

15

112

34

3

54

21

11

1

31

102

118

24

27

262

259

3

170

20

49

80

1,663

88

13

57

51

516

169

226

27

90

106

14

151

155

6,548

35

423

241

20

15

1,393

1

107

11,U63

44

2

14

109

30

2

48

19

9

1

27

87

100

23

25

237

235

2

156

18

44

67

1,419

59

13

48

43

442

156

200

25

B4

85

11

123

130

6,140

32

399

225

18

15

1,325

99

Rate

1,064.5 1,819.0

2.6

0.1

1.8

8.1

2.8

0.2

3.6

3.0

1.6

0.1

0.5

2.0

6.8

12.4

1.5

2.8

18.7

18.6

0.2

12.6

2.2

2.8

6.0

227.7

18.4

2.5

5.4

7.3

68.7

18.3

29.1

4.0

13.5

17.1

2.0

21.1

20.2

507.1

2.8

35.5

23.7

2.1

1.0

86.6

0.0

8.7

931,4

1.7

0.0

1.8

6.4

2.4

0.1

2.7

3.1

1.7

0.1

0.6

1.5

5.2

11.6

1.1

2.6

14.8

14.7

0.1

10.1

2.0

1.8

4.8

230.6

20.2

2.7

4.9

7.5

69.2

17.4

29.0

4.1

14.0

18.0

2.0

21.4

20.3

418.5

2.3

30.5

21.7

2.0

0.7

62.3

7.4

1,581 ./

6.1

0.3

2.0

14.6

4,4

0.4

7.0

2.7

1.4

0.1

4.0

13.3

15.3

3.1

3.5

34.1

33.7

0.4

22.1

2.6

6.4

10.4

216.2

11.4

1.7

7.4

6.6

67.1

22.0

29.4

3.5

11.7

13.8

1.8

19.6

20.2

851.3

4.6

55.0

31.3

2.6

2.0

181,1

0.1

13.9

7.2

0.3

2.3

17.9

4.9

0.3

7.9

3.1

1.5

0.2

4.4

14.3

16.4

3.8

4.1

39.0

38.6

0,3

25,6

3,0

7.2

11.0

233.3

9.7

2.1

7,9

7.1

?2.7

25.6

32.S!

4.1

13.8

14.0

1,8

20.2

21.4

1,009.5

5.3

65.6

37.0

3.0

2.5

217.9

16.3
Tabla 15. Deaths under 1 yaar and infant mortality rates for 61 selected causas by racfx United Stataa, 1985—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 live births in specified group]

All other All other

Cause of death (Ninth Revision International All All

Classification of Diseases, 1975) races White Total Black races White Total Black

Number Rate

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period—Con.

Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia . . . . . . . . . . . ...768

Fetal distress in liveborn infant. . . . . . . . ...768.2-768.4

Birth asphyxia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . ...768.5-768.9

Respirato~ distress syndrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...769

Other respiratory conditions of newborn , . . . . . . . . . ...770

Infections specific to the perinatal period ., , . . . . . . ...771

Neonatal hemorrhage, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...772

Hemolytic disease of newborn, due to isoimmunization,

and other perinatal jaundice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...773-774

Syndrome of “infant of a diabetic mother” and

neonatal diabetes mellitus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775.0—775. I

Hemorrhagic diseaae of newborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...776.0

All other and ill-defined conditions originating in

the perinatal period . . . . . . . . . . . 775.2-775.9,776.1-779

Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions . . . . ...780-799

Sudden infant death syndrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...798.0

Symptoms, signs, and all other ill-defined

conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...780-797.798.1-799

Accidents and adverse effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E800-E949

Inhalation and ingestion of food or other object causing

obstruction of respiratory tract or suffocation . . . E91 1-E91 2

Accidental mechanical suffocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E91 3

Other accidental causes and adverse

effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E800-E910. E9I4-E949

Homicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E960-E969

Child battering and other maltreatment, . . . . . . . . . . . . E967

Other homicide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. E966.E968. E969-E969

All other causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Residual

1,158

225

933

3,691

3,746

955

369

780 49.1

8.1

41.1

127.8

160.6

39.4

16.9

58.2

8.9

49.3

149.8

186.6

47.5

20.6

30.8

6.0

24.8

98.2

99.6

25.4

9.8

1.4

0.2

0.2

81.0

158.1

141.3

16.8

23.7

4.5

4.5

14.6

5.3

1.7

3.6

50.6

26.1

5.4

20.6

90.5

83.9

21.8

8.0

1.2

0.2

0.3

59.5

137.7

125.6

12.1

20.9

3.7

4.7

12.5

4.0

1.2

2.8

43.4

378

62

316

983

1,235

354

54

300

911

1,135

289

125

10

2

1,201

1,606

1,357

249

227

50

29

148

75

26

49

534

163

617

2,708

2,511

652

239

303

130

51 37 14 1.8 1.6

8

9

6

9

2 0.3 0.3

3,047

5,945

5.315

1,779

4,118

3.757

1,268

1,827

1,558

164.8

237.5

202.6

197.5

264.1

223.1

630

890

170

171

549

200

63

137

1,901

361

626

269

264

35.0

34.3

40.9

37.3

112

141

58

30

7.5

3.9

8.2

4.8

373

121

37

84

1,299

176

79

26

53

602

22.9

10.3

3.4

6.9

78.3

24.3

12.3

4.3

8.1

87.8

Table 16. Maternal deaths andmtiernal motiali~ratas forselactad causes byraco Unitad Statas, 1985

[Maternal deaths are those sssigned to Complications of pregnsncy, childbirth, and the puerpenum, category numbers 630–676 of tha Ninfh Revision hrterrratiorrd

C/assificatiotr of Diseases, 1975. Rates perlOO,OOO live births tn specified group]

All other All other

Cause ofdeath (Ninth Revision international Classification All All

of Diseases, 1975) races White Total Black races White Total Black

Number Rate

Complication of pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium. . . . ...630-676 295 156 139 124 7.8 5.2 18.1 20.4

Pregnancy with abortive outcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630-638

Ectopic pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...633

Spontaneous abortion .,.,,.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..634

Legally induced abortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..635

Illegally induced abortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...636

Other pregnancy with abortive outcome. . . . . . . . . . ...630-632.637-638

Direct obstetric causea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...640-646.651-676

Hemorrhage of pregnancy and childbirth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640-641,666

Toxemia of pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..642 .4–642.9.643

Obstructed labor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..66o

Complications of thepuerperium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...670-676

Other direct obstetric

causes . . . . . . . . . . . 642.0-642,3,644-646,651 -659,661-665,667-669

Indirect obstetric causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 647-648

Delivery inacompletaly normal case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .,650

49

33

2

1

13

232

40

33

19 30 28 1.3 0.6 3.9 4.6

11 22 21 0.9 0.4 2.9 3.5

2 2 0.1 - 0.3 0.3

1 - - 0.0 0.0 - -

7 6 5 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.8

127 105 92 6.2 4.2 13.7 15.1

21 19 15 1.1 0.7 2.5 2.5

16 17 15 0.9 0.5 2.2 2.5

91 55 36 32 2.4 1.8 4.7 5.3

68 35 33 30 1.8 1,2 4.3 4.9

14 10 4 4 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.7
42 ~ Monthly Vital Statistics Report

Table 17. Total deaths and death ratas, and infant and neonatal daeths andmortality rates fortha United States, each division, and State;

and byraceandsaxforthe United Statas: 1985

/r7fant deaths Neonatal daaths

Total deaths (under 7 year) (under 28 days)

Race, sex, and area Number Rate 1 Number Rate2 Number Ratez

United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

White ..,.....,....,.....,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Female ..,....,.....,.,...,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Male . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New England, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Hampshire, , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Massachusetts .,.....,.....,,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Rhode island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Connecticut ..,.....,......,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Middle Atlantlc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Naw York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Eaat North Central....,.....,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . .. l....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

West North Central, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Missouri, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nebraska, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kansas, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Atlantic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Delaware, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

District of Colombia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Weat Virgin ia, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

South Carol ina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

East South Central ..,,......,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

West South Central .,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Arkansas . .,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Louisiana .,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Montana . .,, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

See footnotas and note at end of table.

2,086,440

1,097,758

988,682

1,819,054

950,455

868,599

267,386

147,303

120,083

244,207

133,610

110,597

117,975

11,420

8,483

4,662

55,593

9,647

28,170

367,099

172,117

71,128

123,854

369,629

98,941

48,195

102,279

78,722

41,492

162,194

34,801

27,834

50,368

5,626

6,603

14,903

22,057

363,649

5,475

36,620

6,981

45,277

19,444

52,988

27,099

48,657

121,108

140,385

34,865

43)226

37,603

24,691

209,284

24,137

37,029

29,762

118,336

88,021

6,724

7,115

3,279

20,236

873.9

945.0

806,6

897.1

960.0

837.1

743.3

858.6

638.1

845.7

976.8

727.7

932.1

979.4

849.1

871.4

955.4

997.6

888.4

987.6

969.9

940.7

1,043.9

887.5

920.6

876,3

886.5

866,2

868.8

923.9

830.2

966.1

1,000.4

821.6

932.6

928.5

900.3

904.3

880.2

833.6

1,120.5

794.1

1,003.8

846.3

812.6

814.3

1,065.6

927.7

935.0

906.8

934.9

944.6

788.6

1,022.8

825.4

900.8

722.2

687.8

815.0

708.7

642.9

625.7

40,030

22,958

17,072

27,864

16,218

11,646

12,166

6,740

5,426

11,063

6,127

4,936

1,654

154

144

68

743

107

438

5,676

2,791

1,119

1,766

6,912

1,660

883

2,123

1,572

674

2,609

594

391

789

100

120

246

369

7,261

142

808

205

989

259

1,051

738

1,222

1,847

2,701

594

759

752

596

4,968

409

968

577

3,014

2,317

139

183

114

519

10.6

11.9

9.3

9.3

10.6

8.0

15.8

17,2

14.4

18.2

19.9

16.5

9.2

9.1

9.3

8.5

9.1

8.2

10.0

10.8

10.8

10.6

11.0

10.9

10.3

10,9

11.7

11.4

9.1

9.5

8.8

9.5

10.2

8.5

9.9

9.6

9.3

12.1

14.8

11.9

20.8

11.5

10.7

11.8

14.2

12.7

11.3

12.1

11.2

11.4

12.6

13.7

10.4

11.6

11.9

10.9

9.8

9.8

10.3

10.4

12,2

9.4

26,179

14,948

11,231

18,233

10,536

7,697

7,946

4,412

3,534

7,340

4,075

3,265

1,207

110

98

43

535

78

343

3,903

1,912

764

1,227

4,612

1,082

604

1,441

1,070

415

1,633

366

243

500

63

65

159

237

4,938

102

566

157

695

177

695

519

829

1,208

1,762

396

503

496

367

3,144

249

629

363

1,903

1,344

68

111

60

302

7.0

7.8

6.1

6.1

6.9

5.3

10.3

11.3

9.4

12.1

13.2

10.9

6.7

6.5

6.3

5.4

6.5

6.0

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.6

7.3

6.7

7.5

8.0

7.8

5.6

5.9

5.4

5.9

6.5

5.4

5.4

6.2

6.0

8.2

10.6

8.2

15.9

8.1

7.3

7.8

10.0

8.6

7.4

7.9

7.5

7.5

8.3

8.4

6.6

7.1

7.7

6.8

6.2

5.7

5.0

6.3

6.4

5.5
Table 17. Total deaths and death ratas, and infant and naonatal deaths and mortality rates for the United States, each division, and State;

and by race and sex for tha United States: 1985—Con.

hrfant deaths Neonatal deaths

Total deaths (under 7 year) (under 28 days)

Race, sex, and area Number Rate 1 Number Ratez Number Ratez

Mountain—Con.

New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9,763

24,619

9,049

7,236

268,204

34,504

23,896

201,911

2,068

5,825

672.8

771.5

550.1

772.3

765.7

782.8

889.7

766.0

396.2

554.2

295

577

360

130

5,932

752

389

4,490

139

162

10.6

9.7

9.6

8.5

9.7

10.7

9.9

9.5

10.8

8.8

174

352

204

73

3,636

435

209

2,820

65

107

6.3

5.9

5.4

4.8

5.9

6.2

5.3

6.0

5.1

5.8

‘Per

2Per

00,000 population in each rata-sex group and area,

,000 live births in each race-sex group and area.

NOTE: Caution should be used in comparing crude

death ratea by State. Death rates are affected by the

population composition of the area.
Table 18. Daatha and death ratas for major causas of daath for tha United States, each division, and State; and by race and sax for tha

Unitad Statas, 1985

[Ratea per 100,000 populatmn In each race-sex group and area. Numbers after causea of death are catego~ numbers of the Ninth Revision International Classification

of Diseases, 1975]

Malignant

neoplasms,

including

neoplasms

of lymphatic and

Diseases ofheafl hematopoietic Cerebrovascular Accidents and Motor vehicle

{390-398,402, tissues diseases adverse effects accidents Suicide

404-429} ( 140-208) (430-438) (E800-E949) (E870-E825) (E950-E959)

Race, sex, and area Number Rata Number Rete Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate

United States . . . . . . .

Male . . . . . . . . . .

Female ...,,...

White . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Male . . . . . . . . . .

Female . . . . . . . .

Another . . . . . . . . . . .

Male . . . . . . . . . .

Female . . . . . . . .

Black . . . . . . . . . . . .

Male . . . . . . . . . .

Female ...,....

New England

Maine ., . . . . . . . . .

New Hampshire

Vermont ...,.....

Massachusetts .

Rhode Island . . . . .

Connecticut . . . . .

Middle Atlantic, . . . . .

New York . . . . . . . .

New Jersey. . . . .

Pennsylvania . . . .

East North Central . . .

Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . .

Indiana . . . . . . . . . .

Illinois . . . . . . . . . . .

Michigan. . . . . .

Wisconsin. . . . . .

West North Central. .

Minnesota. .,

Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . .

Missouri . . . . . . . . .

North Dakota . . . . .

South Dakota . . . . .

Nebraska . . . . . . . . .

Kansas . . . . . . . . . .

South Atlantic . . . . .

Delaware. . . . . . . .

Maryland . . . . . . . . .

District of

Columbia. .,

Virgin id, . . . . . . . . .

West Virginia .

North Carolina . . . .

South Carolina . . . .

Georgia . . . . . . . . . .

Florida . . . . . . . . . . .

Eaat South Central .

Kentucky. . . . . . . .

Tennessee . . .

Alabama . . . . . . . . .

Mlsslsslppi

See note at end of table.

771,169

398,208

372,961

688,152

355,374

332,778

83,017

42,834

40,1 B3

76,684

38,9B2

37,702

44,526

4,305

3,041

1,740

21,002

3,699

10,739

148,331

71,512

27,883

46,936

143,283

3B,245

17,776

40,502

30,650

16,110

59,967

12,160

10,677

18,521

2,154

2,581

5,580

8,294

130,672

2,060

13,120

2,120

16,046

7,774

19,066

9,526

16,558

44,402

50,713

13,062

15,781

13,094

8.776

323.0

342.8

304.3

339.4

358.9

320.7

230.8

249.7

213.5

265.5

285.0

248.1

351.8

369.2

304.4

325.2

360.9

382.5

338.7

399.1

403,0

368.8

412.5

344,0

355.9

323.2

351.0

337.3

337.3

341,6

290,1

370.6

367.8

314.5

364.5

347.7

338.5

324.9

331.2

298.7

340.3

281.4

401.3

304.5

285.6

277.1

390.7

335.1

350.3

331.0

325.6

335.7

461,563

246,914

214,649

405,727

215,079

190,648

55,836

31,835

24,001

50,906

29,028

21,878

27,941

2,592

2,105

1,012

13,058

2,345

6,829

83,029

37,940

17,070

28,019

82,651

22,352

10,858

22,845

17,306

9,290

34,663

7,563

6,125

10,779

1,216

1,363

3,110

4,507

81,640

1,303

8,764

1,593

10,463

4,138

11,161

5,646

10,040

28,532

29,392

7,495

9,206

7,963

4,728

193,3

212.6

175.1

200.1

217.2

183.7

155.2

185,6

127.5

176.3

212.2

143.9

220,8

222,3

210.7

189.2

224.4

242.5

215.4

223.4

213.8

225.8

236.2

198.4

208.0

197.4

198.0

190.4

194.5

197.4

180.4

212.6

214.1

177.5

192.5

193.8

184.0

203.0

209,5

199,5

255.7

183,5

213.6

178.3

169.3

168,0

251.1

194.2

201.0

193.1

198.0

180.9

153,050

60,780

92,270

133,032

51,965

81,067

20,018

8,815

11,203

18,341

8,000

10,341

8,005

786

595

335

3,785

637

1,867

23,081

10,326

4,532

8,223

27,258

7>081

4,138

7,169

5,536

3,334

13,113

3,152

2,306

3,835

460

524

1,147

1,689

28,057

290

2.276

441

3,511

1,364

4,630

2,436

4,249

8,860

11,534

2,680

3,573

3,288

1,993

64.1

52.3

75.3

65.6

52.5

78.1

55.6

51.4

59.5

63.5

58.5

68.0

63.2

67.4

59.6

62.6

65.0

65.9

58.9

62.1

58.2

59.9

69.3

65.4

65.9

75.2

62.1

60.9

69.8

74.7

75.2

80.0

76.2

67.2

74.0

71.5

68.9

69.8

46.6

51.8

70.8

61.6

70.4

73.9

73.0

71.1

78.0

76,2

71.9

75.0

81.8

76.2

93,457

64,160

29,297

79,011

53,856

25,155

14,446

10,304

4,142

12,207

8,752

3,455

4,114

436

354

210

1,B56

268

990

11,759

5,333

2,266

4,160

14,050

3,496

2,017

38775

3,220

1,542

6,820

1,547

1,104

2,012

227

328

589

1,013

17,661

218

1,570

226

2,177

896

2,960

1,663

2,841

5,110

7,231

1,597

2,207

1,974

1,453

39.1

55.2

23.9

39.0

54.4

24.2

40.2

60.1

22.0

42.3

64.0

22.7

32.5

37.4

35.4

39.3

31.9

27,7

31.2

31.6

30.1

30.0

35.1

33.7

32.5

36.7

32.7

35.4

32.3

38,8

36.9

38.3

40.0

33.1

46.3

36.7

41.3

43.9

35.0

35.7

36.3

38.2

46.3

47.3

49.9

47.5

45.0

47.8

42.8

46.3

49.1

55.6

45,901

32,443

13,458

39,689

27,894

11,795

6,212

4,549

1,663

4,916

3,659

1,257

1,898

211

176

108

810

112

481

5,014

2,176

1,015

1,823

6,932

1,657

1,066

1,752

1,684

773

3,173

676

523

945

103

147

261

518

9,069

119

766

56

998

443

1,518

924

1,440

2,805

3,569

731

1,137

1,013

688

19.2

27.9

11.0

19.6

2B.2

11.4

17.3

26.5

8.8

17.0

26.7

8.3

15.0

18.1

17.6

20.2

13.9

11.6

15.2

13.5

12.3

13.4

15.4

16.6

15.4

19.4

15.2

18.5

16.2

18.1

16.1

18.2

18.8

15.0

20.8

16.3

21.1

22.6

19.1

17.4

9.0

17.5

22.9

24.2

27.7

24.1

24.7

23.6

19.6

23.9

25.2

26.3

29,45:3

23,1 4!5

6,308

27,087

21,256

5,83’1

2,36(3

1,889

47”7

1,79!5

1,48’1

314

1,287

165

13!5

76

530

97

284

3,238

1,200

600

1,438

4,917

1,284

65’1

1,281

1,090

61 ‘1

2,100

459

Ss!j

67 ‘1

84

8 ‘1

I 7a

29:z

5,346

59

497

3!3

75’1

25:3

782

39:3

734

1,838

1,77!5

482

59(3

430

27:3

12.3

19.9

5.1

13.4

21.5

5.6

6.6

11.0

2.5

6.2

10.8

2.1

10.2

14.2

13.5

14.2

9.1

10.0

9.0

8.7

6.8

7.9

12.1

11.8

11.9

11.8

11.1

12.0

12.8

12.0

10.9

11.6

13.3

12.3

11.’4

11.1

11.9

13.3

9.5

11.3

6.3

13.2

13.1

12.5

11.8

12.3

16.2

11.7

12.9

12.4

10,7

10.4
Monthly Vital Statistics Repofi ~ 45

Table 18. Deaths and death rotas for major causes of death for the United States, each division, and Statm and by race and sex for the

Unitad States, 1985—Con.

[Rates per 100,000 population in each race-sex group and area. Numbers after causes of death are category numbers of the Ninth Revision /ntemationa/ C/assific.stion

of Diseases, 1975]

Malignant

neoplasms,

including

neoplesms

of lymphatic and

Diseases of heart hematopoietic Cerebrovascular Accidents and Motor vehicle

(390-398,402, tissues diseases adverse effects accidents Suicide

404-429) ( ?40-208) (430-438) (E800-E949) (E870-E825) (E950-E959)

Race, sex, and area Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate

West South Centrsl. . .

Arkansas . . . . . . . . .

Louisiana . . . . . . . .

Oklahoma . . . . . . . .

Texas . . . . . . . . . . . .

Mountain . . . . . . . . . .

Montana .,,......

Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . .

Wyoming . . . . . . . .

Colorado . . . . . . . . .

New Mexico. . . . . .

Arizona . . . . . . . . . ,

Utah . . . . . . . . . . . .

Nevada . . . . . . . . . .

Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Washington . . . . . .

Oregon . . . . . . . . . .

California . . . . . . . .

Alaska . . . . . . . . . . .

Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . .

73,753

9,041

13,179

11,236

40,297

28,471

2,215

2,440

1,064

6,416

2,798

7,971

3,082

2.495

91,443

11,799

8,294

69,062

419

1,869

277.9

383.1

293.8

339.9

245.9

222.6

268.5

243.0

208.6

198.4

192.8

249.8

187.4

266.3

261.1

267.7

308.8

262.0

80.3

177.8

43,379

5,019

8,232

6,132

23,996

18,147

1,443

1,418

593

4,024

1,911

5,545

1,523

1,690

60,721

7,934

5,389

45,556

398

1,444

163.5

212.7

183.5

185.5

146.5

141.8

174.9

141.2

116.3

124.4

131.7

173.8

92.6

180.4

173.4

180.0

200.6

172.8

76.2

137.4

15,987

2,071

2,646

2,489

8,781

5,674

512

590

196

1,297

587

1,467

646

379

20,341

2,659

1,995

15,159

94

434

60.2

87.8

59.0

75,3

53.6

44.3

62.1

58.8

38.4

40.1

40.5

46.0

39.3

40.4

58.1

60.3

74.3

57.5

18.0

41.3

11,935

1,198

2,074

1,534

7,129

5,840

418

486

265

1,274

825

1,526

635

411

14,047

1,671

1,234

10,424

438

280

45.0 6,148

50.8 583

46.2 991

46.4 775

43.5 3,799

45.6 3,145

50.7 210

48.4 257

52.0 130

39.4 619

56.9 504

47.8 869

38.6 342

43.9 214

40.1 6,953

37.9 797

45.9 610

39.5 5,291

83.9 126

26.6 129

23.2

24.7

22.1

23.4

23.2

24.6

25.5

25.6

25.5

19.1

34.7

27.2

20.8

22.8

19.9

18,1

22.7

20.1

24.1

12.3

3,596

316

586

478

2,216

2,214

144

135

115

581

254

560

215

210

4,980

615

418

3,780

73

94

13.6

13.4

13.1

14.5

13.5

17.3

17.5

13.4

22.5

18.0

17.5

17.5

13.1

22.4

14.2

14.0

15.6

14.3

14.0

8.9

NOTE Caution should be used in comparing crude

death rates by State. Death rates are affected by the

population composition of the area.
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Technical notes

Nature and sources of data

Data shown in this report are based on information from

all death certificates filed in the 50 States and the District of

Columbia.

Mortality statistics are based on information coded by the

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) from copies of

the original certificates received from the State registration offices, and on State-coded data provided to NCHS through the

Vital Statistics Cooperative Program (VSCP). In 1985 all the

States and the District of Columbia participated in this program

and submitted part or all of the mortality data for 1985 on

computer tape to NCHS. The following 19 States in the VSCP

submitted preceded medical data for all deaths on computer

tape: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,

Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska,

New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania,

South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin. The remaining 31 VSCP States and the District of Columbia sub

mitted copies of the original certificates from which NCHS

coded the medical data. For 1985 all States submitted preceded

demographic data for all deaths.

Data for the United States as a whole refer to events occurring within the United States. Data shown for geographic

areas are by place of residence. Begiming with 1970, mortality

statistics exclude deaths of nonresidents of the United States.

All data exclude fetal deaths.

Cause-of-death classification

The mortality statistics presented here were compiled in

accordance with the World Health Organization regulations,

which specify that member nations classifi causes of death by

the current Manual of the International Statistical Class13cation of Disease, Injun”es, and Causes of Death.

Causes of death for 1979–85 were classified according to

the Ninth Revision International Classification of Diseases

(World Health Organization, 1977). For earlier years causes

of death were classified according to the revisions then in use,

as follows: 1968–78, Eighth Revision; 1958–67, Seventh Revision; and 1949–5 7, Sixth Revision. Changes in classification

of causes of death due to these revisions may result in dlscontinuities in causeofdeath trends. Consequently, cause-of-death

comparisons between revisions require consideration of the

comparability ratios and, where available, estimates of their

standard errors. Comparability ratios between the Eighth and

Ninth Revisions, between the Seventh and Eighth Revisions,

and between the Sixth and Seventh Revisions may be found in

other NCHS reports (NCHS, 1965, 1975, 1980).

Besides specifying the classification, the World Health

Organization (WHO) regulations outline the form of medical

NOTE: A list of references follows the text.

certification and the.procedures to be used in coding cause of

death. Cause-of-death data presented in this publication were

coded by procedures outlined in annual issues of Part 2a of the

NCHS Instruction Manual (NCHS).

In this report, tabulations of cause-of-death statistics are

based solely on the underlying cause of death. The underlying

cause is defined by WHO as the disease or injury that initiated

the train of events leading directly to death or as the circumstances of the accident or violence that produced the fatal injury.

It is selected from the conditions entered by the physician in

the cause-of-death section of the death certificate. When more

than one cause or condition is entered by the physician, the

underlying cause is determined by the sequence of conditions

on the certificate, provisions of the International Classification

of Diseases (ICD), and associated selection rules. In general,

more medical information is reported on death certificates than

is directly reflected in the underlying cause of death.

AIDS—The above discussion of cause-of-death information reported on death certificates is especially useful in interpreting mortality statistics relating to the category Deficiency

of cell-mediated immunity (ICD No. 279.1). In 1985, acquired

immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human immunodeficiency vims (HIV) infection (formerly referred to as HTLV111/LAV infection), when reported on the death certificate,

were assigned to this category, as were other diseases classifiable as deficiency of cell-mediated immunity. The category

ICD No. 279.1 was selected as the underlying cause of death

in 1985 for a total of 3,104 death certificates. On an additional

2,936 death certificates, conditions classifiable to category

ICD No. 279.1 were reported, but ICD rules gave preference

to other categories (for example, Pneumocystosis (ICD–9 No.

136.3)) in selecting the underlying cause of death.

The WHO selection rules for underlying cause of death

were developed prior to the identification of AIDS in 1981,

and these rules often select categories other than ICD No. 279.1

as the underlying cause. Although ICD No. 279.1 was used to

code other conditions classifiable as deficiency of cell-mediated

immunity, it is believed that HIV infection was involved in

most of the 6,040 deaths where conditions classifiable to ICD

No. 279.1 were reported, irrespective of whether I(CD No.

279.1 was selected as the underlying cause of death. The categories and rules for classifying HIV infection as reported on the

death certificate have been revised and were implemented with

deaths occurring in 1987. It may be noted that as of .June 15,

1987, the Centers for Disease Control received reporta of 5,642

deaths due to AIDS in the United States for 1985; this figure

may underestimate true mortality by 10–30 percent (Centers

for Disease Control, 1987).

Population bases for computing rates

The population used for computing rates shown in this

report (furnished by the U.S. Bureau of the Census) represents

the population residing in the specified area. Death rates for
1985 are based on populations estimated as of July 1, 1985

(U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1986, 1987). The estimates are

based on the 1980 census count. The 1980 census counts by

race were modified to be consistent with U.S. OffIce of Management and Budget categories and historical categories for

death data. The modification procedures are discussed in detail

in a report of the U.S. Bureau of the Census (1982).

Population estimates used to compute death rates for both

1984 and 1985 incorporate new estimation procedures for net

migration and net undocumented immigration. Death rates for

1985 are comparable with those for 1984 but are not strictly

comparable with those of previous years. For additional detail,

see the 1984 Advance Report of Final Mortality Statistics

and a report of the U.S. Bureau of the Census (1985).

Infant mortality rates shown in figure 5 and tables E, 13,

14, 15, and 17 are the most commonly used index for measuring

the risk of dying during the first year of lif%they are calculated

by dividing the number of infant deaths in a calendar year by

the number of live births registered for the same period and are

presented as rates per 1,000 or per 100,000 live births. Infant

mortality rates use the number of live births in the denominator

to approximate the population at risk of dying before the first

birthday.

In contrast to infant mortality rates based on live births,

infant death rates shown in figure 2 and tables A, 2,5, and 9

are based on the estimated population under 1 year of age.

Infant death rates that appear in tabulations of age-specific

death rates are calculated by dividing the number of infant

deaths in a calendar year by the midyear population of persons

under 1 year of age (estimated from births Occurnng in the 12-

month period ending with June) and are presented as rates per

100,000 population in this age group. Due to differences in the

denominators, infant death rates may dfier from infant mortality

rates.

Cause-of-death rankings

The cause-of-death rankings shown in tables B-D and

tables 5–7 are based on the List of 72 Selected Causes of Deati,

the cause-of-death ranking for infants in table 14 is based on

the List of 61 Selected Causes of Infant Death.

The group titles Major cardiovascular diseases and Syrnp

toms, signs, and ill-defined conditions are not raxikedfrom the

List of 72 Selected Cause% Certain conditions originating in

the perinatal period and Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions are not ranked from the List of61 Selected Causes of

Infant Death. In addition, category titles that begin with the

words “Other” and “AU other” are not ranked to determine

the leading causes of death. When one of the titles that represents a subtotal is ranked (for example, Tuberculosis), its component parts (in this case, Tuberculosis of respirator system

and Other tuberculosis) are not ranked.

NOTE A list of references follows the text.

Age-adjusted rates

Theage-adjusted rates presented in this report were computed by the direct method, that is, by applying the age-spec~lc

death rate for a given cause of death to the standard population

distributed by age. The total population as enumerated in 1940

was selected as the standard. The rates for the total population

and for each race-sex group were adjusted separately, by using

the same standard population. The age-adjusted rates were

based on 10-year age groups. It is important not to compare

age-adjusted death rates with crude rates.

Random variation

Although the mortality data in this report (except data for

1972) are not subject to sampling error, they may be affected

by random variation in the number of deaths involved. When

the number of events is smaU (perhaps less than 100) and the

probabtity of such an event is small, considerable caution must

be observed in interpreting the data. Such infrequent events

may be assumed to foUow a Poisson probability distribution.

For this distribution, a simple approximation may be used to

estimate the confidence interval, as follows

If N is the number of registered deaths in the population

and R is the corresponding rate, the chances are 19 in 20 (95-

percent contldence interval) that

1.

2.

N–2fiand N+2fi

covers the “true” number of events.

R–2

R R

~andR + 27

~N ~iv

covers the “true” rate.

If the rate R corresponding to N events is compared with

the rate S corresponding to M events, the difference between

the two rates may be regarded as statistically significant if it

exceeds

Zfis

Additional information on random variation maybe found

in the Technical Appendix of Vital Statistics of the United

States, Volume II, Mortality, Part A, 1983.

Infant and matemal mortali~ rates—Comparisons made

in the text between infant, neonatal, postneonatal, and maternal

mortality rates, unless otherwise spectiled, have passed the

hypothesis test at the 0.05 level of significance, as described

above. Lack of comment in the text about any two rates does

not mean that the difference was tested and found not to be

signflcant.

Liie tables

U.S. abridged life tables are constructed by reference to a

standard life table (NCHS, 1966).

* U.S. Government Prlntlng Off Ice: 1988—201.B7S/aS65~
48 ~ Monthly Vital Statistics Report

This report presents summary tabulations from the fiial mortality statistics for 1985.

More detailed tabulations for 1985 will be published in Vital Statistics of the United

States, 1985, Volume 11—A40rtali@.Prior to the publication of that volume, the National

Center for Health Statistics will respond to requests for unpublished data whenever possible.

1 I

Suggested citation

National Center for Health Statistics: Advance

report of final mortality statistics, 1985. Monthly

Vita/ Statistics Repofi. Vol. 36, No. 5, Supp. DHHS

Pub. No. (PHS) 87-1120. Public Health Service.

Hyattsville, Md., August 28, 1987.

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series descriptions

SERIES 1.

SERIES 2.

SERIES 3.

SERIES 4.

SERIES 5.

SERIES 6.

SERIES 10.

SERIES 11.

SERIES

SERIES

2.

3.

SERIES 14.

Programs and Collection Procedures—Reports descnblng

the general programs of the National Center for Health

Statistics and its offices and divisions and the data COI.

Iectlon methods used. They also include definlttons and

other material necessary for understanding the data.

Deta Evaluation and Methods Research—Studies of new

statistical methodology including experimental tests of

new survey methods, studies of vital statistics collection

methods, new analytical techniques, objectwe evaluations

of reliability of collected data, and contnbuttons to

statmtical theory. Studies also include comparison of

U.S. methodology with those of other countries.

Analytical and Epidemiological Studies—Reports presenting analytical or interpretive studies based on vital

and health statistics, carrying the analysls further than

the exposlto~ types of reports m the other series,

Documents and Committee Reports-Final reports of

major committees concerned with wtal and health statistics and documents such as recommended model vital

registration laws and rewsed birth and death certificates,

Comparative International Vital and Health Statistics

Reports-Analytical and descriptive reports comparing

U.S. vital and health statistics with those of other countnes.

Cognition and Survey Measurement—Reports from the

National Laboratory for Collaborative Research In Cognition and Survey Measurement using methods of cognitive

science to design, evaluate, and test survey instruments.

Data From the National Health Interview Suwey—Statmtics on illness, accidental injuries, disability, use of hospital, medical, dental, and other semices, and other

health-related topics, all based on data collected in the

continuing national household Interview survey.

Data From the National Health Examination Survey and

the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey—

Data from direct examination, testing, and measurement

of national samples of the civilian noninstitutional ized

population provide the basis for (1) estimates of the

medically defined prevalence of specific diseases m the

United States and the distributions of the population

with respect to physical, physiological, and psychological characteristics and (2) analysts of relationships

among the various measurements without reference to

an explicit finite universe of persons.

Data From tha Institutionalized Population Surveys-Discontinued in 1975. Reports from these surveys are included in Series 13.

Data on Health Resources Utilization—Statistics on the

utilization of health manpower and facilities providing

long-term care, ambulatory care, hospital care, and family

planning services.

Data on Health Resources Manpower and Facilities—

Statistics on the numbers, geographic distribution, and

characteristics of health resources including physicians,

dentists, nurses, other health occupations, hospitals,

nursing homes, and outpatient facilities.

SERIES

SERIES

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SERIES 20.

SERIES 21.

SERIES 22.

SERIES 23.

SERIES 24.

Data From Special Surveys-Statistics on health and

health-related topics collected in special surveys that

are not a part of the continuing data systems of the

National Center for Health Statistics.

Compilations of Advance Data From Vital and Health

Statistics—These reports provide early release of data

from the National Center for Health Statistics’ health and

demographic surveys. Many of these releases are followed

by deta!led reports m the Vital and Health Statistics

Series.

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than as included m regular annual or monthly reports.

Special analyses by cause of death, age, and other demographic variables; geographic and time series analyses;

and Statlstlcs on characteristics of deaths not available

from the vital records based on sample surveys of those

records.

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included In regular annual or monthly reports. Special

analyses by demographic variables; geographic and time

series analyses; studies of fertility; and statistics on

characteristics of births not available from the vital

records based on sample surveys of those records.

Data From the NationaI Momality and Natality Surveys—

Dmcontinued m 1975. Reports from these sample surveys

based on vital records are included in Series 20 and 21,

respectively.

Data From the National Survey of Family Growth—

statktiCS on fertility, family formation and dissolution,

family planning, and related maternal and infant health

topics derived from a periodic survey of a nationwide

probability sample of women 15-44 years of age.

Compilations of Date on Natality, Mortality, Marriage,

Divorce, and Induced Terminations of Pregnancy—Advance reports of births, deaths, marriages, and divorces

are based on final data from the National Vnal Statistics

System and are published annually as supplements to the

Monthly Vnal Statwtics Report (MVSR). These reports are

followed by the publication of detailed data in Vital Statistics of the United States annual volumes. Other reports

including induced terminations of pregnancy Issued periodically as supplements to the MVSR provide selected findings based on data from the National Vnal Statistics

System and may be followed by detailed reports in Vital

and Health Statistics Series.

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