51.2 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 1998 (46.6 in England)

- 41.9 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2004 (41.5 inEngland)

- 7.9% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2004 (7.6 percent in England)

- 5 infant deaths under one week per 1,000 women in 2004 (five inEngland)

The conception rate in Milton Keynes has fallen by 18 per cent sincefigures for the teenage pregnancy strategy were first collected in 1998.The percentage of conceptions that led to abortion in 2004 was 44.8compared to the English average of 46 per cent.

Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Office for National Statistics KeyPopulation and Vital Statistics 2004.