- 48.2 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2005 (41.1 inEngland)
- 7.7% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2004 (7.6 percent in England)
- 5.2 infant deaths under one week per 1,000 women in 2005 (five inEngland)
The conception rate in the county has fallen by over a third sincefigures were first collected in 1998. The drop represents 38 fewer girlsconceiving. In 1998, 185 girls fell pregnant but in 2005 this numberdropped to 147. In November 2006, the Commission for Social CareInspection and Ofsted said: "There are highly effective servicesproviding advice on contraception and sexual health."
Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit, 2005; Key Population and VitalStatistics 2004 and 2005, Office for National Statistics, Commission forSocial Care Inspection, the Department for Children, Schools andFamilies and Ofsted.
