29 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 1998 (46.6 in England)
- 27.8 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2004 (41.5 inEngland)
- 6.9% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2002 (7.7 percent in England)
- 4.2 infant deaths under one week per 1,000 women in 2002 (5.2 inEngland)
Since figures on the teenage pregnancy strategy were first collected in1998, the conception rate in Bath and North East Somerset has dropped by4.1 per cent. The rate fell as low as 22.2 conceptions per 1,000 girlsin 2002 before rising up to its current level. The area has the lowestrate of under-18 conceptions in the South West of England.
Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Office for National Statistics KeyPopulation and Vital Statistics 2002.
