41 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 1998 (46.6 in England)
- 32.3 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2004 (41.5 inEngland)
- 7.1% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2004 (7.6 percent in England)
- 4.1 infant deaths under one week per 1,000 women in 2004 (five inEngland)
The conception rate in Bedfordshire has fallen by 21.2 per cent sincefigures for the teenage pregnancy strategy were first collected in1998.
The rate has fallen steadily since 1998, levelling out to around itscurrent rate in 2001.
Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Office for National Statistics KeyPopulation and Vital Statistics 2004.
