42.6 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15-17 in 2002 (42.6 in England)
7.2 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000 (5.6 in England and Wales, 1999-2001)
111.6 Hospital admission rates for accidents per 100,000 under-5s in 1999/ 2000 (106 in England)
A spokesman from Brighton and Hove City Primary Care Trust said: "The City Health Partnership has decided that supporting children through early years interventions is to be a key health improvement strategy, addressing areas of concern such as high rates of accidents in the under-fives and infant deaths, reducing smoking among expectant mothers and other lifestyle targets."
Sources: Dental Health Services Research Unit, Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Health Inequalities in Brighton & Hove: a briefing paper, January 2003.
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