- 54.1 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2005 (41.1 inEngland)
- 8.9% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2004 (7.6 percent in England)
- 4.9 infant deaths under one week per 1,000 women in 2005 (five inEngland)
The conception rate has fallen by 10.6 per cent since figures were firstcollected in 1998. The decrease represents 28 fewer girls conceiving. In1998, 352 girls got pregnant but in 2005 this number fell to 324. Thelevel has fluctuated, rising to its highest in 2000, when 374 girlsconceived.
Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit, 2005; Key Population and VitalStatistics 2005 and 2004, Office for National Statistics.
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