64 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 1998 (46.6 in England)48.8 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2003 (42.1 in England)6.8% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2002 (7.7 per centin England)2.16 average number of decayed, missing or filled teeth infive-year-olds in 2002/03 (1.47 in England)
The drop in teenage pregnancy rates in Darlington represents a change of23.7 in the percentage rate. The fall has been credited to factorsincluding improved sex and relationships education in schools, bettercontraceptive services and the C-Card scheme. Young people, whoparticipate through the teenage pregnancy partnership board, were alsoinvolved in planning flats for single parents.
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