7.6 infant deaths under one week per 1,000 women in 2002 (5.3 in Scotland)
25.3% of babies wholly or partially breastfed at six to eight weeks in 2002/03 (36.5 per cent in Scotland)
64% of children aged 0 to 17 registered with a general dental service practice in December 2003 (66 per cent in Scotland)
The teenage pregnancy rate in Inverclyde has risen over the last 10 years while the rate for Scotland as a whole has fallen. In 1991/02, there were 82.3 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 16 to 19, slightly higher than the national average of 77.4. This number rose to 84.2 in 2002/03 as Scotland's average dropped to 68.2 per thousand.
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