- 74 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2003 (42.1 inEngland)
- 9% of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in 2002 (7.7 per centin England)
- 5.5 infant deaths under one week per 1,000 women in 2002 (5.2 inEngland)
The drop in Lewisham's teenage pregnancy rate since 1998 reflectsnational trends. However, the lowest point in the period was in 2001,when the rate fell to 65.4 before rising again. However, Lewisham isalso closing the gap on the percentage of pregnancies leading toabortions.
Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Office for National Statistics KeyPopulation and Vital Statistics 2002.
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