68.5 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 1998 (46.6 in England)
67.4 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2004 (41.5 in England)
10.8 infant deaths under one week per 1,000 women in 2002 (5.2 in
England)
7.7 infant deaths under one week per 1,000 women in 2004 (5.0 in
England)
The conception rate in Stoke-on-Trent has dropped by 1.6 per cent since1998. It fell from 68.5 to 60 conceptions per 1,000 girls in 2000, theyear the strategy was introduced, and remained around that level until2004.
Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Office for National Statistics KeyPopulation and Vital Statistics 2002, Hansard
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