51.3 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2004 (41.5 inEngland)
9.1% 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)
Since figures on the teenage pregnancy strategy were first collected in1998, the conception rate in Sunderland has dropped by 18.7 per cent. Aspokesman from Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust said: "Improvingyoung people's educational aspirations, the greater involvement ofparents in discussions on sex and relationships and encouraging a moreresponsible attitude to sex are all key factors in bringing down teenagepregnancies."
Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Office for National Statistics KeyPopulation and Vital Statistics 2002.
