27.6 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 1998 (46.6 in England)
22.2 conceptions per 1,000 girls aged 15 to 17 in 2004 (41.5 inEngland)
6.7 of live births weighed less than 2,500 grams in Surrey and Sussexin 2004 (7.6 per cent in England)
4.1 infant deaths under one week per 1,000 women in Surrey and Sussex in2004 (five in England)
The conception rate in Surrey has fallen by 19.6 per cent since figuresfor the teenage pregnancy strategy were first collected in 1998. Thisrepresents a fall from 494 conceptions in 1998 to 427 in 2004, a drop of67.
The proportion of conceptions that led to abortion in 2004 was 61.8 percent compared to the national average of 46 per cent.
Source: Teenage Pregnancy Unit, Office for National Statistics KeyPopulation and Vital Statistics 2004.
