Oregon Vital Statistics Annual Report 1995, Volume 1
TABLE 1-1.
LIVE BIRTHS, BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS, MARRIAGES, AND DIVORCES, U.S., 1945-1995
BIRTHS TO
YEAR LIVE BIRTHS UNMARRIED MOTHERS MARRIAGES DIVORCES
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NUMBER RATE NUMBER RATIO NUMBER RATE NUMBER RATE
1945 2,735,456 20.6 117,400 42.9 1,612,992 12.2 485,000 3.5
1946 3,288,672 23.5 125,200 38.1 2,291,045 16.4 610,000 4.3
1947 3,699,940 25.8 131,900 35.7 1,991,878 13.9 483,000 3.4
1948 3,535,068 24.2 129,700 36.7 1,811,155 12.4 408,000 2.8
1949 3,559,529 23.9 133,200 37.4 1,579,798 10.6 397,000 2.7
1950 3,554,149 23.6 141,600 39.8 1,667,231 11.1 385,144 2.6
1951 3,750,850 24.5 146,500 39.1 1,594,694 10.4 381,000 2.5
1952 3,846,986 24.7 150,300 39.1 1,539,318 9.9 392,000 2.5
1953 3,902,120 24.7 160,800 41.2 1,546,000 9.8 390,000 2.5
1954 4,017,362 24.9 176,600 44.0 1,490,000 9.2 379,000 2.4
1955 4,047,295 24.6 183,300 45.3 1,531,000 9.3 377,000 2.3
1956 4,163,090 24.9 193,500 46.5 1,585,000 9.5 382,000 2.3
1957 4,254,784 25.0 201,700 47.4 1,518,000 8.9 381,000 2.2
1958 4,203,812 24.3 208,700 49.6 1,451,000 8.4 368,000 2.1
1959 4,244,796 24.0 220,600 52.0 1,494,000 8.5 395,000 2.2
1960 4,257,850 23.7 224,300 52.7 1,523,000 8.5 393,000 2.2
1961 4,268,326 23.3 240,200 56.3 1,548,000 8.5 414,000 2.3
1962 4,167,362 22.4 245,000 58.8 1,577,000 8.5 413,000 2.2
1963 4,098,020 21.7 259,400 63.3 1,654,000 8.8 428,000 2.3
1964 4,027,490 21.0 275,700 68.5 1,725,000 9.0 450,000 2.4
1965 3,760,358 19.4 291,200 77.4 1,800,000 9.3 479,000 2.5
1966 3,606,274 18.4 302,400 83.9 1,857,000 9.5 499,000 2.5
1967 3,520,959 17.8 318,100 90.3 1,927,000 9.7 523,000 2.6
1968 3,501,564 17.6 339,200 96.9 2,069,000 10.4 584,000 2.9
1969 3,600,206 17.9 360,800 100.2 2,145,000 10.6 639,000 3.2
1970 3,731,368 18.4 398,700 106.9 2,158,802 10.6 708,000 3.5
1971 3,555,970 17.2 401,400 112.9 2,190,481 10.6 773,000 3.7
1972 3,258,411 15.6 403,200 123.7 2,282,154 10.9 845,000 4.0
1973 3,136,965 14.8 407,300 129.8 2,284,108 10.8 915,000 4.3
1974 3,159,958 14.8 418,100 132.3 2,229,667 10.5 977,000 4.6
1975 3,144,198 14.6 447,900 142.5 2,152,662 10.0 1,036,000 4.8
1976 3,167,788 14.6 468,100 147.8 2,154,807 9.9 1,083,000 5.0
1977 3,326,632 15.1 515,700 155.0 2,178,367 9.9 1,091,000 5.0
1978 3,333,279 15.0 543,900 163.2 2,282,272 10.3 1,130,000 5.1
1979 3,494,398 15.6 597,800 171.1 2,331,337 10.1 1,181,000 5.3
1980 3,612,258 15.9 665,747 184.3 2,390,252 10.6 1,189,000 5.2
1981 3,629,238 15.8 686,605 189.2 2,422,145 10.6 1,213,000 5.3
1982 3,680,537 15.9 715,277 194.3 2,456,278 10.6 1,170,000 5.0
1983 3,638,933 15.5 737,893 202.8 2,445,604 10.5 1,179,000 5.0
1984 3,669,141 15.5 770,355 210.0 2,477,192 10.5 1,169,000 4.9
1985 3,760,561 15.8 828,174 220.2 2,425,000 10.2 1,187,000 5.0
1986 3,756,547 15.6 878,477 233.9 2,400,000 10.0 1,159,000 4.8
1987 3,809,394 15.7 933,013 243.7 2,421,000 9.9 1,157,000 4.8
1988 3,909,510 15.9 1,005,299 257.1 2,389,000 9.7 1,183,000 4.8
1989 4,040,958 16.2 1,094,169 270.8 2,404,000 9.7 1,163,000 4.7
1990 4,158,212 16.7 1,165,384 280.3 2,448,000 9.8 1,175,000 4.7
1991 4,110,907 16.2 1,213,769 295.3 2,371,000 9.4 1,187,000 4.7
1992 4,065,014 15.9 1,244,876 300.0 2,362,000 9.2 1,215,000 4.7
1993 4,000,240 15.7 1,240,172 310.0 2,334,000 9.0 1,187,000 4.6
1994 3,952,767 15.2 1,289,592 326.3 2,362,000 9.1 1,191,000 4.6
1995* 3,900,089 14.8 1,248,028 320.0 2,336,000 8.9 1,169,000 4.4
* Provisional data.
Rate per 1,000 population for live births, marriages, and divorces.
Ratio per 1,000 live births for births to unmarried mothers.
The source for federal data is Births and Deaths: United States, 1995.
This publication belongs to the monthly Vital Statistics Report series published by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
Vital Statistics of the United States, Volumes 1-3, lists historical data.
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