Oregon Vital Statistics Annual Report 1995, Volume 1

SUMMARY OF OREGON VITAL EVENTS, 1995

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POPULATION 3,132,000

Population increased 50,000, or 1.6 percent over 1994.

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LIVE BIRTHS RESIDENTS

Number increased by 883. Crude rate remained unchanged from 1994, the lowest since 1935. The fertility rate increased slightly.

NUMBER 42,715
CRUDE RATE 13.6
FERTILITY RATE 62.3

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MARRIAGES OCCURRENCE

Marriages up in number by 98. Rate decreased slightly.

NUMBER 25,292
RATE 8.1

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DIVORCES OCCURRENCE

Number of divorces decreased by 555. Rate decreased by 3.9 percent.

NUMBER 15,289A
RATE 4.9

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UNMARRIED MOTHERS RESIDENTS

Proportion of births to unmarried mothers increased 0.7 percent. Proportion of unmarried mothers to total births highest ever. Proportion has increased 16 years in a row.

NUMBER 12,350
RATIO 289.1

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LOW BIRTHWEIGHT INFANTS RESIDENTS

Number of low birthweight infants increased by 128. Rate increased by 3.6 percent.

NUMBER 2,345
RATE 54.9

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INDUCED ABORTIONS OCCURRENCE

The number of reported abortions increased by 687, an increase of 5.1 percent. The abortion ratio increased by 2.7 percent.

NUMBER 14,079
RATIO 315.6

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Crude birth, death, marriage, and divorce rates are per 1,000 population; fertility rate per 1,000 15-44 year old females; unmarried mother ratio and low birthweight rate, per 1,000 live resident births; induced abortion ratio per 1,000 live occurrence births. Return to Table of Contents
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