Contents of VITAL STATISTICS - BIRTHS/DEATHS, MARRIAGES/DIVORCES Table ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Births 1960 4257850 NCHS Births 1970 3731432 NCHS Births 1975 3144244 NCHS Births 1978 3333346 NCHS Births 1979 3486878 NCHS Births 1980 3612258 NCHS Births 1982 3680537 NCHS Births 1984 3669141 NCHS Births 1985 3758072 NCHS Births 1986 3754046 NCHS Births 1987 3806844 NCHS Births 1988 3909510 NCHS Births 1989 4040958 NCHS Births 1990 4158212 NCHS Births 1991 4110907 NCHS Births 1992 4065014 NCHS Births 1993 4000240 NCHS Births 1994 3952767 NCHS Births per 1000 population 1960 23.7 NCHS Births per 1000 population 1970 18.4 NCHS Births per 1000 population 1975 14.6 NCHS Births per 1000 population 1978 15.0 NCHS Births per 1000 population 1979 15.5 NCHS Births per 1000 population 1980 15.9 NCHS Births per 1000 population 1982 15.9 NCHS Births per 1000 population 1984 15.6 NCHS Births per 1000 population 1985 15.8 NCHS Births per 1000 population 1986 15.6 NCHS Births per 1000 population 1987 15.7 NCHS Births per 1000 population 1988 16.0 NCHS Births per 1000 population 1989 16.4 NCHS Births per 1000 population 1990 16.7 NCHS Births per 1000 population 1991 16.3 NCHS Births per 1000 population 1992 15.9 NCHS Births per 1000 population 1993 15.5 NCHS Births per 1000 population 1994 15.2 NCHS Births to mothers under 20 years 1978 554179 NCHS Births to mothers under 20 years 1980 562330 NCHS Births to mothers under 20 years 1982 523531 NCHS Births to mothers under 20 years 1984 479647 NCHS Births to mothers under 20 years 1985 477345 NCHS Births to mothers under 20 years 1986 471722 NCHS Births to mothers under 20 years 1987 472218 NCHS Births to mothers under 20 years 1988 488941 NCHS Births to mothers 15 to 19 years 1978 543407 NCHS Births to mothers 15 to 19 years 1980 552161 NCHS Births to mothers 15 to 19 years 1982 513758 NCHS Births to mothers 15 to 19 years 1984 469682 NCHS Births to mothers 15 to 19 years 1985 467129 NCHS Births to mothers 15 to 19 years 1986 461550 NCHS Births to mothers 15 to 19 years 1987 461909 NCHS Births to mothers 15 to 19 years 1988 478353 NCHS Births to mothers under 15 years 1978 10772 NCHS Births to mothers under 15 years 1980 10169 NCHS Births to mothers under 15 years 1982 9773 NCHS Births to mothers under 15 years 1984 9965 NCHS Births to mothers under 15 years 1985 10216 NCHS Births to mothers under 15 years 1986 10172 NCHS Births to mothers under 15 years 1987 10309 NCHS Births to mothers under 15 years 1988 10588 NCHS Deaths 1970 1921031 NCHS Deaths 1975 1892879 NCHS Deaths 1978 1927788 NCHS Deaths 1979 1913837 NCHS Deaths 1980 1989841 NCHS Deaths 1982 1974795 NCHS Deaths 1984 2039369 NCHS Deaths 1985 2086440 NCHS Deaths 1986 2105361 NCHS Deaths 1987 2123323 NCHS Deaths 1988 2167999 NCHS Deaths 1989 2150466 NCHS Deaths 1990 2148463 NCHS Deaths 1991 2169518 NCHS Deaths 1992 2175613 NCHS Deaths 1993 2268553 NCHS Deaths 1994 2278994 NCHS Deaths per 1000 population 1970 9.4 NCHS Deaths per 1000 population 1975 8.8 NCHS Deaths per 1000 population 1978 8.7 NCHS Deaths per 1000 population 1979 8.5 NCHS Deaths per 1000 population 1980 8.8 NCHS Deaths per 1000 population 1982 8.5 NCHS Deaths per 1000 population 1984 8.6 NCHS Deaths per 1000 population 1985 8.8 NCHS Deaths per 1000 population 1986 8.8 NCHS Deaths per 1000 population 1987 8.8 NCHS Deaths per 1000 population 1988 8.9 NCHS Deaths per 1000 population 1989 8.7 NCHS Deaths per 1000 population 1990 8.6 NCHS Deaths per 1000 population 1991 8.6 NCHS Deaths per 1000 population 1992 8.5 NCHS Deaths per 1000 population 1993 8.8 NCHS Deaths per 1000 population 1994 8.8 NCHS Deaths from cardiovascular diseases 1982 967868 NCHS Deaths from cardiovascular diseases 1987 963611 NCHS Deaths from cardiovascular diseases 1988 969400 NCHS Deaths from cardiovascular diseases 1992 913908 NCHS Deaths from motor vehicle accidents 1982 45779 NCHS Deaths from motor vehicle accidents 1987 48290 NCHS Deaths from motor vehicle accidents 1988 49078 NCHS Deaths from motor vehicle accidents 1992 40982 NCHS Infant deaths under one year 1978 45945 NCHS Infant deaths under one year 1982 42401 NCHS Infant deaths under one year 1984 39580 NCHS Infant deaths under one year 1985 40030 NCHS Infant deaths under one year 1986 38891 NCHS Infant deaths under one year 1987 38408 NCHS Infant deaths under one year 1988 38910 NCHS Infant deaths under one year 1989 39655 NCHS Infant deaths under one year 1990 38351 NCHS Infant deaths under one year 1991 36766 NCHS Infant deaths under one year 1992 34628 NCHS Infant deaths under one year 1993 33466 NCHS Infant deaths under one year 1994 31710 NCHS Infant deaths per 1000 live births 1978 13.8 NCHS Infant deaths per 1000 live births 1982 11.5 NCHS Infant deaths per 1000 live births 1984 10.8 NCHS Infant deaths per 1000 live births 1985 10.7 NCHS Infant deaths per 1000 live births 1986 10.4 NCHS Infant deaths per 1000 live births 1987 10.1 NCHS Infant deaths per 1000 live births 1988 10.0 NCHS Infant deaths per 1000 live births 1989 9.8 NCHS Infant deaths per 1000 live births 1990 9.2 NCHS Infant deaths per 1000 live births 1991 8.9 NCHS Infant deaths per 1000 live births 1992 8.5 NCHS Infant deaths per 1000 live births 1993 8.4 NCHS Infant deaths per 1000 live births 1994 8.0 NCHS Marriages 1970 2158802 NCHS Marriages 1975 2152662 NCHS Marriages 1978 2282272 NCHS Marriages 1979 2337602 NCHS Marriages 1980 2390252 NCHS Marriages 1982 2456278 NCHS Marriages 1984 2477192 NCHS Marriages 1985 2412625 NCHS Marriages 1986 2407099 NCHS Marriages 1987 2403378 NCHS Marriages 1988 2395926 NCHS Marriages per 1000 population 1970 10.6 NCHS Marriages per 1000 population 1975 10.0 NCHS Marriages per 1000 population 1978 10.3 NCHS Marriages per 1000 population 1979 10.4 NCHS Marriages per 1000 population 1980 10.6 NCHS Marriages per 1000 population 1982 10.6 NCHS Marriages per 1000 population 1984 10.5 NCHS Marriages per 1000 population 1985 10.1 NCHS Marriages per 1000 population 1986 10.0 NCHS Marriages per 1000 population 1987 9.9 NCHS Marriages per 1000 population 1988 9.8 NCHS Divorces 1970 708000 NCHS Divorces 1975 1036000 NCHS Divorces 1978 1131105 NCHS Divorces 1979 1181000 NCHS Divorces 1980 1189000 NCHS Divorces 1982 1170000 NCHS Divorces 1984 1169000 NCHS Divorces 1985 1190000 NCHS Divorces 1986 1178000 NCHS Divorces 1987 1166000 NCHS Divorces 1988 1167000 NCHS Divorces per 1000 population 1970 3.5 NCHS Divorces per 1000 population 1975 4.8 NCHS Divorces per 1000 population 1978 5.1 NCHS Divorces per 1000 population 1979 5.3 NCHS Divorces per 1000 population 1980 5.2 NCHS Divorces per 1000 population 1982 5.1 NCHS Divorces per 1000 population 1984 5.0 NCHS Divorces per 1000 population 1985 5.0 NCHS Divorces per 1000 population 1986 4.9 NCHS Divorces per 1000 population 1987 4.8 NCHS Divorces per 1000 population 1988 4.8 NCHS