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FORMULAS

(number of births)
Birth (crude) rate = + X 1,000
(total population)

(number of live births to females in a specific age


group)
Age-specific birth rate = X 1,000
+
(female population in that age group)

(number of births to females aged 10-19)


Teen-age birth rate = + X 1,000
(female population aged 10-19)

(number of abortions)
Abortion rate = + X 1,000
( female population aged 15-44)

(number of abortions to females aged 10-19)


Teenage abortion rate = + X 1,000
( female population aged 10-19)

Estimated total fetal losses = 20 percent of births + 10 percent of abortions

number of births +
Estimated pregnancies = number of abortions +
estimated total fetal losses

(number of births + number of abortions+ estimated


total fetal losses)
Pregnancy rate = X 1,000
+
(female population 15-44 years of age)
(number of births to females aged 10-19 + number
of abortions to females aged 10-19 + estimated total
Teenage pregnancy rate = fetal losses to females aged 10-19) X 1,000
+
(female population 10-19 years of age)

Total fertility rate = (five-year age-specific birth rates for


females aged 10 to 49)
X 5

Produced by the Center for Health Statistics, Statistical Analysis Division


(number of births with a birth weight less than 2500
grams)
Percent low weight births = + X 100
(number of births)

(number of deaths to live born infants under one


year of age)
Infant mortality rate = + X 1,000
(number of births)

(number of deaths to live born infants occurring


within the first 27 days of life)
Neonatal mortality rate = + X 1,000
(number of births)

(number of deaths to live born infants occurring after


the first 27 days of life but before one year of age)
Postneonatal mortality rate = + X 1,000
(number of births)

(number of deaths)
Death (crude) rate = + X 1,000
(total population)
(number of deaths for a specific cause)
Cause-specific death rate = + X 100,000
(total population)
(number of deaths for a specific age group)
Age-specific death rate = + X 1,000
(population for that age group)
(number of marriages)
Marriage rate = + X 1,000
(total population)
(number of divorces and annulments)
Divorce (dissolution) rate = + X 1,000
(total population)

Note: Population refers to the projected mid-year population.

Produced by the Center for Health Statistics, Statistical Analysis Division

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