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Table 2.  Pregnancy Statistics1 Washington State Residents, 1983 - 2006
  Women Pregnancy Live Births Abortions Fetal Deaths
Year  15-44 Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Ratio
1983 1,029,732 95,827 93.1 68,794 66.8 26,560 25.8 473 6.9
1984 1,042,867 96,235 92.3 69,059 66.2 26,732 25.6 444 6.4
1985 1,061,003 96,595 91.0 70,357 66.3 25,835 24.3 403 5.7
1986 1,073,620 97,008 90.4 69,572 64.8 26,991 25.1 445 6.4
1987 1,087,409 99,887 91.9 70,409 64.7 29,067 26.7 411 5.8
                   
1988 1,103,462 102,216 92.6 72,660 65.8 29,175 26.4 381 5.2
1989 1,123,340 106,435 94.7 75,595 67.3 30,452 27.1 388 5.1
1990 1,151,604 110,543 96.0 79,468 69.0 30,613 26.6 462 5.8
1991 1,183,653 110,778 93.6 79,962 67.6 30,390 25.7 426 5.3
1992* 1,197,928 109,267 91.2 79,897 66.7 28,922 24.1 448 5.6
                   
1993* 1,215,051 107,971 88.9 78,771 64.8 28,804 23.7 396 5.0
1994* 1,227,406 105,141 85.7 77,368 63.0 27,330 22.3 443 5.7
1995* 1,243,506 104,309 83.9 77,240 62.1 26,650 21.4 419 5.4
1996 1,257,029 104,732 83.3 77,874 62.0 26,396 21.0 462 5.9
1997 1,271,209 105,653 83.1 78,141 61.5 27,055 21.3 457 5.8
                   
1998 1,279,437 105,724 82.6 79,640 62.2 25,613 20.0 471 5.9
1999 1,285,708 106,010 82.5 79,577 61.9 25,965 20.2 468 5.9
2000 1,292,645 107,504 83.2 81,004 62.7 26,063 20.2 437 5.4
2001 1,299,176 105,958 81.6 79,542 61.2 25,998 20.0 418 5.3
2002 1,300,189 104,883 80.7 79,003 60.8 25,446 19.6 434 5.5
                   
2003 1,298,673 106,086 81.7 80,482 62.0 25,106 19.3 498 6.2
2004 1,301,735 106,715 82.0 81,715 62.8 24,568 18.9 432 5.3
2005 1,308,651 107,306 82.0 82,625 63.1 24,162 18.5 519 6.3
2006 1,325,991 112,125 84.6 86,845 65.5 24,790 18.7 490 5.6
                   
1 Rates equal total pregnancies, births, or abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age (15-44).  The fetal death ratio is equal to total fetal deaths per 1,000 live births. 
* Abortions for 1992-1995 include 1,262; 1,234; 1,316; and 1,346 estimated abortions that were unreported in these years.  See Appendix A, "Adjusted Abortion and Pregnancy Rates, 1992-1995."
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