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Vital Statistics of Iowa 2008

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• View the full report -- Vital Statistics of Iowa 2008 (5.8 MB) 
• Tips on Using Vital Statistics
• Vital Statistics of Iowa 2008 -- Various Tables
• Summary Tables
• Natality Tables
• Mortality Tables
• Family Formation and Dissolution Tables
• County Data Tables
• County Trend Data Tables
• Termination of Pregnancy Tables

Tables

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Summary Tables
Table 1  Summary of Vital Statistics by Event, By Month
Table 2  Population, Live Births (Total and Out-of-wedlock), Deaths (Total, Infant, Neonatal, Fetal and Maternal), Marriages and Dissolutions, by year, 1915-2008
Table 3  Rates: Live Births (Total and Out-of-wedlock), Deaths (Total, Infant, Neonatal, Fetal and Maternal), Marriages and Dissolutions, by year, 1915-2008
Table 4  Summary of Selected Vital Events for the State
Table 4a - White Summary of Selected Vital Events for the State
Table 4b - African American Summary of Selected Vital Events for the State
Table 4c - Asian/Pacific Islander Summary of Selected Vital Events for the State
Table 4d - Other Races Summary of Selected Vital Events for the State
Table 4e - Hispanic Summary of Selected Vital Events for the State
Table 5  Summary of Selected Vital Events by County
Table 6  Summary of Selected Vital Events by City

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Natality Tables
Table 7  Live Births by Gender, Birth order, and Plural Births, by Age and Race of Mother
Table 8  Live Births by Weight, Race and Age of Mother
Table 9  Total Live Births by Age and Race of Mother
Table 9a - In-Wedlock and Out-of-Wedlock Live Births, by Age and Race of Mother
Table 10  In-Wedlock Live Births by Year, by Age of Mother, 1950-2008
Table 11  Out-of-Wedlock Live Births by Year, by Age of Mother, 1950-2008
Table 12  Immature Live Births, as Percent of Total, Within Each Age Group of Mother, by Year 2002-2008

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Mortality Tables
Table 13  Selected Cardiovascular Disease Deaths as Percent of Total Deaths, by Year, 1996-2008
Table 14  Selected Casuses of Death, by Year, 1995-2008
Table 15  Deaths by Race and Age
Table 15a - Deaths by Race and Age, by Gender
Table 16  Leading Causes of Death by Selected Age Groups
Table 16a - Leading Causes of White Deaths by Selected Age Groups
Table 16b - Leading Causes of African American Deaths by Selected Age Groups
Table 16c - Leading Causes of Asian/Pacific Islander Deaths by Selected Age Groups
Table 16d - Leading Causes of Other Deaths by Selected Age Groups
Table 16e - Leading Causes of Hispanic Deaths by Selected Age Groups
Table 17  Fifteen Leading Causes of Death by Number and Percent of Total Deaths, by Gender
Table 18  Heart Disease Deaths by Race and Age
Table 18a - Heart Disease Deaths by Race and Age, by Gender
Table 19  Malignant Neoplasms Death by Race and Age
Table 19a - Malignant Neoplasms Deaths by Race and Age, by Gender
Table 20  Male Malignant Neoplasms Deaths by Ten Leading Sites, by Race, by Year
Table 21  Female Malignant Neoplasms Deaths by Ten Leading Sites, by Race, by Year
Table 22  Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease Deaths by Race and Age
Table 22a - Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease Deaths by Race and Age, by Sex
Table 23  Cerebrovascular Disease Deaths by Race and Age
Table 23a - Cerebrovascular Disease Deaths by Race and Age, by Gender
Table 24Suicide Deaths by Race and Age
Table 24a - Suicide Deaths by Race and Age, by Gender
Table 25 - Teenage Suicide Deaths as a Percent of Total Suicide Deaths, by Year
Table 26  Unintentional Injury Deaths by Type of Injury, by Age
Table 27  Total Fetal Deaths, By Age and Race of Mother
Table 27a - In-Wedlock and Out-of-Wedlock Fetal Deaths, By Age and Race of Mother
Table 28  Fetal Deaths by Cause
Table 28a - Fetal Deaths by Cause, by Race of Mother
Table 29  Infant Deaths by Cause
Table 29a - Infant Deaths by Cause, by Race
Table 30  Infant Deaths by Cause and Gender, by Subdivision of the First Year
Table 30a - Infant Deaths by Cause, Gender and Race, by Subdivison of the First Year (day/week)
Table 30b - Infant Deaths by Cause, Gender and Race, by Subdivison of the First Year (month/year)
Table 31  Infant Deaths by Year, by Subdivision of the First Year of Life

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Family Formation and Dissolution Tables
Table 32  Marriages by Age of Groom and Bride, Percent Distribution, by Year, 2003-2008
Table 33  Marriages by Age of Groom and Bride
Table 34  Dissolutions by Age, by Race of Husband
Table 34a - Dissolutions by Age, by Race of Wife
Table 35  Dissolutions by Age, by Primary Marriage and Remainder, by Husband and Wife
Table 36  Dissolutions by Age of Husband and Wife, Percent Distribution, 2003-2008
Table 37  Dissolutions by Duration of Marriage, by Race of Husband
Table 37a - Dissolutions by Duration of Marriage, by Race of Wife
Table 38  Number of Dissolutions Involving Children Under 18 Years by Race of Husband
Table 38a - Number of Dissolutions Involving Children Under 18 Years by Race of Wife

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County Data Tables
Table 39  Live Births and Deaths by County and Place
Table 40  Live Births Ranked by County
Table 41  Live Births to Mothers under 18, Ranked by County
Table 42  Infant Deaths Ranked by County
Table 43  Deaths Ranked by County
Table 44  Suicide Deaths Ranked by County
Table 45  Unintentional Injury Deaths Ranked by County

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County Trend Data Tables
Table 46  Actual Number of Births Per county, 1996-2008
Table 46a - Birth Rate (Per 1,000 Population) 1996-2008
Table 47  Actual Number of Deaths Per County, 1996-2008
Table 47a - Death Rate (Per 1,000 Population) 1996-2008
Table 48  Infant Deaths (Number of Deaths < 1 Year of Age), 1996-2008
Table 48a - Infant Mortality Rates (Infant Deaths < 1 Year of Age, Per 1,000 Live Births), 1996-2008

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Termination of Pregnancy Tables
Table 49  Total Births and Pregnancy Terminations by Month of Occurrence, 2007-2008
Table 50  Gestational Age in Weeks of Fetus by Termination Type, 2007-2008
Table 51  Termination of Pregnancy by Marital Status, 2007-2008
Table 52  Termination of Pregnancy by Educational Level, 2007-2008
Table 53  Termination of Pregnancy by Race, 2007-2008
Table 54  Termination of Pregnancy by Age of Women, 2007-2008
Table 55  Termination of Pregnancy by ITOP Report Region, 2007-2008
Table 56  Population, Live Births, Fertility Rate, and Pregnancy Rate by ITOP Report Region, 2007-2008
Table 56a  Termination Rates and Termination Ratios by ITOP Report Region, 2007-2008

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