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Birth, infant mortality, and life expectancy, 1980-2002

Year Birth
rate
Infant
mortality
rate
Life
expectancy
at birth
  Year Birth
rate
Infant
mortality
rate
Life
expectancy
at birth
2002 13.9 7.0 77.3 1990 16.7 9.2 75.4
2001 14.1 6.8 77.2 1989 16.4 9.8 75.1
2000 14.4 6.9 76.7 1988 16.0 10.0 74.9
1999 14.5 7.0 76.7 1987 15.7 10.1 74.9
1998 14.6 7.2 76.7 1986 15.6 10.4 74.7
1997 14.5 7.2 76.5 1985 15.8 10.6 74.7
1996 14.7 7.3 76.1 1984 15.5 10.8 74.7
1995 14.8 7.6 75.8 1983 15.5 11.2 74.6
1994 15.2 8.0 75.7 1982 15.9 11.5 74.5
1993 15.5 8.4 75.5 1981 15.8 11.9 73.7
1992 15.9 8.5 75.8 1980 15.9 12.6 73.7
1991 16.3 8.9 75.5        
SOURCE: Data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.

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