| BIRTHS AND DEATHS | 2000 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birth rate per 1,000 people | 14.4 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 114.2 |
| Total fertility rate2 | 2,056 | 2,043 | 2,046 | 2,054 | 12,101 |
| Death rate per 1,000 people | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 18.1 |
| Heart disease | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 12.1 |
| Cancer | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| Infant death rate 3 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 16.7 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | 77.0 | 77.4 | 77.8 | 77.8 | 178.1 |
| HEALTH | 2000 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| National health expenditures, total (billion dollars) | 1,353 | 1,735 | 1,855 | 1,981 | 2,113 |
| Medicare (billion dollars) | 224 | 283 | 311 | 339 | 402 |
| Medicaid (billion dollars) | 201 | 270 | 291 | 312 | 309 |
| Persons without health insurance (percent) | 13.7 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 15.8 |
FOOTNOTES
1Preliminary.
2The number of births that 1,000 women would have in their lifetime if at each year of age, they experienced the birth rates occurring in the specified year.
3Death of infants under 1 year, excluding fetal deaths; rates per 1,000 registered live births.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Administrative and Customer Services Division
