Births
Alaska Health Area: Southeast
Sources: Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics
  Haines Juneau  Ketchikan Prince Of
Wales 
Sitka  Skagway
 Hoonah
 Angoon
Wrangell
Petersburg
Yakutat  Southeast
Health Area
Total
Births  1999                  
Births to residents 26 396 193 81 119 30 75 7 927
Fertility rate  53 62 65 61 65 43 54 *  61
Teen birth rate (15-19) *  37 41 *  *  *  *  *  33
Young teen birth rate (15-17) *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  18
Prenatal Care 1995-1999                  
First trimester care 61% 85% 81% 66% 83% 66% 80% 81% 81%
Adequate prenatal care 39% 56% 75% 56% 60% 34% 59% 48% 59%
Birth Outcomes 1995-1999                  
Pre-term delivery 9% 10% 8% 6% 8% 4% 5% 2% 9%
Low Birth Weight 4% 4% 3% 5% 4% *  3% *  4%
Deaths 1995-1999                  
Infant Deaths 2 8 7 6 5 2 3 0 33
Infant mortality rate  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  7
Definitions:
Fertility rate: Live births per 1,000 women 15-44
Teen birth rate: Live births per 1,000 women 15-19
Young teen birth rate: Live births per 1,000 women 15-17
Adequate prenatal care: See: Measuring Prenatal Care
Preterm delivery: Birth before 37 weeks gestation
Low Birth Weight: Less than 2500 grams (5.5 pounds)
Infant mortality: Deaths before first birthday per 1,000 live births
*Rates based on less than 20 occurrences are not statistically reliable and are not reported.
Alaska Health Profiles Online
Prepared by Data and Evaluation Unit,
Division of Public Health,
Alaska Department of Health & Social Services
Updated 8/7/02