Births
Alaska Health Area: Valdez-Cordova
Borough/Census Area: Valdez-Cordova Census Area
Sources: Alaska Bureau of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics
	Valdez-Cordova Health Area	Alaska	US
Births	1999	1999	1999
Births to residents	130	9,975	3,959,417
Fertility rate	61	73	66
Teen birth rate (15-19)	*	48	50
Young teen birth rate (15-17)	*	27	29
Prenatal care	1995-1999	1999	1999
First trimester care	79.9	78%	83%
Adequate prenatal care	58.1	67%	75%
Birth Outcomes	1995-1999	1999	1999
Pre-term delivery	8.9	14%	12%
Low Birth Weight	6.4	10%	8%
Deaths	1995-1999	1999	1999
Infant Deaths	4	55	27,937
Infant mortality rate	*	5.5	7.1
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