Teenage conceptions in the South West by Health and Local Authority
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Table B
: Under 18 conceptions: numbers and rates by health authority and outcome 1998, South West region| Area |
Number of conceptions |
Under 18 conception rates per 1000 women 15–17 |
||
| Total | Maternities | Abortions | ||
|
Avon |
662 |
40.4 |
21.6 |
18.9 |
|
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
342 |
39.7 |
24.3 |
15.4 |
|
Dorset |
435 |
37.5 |
18.2 |
19.3 |
|
Gloucestershire |
418 |
41.2 |
23.9 |
17.4 |
|
North and East Devon |
297 |
35.7 |
20.5 |
15.3 |
|
Somerset |
351 |
38.7 |
20.1 |
18.6 |
|
South and West Devon |
432 |
42.0 |
24.4 |
17.6 |
|
Wiltshire |
417 |
37.8 |
21.0 |
16.7 |
|
South West |
3,354 |
39.3 |
21.7 |
17.6 |
|
England and Wales |
44,061 |
47.0 |
27.2 |
19.7 |
Source data: Office for National Statistics. Population Trends 99. Spring 2000