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INFANT BIRTH AND MORTALITY
Table V-1
presents crude birth, death and infant mortality
rates of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands for the years
1965-1976.
The average crude birth rate for the period 1972-77
_ Was 33.6 births per 1,000. population.
This birth rate is high
when compared to the United States birth rate of 14.8.
However,
when compared to Pacific area countries of American Samoa, 38.13
and Guam 29.3; the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands’ birth
rate is acceptable.
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The birth rate in Table V-1, also indicates some decline
jn the birth rate.
As the TIPI population becomes more
dependent upon a cash economy, the downward trend in births will
probably continue.
Table V-2
presents births by location for 1976.
It is significant
to note that
33% of all births occur outside the district hospitals.
Of that total, 27.1% 0f the births occur at home.
Table
_V-3_
presents births by age and location of mother.
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