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Annual summary of births, marriages, divorces, and deaths : United States, 1986
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Description:The provisional number of live births for 1986 waa slightly lower than the number reported for 1985. The birth rate per 1,000 population and the fertility rate per 1,000 women 15-44 years also decreased between 1985 and 1986. The provisional fertility rate for 1986 was the lowest ever recorded in the United States.
In 1986 the provisional number of marriages and the marriage rate per 1,000 population deereased from the mmparable figures for 1985. The marriage rate for 1986 was the lowest rate recorded since 1977.
Both the number of divorces and the divorce rate’ per 1,000 population decreased between 1985 and 1986. The decline in the divorce rate in 1986 may indicate the rate is resuming its downward trend after being relatively stable etween 1982 and 1985.
The provisional number of deaths increased in 1986 to the highest number ever remrded, primarily reflwting the continued increase in the proportion of the population 65 years of age and over. The age-adjusted death rate and the infant mortality rate, however, fell to the lowest levels on rword” in the United States, and life expectancy at birth reached a new high. Age-adjusted death rates decreaded in 1986 for Diseases of heart, Cerebrovascular diseases, Diabetes mellitus, and Atherosclerosis. Rates increaaed for three violent causes: Accidents and adverse effects, Suicide, and Homicide and legal intervention.
Suggested Citation: National Center for Health Statistics Annual aummarvyof births, marriages, divorces, and deaths, United States, 1986. Monthly Vital Statistics Report. Vol. 35. No. 13. DHHS Pub. No. (PHS) 87-1120. Pubic Health Setvice, Hyattsviille, Md., Aug. 24, 1987
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