Statistics of mortality and morbidity in different occupational groups are essential for the effective practice of industrial medicine in the major industries. For coal-mining in 1950, the Registrar General (1954) reported a standardized mortality ratio for " hewers and getters ", i.e., coalface workers, of 154; and the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance (1955) reported that the rate o...

The number of births in the United States increased between 2006 and 2007 (preliminary estimate of 4,317,119) and is the highest ever recorded. Birth rates increased among all age groups (15 to 44 years); the increase among teenagers is contrary to a long-term pattern of decline during 1991-2005. The total fertility rate increased 1% in 2007 to 2122.5 births per 1000 women. This rate was above ...

The number of births in the United States declined by 1% between 2012 and 2013, to a total of 3 932 181. The general fertility rate also declined 1% to 62.5 births per 1000 women, the lowest rate ever reported. The total fertility rate was down by 1% in 2013 (to 1857.5 births per 1000 women). The teenage birth rate fell to another historic low in 2013, 26.5 births per 1000 women. Birth rates al...

The general fertility rate in 2005 was 66.7 births per 1000 women aged 15 to 44 years, the highest level since 1993. The birth rate for teen mothers (aged 15 to 19 years) declined by 2% between 2004 and 2005, falling to 40.4 births per 1000 women, the lowest ever recorded in the 65 years for which there are consistent data. The birth rates for women > or = 30 years of age rose in 2005 to levels...

The number of births in the United States declined by 1% between 2010 and 2011, to a total of 3 953 593. The general fertility rate also declined by 1% to 63.2 births per 1000 women, the lowest rate ever reported. The total fertility rate was down by 2% in 2011 (to 1894.5 births per 1000 women). The teenage birth rate fell to another historic low in 2011, 31.3 births per 1000 women. Birth rates...

NCVHS is your advisory committee on health data, statistics, privacy, and national health information policy. NCVHS advises the Secretary on the adoption of standards, unique identifiers and code sets under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), as well as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010, which calls for NCVHS to assist in the achie...