| MONTH |
BIRTHS |
DEATHS |
FETAL DEATHS |
| |
NUMBER |
RATE* |
NUMBER |
RATE* |
NUMBER |
RATIO** |
| TOTAL |
372,369 |
17.1 |
155,336 |
7.1 |
2,277 |
6.1 |
| January |
30,873 |
16.7 |
15,394 |
8.3 |
212 |
6.9 |
| February |
27,699 |
16.6 |
13,786 |
8.3 |
185 |
6.7 |
| March |
29,611 |
16.0 |
14,460 |
7.8 |
204 |
6.9 |
| April |
29,186 |
16.3 |
12,444 |
7.0 |
198 |
6.8 |
| May |
30,329 |
16.4 |
12,735 |
6.9 |
223 |
7.4 |
| June |
29,842 |
16.7 |
12,127 |
6.8 |
210 |
7.0 |
| July |
33,165 |
17.9 |
12,042 |
6.5 |
187 |
5.6 |
| August |
33,613 |
18.2 |
12,158 |
6.6 |
188 |
5.6 |
| September |
32,900 |
18.4 |
11,782 |
6.6 |
156 |
4.7 |
| October |
32,553 |
17.6 |
12,512 |
6.8 |
184 |
5.7 |
| November |
30,418 |
17.0 |
12,620 |
7.0 |
177 |
5.8 |
| December |
32,180 |
17.4 |
13,276 |
7.2 |
153 |
4.8 |
|