| MONTH |
BIRTHS |
DEATHS |
FETAL DEATHS |
| |
NUMBER |
RATE* |
NUMBER |
RATE* |
NUMBER |
RATIO** |
| TOTAL |
407,453 |
17.0 |
160,166 |
6.7 |
2,364 |
5.8 |
| January |
33,572 |
16.5 |
14,537 |
7.2 |
222 |
6.6 |
| February |
30,332 |
16.5 |
13,368 |
7.3 |
184 |
6.1 |
| March |
33,105 |
16.3 |
14,284 |
7.0 |
209 |
6.3 |
| April |
31,410 |
16.0 |
13,420 |
6.8 |
219 |
7.0 |
| May |
33,184 |
16.3 |
13,211 |
6.5 |
233 |
7.0 |
| June |
32,948 |
16.8 |
12,549 |
6.4 |
217 |
6.6 |
| July |
35,591 |
17.5 |
12,929 |
6.4 |
204 |
5.7 |
| August |
37,264 |
18.4 |
13,083 |
6.4 |
209 |
5.6 |
| September |
35,349 |
18.0 |
12,577 |
6.4 |
180 |
5.1 |
| October |
35,993 |
17.7 |
13,234 |
6.5 |
178 |
4.9 |
| November |
34,287 |
17.5 |
12,959 |
6.6 |
166 |
4.8 |
| December |
34,418 |
17.0 |
14,015 |
6.9 |
143 |
4.2 |
|