Total induced terminations of pregnancy* and rate per 1,000 women in select age groups
by age of mother, Central Shenandoah Health District: 1990-1999
year	<15 y.o.		15-19 y.o.		20-24 y.o.		25-29 y.o.
	number	rate	number	rate	number	rate	number	rate
1990	4	0.2	213	23.8	256	25.7	113	12.2
1991	2	0.1	156	17.3	250	24.3	127	14.1
1992	7	0.3	128	14.1	230	21.6	94	10.7
1993	6	0.3	119	13.0	203	18.4	92	10.7
1994	6	0.3	115	12.5	175	15.4	110	13.3
1995	4	0.2	128	13.5	154	14.9	84	11.4
1996	8	0.4	130	13.7	175	17.0	88	12.2
1997	3	0.1	125	13.1	175	17.2	77	10.9
1998	5	0.2	131	13.7	161	15.9	72	10.5
1999	0	0.0	93	9.7	137	13.6	88	13.1
Source: Virginia Center for Health Statistics
C.S.H.D. Epidemiology, Tim LaFountain (540) 332-7830
*Induced Terminations of Pregnancy (formerly called abortions) are fetal deaths in which the
pregnancy has been deliberately terminated with the purpose of producing a nonviable fetus.
Molar and ectopic pregnancies are excluded.
10/2/01