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Perinatal Indicators - Live Births
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Birth rate is reported as the number of live births per 1,000 people in the total population.
Birth rate is recorded and followed in public health because it provides information that is helpful in
planning for services that will be needed in our communities. Information about birth rate is useful in
planning for health care and school needs for children, among others.
What do we know about LA County?
• In 2005, 150,377 babies were born in Los Angeles County.
• Over 27% of births in California occur in LA County.
• The birth rate declined steadily over the past 10 years. In LA County, the birth rate
declined by nearly 21% and in California overall the birth rate declined by nearly 12%.
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2005 Data
Birth rate - LA County
by Race/Ethnicity
by SPA
For additional data, please see the following websites:
2006 Live Births in California and LA County,
by SPA, and Zip Code
LAC-DHS, Maternal, Child
&Adolescent Programs
Live births by SPA, Zip Code, and Community
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
Data on birth rates in LA County and California
March of Dimes-Peristats website
Online queries for birthweight categories,
prenatal care onset, ethnicity, and
maternal age for LA County data
California Center for Health Statistics
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