See also Vital Stats
Prenatal Care
| Year |
Low or None (percent) |
Hi or Mid-Level Care (percent) |
Care Beginning in First Trimester (percent) |
Low Birth Weight (percent) |
| 2002 |
18.1 |
46.5 |
53.2 |
6.8 |
| 2000 |
18.5 |
|
61.8 |
6.0 |
| 1999 |
17.8 |
73.9 |
60.0 |
6.7 |
| 1998 |
13.9 |
|
60.5 |
6.4 |
| 1997 |
11.7 |
86.2 |
63.9 |
7.4 |
| 1996 |
13.9 |
84.2 |
61.4 |
6.6 |
| 1995 |
10.6 |
85.7 |
64.9 |
6.5 |
| 1994 |
13.1 |
85.4 |
59.4 |
7.0 |
| 1993 |
16.3 |
82.7 |
58.3 |
6.6 |
| 1992 |
13.2 |
85.4 |
58.9 |
6.6 |
Source: Data provided by The State Center for Health Statistics at New Mexico Vital Records and Health Statistics, Office of Information Management, Public Health Division, Department of Health and the San Juan County Health Profile-2002 New Mexico County Health Profiles, http://dohewbs2.health.state.nm.us/VitalRec/ .
Infant Mortality
| Year |
Infant (number) |
Infant (rate*) |
| 2002 |
6 |
2.8 |
| 2000 |
14 |
7.2 |
| 1999 |
10 |
5.4 |
| 1998 |
11 |
5.9 |
| 1997 (NM state) |
165 |
6.1 |
| 1997 |
11 |
5.9 |
| 1996 |
12 |
6.6 |
| 1995 |
12 |
7.0 |
| 1994 |
18 |
9.9 |
| 1993 |
16 |
8.4 |
| 1992 |
12 |
6.3 |
*Rate per 1000 live births; infants younger than 1 year old.
Infant Mortality by Infant Stage
| Year |
Neonatal (number) |
Neonatal (rate) |
Postnatal (number) |
Postnatal (rate) |
| 2002 |
--- |
3.2 |
--- |
2.7 |
| 2000 |
6 |
3.1 |
8 |
4.1 |
| 1999 |
5 |
2.7 |
5 |
2.7 |
| 1998 |
8 |
4.3 |
3 |
1.6 |
| 1997 (NM state) |
88 |
3.3 |
77 |
2.9 |
| 1997 |
6 |
3.2 |
5 |
2.7 |
| 1996 |
3 |
1.6 |
9 |
4.9 |
| 1995 |
9 |
5.3 |
3 |
1.8 |
| 1994 |
10 |
5.5 |
8 |
4.4 |
| 1993 |
7 |
3.7 |
9 |
4.7 |
| 1992 |
6 |
3.2 |
6 |
3.2 |
*Neonatal is younger than 28 days old. Postnatal is 28 days to less than 1 year old.
Source: Data provided in the 1997 and the 1998 New Mexico Selected Health Statistics: Annual Reports, The State Center for Health Statistics at New Mexico Vital Records and Health Statistics, Office of Information Management, Public Health Division, Department of Health.\
In
1996, New Mexico ranked 5th highest among the fifty states and District of
Columbia in the percent of births to teen age mothers (ages 19 and
younger).
Teen Birth Rate
| Year |
Number Teen Births in SJC |
*Teen Births Rate |
State Teen Rate |
| 2003 |
311 |
56.9 |
61.1 |
| 2000 |
350 |
66.8 |
65.5 |
| 1999 |
327 |
66.9 |
67.2 |
| 1998 |
331 |
70.7 |
69.1 |
| 1997 |
325 |
72.9 |
68.0 |
| 1996 |
365 |
84.4 |
70.8 |
| 1995 |
310 |
75.3 |
74.3 |
| 1994 |
329 |
82.4 |
77.2 |
*Teen Birth Rate refers to 1000 births per females 15 to 19 years of age.
Source: Data obtained from New Mexico Department of Health, Information for Health Improvement, http://www.nmihi.com/, and from the 1997 and the 1998 New Mexico Selected Health Statistics: Annual Reports, San Juan County Health Profile-2002 New Mexico County Health Profiles, The State Center for Health Statistics at New Mexico Vital Records and Health Statistics, Office of Information Management, Public Health Division, Department of Health, http://dohewbs2.health.state.nm.us/VitalRec/ .