2003
2008
2013
POPULATION
Total, all ages
5,629,870
6,534,921
6,581,054
Females aged 15-44
1,190,388
1,326,554
1,286,456
Elderly 65+
732,738
849,677
981,128
MARRIAGES
35,908
38,030
35,791
Marriage rate per 1,000 population
6.4
5.8
5.4
DIVORCES
24,269
24,106
26,037
Divorce rate per 1,000 population
4.3
3.7
4.0
PREGNANCIES
Total, all ages
101,476
110,155
98,762
Teen* pregnancies
13,654
14,047
8,715
Teen* pregnancy rate per 1,000 females
34.5
31.6
19.2
BIRTHS
Total, all ages
90,783
99,215
84,963
Birth rate per 1,000 population
16.1
15.2
12.9
Teen* births
11,700
12,161
7,222
Teen* birth rate per 1,000 females
29.5
27.4
15.9
Births to unmarriedmothers
37,394
44,728
38,352
Births to unmarriedmothers per 100 births
41.2
45.1
45.1
Low-birthweight (LBW) births
6,427
7,026
5,849
LBW ratio per 100 births
7.1
7.1
6.9
Multiple births
2,581
2,868
2,547
DEATHS
Total deaths, all causes & ages
42,830
45,128
49,929
Death rate per 100,000 population
760.8
690.6
758.7
Infant deaths
586
625
447
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 births
6.5
6.3
5.3
SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) deaths
28
21
14
Maternal deaths
5
10
9
Deaths from cardiovascular diseases
13,946
13,131
13,746
Deaths from breast cancer among females
667
725
827
Deaths from lung cancer
2,682
2,632
2,763
Deaths from Alzheimer?s disease
1,691
2,080
2,384
Deaths from influenza and pneumonia
1,248
1,060
724
Deaths frommorbid obesity
53
78
160
Deaths from diabetes
1,124
1,147
1,744
Suicides, total
807
876
1,116
Elderly suicides
145
172
224
Teen** suicides
39
56
32
Homicides, total
480
448
383
Teen** homicides
48
62
31
Deaths fromHIV disease
172
109
90
Deaths frommotor vehicle-related injuries
1,005
874
767
Firearm-related deaths
834
883
931
Drug-induced deaths
646
523
1,099
Accidental drowning deaths, all ages
88
70
72
Drowning among children 0-4 years old
19
24
19
Deaths from exposure to excessive natural heat
40
33
56
Deaths from exposure to excessive natural cold
15
25
28
ABORTIONS
Total, all ages
10,154
10,396
13,254
Abortions to teens*
1,867
1,813
1,441
FETAL LOSSES
Total, all ages
539
544
545
Among pregnant teens*
87
73
52
COMPARISON
OF SELECTEDVITAL STATISTICS FORARIZONARESIDENTS, 2003, 2008, and2013
Notes: * 19 years old or younger; ** 15-19 years old.
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