1. TEEN PREGNANCIES
(Number of pregnancies per 1,000 females in specified age group)
1-1 Pregnancies among females 19 and younger
33.6
55.6
21.6
The sum of live births, fetal deaths, and abortions per 1,000 females aged 19 or
younger.
1-2 Pregnancies among females 14 and younger
0.5
0.0
0.5
The sum of live births, fetal deaths, and abortions per 1,000 females aged 14 or
younger.
1-3 Pregnancies among females 15-17 years old
32.2
47.7
21.8 The sum of live births, fetal deaths, and abortions per 1,000 females aged 15-17 years.
1-4 Pregnancies among females 18-19 years old
110.7
57.7
70.2 The sum of live births, fetal deaths, and abortions per 1,000 females aged 18-19 years.
2. MATERNAL LIFESTYLE AND HEALTH CHARACTERISTICS
(All rates are per 100 live births)
2-1 Unmarried mothers
78.5
73.7
45.2 The number of births to unmarried mothers per 100 births.
2-2 Tobacco use during pregnancy
2.3
-45.2
4.2
The number of mothers giving birth who self-reported tobacco use during pregnancy
per 100 births.
2-3 Alcohol use during pregnancy
1.5
200.0
0.5
The number of mothers giving birth who self-reported alcohol use during pregnancy per
100 births.
2-4 Chronic hypertension
1.4
55.6
0.9
Blood pressure persistently greater than 140/90, diagnosed prior to onset of pregnancy
or before the 20th week of gestation (the number of cases per 100 births).
2-5 Dysfunctional labor
2.7
58.8
1.7 Failure to progress in a normal pattern of labor (the number of cases per 100 births).
2-6 Anemia during pregnancy
8.1
80.0
4.5
Hemoglobin level of less than 10.0 g/dL during pregnancy, or hematocrit of less than 30
percent during pregnancy (the number of cases per 100 births).
2-7 Diabetes during pregnancy
9.9
94.1
5.1
Metabolic disorder characterized by excessive discharge of urine and persistent thirst;
includes juvenile onset, adult onset, and gestational diabetes during pregnancy (the
number of cases per 100 births).
2-8 Pregnancy-associated hypertension
6.5
44.4
4.5
An increase in blood pressure of at least 30 mm hg systolic or 15 mm hg diastolic on
two measurements taken 6 hours apart after the 20th week of gestation (the number
of cases per 100 births).
2-9 Genital herpes during pregnancy
0.8
-27.3
1.1
Infection of the skin of the genital area by herpes simplex virus (the number of cases
per 100 births).
2-10 Weight gain of less than 21 pounds
35.9
36.0
26.4 The number of women giving birth who gained less than 21 pounds per 100 births.
Definitions
AMERICAN INDIANS? STANDING IN ARIZONA IN 2012
ON 70 INDICATORS OF HEALTH STATUS
Figure
Number
Indicator
2012 rate for
American
Indians
Percent above
or below the
average rate
for all groups
Average rate
for all groups
in 2012
Definitions
Figure
Number
Indicator
2012 rate for
American
Indians
Percent above
or below the
average rate
for all groups
Average rate
for all groups
in 2012
8
Health Status Profile of American Indians in Arizona, 2012 Data Book
