Annual Vital Statistics Data Show Fewer Premature Deaths and Fewer Births in New York City in 2017
July 08, 2019
July 08, 2019
NEW YORK, July 8 -- The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued the following news release:
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- Premature mortality has decreased 2.4% between 2016 and 2017 following an increase between 2015 and 2016. Since 2008, premature mortality has fallen by 14.9%.
- Teen birth rates fell 56.2% over the last 10 years. The citywide birth rate has declined by 3.5% from 2016 - a steeper decline from previous years.
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- Premature mortality has decreased 2.4% between 2016 and 2017 following an increase between 2015 and 2016. Since 2008, premature mortality has fallen by 14.9%.
- Teen birth rates fell 56.2% over the last 10 years. The citywide birth rate has declined by 3.5% from 2016 - a steeper decline from previous years.
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