Birth, infant mortality, and life expectancy, 1980-96

Year	Birth rate	Infant mortality rate	Life expectanty at birth		Year	Birth rate	Infant mortality rate	Life expectanty at birth
1996	14.7	7.3	76.1
1995	14.8	7.6	75.8		1987	15.7	10.1	74.9
1994	15.2	8.0	75.7		1986	15.6	10.4	74.7
1993	15.5	8.4	75.5		1985	15.8	10.6	74.7
1992	15.9	8.5	75.8		1984	15.5	10.8	74.7
1991	16.3	8.9	75.5		1983	15.5	11.2	74.6
1990	16.7	9.2	75.4		1982	15.9	11.5	74.5
1989	16.4	9.8	75.1		1981	15.8	11.9	73.7
1988	16.0	10.0	74.9		1980	15.9	12.6	73.7
SOURCE: Data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics.

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