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Maternal and Child Health Indicators
<br />Total Births
<br />Table 22 shows the number of resident live births in Indian River County and Florida for 2013. The rate
<br />per 1,000 individuals was considerably lower in Indian River (8.6 per 1,000) than in Florida (11.2 per
<br />1,000).
<br />Table 22: Total Resident Live Births, Indian River and Florida, 2013 Counts and Rates
<br />Source: FloridaCHARTS, Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics,
<br />Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014
<br />Births by Mother's Education
<br />Table 23 shows the number and percentage of births to mothers with less than a high school education
<br />in Florida and Indian River County in 2011, 2012, and 2013. The percentage of births to mothers who
<br />had less than a high school education decreased in both Indian River and Florida, between 2011 and
<br />2013; however, the percentage in Indian River (15.9%) still remains higher than the state's (14.3%).
<br />Table 23: Births to Mothers with Less than High School Education, Indian River, Florida, 2011, 2012, 2013
<br />Indian River
<br />Number of Total Births
<br />Florida
<br />Births
<br />Fillir1,217
<br />2012
<br />Rate per 1,000 Total Pop.
<br />Births
<br />2012
<br />Rate per 1,000 Total Pop.
<br />2011
<br />2012
<br />8.6
<br />215,194
<br />34,088
<br />11.2
<br />Source: FloridaCHARTS, Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics,
<br />Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014
<br />Births by Mother's Education
<br />Table 23 shows the number and percentage of births to mothers with less than a high school education
<br />in Florida and Indian River County in 2011, 2012, and 2013. The percentage of births to mothers who
<br />had less than a high school education decreased in both Indian River and Florida, between 2011 and
<br />2013; however, the percentage in Indian River (15.9%) still remains higher than the state's (14.3%).
<br />Table 23: Births to Mothers with Less than High School Education, Indian River, Florida, 2011, 2012, 2013
<br />Source: FloridaCHARTS, Florida Department of Heath, Bureau of Vital Statistics,
<br />Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014
<br />27IPage — Indian River County Children's Assessment 2014
<br />Number of Births
<br />Number of Total Births
<br />Percent of Total Births
<br />2011
<br />2012
<br />2013
<br />2011
<br />2012
<br />2013
<br />2011
<br />2012
<br />2013
<br />Florida
<br />34,088
<br />32,409
<br />30,766
<br />213,237
<br />212,954
<br />215,194
<br />16.0%
<br />15.2%
<br />14.3%
<br />Indian River
<br />254
<br />227
<br />193
<br />1,277
<br />1,247
<br />1,217
<br />19.9%
<br />18.2%
<br />15.9%
<br />Source: FloridaCHARTS, Florida Department of Heath, Bureau of Vital Statistics,
<br />Compiled by: Health Council of Southeast Florida, 2014
<br />27IPage — Indian River County Children's Assessment 2014
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