AGE-SPECIFIC FERTILITY RATES BASED ON LIVE-BIRTHS BY OCCURRENCES, ALL BAHAMAS: 1995 - 2005

15 - 19

1995

Number of Women
Number of Live-births
Age-Specific Fertility Rate

1996

Number of Women
Number of Live-births
Age-Specific Fertility Rate

1997

Number of Women
Number of Live-births
Age-Specific Fertility Rate

1998

Number of Women
Number of Live-births
Age-Specific Fertility Rate

1999

Number of Women
Number of Live-births
Age-Specific Fertility Rate

2000

Number of Women
Number of Live-births
Age-Specific Fertility Rate

2001

Number of Women
Number of Live-births
Age-Specific Fertility Rate

2002

Number of Women
Number of Live-births
Age-Specific Fertility Rate

2003

Number of Women
Number of Live-births

12,475
820
65.7
12,445
803
64.5
12,708
786
61.9
12,843
737
57.4

20 - 24

13,092
1,697
129.6
13,009
1,561
120.0
13,035
1,546
118.6
12,790
1,496
117.0

25 - 29

13,052
1,690
129.5
13,092
1,525
116.5
13,113
1,640
125.1
13,283
1,510
113.7

30 - 34

13,711
1,296
94.5
13,822
1,238
89.6
13,442
1,254
93.3
13,303
1,315
98.8

35 - 39

11,424
603
52.8
12,000
601
50.1
12,359
627
50.7
12,848
672
52.3

40 - 44

8,240
97
11.8
8,772
106
12.1
9,384
132
14.1
9,973
130
13.0

45 - 49

TOTAL

6,160
10
1.6
6,395
6
0.9
6,818
12
1.8
7,194
4
0.6

78,154
6,213
79,535
5,840
80,859
5,997
82,234
5,864
-

12,993

12,570

13,389

13,192

13,237

10,566

7,622

83,569

669

1,352

1,390

1,213

599

111

5,340

45.3

10.5

0.8

51.5
13,084
652
49.8
13,330r
677
50.9r
13,500r
633
46.9
13,760

107.6
12,703
1,302
102.5
12,600r
1,335
106.0r
12,600r
1,271
100.9r
12,700r

103.8
13,872
1,415
102.0
13,800r
1,377
99.8r
13,550
1,293
95.4
13,280

91.9
13,592
1,148
84.5
13,800r
1,078
78.1r
13,970
1,143
81.8
14,180

13,525
588
43.5
13,700r
717
52.3r
13,830
665
48.1
13,860

11,105
148
13.3
11,697r
149
12.7r
12,260
172
14.0
12,800

8,256
11
1.3
8,800r
12
1.4
9,350
5
0.5
9,910

86,137
5,264
87,727
5,345
89,060
5,182
90,490

Age-Specific Fertility Rate

627
45.6

1,239
97.6r

1,268
95.5

1,115
78.6

623
44.9

157
12.3

8
0.8

5,037
-

Number of Women
Number of Live-births
Age-Specific Fertility Rate

14,000
649
46.4

12,900
1,272
98.6

13,000
1,228
94.5

14,300
1,095
76.6

13,900
689
49.6

13,300
166
12.5

10,500
10
1.8

91,900
5,109
-

2005 Number of Women

Number of Live-births
Age-Specific Fertility Rate

14,400
619
43.0

13,000
1,345
103.5

12,800
1,466
114.5

14,300
1,202
84.1

14,000
714
51.0

13,600
185
13.6

11,100
5
0.5

93,200
5,536
-

2004

r = revised
Vital Statistics Section
Department of Statistics