Annual report - vital statistics of Massachusetts. (title varies)

222 Pages·2000·5.3 MB·English

by  Massachusetts. Dept. of Public Health

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Heaitli and Human Services
Department of Public Health
Registry ofVital Records and Statistics
150 Mt. Vernon Street, 1^' Floor
BOSTON MA 02125-3105
MITTROMNEY
GOVENOR
KERRYHEALEY
LIEUTENANTGOVENOR
TIMOTHYR.MURPHY
SECRETARY
PAULJ.COTE,JR.
COMMISSIONER
December,2006
TotheHonorableClerksofthe
SenateandHouseofRepresentatives:
We have the honor to submit as required by Chapter 111, Section 2 ofthe General Laws, the one
hundred fifty-ninth annual report on statistics of births, deaths, marriages and divorces in
Massachusetts for calendar year 2000. The information will also be available to the public via the
DepartmentofPublicHealthwebsiteathttp://www.mass.gov/dph.
Since 1964,theA^fNUALREPORTOFVITALSTATISTICS has been published bytheDepartment
ofPublic Health and is intended to assist in the development ofpolicy and programmatic initiatives
within the Department, aswell as to provideStateofficialsand agencies,and the general public,with
valuablestatisticalinformation.
Sincerely,
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StanleyE.Nyberg,^
Registrar

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This publication of the 2000 ANNUAL REPORT OF VITAL STATISTICS is the result of the
combined efforts of all data providers, including the 351 city and town clerks, hospital
personnel, physicians, funeral directors, probate courts, clinics, and Department of Public
Health personnel. We gratefully acknowledge the assistance provided by all data providers,
without whose efforts there would be no vital statistics.
Department of Public Health staff most significantly involved in the production of the 2000
ANNUAL REPORT OF VITAL STATISTICS include:
Jane Purtill, Director, Statistics Unit: supervision of data collection, coding and editing.
Sharon Pagnano and Paul Budrow: coordination of the hospital query program for birth
certificate data, specialized data programming, and assistance in developing
specialized table production, technical assistance from Maureen McKean (Statistics
Unit), Robert Coffin (Nosologist), and Ann-Marie Neault (Nosologist); and Division of
Data Processing: data file management and vital events series printouts.
Isabel Caceres, Bruce Cohen, Malena Hood, and James West, Center for Health
Information, Statistics, Research, and Evaluation who provided technical assistance
and data, including the previously published:
Massachusetts Births 2000: Figures B-4, B-5, B-6, B-7, B-8, B-9, B-10, B-11 and
D-3; as well as. Tables B-1, B-2A, B-2BA, B-2B, B-3A, B-3B, B-4, B-5A, B-5B, B-8,
B-9, B-10, B-11, B-12, B-13, B-13A, B-14A, B-14B, B-14c, and D-2.
Massachusetts Deaths 2000 Figures C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4, and F-4; as well as, tables
:
C-1, C-2, C-3, C-3B, C-4, C-5, C-5B, C-6, C-7, C-8, C-9, C-10A, C-10B, C-10C,
C-11A, CUB, C-11C, C-12, C14A, C-14B, C-14C, D-1, D-3, and D-4.
The joint efforts of all the staff of the Registry of Vital Records and Statistics are necessary
to produce the data contained in this publication. Special acknowledgement is made to the
following Registry supervisors:
Howard Wong, Director of Systems and Development, who is responsible for all the
computer-based systems in the Registry office;
Pedro Fidalgo, Operations Unit Supervisor, who is responsible for all printing and
mailing of forms;
Pauline McNulty, Registration Unit Director, who is responsible for coordination with
cities and towns, funeral directors, courts and the overall registration and amendment
process;
June Deloney, Registration Unit Supervisor, who is responsible for coordinating timely
and accurate document processing.
The 2000 ANNUAL REPORT OF VITAL STATISTICS has been compiled and produced under
the general supervision and direction of:
Stanley E. Nyberg, PhD., Registrarof Vital Records and Statistics
Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
Karin Barrett, Assistant Registrarof Vital Records and Statistics
Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
CharleneJ. Zion, Information Officer
Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
Editor
Kevin Y. Foster, Biostatistician
Registry of Vital Records
Massachusetts Department of Public Health publications and materials can be accessed on
the Internet.
World Wide Web: http://www.mass.gov/dph
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CONTENTS
TRANSMITTAL LETTER
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
SECTION A--VITAL EVENTS
Table A-1 Selected Facts in Vital Statistics, Massachusetts: 2000 5
Figure A-1 2000 Massachusetts DailyVital Events 6
Table A-2 Numberand Crude Rates of Vital Events, Massachusetts and 7
United States: 1999-2000
Figure A-2A Birthsand Deaths in Massachusetts, Selected Years: 1910- 8
2000
Figure A-2B Rates ofNatural Increase in Massachusetts and the United 8
States, SelectedYears: 1910-2000
TableA-3 Massachusetts Resident Births and DeathsWith Resultant 9
Natural Increase, Selected Years: 1900-2000
TableA-4 Vital Eventsby Month, MassachusettsResidents: 2000 10
TableA-4A Vital Events by Community: 2000 1
TableA-4B Vital Events by County: 2000 22
SECTION B-BIRTHS 23
Figure B-1 Daily Birth Statistics, Massachusetts: 2000 35
Table B-1 Trends in Birth Characteristics, Massachusetts: 1980, 1985, 36
1990-2000
Table B-2A Birth Characteristics byMaternal Race/Hispanic Ethnicity and 37
Birthplace, Massachusetts: 2000
Table B-2B Birth Characteristics by Major Maternal Ancestries, 38
Massachusetts: 2000
Figure B-2 Resident Live Birthsby Mother's Race/Ethnicity: 2000 39
Figure B-3 Resident Live Births by Mother's Age: 2000 40
SECTION B-BIRTHS (continued)
Table B-3A Resident Birth Characteristics, 30 Largest Municipalities, 41
Massachusetts: 2000
Table B-3B Resident Birth Characteristics, Community Health Network 43
Areas (CHNAs), Massachusetts: 2000
Table B-4 Age-Specificand Crude Birth Rates, Massachusetts: 1990 45
and 2000
Figure B-4 Trends in the Numberof Births by Mother's Age Group, 46
Massachusetts: 1980-2000
Figure B-5 Percentof Mothers Breastfeeding or Intending to 47
Breastfeed by Age Group, Massachusetts: 2000
Figure B-6 Smoking Prevalence during Pregnancy by Race and 48
Hispanic Ethnicity of Mother, Massachusetts: 2000
Figure B-7 The Distribution of Smoking Status during Pregnancy by 49
Smoking Status Priorto Pregnancy, Massachusetts: 2000
Table B-5A Parityby Age ofMother, Massachusetts: 2000 50
Table B-5B Numberand Percent Distribution of Births by Plurality and Age, 51
Massachusetts: 1990-2000
Table B-6 Resident Births by Mother's Age, Marital Statusand 52
Race/Ethnicity, Massachusetts: 2000
Table B-7 Resident Births toTeenage Mothers: 1970-2000 53
Table B-8 Births by Birthweight, Raceand Hispanic Ethnicity, 54
Massachusetts: 2000
Figure B-8 Low Birthweightamong Smoking and Nonsmoking Mothers, by 55
Raceand Hispanic Ethnicity, Massachusetts: 2000
Table B-9 Low Birthweightby MaternalAge, Race and Hispanic Ethnicity, 56
Massachusetts: 2000
TableB-10 Births by GestationalAge, Raceand Hispanic Ethnicity, 57
Massachusetts: 2000
Figure B-9 TrendsinAdequacy of Prenatal Care by Race, Massachusetts: 58
1980-2000
Table B-11 Low Birthweight byAdequacy of Prenatal Care, Raceand 59
Hispanic Ethnicity, Massachusetts: 2000
Figure B-10 Adequacy of Prenatal Care forSelected Population 60
Characteristics, Massachusetts: 2000
Figure B-11 Distribution of Prenatal Care Payment Source, Massachusetts: 61
2000
SECTION B--BIRTHS (continued)
TableB-12 Birth Characteristics by Source ofPrenatal Care Payment, Race, 62
and Hispanic Ethnicity, Massachusetts: 2000
Table B-13 Birth Characteristicsby Licensed MaternityFacility, 64
Massachusetts: 2000
Table B-13A Caesarean Section Deliveriesand Vaginal Births after Caesarean 66
Section (VBACs) by Licensed Maternity Facility, All Births,
Massachusetts:2000
Table B-14A Birth Characteristics: Occurrenceand Resident Births and Infant 68
Deaths, Massachusetts Municipalities: 2000
Table B-14B Birth Characteristics: Occurrenceand Resident Birthsand Infant 76
Deaths, Massachusetts Counties: 2000
Table B-14C Birth Characteristics: Occurrenceand Resident Births and Infant 77
Deaths, Massachusetts Community Health Network Areas
(CHNAs): 2000
SECTION C--DEATHS 79
FigureC-1 Daily Death Statistics, Massachusetts: 2000 85
TableC-1 Trendsin Mortality Characteristics, gg
Massachusetts: 1990-2000
FigureC-2 ExpectedYears of Life RemainingatDifferent AgesbyRace and 87
Years ofLife Remaining by Raceand Gender, Massachusetts:
2000
TableC-2 Five Leading Causes of Death Comparability Unmodified and 88
Comparability Modified Age-Adjusted Rates, Massachusettsand
United States: 1990-2000
Table C-3A Leading Causes of Death, Numbers and Age-Specific Rates, 90
Massachusetts: 2000
TableC-3B Leading Causes of Death byAgeAmong the Oldest Age Groups, 91
NumbersandAge-Specific Rates, Massachusetts: 2000
Figure C-3 Trends in Deathsfrom Selected Causes, Massachusetts: 1842- 92
2000
SECTION C--DEATHS (continued)
Table C-4 Leading Causes ofDeathandAge-Adjusted Death Rates by 93
Raceand Hispanic Ethnicity, Massachusetts: 2000
FigureC-4 Distribution of Leading Causes of Death, Massachusetts: 2000 94
Table C-5A Numberand Age-Specific Rates forSelected Causes ofDeath 95
byRace and Hispanic Ethnicity, Massachusetts: 2000
Table C-5B Numberand Age-Specific Rates forSelected Causes of Death 96
among the Oldest Age Groups by Race and Hispanic Ethnicity,
Massachusetts: 2000
Table C-6 Heart Disease and Cancer Deaths by Race and Gender, 97
Comparability Unmodified and Comparability Modified Age-
Adjusted Rates, Massachusetts: 1990-2000
TableC-7 Numberand Age-Adjusted Rates ofCancerDeaths by Selected 99
Causes and Gender, Massachusetts: 2000
TableC-8 Selected Causes ofCancerDeaths byAge, Massachusetts: 100
2000
TableC-9 Leading Causes of Cancer Deathsand Age-Adjusted Rates by 101
Raceand Hispanic Ethnicity, Massachusetts: 2000
TableC-10A Injury Deaths by Gender, Age, Raceand Hispanic Ethnicity: 102
Numbers, Age-Adjusted, and Age-Specific Rates,
Massachusetts: 2000
TableC-10B Type ofInjury Deaths by Gender: NumberandAge-Adjusted 104
Rates, Massachusetts: 2000
Table C-10C Type ofInjury Deaths by Manner/Intent Categories: Number 105
andAge-Adjusted Rates, Massachusetts: 2000
TableC-IIA HIV/AIDS Deaths by Place of Occurrence, Massachusetts: 106
1988-2000
TableC-1IB HIV/AIDS Deaths byAge, Massachusetts: 1988-2000 107
Table C-11C HIV/AIDS Deaths by Genderand Race/Ethnicity, Massachusetts: 108
1988-2000