Selected Birth Data By Ward: District Of Columbia Residents 1998

Indicators	United States	District of Columbia	Ward 1	Ward 2	Ward 3	Ward 4	Ward 5	Ward 6	Ward 7	Ward 8
Total Number of Births	3,941,553	7,673	1,112	756	792	943	878	823	980	1,383
Births to Unmarried Women Number Percent	1,293,567 32.8	4,829 62.9	642 57.7	424 56.1	44 5.5	583 61.8	642 73.1	560 67.6	786 80.2	1,143 82.9
Births to Unmarried Women Black White	421,383 821,441	4,274 148	380 50	353 25	9 26	463 22	619 5	541 10	780 2	1,129 7
Births to Mothers <20 yrs Number Percent	494,357 12.5	1,172 15.3	148 13.3	93 12.3	4 0.5	139 14.7	171 19.5	139 16.8	196 20.0	281 20.3
%Births to Mothers <20 yrs Black White	21.5 11.1	19.3 2.1	16.8 5.2	17.6 1.8	0 0.3	14.8 8.7	20.3 0	20.7 0.7	20.1 0	21.8 5.1
Low Birthweight Live Births Number Percent	298,208 7.6	1,017 13.2	98 3.8	92 12.2	45 5.7	128 13.6	166 18.9	113 14.3	157 16.0	211 15.3
%Low Birthweight Live Births Black White	13.0 6.5	15.9 6.0	11.5 6.6	14.6 6.1	3.0 5.3	15.7 10.1	19.1 0	16.9 4.9	16.0 50.0	15.8 9.1
% Births with Adequate Prenatal Care	74.3	60.7	61.6	61.6	79.2	65.4	63.7	58.3	52.4	51.7
% Births with Prenatal Care Beginning in First Trimester	82.8	71.9	72.6	72.5	91.3	74.5	73.4	68.3	65.4	64.1

Note: Ward data may not add to total due to unknowns.
Source: DC State Center for Health Statistics.