Live Births


number of registered live births by area in rmi: 2001 to 2005
Area 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Majuro 1,026 955 1,074 1,035 1,093
Kwajalein 334 259 352 337 371
Outer Islands 201 141 139 140 125
Total 1,561 1,355 1,565 1,512 1,589

There is a high incidence of under-registration in outer islands and it varies from place to place, mainly depending upon the registration facilities
Source: Vital and Health Statistics Division, Ministry of Health


number of registered live births and percent of live births by age of mother: 2002 to 2006
Age of Mother 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent No. Percent
Under 15 4 0.3 5 0.3 1 0.1 3 0.2 2 0.1
15-19 235 17.3 261 16.7 258 17.1 296 18.6 268 17.0
20-24 495 36.5 568 36.3 559 37.0 563 35.4 551 35.0
25-29 322 23.8 379 24.2 361 23.9 388 24.4 431 27.3
30-34 182 13.5 209 13.4 209 13.8 215 13.5 211 13.4
35-39 84 6.2 114 7.3 100 6.6 93 5.9 91 5.8
40-44 31 2.3 27 1.7 20 1.3 26 1.6 19 1.2
45-49 2 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.1 4 0.3 3 0.2
Not Stated 0 0.0 2 0.1 3 0.2 1 0.1 0 0.0
Total 1,355 100.0 1,565 100.0 1,512 100.0 1,589 100.0 1,576 100.0

Source: Vital and Health Statistics Division, Ministry of Health