Query Results for Birth Outcomes - Total Fertility Rate per 1,000 Women of Reproductive Age
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Query Criteria
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| Year Filter: | 2023 |
| Data Grouped By: | Mother's County of Residence |
Data Notes
Metadata
For the complete metadata file, please see the [[a href="./dataportal/metadata/PercentVeryPretermBirths.html" Very Preterm Births]] metadata file.New Mexico Resident Births
This query includes only births to women who were New Mexico residents.Population Estimates
All population estimates apply to July 1 of the selected year. Estimates include decimal fractions. The sum of population subgroup estimates may not exactly equal the overall state population estimate due to rounding error.
Please note that population counts are occasionally re-estimated, which will cause NM-Tracking to produce rates that may be slightly different from rates calculated by NM-Tracking in the past. Any differences are expected to be very small.
Total Fertility Rate
The total fertility rate is the sum of the age-specific birth rates of women in five-year age groups multiplied by five. This rate estimates the number of children a cohort of 1,000 women would bear if they all went through their childbearing years exposed to the same age-specific birth rates in effect for a particular time.
Data Sources
- Birth Certificate Data, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (BVRHS), Epidemiology and Response Division, New Mexico Department of Health.
(https://www.nmhealth.org/about/erd/bvrhs/vrp/) - New Mexico Population Estimates: University of New Mexico, Geospatial and Population Studies (GPS) Program.
(http://gps.unm.edu/)
Data Issues
New Mexico Birth Certificate Data
The live birth data are from items reported on the birth certificates. Data are collected on all births occurring in-state as well as births to NM resident mothers that occur out-of-state.Birth Certificate Data
Birth certificate information is submitted electronically by hospital medical records staff who use standard mother and facility worksheets and medical charts to collect the needed information. Training of hospital staff is provided by the Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (BVRHS). The birth certificate information is reviewed by BVRHS for completeness and consistency with state law and NMDOH and national guidelines. BVRHS will contact hospital staff for clarification of missing, inconsistent or incorrect entries. CDC's National Center for Health Statistics provides feedback to BVRHS on data quality and the NMDOH provides feedback to the hospitals to improve data quality and training.New Mexico Population Estimates
All population estimates apply to July 1 of the selected year. These estimates are considered the most accurate estimates for the state of New Mexico and should match those found on the University of New Mexico Geospatial and Population Studies website. Estimates include decimal fractions. Census tract population estimates were summed to produce County and Small Area population estimates. Population estimate totals may vary due to rounding. Population estimates for previous years are occasionally revised as new information becomes available. When publishing trend data, always be sure that your rates for earlier years match current rates on NM-IBIS that have been calculated with the most up-to-date population estimates.