Live Births

N/A

Essex

386

Carroll

317

Coos

806

Grafton

591

Oxford

Data from 2006

County	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Oxford, ME	576	555	538	517	526	530	547	580	570	591
Carroll, NH	403	382	397	407	366	416	396	393	422	386
Coos, NH	334	290	317	333	294	291	303	275	299	317
Grafton, NH	804	836	812	834	768	818	787	821	797	806
Essex, VT	58	76	72	64	69	55	54	57	36	N/A

Source: 1998-2006: Maine Bureau of Health, Office of Data, Research and Vital Statistics (http://www.state.me.us/dhhs/bohodr/links.htm); New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Health Statistics and Data Management (http://nhhealthwrqs.org/); Vermont Department of Health, Agency of Human Services (http://healthvermont.gov/research/index.aspx or http://healthvermont.gov/research/index.aspx#vitalstats)
1998-2006: National Center for Health Statistics, Birth Data (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/births.htm)
Note: An infant is a child under one year of age. The infant mortality rate is calculated by dividing the number of infant deaths by the number of live births. It is presented on a "per 1,000" basis.