Table 1.

Annual Mortality Rates per 100,000 (number of deaths). During each of first ten years following first pregnancy outcome.

First pregnancy outcome	1st yr	2nd yr	3rd yr	4th yr	5th yr	6th yr	7th yr	8th yr	9th yr	10th yr
Birth	17.9 (57)	20.7 (66)	22.0 (70)	22.0 (70)	21.3 (68)	22.9 (73)	22.9 (73)	28.2 (90)	21.7 (69)	19.8 (63)
Miscarriage	31.2 (8)	15.6 (4)#	31.2 (8)	27.3 (7)	39.0 (10)	54.6 (14)*	31.2 (8)	62.4 (16)*	27.3 (7)	15.6 (4)#
Early Abortion	33.8 (39)†	38.9 (45)‡	28.6 (33)	32.0 (37)	44.1 (51)‡	44.1 (51)‡	37.2 (43)*	28.6 (33)	38.9 (27)*	23.4 (27)
Late Abortion**	110.0 (4)#	55.0 (2)#	82.5 (3)#	27.5 (1)#	110.0 (4)#	55.0 (2)#	55.0 (2)#	55.0 (2)#	27.5 (1)#	27.5 (1)#

^#Cell counts <5; chi-square test for significance not reliable.

^*p<.05;

^†p<.01;

^‡p<.001; using birth as the control group.