Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics. Percentage of Deliveries According to Type of Hospital and Year

	All Deliveries			Deliveries with Birthweight ≤2,500 g
Year	Central/Regional Hospitals (%)	Local Hospitals/Maternity Clinics (%)	Total (N)	Central/Regional Hospitals (%)	Local Hospitals/Maternity Clinics (%)	Total (N)
1980	64.8	35.2	50,915	77.1	22.9	2,098
1981	66.0	34.0	50,564	77.5	22.5	2,148
1982	67.3	32.7	51,133	77.4	22.6	2,167
1983	67.9	32.1	49,780	80.2	19.8	2,240
1984	67.7	32.3	50,134	81.1	18.9	2,263
1985	70.0	30.0	51,002	81.4	18.6	2,407
1986	71.5	28.5	52,469	81.8	18.2	2,426
1987	72.5	27.5	53,949	84.4	15.6	2,585
1988	73.8	26.2	57,519	87.3	12.7	2,745
1989	75.3	24.7	59,257	87.6	12.4	2,843
1990	75.3	24.7	61,069	81.5	18.5	3,149
1991	75.1	24.9	60,936	82.5	17.5	3,251
1992	75.4	24.6	60,211	83.0	17.0	3,072
1993	75.7	24.3	59,766	84.5	15.5	2,973
1994	75.7	24.3	59,830	89.7	10.3	2,984
1995	75.5	24.5	59,808	89.6	10.4	2,881
1996	76.4	23.6	60,432	90.4	9.6	2,910
1997	76.5	23.5	59,266	91.4	8.6	2,853
1998	76.4	23.6	57,776	90.1	9.9	2,786
1999	77.9	22.1	59,421	90.8	9.2	3,073
2000	78.4	21.6	59,382	92.0	8.0	3,095
2001	78.9	21.1	56,841	91.8	8.2	2,995
2002	79.1	20.9	55,912	92.8	7.2	2,938
2003	79.2	20.8	57,111	92.7	7.3	2,960
2004	79.2	20.8	57,493	92.7	7.3	2,922
2005	80.5	19.5	56,421	93.4	6.6	2,915