Table 4

Health indicators: development of outcomes*

Health indicator	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	Mean for recession years	Mean for other years	Difference
*Recession years are shown in bold type.
Low birth weight per 1000 infants	47	48	43	40	46	47	41	45	42	43	–	–	44.0	44.4	p=0.85
Infections: days in hospital care per 1000 children	83	85	76	72	82	84	76	67	60	47	46	38	69.4	66.6	p=0.79
Asthma and allergic disorders: days in hospital care per 1000 children	18	16	11	12	12	13	17	15	14	11	6	6	13.4	11.5	p=0.39
Accidental injuries: days in hospital care per 1000 children	38	30	36	34	29	27	26	26	20	17	15	16	24.4	28.1	p=0.42
Abortions per 1000 girls/women	–	–	–	–	–	–	23	22	21	21	21	20	21.7	20.1	p=0.16