Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the population

 10–14

1584 (0.94)

1430 (0.90)

1427 (0.85)

 15–19

35,596 (21.2)

31,121 (19.5)

31,756 (19.0)

 20–24

44,549 (26.6)

41,535 (26.1)

43,886 (26.3)

 25–29

38,051 (22.7)

36,861 (23.1)

39,380 (23.6)

 30–34

28,308 (16.9)

28,395 (17.8)

30,071 (18.0)

 35–39

14,902 (8.9

15,382 (9.7)

15,922 (9.5)

 40–44

4231 (2.5)

4259 (2.7)

4096 (2.5)

 45–49

429 (0.26)

440 (0.28)

395 (0.24)

 50–55

0 (0.00)

12 (0.01)

27 (0.24)

Deliveries

167,650

159,435

166,960

 Native American

7296 (4.35)

7179 (4.50)

7261 (4.35)

 Afro Ecuadorian

2622 (1.56)

1963 (1.23)

1918 (1.15)

 Montubio

333 (0.20)

380 (0.24)

633 (0.38)

 Mestizo

144,569 (86.2)

140,634 (88.2)

146,213 (87.6)

 Caucasian

721 (0.43)

483 (0.30)

527 (0.32)

 Other/Non-Specified

12,109 (7.2)

8796 (5.5)

10,408 (6.2)

  < 1500

98,777 (58.9)

89,137 (55.9)

101,486 (60.8)

 1500–3500

56,875 (33.9)

57,162 (35.9)

52,604 (31.5)

  > 3500

11,627 (6.9)

12,904 (8.1)

12,574 (7.5)

 Non-Specified

371 (0.22)

232 (0.15)

296 (0.18)