Dropout rate: Declined 40 percent from 2000 to 2004. El Paso County ranked 152 out of 173 counties with dropout data from the Texas Education Agency. Statewide, Texas reported a 46 percent decline.

Teen birth rate: Declined by 2 percent in 2000. El Paso had 2,378 births to teens in 2003, ranking 116 out of 254 counties. Statewide, the birth rate declined by 10 percent from 2000 to 2003.

Teen violent deaths: There were 16 in 2003, down from 20 in 2000. El Paso ranked 108 out of 254 counties. Statewide, violent deaths from accidents and homicides declined by 9 percent from 2000 to 2003.

Infant deaths: In El Paso, 53 infants died before their first birthday in 2003, a 17 percent increase since 2000. El Paso ranked 102 out of 254 counties.

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