NATURAL POPULATION INCREASE
Nebraska - 1961 to 2004
Year	Births	Deaths	Increase
1961	34,544	13,812	20,732
1962	33,886	14,305	19,581
1963	32,624	14,657	17,967
1964	30,727	14,758	15,959
1965	27,829	14,799	13,030
1966	25,618	14,799	10,819
1967	24,259	14,465	9,794
1968	24,236	15,017	9,219
1969	24,801	14,898	9,903
1970	25,877	15,016	10,861
Decade Total	284,401	146,526	137,865
1971	25,507	15,182	10,325
1972	23,473	15,540	7,933
1973	22,771	14,977	7,794
1974	23,695	15,016	8,679
1975	23,658	14,569	9,089
1976	23,767	14,536	9,231
1977	25,158	14,316	10,842
1978	25,103	14,408	10,695
1979	26,199	14,228	11,971
1980	27,335	14,465	12,870
Decade Total	246,666	147,237	99,429
1981	27,164	14,580	12,584
1982	26,954	14,567	12,387
1983	26,254	14,695	11,559
1984	26,099	14,633	11,466
1985	25,540	14,895	10,645
1986	24,425	14,662	9,763
1987	23,813	14,820	8,993
1988	23,904	14,858	9,046
1989	24,205	14,776	9,429
1990	24,622	15,007	9,615
Decade Total	252,980	147,493	105,487
1991	23,947	14,647	9,300
1992	23,336	14,577	8,759
1993	23,196	14,967	8,229
1994	23,131	14,974	8,157
1995	23,221	15,216	8,005
1996	23,271	15,435	7,836
1997	23,313	15,271	8,042
1998	23,533	15,181	8,352
1999	23,900	15,580	8,320
2000	24,643	14,979	9,664
Decade Total	235,491	150,827	84,664
2001	24,818	15,171	9,647
2002	25,381	15,721	9,660
2003	25,900	15,439	10,461
2004	26,324	14,647	11,677
Decade Total	102,423	60,978	29,768
Source:  Nebraska Health & Human Services System, Department of
Regulation and Licensure, Nebraska 2004 Vital Statistics Report, 2006
Last Updated	17-Aug-06
by Nebraska Databook
email:	michael.lundeen@nded.ne.gov