Table 1

Incidences of ectopic pregnancy (EP) per 1000 pregnancies, EP per 1000 women and acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) per 1000 women in the age groups ≤24 and ≥25 years in the catchment area of Örebro Medical Centre Hospital for the period 1970–97. Incidences are age standardised and grouped in 5 year periods from 1970 to 1994 and then yearly from 1995 to 1997

EP per 1000 pregnanciesEP per 1000 womenPID per 1000 women
Time periods≤24 years≥25 years≤24 years≥25 years≤24 years≥25 years
*Figures for EP could not be stratified for age, see text.
1970–4*7.740.495.951.45
1975–910.0115.310.970.847.731.71
1980–47.4517.500.681.174.521.41
1985–97.2820.950.731.593.391.01
1990–49.8517.530.881.231.550.63
1995–4.6115.270.331.050.740.46
1996–4.7915.480.330.940.410.51
1997–4.0213.850.250.780.670.43