(a) BirthRates1 by Sex and Health Board Area, 1996-2003 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 (i) Males Scotland 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.3 Argyll and Clyde 6.1 6.1 5.5 5.4 5.3 4.9 4.8 5.0 Ayrshire and Arran 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.2 5.0 5.1 4.9 5.0 Borders 5.3 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.9 Dumfries and Galloway 5.6 5.4 5.2 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.8 4.4 Fife 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.3 Forth Valley 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.5 Grampian 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.1 Greater Glasgow 6.4 6.4 6.1 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.7 Highland 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.9 Lanarkshire 6.3 6.4 6.1 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.5 Lothian 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.5 Orkney 6.4 6.2 5.3 4.9 3.6 4.2 3.8 4.7 Shetland 6.1 5.7 5.6 6.2 5.3 6.0 5.7 6.1 Tayside 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.2 4.9 5.3 Western Isles 4.9 4.4 4.8 5.2 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.8 (ii) Females Scotland 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 Argyll and Clyde 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.9 4.8 4.8 Ayrshire and Arran 5.5 5.4 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.8 Borders 5.4 5.4 4.7 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.6 4.8 Dumfries and Galloway 5.3 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.5 Fife 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.1 4.8 5.1 4.9 5.0 Forth Valley 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.9 5.0 Grampian 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.8 Greater Glasgow 6.0 6.1 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.2 5.2 Highland 5.4 5.6 5.6 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 5.1 Lanarkshire 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.4 5.4 Lothian 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.2 Orkney 4.4 5.2 4.6 4.8 4.3 4.8 4.7 4.1 Shetland 5.7 6.9 6.1 6.4 4.9 5.2 3.9 5.4 Tayside 5.4 5.4 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.9 Western Isles 4.9 4.6 5.2 4.5 4.0 4.1 4.9 4.9 Note:1. Live...