{"id":12204,"date":"2025-05-18T00:15:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T05:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/?page_id=12204"},"modified":"2025-05-31T12:50:30","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T17:50:30","slug":"2002-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hp\/2002-1\/","title":{"rendered":"hp\/2002 ~  Vital Statistics Annual Report 2002  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_wp_text]\r\n<div id=\"main_header\" class=\"container\"><header class=\"pull-left\">\r\n<h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Delaware Vital Statistics Annual Report 2002<!--[END]--><\/h1>\r\n<\/header><\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<div id=\"leftCol\" class=\"col-md-3\">\r\n<div id=\"accordion\" class=\"panel-group\">\r\n<div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\r\n<div class=\"panel-heading\">\r\n<p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" href=\"#collapseOne\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-parent=\"#accordion\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"collapseOne\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\">\r\n<div id=\"clf_nav\" class=\"panel-body\">\r\n<ul id=\"agency_sidebar\" class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2>\r\n&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"toplevel\">\r\n<h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul id=\"HomeMenu\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\">\r\n \t<li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &amp; 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