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------ AVERAGE ------
ASHLEY COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 331 329 326 314 302 320 215 104
General Fertility Rate 65.0 65.1 65.3 63.7 62.7 64.3 62.9 66.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 39 34 37 46 36
Live Births: Women 15-19 82 72 68 60 52 67 37 30
Teen Fertility Rate 88.9* 79.0 76.9 70.4 60.0 75.5* 64.5 95.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 22 23 39 45 25
Births To Unmarried Women 130 118 112 104 116 116 37 79
% Births To Unmarried Women 39.3* 35.9 34.4 33.1 38.4 36.3 17.2* 76.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 29 32 40 28 28
Births To Unmarried Teens 50 50 43 38 35 43 15 28
% Births To Unmarried Teens 15.1 15.2 13.2 12.1 11.6 13.4 7.0* 26.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 21 26 35 32 24
Less Than 12 Years Education 75 87 79 66 67 75 47 28
% Less Than 12 Years Education 22.7 26.4 24.2 21.0 22.2 23.4 21.9 26.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 23 30 53 33 33
Low Birth Weight Births 26 37 34 24 28 30 16 13
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.9 11.2 10.4 7.6 9.3 9.4 7.4 12.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 15 12 46 31 23
No First Trimester Care 74 71 55 67 47 63 32 30
% No First Trimester Care 22.5 21.8 17.3 21.3 15.6* 19.8 15.0* 29.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 43 59 40 61 49
Total Infant Deaths 5 2 2 2 2 3 2 1
Infant Mortality Rate 15.1 6.1 6.1 6.4 6.6 9.4 9.3 9.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 50 48 52 43 30
Total Neonatal Deaths 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 15.1* 3.0 0.0* 0.0* 3.3 3.1 4.7 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 56 75 75 32 58
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0* 3.0 6.1 6.4 3.3 3.1 4.7 9.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 33 14 20 36 40
Total Fetal Deaths 3 3 4 3 0 3 2 1
Fetal Death Rate 9.0 9.0 12.1 9.5 0.0*+ 9.3 9.2 9.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 16 15 20 75 19
Total Perinatal Deaths 8 4 4 3 1 4 3 1
Perinatal Death Rate 24.0 12.0 12.1 9.5 3.3 12.4 13.8 9.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 35 42 43 66 30
Total Induced Abortions 24 41 36 30 32 33 11 15
Induced Abortion Ratio 7.3* 12.5+ 11.0 9.6* 10.6* 10.3* 5.1* 14.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 19 22 33 30 31
Female Population, 15-44 5,090 5,052 4,991 4,929 4,816 4,976 3,419 1,557
Female Population, 15-19 922 911 884 852 867 887 574 314
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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