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------ AVERAGE ------
BAXTER COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 309 317 316 352 328 324 321 0
General Fertility Rate 52.0* 53.6* 53.2* 59.3* 55.0* 54.6* 54.7* 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 72 73 69 58 66 72
Live Births: Women 15-19 61 51 54 60 63 58 57 0
Teen Fertility Rate 57.9 47.7 50.1 55.8 59.2 54.3 54.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 70 64 57 47 66
Births To Unmarried Women 77 71 89 106 100 89 88 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 24.9* 22.4* 28.2* 30.1* 30.5* 27.5* 27.4* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 68 48 45 44 49
Births To Unmarried Teens 34 26 33 33 38 33 33 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 11.0 8.2* 10.4 9.4 11.6 10.2* 10.3* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 67 47 52 33 49
Less Than 12 Years Education 54 48 56 63 51 54 53 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 17.5* 15.1* 17.7* 17.9* 15.5* 16.7* 16.5* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 70 61 58 66 66
Low Birth Weight Births 22 22 26 22 21 23 23 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.1 6.9 8.2 6.3 6.4 7.1* 7.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 53 64 37 66 64 63
No First Trimester Care 101 76 90 72 99 88 87 0
% No First Trimester Care 32.7* 24.1+ 28.5* 21.2+ 30.6*+ 27.4* 27.4* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 33 12 41 8 14
Total Infant Deaths 0 1 0 2 3 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 0.0* 3.2 0.0* 5.7 9.1 3.1* 3.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 63 75 55 23 70
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0* 0.0* 0.0* 5.7 6.1 3.1 3.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 29 21 60
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 3.2 0.0 0.0* 3.0 0.0 0.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 31 75 75 39 75
Total Fetal Deaths 6 3 0 2 4 3 3 0
Fetal Death Rate 19.0 9.4 0.0*+ 5.6 12.0 9.2 9.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 14 75 40 18 20
Total Perinatal Deaths 6 3 0 4 6 4 4 0
Perinatal Death Rate 19.0 9.4 0.0*+ 11.3+ 18.1 12.2 12.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 44 75 33 14 32
Total Induced Abortions 41 33 22 21 31 30 24 1
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.3 10.4* 7.0* 6.0* 9.5* 9.3* 7.5* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 33 47 56 34 37
Female Population, 15-44 5,945 5,917 5,936 5,936 5,962 5,939 5,865 74
Female Population, 15-19 1,053 1,069 1,078 1,076 1,064 1,068 1,056 12
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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