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------ AVERAGE ------
BENTON COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 2,074 2,092 2,155 2,273 2,437 2,206 2,035 10
General Fertility Rate 72.4* 70.7* 69.7* 70.7* 73.0* 71.3* 68.7* 7.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 16 20 20 11 13
Live Births: Women 15-19 303 321 307 302 310 309 282 2
Teen Fertility Rate 66.0* 67.4* 61.9* 59.2* 57.9* 62.4* 59.3* 10.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 42 46 50 48 52
Births To Unmarried Women 465 516 543 553 602 536 475 2
% Births To Unmarried Women 22.4* 24.7* 25.2* 24.3* 24.7* 24.3* 23.3* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 59 58 60 65 64
Births To Unmarried Teens 165 205 187 179 193 186 169 1
% Births To Unmarried Teens 8.0* 9.8*+ 8.7* 7.9* 7.9* 8.4* 8.3 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 52 60 68 57 65
Less Than 12 Years Education 507 505 538 574 586 542 472 1
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.4 24.1 25.0* 25.3* 24.0* 24.6* 23.2* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 32 25 28 28 27
Low Birth Weight Births 140 127 168 166 138 148 133 2
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.8* 6.1* 7.8+ 7.3* 5.7*+ 6.7* 6.5* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 72 43 52 67 68
No First Trimester Care 462 388 362 365 400 395 350 2
% No First Trimester Care 22.4* 18.7*+ 17.1* 16.5* 16.6* 18.1* 17.4* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 53 61 58 58 59
Total Infant Deaths 9 23 12 10 15 14 13 0
Infant Mortality Rate 4.3* 11.0+ 5.6 4.4* 6.2 6.3* 6.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 22 53 62 46 55
Total Neonatal Deaths 5 8 9 5 7 7 6 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 2.4 3.8 4.2 2.2* 2.9 3.2* 2.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 48 39 48 37 56
Total Postneonatal Deaths 4 15 3 5 8 7 6 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 1.9 7.2*+ 1.4+ 2.2 3.3 3.2 2.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 4 44 52 38 38
Total Fetal Deaths 11 7 10 10 6 9 8 0
Fetal Death Rate 5.3 3.3 4.6 4.4 2.5* 4.1* 3.9* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 52 50 48 55 65
Total Perinatal Deaths 16 15 19 15 13 16 14 0
Perinatal Death Rate 7.7* 7.1* 8.8 6.6* 5.3* 7.2* 6.9* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 54 55 57 60 68
Total Induced Abortions 217 220 223 231 272 233 172 2
Induced Abortion Ratio 10.5* 10.5* 10.3* 10.2* 11.2* 10.6* 8.5* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 29 24 27 27 27
Female Population, 15-44 28,635 29,577 30,904 32,167 33,369 30,930 29,606 1,324
Female Population, 15-19 4,594 4,765 4,957 5,102 5,350 4,954 4,757 196
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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