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------ AVERAGE ------
CHICOT COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 216 220 201 202 210 210 80 129
General Fertility Rate 72.5 76.1* 71.4 73.1 78.4* 74.3* 73.7* 74.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 9 16 14 5 7
Live Births: Women 15-19 53 53 41 47 39 47 9 38
Teen Fertility Rate 86.5* 89.5* 72.7 87.5* 74.3 83.0* 50.0* 98.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 15 27 11 17 10
Births To Unmarried Women 138 136 114 119 130 127 17 111
% Births To Unmarried Women 63.9* 61.8* 56.7* 58.9* 61.9* 60.5* 21.3 86.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 3 5 4 4 3
Births To Unmarried Teens 48 46 34 42 36 41 5 36
% Births To Unmarried Teens 22.2* 20.9* 16.9 20.8* 17.1* 19.5* 6.3 27.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 7 17 5 11 10
Less Than 12 Years Education 62 62 46 50 61 56 17 39
% Less Than 12 Years Education 28.7* 28.2 22.9 24.8 29.0* 26.7* 21.3 30.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 17 38 31 11 20
Low Birth Weight Births 30 24 18 28 23 25 7 17
% Low Birth Weight Births 13.9* 10.9 9.0 13.9* 11.0 11.9* 8.8 13.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 17 29 4 18 6
No First Trimester Care 52 53 42 23 32 40 6 34
% No First Trimester Care 24.4 24.9 21.9 11.5*+ 15.5 19.5 7.7* 27.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 30 36 71 63 52
Total Infant Deaths 4 1 2 2 4 3 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 18.5 4.5 10.0 9.9 19.0 14.3 12.5 7.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 57 30 28 4 6
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.6 4.5 0.0 9.9 9.5 4.8 0.0 7.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 40 75 8 7 42
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 0 2 0 2 1 1 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 13.9 0.0+ 10.0+ 0.0 9.5 4.8 12.5 7.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 75 5 75 5 18
Total Fetal Deaths 4 3 3 4 3 3 1 3
Fetal Death Rate 18.2 13.5 14.7 19.4 14.1 14.1* 12.3 22.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 10 8 4 12 5
Total Perinatal Deaths 5 4 3 6 5 5 1 4
Perinatal Death Rate 22.7 17.9 14.7 29.1 23.5 23.5* 12.3 30.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 16 26 4 8 4
Total Induced Abortions 20 23 21 19 19 20 6 11
Induced Abortion Ratio 9.3* 10.5 10.4 9.4* 9.0* 9.5* 7.5 8.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 32 23 34 38 36
Female Population, 15-44 2,978 2,892 2,817 2,762 2,680 2,826 1,086 1,739
Female Population, 15-19 613 592 564 537 525 566 180 386
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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