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------ AVERAGE ------
CLARK COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 277 304 272 302 267 284 206 73
General Fertility Rate 47.2* 53.9* 47.9* 53.1* 47.0* 49.7* 48.8* 49.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 71 74 72 73 73
Live Births: Women 15-19 47 56 41 42 42 46 30 15
Teen Fertility Rate 34.1 44.1 32.0 33.3 35.4 36.1 31.3 47.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 72 74 74 73 74
Births To Unmarried Women 79 98 81 101 90 90 40 48
% Births To Unmarried Women 28.5 32.2 29.8 33.4 33.7 31.7* 19.4* 65.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 35 40 38 37 36
Births To Unmarried Teens 27 34 27 27 28 29 14 14
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.7 11.2 9.9 8.9 10.5 10.2* 6.8 19.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 40 51 58 42 48
Less Than 12 Years Education 50 43 48 45 46 46 35 11
% Less Than 12 Years Education 18.1 14.1* 17.6 14.9* 17.2 16.2* 17.0* 15.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 73 62 68 59 69
Low Birth Weight Births 21 28 17 29 25 24 13 11
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.6 9.2 6.3 9.6 9.4 8.5 6.3 15.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 36 63 24 30 38
No First Trimester Care 85 80 59 75 69 74 46 26
% No First Trimester Care 31.3* 27.2* 22.6 25.9* 27.1* 27.0* 23.2* 36.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 18 32 17 16 17
Total Infant Deaths 2 2 4 3 0 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 7.2 6.6 14.7 9.9 0.0*+ 7.0 4.9 13.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 47 10 27 75 50
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 3.6 3.3 7.4 6.6 0.0* 3.5 4.9 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 53 21 23 75 53
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.6 3.3 7.4 3.3 0.0 3.5 4.9 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 29 12 41 75 32
Total Fetal Deaths 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 3.6 3.3 7.3 0.0*+ 7.4+ 3.5 4.8 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 53 34 75 33 67
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 1
Perinatal Death Rate 7.2 6.6 14.6 6.6 7.4 7.0 9.7 13.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 61 27 56 51 70
Total Induced Abortions 61 66 62 40 57 57 27 19
Induced Abortion Ratio 22.0* 21.7* 22.8* 13.2+ 21.3*+ 20.1* 13.1* 26.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 3 3 11 3 4
Female Population, 15-44 5,865 5,642 5,677 5,692 5,675 5,710 4,225 1,486
Female Population, 15-19 1,380 1,271 1,281 1,261 1,188 1,276 957 319
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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