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------ AVERAGE ------
CRITTENDEN COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 874 897 861 924 879 887 345 536
General Fertility Rate 75.5* 77.4* 74.3* 79.0* 75.5* 76.4* 61.3 89.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 8 8 6 8 6
Live Births: Women 15-19 222 199 207 207 204 208 49 157
Teen Fertility Rate 106.9* 95.2* 100.0* 101.3* 100.8* 100.9* 57.1 130.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 10 6 4 5 4
Births To Unmarried Women 503 524 500 559 504 518 89 426
% Births To Unmarried Women 57.6* 58.4* 58.1* 60.5* 57.3* 58.4* 25.8 79.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 6 4 3 9 5
Births To Unmarried Teens 192 178 198 187 183 188 33 153
% Births To Unmarried Teens 22.0* 19.8* 23.0* 20.2* 20.8* 21.2* 9.6 28.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 10 5 6 4 5
Less Than 12 Years Education 283 277 261 281 255 271 71 198
% Less Than 12 Years Education 32.4* 30.9* 30.3* 30.4* 29.0* 30.6* 20.6 36.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 12 11 11 12 9
Low Birth Weight Births 109 113 99 108 107 107 26 80
% Low Birth Weight Births 12.5* 12.6* 11.5* 11.7* 12.2* 12.1* 7.5 14.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 6 7 12 9 5
No First Trimester Care 206 178 202 252 220 212 47 164
% No First Trimester Care 24.3 20.6 23.7 27.5* 25.1* 24.3* 13.9* 31.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 45 28 16 26 26
Total Infant Deaths 10 8 12 7 14 10 2 8
Infant Mortality Rate 11.4 8.9 13.9 7.6 15.9* 11.3* 5.8 14.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 33 11 43 8 17
Total Neonatal Deaths 6 5 7 4 7 6 1 5
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.9 5.6 8.1 4.3 8.0 6.8 2.9 9.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 32 17 36 16 19
Total Postneonatal Deaths 4 3 5 3 7 4 1 3
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.6 3.3 5.8 3.2 8.0 4.5 2.9 5.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 28 16 42 11 23
Total Fetal Deaths 2 5 6 2 4 4 1 3
Fetal Death Rate 2.3* 5.5 6.9 2.2* 4.5 4.5* 2.9 5.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 39 37 55 49 62
Total Perinatal Deaths 8 10 13 6 11 10 2 8
Perinatal Death Rate 9.1 11.1 15.0 6.5 12.5 11.2 5.8* 14.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 40 24 58 28 37
Total Induced Abortions 17 13 18 17 30 19 6 9
Induced Abortion Ratio 1.9* 1.4* 2.1* 1.8* 3.4*+ 2.1* 1.7* 1.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 73 72 74 72 70 74
Female Population, 15-44 11,575 11,589 11,595 11,690 11,637 11,617 5,624 5,993
Female Population, 15-19 2,076 2,090 2,070 2,044 2,023 2,061 858 1,203
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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