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------ AVERAGE ------
DESHA COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 250 238 250 240 219 239 109 129
General Fertility Rate 73.4 70.8 76.1* 73.6 69.9 72.6* 70.0* 74.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 15 7 12 17 10
Live Births: Women 15-19 66 64 66 55 50 60 20 40
Teen Fertility Rate 95.0* 92.6* 98.4* 83.8* 79.9* 89.8* 73.0* 101.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 12 8 15 12 7
Births To Unmarried Women 130 142 148 141 134 139 33 106
% Births To Unmarried Women 52.0* 59.7* 59.2* 58.8* 61.2* 58.2* 30.3* 82.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 5 3 5 5 6
Births To Unmarried Teens 54 54 59 47 42 51 12 39
% Births To Unmarried Teens 21.6* 22.7* 23.6* 19.6* 19.2* 21.3* 11.0* 30.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 5 4 9 7 4
Less Than 12 Years Education 62 49 55 60 55 56 28 29
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.8 20.6 22.0 25.0 25.1 23.4 25.7* 22.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 49 43 30 24 34
Low Birth Weight Births 21 24 33 30 39 29 9 20
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.4 10.1 13.2* 12.5* 17.8* 12.1* 8.3 15.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 23 4 9 1 4
No First Trimester Care 57 39 50 59 51 51 14 37
% No First Trimester Care 23.0 16.6* 20.3 24.8 23.4 21.5 13.1* 28.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 63 46 22 33 43
Total Infant Deaths 2 2 6 2 4 3 1 2
Infant Mortality Rate 8.0 8.4 24.0* 8.3 18.3 12.6 9.2 15.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 35 2 36 6 10
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 1 4 1 2 2 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 8.0 4.2 16.0 4.2 9.1 8.4 9.2 7.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 43 4 38 10 6
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 4.2 8.0 4.2 9.1 4.2 0.0 7.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 21 9 36 6 26
Total Fetal Deaths 2 4 3 3 6 4 1 3
Fetal Death Rate 7.9 16.5 11.9 12.3 26.7* 16.5* 9.1 22.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 5 16 11 2 2
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 5 7 4 8 6 1 4
Perinatal Death Rate 15.9 20.7 27.7 16.5 35.6* 24.7* 9.1 30.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 12 2 16 2 3
Total Induced Abortions 35 25 31 32 31 31 10 14
Induced Abortion Ratio 14.0 10.5 12.4 13.3 14.2 13.0* 9.2 10.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 30 15 10 12 13
Female Population, 15-44 3,405 3,363 3,287 3,262 3,131 3,290 1,557 1,733
Female Population, 15-19 695 691 671 656 626 668 274 393
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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