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DREW COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 277 258 257 267 231 258 173 83
General Fertility Rate 66.0 61.8 60.9 63.6 55.5* 61.6* 59.9 63.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 52 48 38 65 51
Live Births: Women 15-19 68 55 48 48 53 54 31 23
Teen Fertility Rate 82.3* 66.6 57.6 58.5 68.7* 66.2* 57.0* 84.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 44 55 51 28 42
Births To Unmarried Women 105 96 115 106 94 103 44 59
% Births To Unmarried Women 37.9 37.2 44.7* 39.7 40.7 39.9* 25.4 71.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 26 15 22 23 22
Births To Unmarried Teens 49 44 36 30 42 40 17 23
% Births To Unmarried Teens 17.7* 17.1* 14.0 11.2 18.2*+ 15.5* 9.8 27.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 14 23 37 9 16
Less Than 12 Years Education 37 50 55 55 49 49 33 17
% Less Than 12 Years Education 13.4* 19.4 21.4 20.6 21.2 19.0* 19.1 20.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 57 46 55 40 59
Low Birth Weight Births 20 19 31 25 16 22 10 12
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.2 7.4 12.1 9.4 6.9 8.5 5.8 14.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 58 6 27 56 36
No First Trimester Care 50 40 50 37 27 41 20 20
% No First Trimester Care 18.4* 15.6* 19.6 13.9* 11.7* 16.0* 11.7* 24.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 69 48 63 70 69
Total Infant Deaths 4 3 2 2 2 3 1 2
Infant Mortality Rate 14.4 11.6 7.8 7.5 8.7 11.6 5.8 24.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 19 38 45 28 14
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 3.6 11.6 7.8 0.0*+ 4.3 3.9 0.0 12.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 12 19 75 27 50
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 10.8 0.0+ 0.0 7.5 4.3 3.9 0.0 12.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 75 75 11 30 28
Total Fetal Deaths 3 4 1 5 3 3 2 1
Fetal Death Rate 10.7 15.3 3.9 18.4 12.8 11.5* 11.4 11.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 7 55 5 15 9
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 7 3 5 4 5 2 2
Perinatal Death Rate 14.3 26.7 11.6 18.4 17.1 19.2 11.4 23.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 7 46 13 18 7
Total Induced Abortions 38 46 51 28 48 42 19 17
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.7 17.8 19.8 10.5*+ 20.8+ 16.3 11.0 20.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 9 5 23 4 7
Female Population, 15-44 4,199 4,173 4,219 4,198 4,164 4,191 2,886 1,305
Female Population, 15-19 826 826 834 821 771 816 544 272
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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