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------ AVERAGE ------
HOWARD COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 212 185 210 238 200 209 154 53
General Fertility Rate 72.4 63.5 72.4 82.2* 69.1 71.9* 72.8* 67.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 44 11 4 21 12
Live Births: Women 15-19 45 28 47 46 33 40 24 16
Teen Fertility Rate 85.1 53.0 90.2 92.0 65.2 77.4 66.9 101.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 63 11 7 33 23
Births To Unmarried Women 59 60 87 92 73 74 36 38
% Births To Unmarried Women 27.8 32.4 41.4 38.7 36.5 35.4 23.4 71.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 34 21 24 30 30
Births To Unmarried Teens 24 17 36 34 23 27 12 15
% Births To Unmarried Teens 11.3 9.2 17.1*+ 14.3 11.5 12.9 7.8 28.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 59 15 24 34 26
Less Than 12 Years Education 59 55 61 70 65 62 46 15
% Less Than 12 Years Education 27.8 29.7* 29.0* 29.4* 32.5* 29.7* 29.9* 28.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 14 15 13 8 11
Low Birth Weight Births 15 11 21 28 19 19 12 7
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.1 5.9 10.0 11.8 9.5 9.1 7.8 13.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 74 17 10 28 30
No First Trimester Care 36 27 44 40 38 37 23 13
% No First Trimester Care 17.2* 14.6* 21.2 16.9 19.3 17.9* 15.0* 25.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 73 42 57 51 63
Total Infant Deaths 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 9.4 5.4 9.5 4.2 0.0* 4.8 6.5 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 54 32 64 75 64
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.7 5.4 4.8 4.2 0.0 4.8 6.5 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 33 38 37 75 41
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.7 0.0 4.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 75 24 75 75 75
Total Fetal Deaths 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Fetal Death Rate 0.0* 0.0 4.7 0.0* 0.0* 0.0* 0.0* 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 49 75 75 75
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 0
Perinatal Death Rate 4.7 5.4 9.5 4.2 0.0* 4.8* 6.5 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 67 53 63 75 74
Total Induced Abortions 26 21 14 13 16 18 9 6
Induced Abortion Ratio 12.3 11.4 6.7* 5.5* 8.0* 8.6* 5.8* 11.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 25 49 60 45 42
Female Population, 15-44 2,929 2,912 2,900 2,894 2,896 2,906 2,116 790
Female Population, 15-19 529 528 521 500 506 517 359 158
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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