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LAFAYETTE COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 129 112 93 126 99 112 54 58
General Fertility Rate 73.8 65.7 56.0 77.1+ 63.2 67.3 57.6 79.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 34 63 9 43 25
Live Births: Women 15-19 29 23 21 31 23 25 7 18
Teen Fertility Rate 91.5 74.4 70.9 109.5* 84.6 84.7* 47.6 121.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 30 32 2 10 8
Births To Unmarried Women 46 51 46 68 59 54 10 44
% Births To Unmarried Women 35.7 45.5* 49.5* 54.0* 59.6* 48.2* 18.5* 75.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 13 12 9 7 11
Births To Unmarried Teens 19 21 21 30 18 22 5 17
% Births To Unmarried Teens 14.7 18.8 22.6* 23.8* 18.2 19.6* 9.3 29.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 12 6 2 9 9
Less Than 12 Years Education 33 22 38 41 17 30 12 18
% Less Than 12 Years Education 25.6 19.6 40.9*+ 32.5* 17.2+ 26.8* 22.2 31.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 55 2 7 60 19
Low Birth Weight Births 10 15 7 18 11 12 5 7
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.8 13.4 7.5 14.3* 11.1 10.7 9.3 12.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 4 47 2 17 11
No First Trimester Care 22 26 24 28 19 24 8 16
% No First Trimester Care 17.1* 23.2 25.8 22.2 20.2 21.6 14.8 28.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 68 35 23 34 44 42
Total Infant Deaths 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Infant Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 10 75 75
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 3 75 75
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0* 0.0 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 75 75 75
Total Fetal Deaths 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Fetal Death Rate 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 75 75 75 24 75
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
Perinatal Death Rate 7.7 0.0* 0.0 15.9 10.0 8.9 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 75 75 19 36 59
Total Induced Abortions 1 1 6 2 3 3 2 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 0.8* 0.9* 6.5*+ 1.6* 3.0* 2.7* 3.7* 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 74 51 75 73 73
Female Population, 15-44 1,747 1,706 1,662 1,635 1,567 1,663 937 726
Female Population, 15-19 317 309 296 283 272 295 147 148
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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