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------ AVERAGE ------
LEE COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 155 174 158 156 156 160 53 106
General Fertility Rate 65.0 74.5 70.0 70.9 71.9 70.5 64.3 73.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 10 19 19 12 15
Live Births: Women 15-19 45 59 48 41 47 48 9 39
Teen Fertility Rate 81.4* 108.5* 92.8* 83.5* 97.9* 92.8* 67.7 101.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 5 9 16 6 5
Births To Unmarried Women 104 109 101 102 100 103 15 88
% Births To Unmarried Women 67.1* 62.6* 63.9* 65.4* 64.1* 64.4* 28.3 83.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 2 2 2 2 2
Births To Unmarried Teens 40 53 42 36 44 43 4 39
% Births To Unmarried Teens 25.8* 30.5* 26.6* 23.1* 28.2* 26.9* 7.5 36.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 1 2 3 2 2
Less Than 12 Years Education 57 58 54 51 56 55 11 44
% Less Than 12 Years Education 36.8* 33.3* 34.2* 32.7* 35.9* 34.4* 20.8 41.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 6 6 6 3 4
Low Birth Weight Births 13 20 18 14 17 16 4 12
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.4 11.5 11.4 9.0 10.9 10.0 7.5 11.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 12 8 34 19 18
No First Trimester Care 52 57 50 48 44 50 10 40
% No First Trimester Care 34.0* 32.9* 32.7* 31.0* 28.4* 31.6* 19.2 38.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 6 4 7 11 5
Total Infant Deaths 3 2 1 5 4 3 1 2
Infant Mortality Rate 19.4 11.5 6.3 32.1* 25.6 18.8* 18.9 18.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 20 46 2 2 2
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 2 1 4 2 2 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 12.9 11.5 6.3 25.6* 12.8 12.5* 18.9* 9.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 13 29 2 3 2
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 6.5 0.0 0.0 6.4 12.8 6.3 0.0 9.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 75 75 17 3 8
Total Fetal Deaths 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 1
Fetal Death Rate 6.4 0.0 18.6+ 6.4 6.4 6.2 0.0 9.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 75 3 34 41 48
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 2 4 5 3 3 1 2
Perinatal Death Rate 19.2 11.5 24.8 31.8 19.1 18.6* 18.9 18.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 38 5 3 12 8
Total Induced Abortions 24 18 21 13 12 18 4 11
Induced Abortion Ratio 15.5 10.3 13.3 8.3* 7.7* 11.3* 7.5 10.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 34 14 41 47 21
Female Population, 15-44 2,383 2,337 2,256 2,200 2,170 2,269 824 1,445
Female Population, 15-19 553 544 517 491 480 517 133 384
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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