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LITTLE RIVER COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 186 177 160 152 158 167 121 44
General Fertility Rate 67.3 64.9 59.9 57.3* 61.2 62.3 62.3 59.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 41 50 65 53 45
Live Births: Women 15-19 37 46 32 24 16 31 20 11
Teen Fertility Rate 78.9 99.4* 72.2 54.8 36.4* 68.7 63.5 81.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 7 30 59 70 37
Births To Unmarried Women 35 75 61 53 46 54 24 29
% Births To Unmarried Women 18.8* 42.4*+ 38.1 34.9 29.1 32.3 19.8* 65.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 71 19 27 31 49 35
Births To Unmarried Teens 12 28 22 16 5 17 8 8
% Births To Unmarried Teens 6.5* 15.8+ 13.8 10.5 3.2*+ 10.2* 6.6 18.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 72 19 24 43 74 50
Less Than 12 Years Education 37 38 25 22 29 30 22 8
% Less Than 12 Years Education 19.9 21.5 15.6* 14.5* 18.4 18.0* 18.2 18.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 55 42 71 70 52 62
Low Birth Weight Births 12 18 27 14 17 18 10 8
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.5 10.2 16.9* 9.2+ 10.8 10.8 8.3 18.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 21 1 30 20 9
No First Trimester Care 32 39 28 15 28 28 17 11
% No First Trimester Care 17.4* 22.4 17.7 9.9*+ 17.8+ 17.0* 14.3* 25.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 39 57 75 55 66
Total Infant Deaths 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 5.4 5.6 6.3 19.7 6.3 6.0 8.3 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 55 53 47 5 45 60
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 6.3 13.2 0.0+ 6.0 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 30 4 75 27
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 5.4 5.6 0.0 6.6 6.3 6.0 8.3 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 10 75 16 16 12
Total Fetal Deaths 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Fetal Death Rate 5.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.5 6.0 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 75 75 75 16 51
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 1
Perinatal Death Rate 5.3 0.0* 6.3 13.2 12.5 6.0 8.3 22.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 75 61 24 27 73
Total Induced Abortions 15 5 7 13 5 9 4 3
Induced Abortion Ratio 8.1* 2.8*+ 4.4* 8.6* 3.2* 5.4* 3.3* 6.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 68 67 40 72 63
Female Population, 15-44 2,762 2,727 2,673 2,652 2,581 2,679 1,943 736
Female Population, 15-19 469 463 443 438 440 451 315 135
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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