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------ AVERAGE ------
MILLER COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 592 595 597 593 581 592 412 173
General Fertility Rate 68.1 68.6 69.4 69.3 67.6 68.6* 66.3* 71.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 21 21 22 27 23
Live Births: Women 15-19 139 126 99 119 95 116 64 50
Teen Fertility Rate 94.6* 85.7 68.5+ 84.2* 69.1 80.8* 63.8 115.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 17 37 14 27 16
Births To Unmarried Women 118 246 227 254 241 217 90 126
% Births To Unmarried Women 19.9* 41.3*+ 38.0 42.8* 41.5* 36.7 21.8* 72.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 69 20 28 19 21 26
Births To Unmarried Teens 42 95 72 88 66 73 29 44
% Births To Unmarried Teens 7.1* 16.0*+ 12.1 14.8* 11.4 12.3 7.0* 25.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 69 18 33 21 35 28
Less Than 12 Years Education 160 162 149 142 127 148 93 53
% Less Than 12 Years Education 27.0* 27.2* 25.0 23.9 21.9 25.0* 22.6 30.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 20 26 35 36 26
Low Birth Weight Births 47 59 58 57 53 55 34 20
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.9 9.9 9.7 9.6 9.1 9.3 8.3 11.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 26 21 23 37 24
No First Trimester Care 140 121 103 121 115 120 57 62
% No First Trimester Care 23.8 20.4 17.5* 20.5 19.9 20.4 13.9* 36.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 46 58 44 46 46
Total Infant Deaths 4 6 5 6 4 5 4 1
Infant Mortality Rate 6.8 10.1 8.4 10.1 6.9 8.4 9.7 5.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 26 36 26 40 38
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 4 2 5 3 3 3 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 3.4 6.7 3.4 8.4 5.2 5.1 7.3* 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 27 43 15 26 37
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.4 3.4 5.0 1.7 1.7 3.4 2.4 5.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 27 22 55 45 34
Total Fetal Deaths 3 0 6 0 1 2 1 1
Fetal Death Rate 5.0 0.0*+ 10.0+ 0.0*+ 1.7* 3.4* 2.4* 5.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 75 26 75 57 69
Total Perinatal Deaths 5 4 8 5 4 5 4 1
Perinatal Death Rate 8.4 6.7 13.3 8.4 6.9 8.4 9.7 5.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 59 35 49 55 62
Total Induced Abortions 14 15 20 17 20 17 8 5
Induced Abortion Ratio 2.4* 2.5* 3.4* 2.9* 3.4* 2.9* 1.9* 2.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 71 70 70 69 68 71
Female Population, 15-44 8,698 8,672 8,608 8,562 8,592 8,626 6,211 2,415
Female Population, 15-19 1,470 1,471 1,445 1,414 1,375 1,435 1,003 432
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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