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------ AVERAGE ------
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 933 915 926 938 857 914 505 401
General Fertility Rate 80.3* 78.6* 80.9* 82.7* 77.8* 80.1* 71.9* 91.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 6 3 3 6 4
Live Births: Women 15-19 254 261 244 215 206 236 107 128
Teen Fertility Rate 117.4* 119.2* 113.8* 102.2* 101.6* 111.0* 89.2* 138.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 2 3 3 3 2
Births To Unmarried Women 476 478 500 504 494 490 166 322
% Births To Unmarried Women 51.0* 52.2* 54.0* 53.7* 57.6* 53.6* 32.9* 80.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 9 9 10 8 9
Births To Unmarried Teens 200 201 193 175 174 189 66 122
% Births To Unmarried Teens 21.4* 22.0* 20.8* 18.7* 20.3* 20.7* 13.1* 30.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 6 7 12 5 6
Less Than 12 Years Education 289 302 309 299 286 297 154 142
% Less Than 12 Years Education 31.0* 33.0* 33.4* 31.9* 33.4* 32.5* 30.5* 35.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 7 8 8 6 6
Low Birth Weight Births 95 89 91 96 111 96 46 50
% Low Birth Weight Births 10.2* 9.7 9.8 10.2 13.0* 10.5* 9.1* 12.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 28 20 18 7 13
No First Trimester Care 328 148 104 162 200 188 81 105
% No First Trimester Care 36.2* 16.7*+ 11.6*+ 17.9+ 24.4*+ 21.3 16.5* 27.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 62 74 53 27 44
Total Infant Deaths 11 9 6 8 10 9 4 5
Infant Mortality Rate 11.8 9.8 6.5 8.5 11.7 9.8 7.9 12.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 28 44 35 14 27
Total Neonatal Deaths 9 6 5 2 5 5 3 3
Neonatal Mortality Rate 9.6 6.6 5.4 2.1 5.8 5.5 5.9 7.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 29 35 49 25 34
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 3 1 6 5 3 1 2
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 2.1 3.3 1.1 6.4 5.8 3.3 2.0 5.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 30 45 18 20 36
Total Fetal Deaths 14 8 6 9 4 8 4 4
Fetal Death Rate 14.8* 8.7 6.4 9.5 4.6 8.7 7.9 9.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 19 40 19 48 24
Total Perinatal Deaths 23 14 11 11 9 14 6 7
Perinatal Death Rate 24.3* 15.2 11.8 11.6 10.5 15.2 11.8 17.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 22 44 32 34 16
Total Induced Abortions 17 15 29 17 19 19 9 7
Induced Abortion Ratio 1.8* 1.6* 3.1*+ 1.8* 2.2* 2.1* 1.8* 1.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 71 71 74 74 75
Female Population, 15-44 11,612 11,636 11,445 11,340 11,020 11,411 7,027 4,384
Female Population, 15-19 2,164 2,190 2,144 2,104 2,027 2,126 1,199 927
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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