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------ AVERAGE ------
NEWTON COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 97 106 82 94 87 93 M M
General Fertility Rate 61.3 67.7 52.2* 58.9 56.6 59.2* - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 24 72 61 62 60
Live Births: Women 15-19 17 21 15 14 14 16 M M
Teen Fertility Rate 59.0 73.2 51.9 47.1 47.5 55.0 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 34 61 66 66 62
Births To Unmarried Women 26 24 17 19 17 21 M M
% Births To Unmarried Women 26.8 22.6* 20.7* 20.2* 19.5* 22.6* - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 66 72 73 73 68
Births To Unmarried Teens 7 11 7 9 6 8 M M
% Births To Unmarried Teens 7.2 10.4 8.5 9.6 6.9 8.6* - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 48 61 51 70 64
Less Than 12 Years Education 18 22 18 20 12 18 M M
% Less Than 12 Years Education 18.6 20.8 22.0 21.3 13.8 19.4 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 48 44 49 72 57
Low Birth Weight Births 9 8 5 10 4 7 M M
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.3 7.5 6.1 10.6 4.6 7.5 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 53 65 16 71 53
No First Trimester Care 12 15 13 17 20 15 M M
% No First Trimester Care 12.4* 14.2* 16.3 18.5 23.0 16.3* - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 74 64 50 36 68
Total Infant Deaths 1 1 0 0 1 1 M M
Infant Mortality Rate 10.3 9.4 0.0 0.0 11.5 10.8 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 30 75 75 15 21
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 1 0 0 1 0 M M
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 9.4 0.0 0.0 11.5 0.0 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 17 75 75 5 75
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 0 0 0 0 0 M M
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 10.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 75 75 75 75 75
Total Fetal Deaths 0 3 0 0 2 1 M M
Fetal Death Rate 0.0 27.5+ 0.0+ 0.0 22.5+ 10.6 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 2 75 75 4 12
Total Perinatal Deaths 0 4 0 0 3 1 M M
Perinatal Death Rate 0.0* 36.7+ 0.0+ 0.0 33.7+ 10.6 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 3 75 75 3 45
Total Induced Abortions 2 1 4 6 8 4 M M
Induced Abortion Ratio 2.1* 0.9* 4.9* 6.4* 9.2 4.3* - * -
Rank Among 75 Counties 72 73 63 53 37 69
Female Population, 15-44 1,582 1,565 1,572 1,596 1,538 1,571 M M
Female Population, 15-19 288 287 289 297 295 291 M M
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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