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------ AVERAGE ------
OUACHITA COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 363 380 376 366 339 365 194 168
General Fertility Rate 61.2 64.6 64.8 64.0 61.4 63.2 60.0 66.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 42 37 36 50 42
Live Births: Women 15-19 86 100 98 80 69 87 37 49
Teen Fertility Rate 79.2* 91.3* 90.3* 75.5* 65.0* 80.8* 66.9* 93.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 14 10 27 34 17
Births To Unmarried Women 166 188 165 157 149 165 46 118
% Births To Unmarried Women 45.7* 49.5* 43.9* 42.9* 44.0* 45.2* 23.7 70.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 11 17 18 16 12
Births To Unmarried Teens 68 78 73 59 52 66 20 45
% Births To Unmarried Teens 18.7* 20.5* 19.4* 16.1* 15.3* 18.1* 10.3 26.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 8 11 16 19 12
Less Than 12 Years Education 67 86 70 83 68 75 34 41
% Less Than 12 Years Education 18.5* 22.6 18.6 22.7 20.1 20.5* 17.5* 24.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 36 58 40 47 49
Low Birth Weight Births 42 39 37 43 51 42 21 22
% Low Birth Weight Births 11.6* 10.3 9.8 11.7* 15.0* 11.5* 10.8* 13.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 19 19 11 3 7
No First Trimester Care 128 133 144 138 142 137 54 82
% No First Trimester Care 35.6* 35.7* 38.4* 38.4* 42.3* 38.0* 28.0* 49.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 3 2 2 1 2
Total Infant Deaths 4 10 8 0 2 5 2 2
Infant Mortality Rate 11.0 26.3* 21.3* 0.0*+ 5.9+ 13.7 10.3 11.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 4 4 75 48 8
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 8 4 0 0 3 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 2.8 21.1*+ 10.6 0.0*+ 0.0* 8.2 5.2 6.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 5 9 75 75 7
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 2 4 0 2 2 1 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 8.3 5.3 10.6 0.0*+ 5.9+ 5.5 5.2 6.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 11 3 75 19 15
Total Fetal Deaths 6 3 2 1 6 4 1 2
Fetal Death Rate 16.3 7.8 5.3 2.7 17.4+ 10.8 5.1 11.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 25 45 54 7 11
Total Perinatal Deaths 7 11 6 1 6 6 3 3
Perinatal Death Rate 19.0 28.7* 15.9 2.7 17.4+ 16.3 15.4 17.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 6 18 67 16 11
Total Induced Abortions 47 41 36 52 44 44 17 16
Induced Abortion Ratio 12.9 10.8* 9.6* 14.2 13.0 12.1* 8.8 9.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 27 29 7 17 19
Female Population, 15-44 5,928 5,882 5,802 5,721 5,524 5,771 3,233 2,538
Female Population, 15-19 1,086 1,095 1,085 1,060 1,061 1,077 553 524
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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