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PERRY COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 111 127 135 123 144 128 126 1
General Fertility Rate 56.2 63.1 66.6 60.5 70.6 63.4 64.5 15.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 46 27 53 14 41
Live Births: Women 15-19 24 34 20 13 22 23 22 0
Teen Fertility Rate 70.0 98.0* 57.1+ 38.3* 62.1 66.3 65.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 8 56 71 41 41
Births To Unmarried Women 38 36 30 25 36 33 32 1
% Births To Unmarried Women 34.2 28.3 22.2* 20.3* 25.0* 25.8* 25.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 47 69 71 64 58
Births To Unmarried Teens 19 19 10 5 12 13 12 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 17.1 15.0 7.4 4.1* 8.3 10.2 9.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 23 68 75 56 51
Less Than 12 Years Education 24 27 27 20 29 25 25 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 21.6 21.3 20.0 16.3 20.1 19.5 19.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 44 52 61 46 56
Low Birth Weight Births 5 10 6 5 14 8 8 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 4.5 7.9 4.4 4.1 9.7 6.3* 6.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 71 45 74 75 27 72
No First Trimester Care 28 34 17 16 13 22 21 0
% No First Trimester Care 26.2 27.4 13.2*+ 13.0* 9.0* 17.6* 16.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 17 71 68 73 65
Total Infant Deaths 3 0 1 2 1 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 27.0 0.0+ 7.4 16.3 6.9 7.8 7.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 75 40 9 38 44
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 9.0 0.0 0.0 8.1 6.9 7.8 7.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 75 75 16 19 11
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 18.0 0.0+ 7.4 8.1 0.0 7.8 7.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 75 11 6 75 4
Total Fetal Deaths 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Fetal Death Rate 0.0 7.8 0.0 8.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 26 75 26 75 75
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0
Perinatal Death Rate 9.0 7.8 0.0* 16.1+ 6.9 7.8 7.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 50 75 18 54 66
Total Induced Abortions 11 15 8 9 10 11 9 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 9.9 11.8 5.9* 7.3* 6.9* 8.6* 7.1* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 21 57 47 53 43
Female Population, 15-44 1,976 2,014 2,026 2,034 2,040 2,018 1,954 64
Female Population, 15-19 343 347 350 339 354 347 337 10
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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