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PHILLIPS COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 515 496 541 479 439 494 131 361
General Fertility Rate 87.6* 85.8* 95.5* 86.6* 82.2* 87.6* 66.1 98.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 2 1 2 3 1
Live Births: Women 15-19 162 152 165 144 131 151 27 124
Teen Fertility Rate 127.1* 120.1* 134.0* 123.2* 115.3* 124.3* 77.1* 143.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 1 1 1 1 1
Births To Unmarried Women 363 346 373 349 326 351 45 305
% Births To Unmarried Women 70.5* 69.8* 68.9* 72.9* 74.3* 71.1* 34.4* 84.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 1 1 1 1 1
Births To Unmarried Teens 151 145 147 135 126 141 18 123
% Births To Unmarried Teens 29.3* 29.2* 27.2* 28.2* 28.7* 28.5* 13.7* 34.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 2 1 1 1 1
Less Than 12 Years Education 192 185 188 197 127 178 32 146
% Less Than 12 Years Education 37.3* 37.3* 34.8* 41.1*+ 28.9*+ 36.0* 24.4* 40.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 3 5 2 13 3
Low Birth Weight Births 53 48 46 62 50 52 9 42
% Low Birth Weight Births 10.3 9.7 8.5 12.9*+ 11.4 10.5* 6.9 11.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 30 33 6 15 12
No First Trimester Care 204 197 218 171 135 185 30 155
% No First Trimester Care 40.1* 41.5* 41.2* 37.5* 31.1*+ 38.5* 23.6* 44.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 1 1 3 6 1
Total Infant Deaths 8 7 6 7 5 7 1 6
Infant Mortality Rate 15.5 14.1 11.1 14.6 11.4 14.2* 7.6 16.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 12 25 13 16 7
Total Neonatal Deaths 4 5 3 3 1 3 1 3
Neonatal Mortality Rate 7.8 10.1 5.5 6.3 2.3 6.1 7.6 8.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 15 34 26 43 26
Total Postneonatal Deaths 4 2 3 4 4 3 0 3
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 7.8 4.0 5.5 8.4 9.1 6.1* 0.0 8.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 25 17 5 7 9
Total Fetal Deaths 3 3 7 2 3 4 1 3
Fetal Death Rate 5.8 6.0 12.8 4.2 6.8 8.0 7.6 8.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 37 13 49 38 29
Total Perinatal Deaths 7 8 10 5 4 7 1 5
Perinatal Death Rate 13.5 16.0 18.2 10.4 9.0 14.1 7.6 13.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 21 15 39 42 21
Total Induced Abortions 49 50 34 51 41 45 12 23
Induced Abortion Ratio 9.5* 10.1* 6.3*+ 10.6*+ 9.3* 9.1* 9.2 6.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 35 52 22 35 40
Female Population, 15-44 5,879 5,780 5,667 5,533 5,343 5,640 1,983 3,657
Female Population, 15-19 1,275 1,266 1,231 1,169 1,136 1,215 350 865
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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