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------ AVERAGE ------
PRAIRIE COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 114 102 109 111 117 111 85 25
General Fertility Rate 60.7 54.5* 59.3 61.3 64.2 60.2* 55.6* 79.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 69 54 48 35 55
Live Births: Women 15-19 18 16 19 18 20 18 13 6
Teen Fertility Rate 56.3 50.3 61.3 60.2 59.5 56.8 52.2 88.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 67 47 49 46 59
Births To Unmarried Women 37 31 44 42 40 39 20 19
% Births To Unmarried Women 32.5 30.4 40.4 37.8 34.2 35.1 23.5 76.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 39 23 26 35 31
Births To Unmarried Teens 12 9 11 14 14 12 6 6
% Births To Unmarried Teens 10.5 8.8 10.1 12.6 12.0 10.8 7.1 24.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 62 49 33 29 40
Less Than 12 Years Education 18 15 25 18 21 19 12 7
% Less Than 12 Years Education 15.8 14.7* 22.9 16.2 17.9 17.1* 14.1* 28.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 70 71 37 62 54 64
Low Birth Weight Births 10 16 8 9 9 10 6 4
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.8 15.7* 7.3 8.1 7.7 9.0 7.1 16.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 2 50 43 47 32
No First Trimester Care 15 18 23 21 22 20 11 8
% No First Trimester Care 13.5* 18.4 21.3 19.8 19.5 18.7 13.3* 33.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 72 54 40 48 48 56
Total Infant Deaths 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 8.8 29.4 9.2 9.0 0.0 9.0 11.8 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 3 34 33 75 34
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 8.8 29.4* 0.0+ 9.0 0.0 9.0 11.8 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 2 75 11 75 4
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 9.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0* 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 6 75 75 75
Total Fetal Deaths 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1
Fetal Death Rate 17.2 19.2 18.0 8.9 8.5 17.7 11.6 38.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 4 4 23 28 1
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 5 2 2 1 3 2 1
Perinatal Death Rate 25.9 48.1* 18.0 17.9 8.5 26.5* 23.3 38.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 1 16 14 45 2
Total Induced Abortions 13 12 16 10 19 14 7 5
Induced Abortion Ratio 11.4 11.8 14.7 9.0 16.2 12.6 8.2 20.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 22 10 38 8 16
Female Population, 15-44 1,877 1,872 1,839 1,812 1,822 1,844 1,529 316
Female Population, 15-19 320 318 310 299 336 317 249 68
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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