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------ AVERAGE ------
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 518 484 472 452 500 485 188 294
General Fertility Rate 82.9* 79.4* 79.5* 77.8* 89.2*+ 81.7* 71.6* 88.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 4 4 8 1 3
Live Births: Women 15-19 153 134 116 107 107 123 31 92
Teen Fertility Rate 123.7* 111.5* 99.9* 96.6* 100.8* 106.6* 72.8 126.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 3 7 5 4 3
Births To Unmarried Women 310 295 267 262 301 287 55 231
% Births To Unmarried Women 59.8* 61.0* 56.6* 58.0* 60.2* 59.2* 29.3* 78.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 4 6 6 6 4
Births To Unmarried Teens 132 120 98 96 88 107 18 88
% Births To Unmarried Teens 25.5* 24.8* 20.8* 21.2* 17.6* 22.1* 9.6 29.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 4 8 4 10 3
Less Than 12 Years Education 160 156 125 130 136 141 40 101
% Less Than 12 Years Education 30.9* 32.2* 26.5* 28.8* 27.2* 29.1* 21.3 34.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 8 22 15 18 15
Low Birth Weight Births 45 54 49 45 58 50 15 35
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.7 11.2 10.4 10.0 11.6* 10.3* 8.0 11.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 16 13 20 14 14
No First Trimester Care 145 76 82 104 117 105 23 81
% No First Trimester Care 29.0* 16.0*+ 17.8 23.2+ 23.9* 22.1 12.6* 28.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 66 56 28 31 37
Total Infant Deaths 4 3 6 4 4 4 2 3
Infant Mortality Rate 7.7 6.2 12.7 8.8 8.0 8.2 10.6 10.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 48 17 34 34 41
Total Neonatal Deaths 3 2 4 3 3 3 1 2
Neonatal Mortality Rate 5.8 4.1 8.5 6.6 6.0 6.2 5.3 6.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 45 16 22 22 25
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 1.9 2.1 4.2 2.2 2.0 2.1 0.0 3.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 39 29 51 44 55
Total Fetal Deaths 0 2 3 2 2 2 0 1
Fetal Death Rate 0.0* 4.1+ 6.3 4.4 4.0 4.1* 0.0 3.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 45 42 47 51 64
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 4 7 5 5 5 2 3
Perinatal Death Rate 5.8 8.2 14.7 11.0 10.0 10.3 10.6 10.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 47 25 35 37 48
Total Induced Abortions 29 25 28 30 17 26 9 11
Induced Abortion Ratio 5.6* 5.2* 5.9* 6.6* 3.4*+ 5.4* 4.8* 3.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 64 63 56 49 71 64
Female Population, 15-44 6,250 6,093 5,935 5,809 5,607 5,939 2,625 3,314
Female Population, 15-19 1,237 1,202 1,161 1,108 1,061 1,154 426 728
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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