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------ AVERAGE ------
SHARP COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 162 167 139 184 177 166 164 1
General Fertility Rate 58.9 60.4 50.3* 65.2+ 61.4 59.3* 59.5 24.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 59 73 33 49 59
Live Births: Women 15-19 37 39 25 32 37 34 34 0
Teen Fertility Rate 72.5 75.7 48.8 61.0 67.6 65.1* 66.8* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 27 65 48 30 44
Births To Unmarried Women 34 45 30 64 51 45 44 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 21.0* 26.9* 21.6* 34.8+ 28.8* 27.1* 26.8 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 64 52 71 33 51 54
Births To Unmarried Teens 19 23 14 21 25 20 20 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 11.7 13.8 10.1 11.4 14.1 12.0 12.2* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 28 50 36 24 31
Less Than 12 Years Education 30 30 26 41 38 33 33 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 18.5 18.0 18.7 22.3 21.5 19.9 20.1 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 59 57 42 38 52
Low Birth Weight Births 18 16 13 17 12 15 15 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 11.1 9.6 9.4 9.2 6.8 9.0 9.1* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 31 26 28 59 31
No First Trimester Care 28 46 26 48 49 39 39 0
% No First Trimester Care 18.3 27.7+ 19.1 27.7* 29.0* 24.5* 24.8* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 14 50 15 10 25
Total Infant Deaths 3 0 3 1 0 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 18.5 0.0*+ 21.6+ 5.4 0.0* 6.0 6.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 75 3 57 75 59
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 7.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 23 75 75 75
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 18.5* 0.0+ 14.4+ 5.4 0.0 6.0 6.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 75 1 25 75 11
Total Fetal Deaths 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 6.1 6.0 7.1 0.0* 5.6 6.0 6.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 38 36 75 43 50
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0
Perinatal Death Rate 6.1 6.0 14.3 0.0*+ 5.6 6.0 6.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 65 28 75 58 72
Total Induced Abortions 8 15 14 9 11 11 9 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 4.9* 9.0* 10.1 4.9* 6.2* 6.6* 5.5* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 43 26 63 55 55
Female Population, 15-44 2,749 2,763 2,766 2,821 2,884 2,797 2,755 41
Female Population, 15-19 510 515 512 525 547 522 509 12
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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