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VAN BUREN COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 153 144 156 160 168 156 M M
General Fertility Rate 57.3 54.2* 58.2 59.1 61.3 58.0* - * -
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 70 55 59 51 66
Live Births: Women 15-19 28 24 32 43 38 33 M M
Teen Fertility Rate 57.1 49.0 65.4 88.5* 77.2* 67.5* - * -
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 69 42 9 15 38
Births To Unmarried Women 37 46 44 54 53 47 M M
% Births To Unmarried Women 24.2* 31.9 28.2 33.8 31.5 30.1* - * -
Rank Among 75 Counties 55 36 47 35 41 40
Births To Unmarried Teens 11 12 19 28 25 19 M M
% Births To Unmarried Teens 7.2* 8.3 12.2 17.5* 14.9 12.2 - * -
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 65 31 14 20 30
Less Than 12 Years Education 34 24 38 35 44 35 M M
% Less Than 12 Years Education 22.2 16.7 24.4 21.9 26.2 22.4 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 66 29 44 20 39
Low Birth Weight Births 13 10 10 17 14 13 M M
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.5 6.9 6.4 10.6 8.3 8.3 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 63 60 17 43 41
No First Trimester Care 48 40 26 28 12 31 M M
% No First Trimester Care 32.7* 29.9* 18.2+ 17.8 7.2*+ 20.7 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 10 54 54 74 45
Total Infant Deaths 2 1 3 2 1 2 M M
Infant Mortality Rate 13.1 6.9 19.2 12.5 6.0 12.8 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 44 6 15 47 9
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 1 3 1 0 1 M M
Neonatal Mortality Rate 13.1 6.9 19.2 6.3 0.0 6.4 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 26 2 28 75 22
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 0 1 1 0 M M
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3 6.0 0.0 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 21 18 75
Total Fetal Deaths 1 2 1 1 0 1 M M
Fetal Death Rate 6.5 13.7 6.4 6.2 0.0* 6.4 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 9 41 37 75 46
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 3 4 2 0 2 M M
Perinatal Death Rate 19.5 20.5 25.5 12.4 0.0*+ 12.7 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 13 4 27 75 25
Total Induced Abortions 14 22 16 16 14 16 M M
Induced Abortion Ratio 9.2* 15.3 10.3 10.0 8.3* 10.3* - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 11 25 30 44 32
Female Population, 15-44 2,672 2,657 2,680 2,705 2,741 2,691 M M
Female Population, 15-19 490 490 489 486 492 489 M M
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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