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WASHINGTON COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 2,354 2,380 2,497 2,570 2,547 2,470 2,253 56
General Fertility Rate 65.6 65.4 67.5 68.1 66.1 66.6 65.4* 21.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 38 24 25 29 29
Live Births: Women 15-19 333 332 332 381 324 340 306 11
Teen Fertility Rate 54.6* 52.5* 51.5* 58.0* 50.8*+ 53.4* 52.3* 21.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 64 62 52 61 67
Births To Unmarried Women 564 567 593 704 657 617 530 31
% Births To Unmarried Women 24.0* 23.8* 23.7* 27.4*+ 25.8* 25.0* 23.5* 55.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 61 62 53 63 60
Births To Unmarried Teens 198 197 198 240 177 202 177 10
% Births To Unmarried Teens 8.4* 8.3* 7.9* 9.3* 6.9*+ 8.2* 7.9* 17.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 66 64 53 68 67
Less Than 12 Years Education 562 558 628 698 707 631 565 8
% Less Than 12 Years Education 23.9 23.4 25.2* 27.2* 27.8* 25.5* 25.1* 14.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 34 23 19 16 24
Low Birth Weight Births 156 178 166 170 165 167 145 8
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.6* 7.5* 6.6* 6.6* 6.5* 6.8* 6.4* 14.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 56 58 59 61 67
No First Trimester Care 357 368 378 273 324 340 291 6
% No First Trimester Care 15.3* 15.6* 15.7* 11.0*+ 13.0*+ 14.1* 13.2* 10.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 71 68 68 73 68 73
Total Infant Deaths 20 22 12 14 12 16 15 1
Infant Mortality Rate 8.5 9.2 4.8* 5.4 4.7* 6.5* 6.7 17.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 31 57 56 49 53
Total Neonatal Deaths 12 12 7 9 8 10 9 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 5.1 5.0 2.8 3.5 3.1 4.0* 4.0 17.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 35 49 44 35 47
Total Postneonatal Deaths 8 10 5 5 4 6 6 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.4 4.2 2.0 1.9 1.6* 2.4 2.7 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 21 41 53 46 52
Total Fetal Deaths 17 3 6 22 16 13 11 0
Fetal Death Rate 7.2 1.3*+ 2.4* 8.5+ 6.2 5.2* 4.9 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 57 62 24 42 58
Total Perinatal Deaths 29 15 13 31 24 22 20 1
Perinatal Death Rate 12.2 6.3*+ 5.2* 12.0+ 9.4 8.9* 8.8 17.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 63 63 29 40 60
Total Induced Abortions 465 452 431 499 468 463 318 24
Induced Abortion Ratio 19.8* 19.0* 17.3* 19.4* 18.4* 18.7* 14.1* 42.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 5 8 3 7 5
Female Population, 15-44 35,886 36,382 36,990 37,719 38,513 37,098 34,447 2,651
Female Population, 15-19 6,096 6,319 6,450 6,568 6,376 6,362 5,853 509
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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