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BAXTER COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 267 300 336 308 365 315 312 0
General Fertility Rate 52.0* 58.1* 64.7 59.0* 69.6+ 60.7* 60.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 65 40 62 43 64
Live Births: Women 15-19 55 46 54 62 59 55 55 0
Teen Fertility Rate 64.6 53.1 61.1 68.9 64.3 62.2 62.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 55 68 66 56 66 66
Births To Unmarried Women 54 61 66 82 91 71 70 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 20.2* 20.3* 19.6* 26.6*+ 24.9* 22.5* 22.4* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 55 57 67 37 45 52
Births To Unmarried Teens 20 17 19 31 32 24 24 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 7.5* 5.7* 5.7* 10.1+ 8.8* 7.6* 7.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 70 73 47 62 65
Less Than 12 Years Education 72 58 50 49 61 58 57 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 27.0 19.3+ 14.9* 15.9* 16.7* 18.4* 18.3* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 63 73 71 68 71
Low Birth Weight Births 13 25 26 15 17 19 19 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 4.9* 8.3 7.7 4.9* 4.7* 6.0* 6.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 28 43 72 74 69
No First Trimester Care 64 64 81 74 138 84 84 0
% No First Trimester Care 24.0 21.5 24.1 24.0 38.1*+ 26.8 27.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 62 42 38 7 32
Total Infant Deaths 3 7 4 1 0 3 3 0
Infant Mortality Rate 11.2 23.3 11.9 3.2 0.0* 9.5 9.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 3 25 68 75 37
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 5 2 0 0 2 2 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 7.5 16.7 6.0 0.0* 0.0* 6.3 6.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 3 28 75 75 26
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.7 6.7 6.0 3.2 0.0* 3.2 3.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 17 24 36 75 49
Total Fetal Deaths 2 4 3 3 2 3 3 0
Fetal Death Rate 7.4 13.2 8.8 9.6 5.4 9.4 9.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 17 21 24 54 21
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 9 5 3 2 5 5 0
Perinatal Death Rate 14.9 29.6* 14.7 9.6 5.4 15.7 15.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 2 16 50 70 22
Total Induced Abortions 40 37 37 46 26 37 37 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 15.0 12.3* 11.0* 14.9 7.1*+ 11.7* 11.9* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 32 45 22 66 42
Female Population, 15-44 5,134 5,163 5,193 5,219 5,244 5,191 5,149 0
Female Population, 15-19 851 867 884 900 917 884 878 0
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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