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------ AVERAGE ------
CHICOT COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 238 229 184 214 198 213 77 135
General Fertility Rate 73.7 71.3 57.6*+ 67.4 63.3 66.8 64.1 69.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 17 68 34 62 38
Live Births: Women 15-19 76 61 54 64 46 60 17 43
Teen Fertility Rate 110.8* 89.4* 79.8* 95.2* 69.3 88.8* 76.6 96.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 18 35 14 59 15
Births To Unmarried Women 167 132 117 143 122 136 20 116
% Births To Unmarried Women 70.2* 57.6*+ 63.6* 66.8* 61.6* 63.8* 26.0* 85.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 3 3 2 2 2
Births To Unmarried Teens 63 52 48 55 40 52 11 41
% Births To Unmarried Teens 26.5* 22.7* 26.1* 25.7* 20.2* 24.4* 14.3* 30.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 6 3 4 11 2
Less Than 12 Years Education 88 70 67 78 50 71 24 46
% Less Than 12 Years Education 37.0* 30.6* 36.4* 36.4* 25.3+ 33.3* 31.2* 34.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 12 3 3 31 3
Low Birth Weight Births 21 25 15 31 18 22 4 18
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.8 10.9 8.2 14.5*+ 9.1 10.3* 5.2 13.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 5 36 1 28 10
No First Trimester Care 68 53 38 35 61 51 8 43
% No First Trimester Care 28.7 23.2 20.8 16.5* 31.0+ 24.2 10.4* 32.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 50 60 62 16 45
Total Infant Deaths 4 0 2 3 3 2 1 2
Infant Mortality Rate 16.8 0.0*+ 10.9+ 14.0 15.2 9.4 13.0 14.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 75 27 13 12 39
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.2 0.0* 5.4 9.3 5.1 4.7 0.0 7.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 75 33 14 37 45
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 0 1 1 2 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 12.6 0.0+ 5.4 4.7 10.1 4.7 0.0 7.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 75 27 28 5 27
Total Fetal Deaths 5 0 2 5 4 3 1 2
Fetal Death Rate 20.6 0.0*+ 10.8+ 22.8* 19.8 13.9* 12.8 14.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 75 13 3 4 4
Total Perinatal Deaths 6 0 3 7 5 4 1 3
Perinatal Death Rate 24.7 0.0*+ 16.1+ 32.0* 24.8 18.5 12.8 21.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 75 12 6 8 8
Total Induced Abortions 27 19 34 24 30 27 7 19
Induced Abortion Ratio 11.3* 8.3* 18.5+ 11.2* 15.2 12.7* 9.1* 14.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 58 12 44 19 33
Female Population, 15-44 3,228 3,211 3,194 3,173 3,129 3,187 1,202 1,945
Female Population, 15-19 686 682 677 672 664 676 222 446
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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