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CRITTENDEN COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 938 856 935 867 837 887 351 532
General Fertility Rate 79.7* 72.8*+ 79.7*+ 74.1* 72.0 75.7* 55.4* 100.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 14 4 17 33 7
Live Births: Women 15-19 214 208 234 205 212 215 46 168
Teen Fertility Rate 104.9* 101.4* 113.5* 98.9* 102.3* 104.4* 51.0 147.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 9 4 11 13 6
Births To Unmarried Women 482 483 520 463 471 484 69 415
% Births To Unmarried Women 51.4* 56.4*+ 55.6* 53.4* 56.3* 54.6* 19.7 78.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 6 6 7 5 6
Births To Unmarried Teens 177 184 206 172 181 184 22 162
% Births To Unmarried Teens 18.9* 21.5* 22.0* 19.8* 21.6* 20.7* 6.3* 30.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 8 8 10 7 9
Less Than 12 Years Education 338 289 293 275 276 294 82 212
% Less Than 12 Years Education 36.0* 33.8* 31.3* 31.7* 33.0* 33.1* 23.4 39.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 4 13 11 4 4
Low Birth Weight Births 110 91 105 95 103 101 24 76
% Low Birth Weight Births 11.7* 10.6* 11.2* 11.0* 12.3* 11.4* 6.8 14.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 8 8 13 7 2
No First Trimester Care 225 248 199 200 216 218 43 174
% No First Trimester Care 24.8 29.6*+ 21.9*+ 23.4 26.7 25.3 12.5* 33.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 27 49 40 33 41
Total Infant Deaths 16 15 14 12 14 14 4 10
Infant Mortality Rate 17.1 17.5* 15.0 13.8 16.7* 15.8* 11.4 18.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 11 18 14 10 8
Total Neonatal Deaths 11 13 7 7 5 9 2 6
Neonatal Mortality Rate 11.7* 15.2* 7.5 8.1 6.0 10.1* 5.7 11.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 5 14 23 31 7
Total Postneonatal Deaths 5 2 7 5 9 6 2 4
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 5.3 2.3 7.5 5.8 10.8* 6.8* 5.7 7.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 48 18 19 4 10
Total Fetal Deaths 10 7 6 7 14 9 3 6
Fetal Death Rate 10.5 8.1 6.4 8.0 16.5* 10.0 8.5 11.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 33 39 33 10 17
Total Perinatal Deaths 21 20 13 14 19 17 5 12
Perinatal Death Rate 22.2 23.2* 13.8 16.0 22.3* 19.0* 14.1 22.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 12 24 22 9 7
Total Induced Abortions 193 180 133 170 210 177 79 94
Induced Abortion Ratio 20.6 21.0* 14.2*+ 19.6+ 25.1*+ 20.0* 22.5* 17.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 7 29 8 3 7
Female Population, 15-44 11,775 11,751 11,727 11,702 11,629 11,717 6,332 5,273
Female Population, 15-19 2,041 2,052 2,062 2,072 2,073 2,060 902 1,140
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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