Return to Table of Contents
------ AVERAGE ------
DESHA COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 274 256 252 248 255 257 114 142
General Fertility Rate 77.3* 73.4 73.4 73.5 77.0 74.9* 63.3 89.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 12 14 18 13 10
Live Births: Women 15-19 73 70 74 65 83 73 21 52
Teen Fertility Rate 108.5* 103.7* 109.1* 95.6* 124.3* 108.1* 69.8 142.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 7 6 13 4 5
Births To Unmarried Women 146 146 145 128 151 143 25 118
% Births To Unmarried Women 53.3* 57.0* 57.5* 51.6* 59.2* 55.6* 21.9 83.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 4 5 9 4 5
Births To Unmarried Teens 58 61 60 59 72 62 11 51
% Births To Unmarried Teens 21.2* 23.8* 23.8* 23.8* 28.2* 24.1* 9.6 35.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 3 5 6 1 4
Less Than 12 Years Education 84 70 64 70 64 70 29 42
% Less Than 12 Years Education 30.7* 27.3 25.4 28.2 25.1 27.2* 25.4 29.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 29 36 21 32 29
Low Birth Weight Births 25 16 25 29 30 25 7 18
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.1 6.3 9.9 11.7 11.8 9.7 6.1 12.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 56 17 8 13 15
No First Trimester Care 78 60 70 54 52 63 16 47
% No First Trimester Care 28.8 23.6 28.3 21.8 20.4 24.7 14.2* 33.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 47 29 44 56 42
Total Infant Deaths 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 10.9 7.8 7.9 8.1 3.9 7.8 8.8 7.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 45 39 42 57 56
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 7.3 7.8 0.0* 4.0 3.9 3.9 8.8 7.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 20 75 51 45 55
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.6 0.0 7.9+ 4.0 0.0 3.9 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 75 15 30 75 36
Total Fetal Deaths 3 2 1 4 3 3 1 2
Fetal Death Rate 10.8 7.8 4.0 15.9 11.6 11.5 8.7 13.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 34 54 10 18 6
Total Perinatal Deaths 5 4 1 5 4 4 1 3
Perinatal Death Rate 18.1 15.5 4.0 19.8 15.5 15.4 8.7 20.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 29 65 14 24 25
Total Induced Abortions 26 30 34 34 44 34 13 21
Induced Abortion Ratio 9.5* 11.7* 13.5 13.7 17.3 13.2* 11.4* 14.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 38 31 27 15 24
Female Population, 15-44 3,544 3,488 3,432 3,372 3,310 3,429 1,800 1,591
Female Population, 15-19 673 675 678 680 668 675 301 365
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
Return to Table of Contents