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------ AVERAGE ------
LAFAYETTE COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 134 117 136 103 118 122 59 62
General Fertility Rate 70.0 61.4 71.8 54.8*+ 63.3 64.5 54.4* 78.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 57 18 70 61 49
Live Births: Women 15-19 33 23 31 23 25 27 9 18
Teen Fertility Rate 92.2 63.5 84.9 62.7 69.4 74.6 51.4 97.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 56 27 62 57 49
Births To Unmarried Women 53 57 48 37 46 48 8 40
% Births To Unmarried Women 39.6* 48.7* 35.3+ 35.9 39.0 39.3* 13.6* 64.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 10 24 25 22 18
Births To Unmarried Teens 22 18 21 12 17 18 3 15
% Births To Unmarried Teens 16.4 15.4 15.4 11.7 14.4 14.8 5.1 24.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 19 21 33 25 22
Less Than 12 Years Education 46 31 28 32 34 34 13 21
% Less Than 12 Years Education 34.3* 26.5 20.6 31.1 28.8 27.9* 22.0 33.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 33 56 13 18 24
Low Birth Weight Births 12 16 12 12 9 12 4 9
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.0 13.7* 8.8 11.7 7.6 9.8 6.8 14.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 1 27 10 48 14
No First Trimester Care 46 30 40 28 30 35 9 26
% No First Trimester Care 38.7* 27.8 30.5 27.7 25.6 30.4* 15.8* 44.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 32 15 25 37 19
Total Infant Deaths 1 0 3 1 3 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 7.5 0.0 22.1+ 9.7 25.4 16.4 16.9 16.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 75 5 33 2 7
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 0 3 1 3 2 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 7.5 0.0 22.1+ 9.7 25.4 16.4* 16.9 16.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 75 2 12 1 1
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0* 0.0 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 75 75 75
Total Fetal Deaths 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 7.4 8.5 7.3 0.0 8.4 8.1 16.7 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 31 31 75 35 36
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 1 4 1 4 2 1 1
Perinatal Death Rate 14.8 8.5 29.2 9.7 33.6 16.3 16.7 16.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 55 5 49 1 19
Total Induced Abortions 7 2 7 4 8 6 4 2
Induced Abortion Ratio 5.2* 1.7* 5.1* 3.9* 6.8* 4.9* 6.8* 3.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 71 75 72 74 69 74
Female Population, 15-44 1,915 1,904 1,894 1,878 1,863 1,891 1,085 790
Female Population, 15-19 358 362 365 367 360 362 175 184
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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