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LITTLE RIVER COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 167 185 171 165 211 180 121 57
General Fertility Rate 56.3* 62.9 58.6 57.1* 73.5+ 61.7* 54.6* 85.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 50 62 67 26 61
Live Births: Women 15-19 36 51 43 52 35 43 25 18
Teen Fertility Rate 66.8 94.4* 79.6 96.3* 65.3+ 79.8* 64.4 123.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 13 39 12 65 33
Births To Unmarried Women 44 57 45 34 49 46 13 32
% Births To Unmarried Women 26.3 30.8 26.3 20.6* 23.2* 25.6* 10.7* 56.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 29 36 63 56 38
Births To Unmarried Teens 18 26 20 19 15 20 6 13
% Births To Unmarried Teens 10.8 14.1 11.7 11.5 7.1* 11.1 5.0* 22.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 22 33 34 67 33
Less Than 12 Years Education 35 49 39 37 40 40 22 17
% Less Than 12 Years Education 21.0 26.5 22.8 22.4 19.0 22.2 18.2* 29.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 34 49 49 63 51
Low Birth Weight Births 15 20 24 14 20 19 10 8
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.0 10.8 14.0* 8.5 9.5 10.6* 8.3 14.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 6 1 33 25 7
No First Trimester Care 46 68 39 36 49 48 22 25
% No First Trimester Care 29.1 37.4* 23.4+ 22.1 23.4 27.3 18.5 45.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 8 45 43 45 30
Total Infant Deaths 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 12.0 10.8 17.5 6.1 9.5 11.1 8.3 17.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 31 10 54 32 25
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.0 5.4 17.5 6.1 4.7 5.6 8.3 17.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 35 4 33 39 33
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 6.0 5.4 0.0 0.0 4.7 5.6 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 24 75 75 18 19
Total Fetal Deaths 3 0 1 0 3 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 17.6 0.0*+ 5.8 0.0* 14.0+ 5.5 8.2 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 75 43 75 13 57
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 1 4 1 4 3 2 1
Perinatal Death Rate 23.5 5.4 23.3 6.1 18.7 16.6 16.4 17.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 60 6 65 16 16
Total Induced Abortions 14 15 3 7 13 10 5 5
Induced Abortion Ratio 8.4* 8.1* 1.8*+ 4.2* 6.2* 5.6* 4.1* 8.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 64 60 75 73 72 73
Female Population, 15-44 2,966 2,943 2,920 2,892 2,871 2,918 2,215 668
Female Population, 15-19 539 540 540 540 536 539 388 146
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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