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MISSISSIPPI COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 998 864 915 871 940 918 510 402
General Fertility Rate 76.3* 66.4+ 70.7 67.6 73.7 71.0* 58.3* 102.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 37 20 31 25 21
Live Births: Women 15-19 268 230 273 258 294 265 109 155
Teen Fertility Rate 118.6* 101.5* 119.9* 113.0* 131.3* 117.0* 79.1 183.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 8 2 5 3 2
Births To Unmarried Women 448 402 474 435 490 450 135 313
% Births To Unmarried Women 44.9* 46.5* 51.8*+ 49.9* 52.1* 49.0* 26.5* 77.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 11 7 10 10 10
Births To Unmarried Teens 199 187 213 204 234 207 58 149
% Births To Unmarried Teens 19.9* 21.6* 23.3* 23.4* 24.9* 22.5* 11.4* 37.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 7 6 7 3 6
Less Than 12 Years Education 335 280 313 299 291 304 147 155
% Less Than 12 Years Education 33.6* 32.4* 34.2* 34.3* 31.0* 33.1* 28.8* 38.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 6 7 6 9 5
Low Birth Weight Births 98 82 95 119 97 98 39 59
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.8 9.5 10.4* 13.7*+ 10.3*+ 10.7* 7.6 14.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 17 12 4 18 6
No First Trimester Care 457 269 241 151 255 275 123 149
% No First Trimester Care 47.6* 31.8*+ 26.7+ 17.6*+ 29.1*+ 31.0* 24.8* 38.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 20 31 59 24 16
Total Infant Deaths 19 10 14 10 7 12 5 7
Infant Mortality Rate 19.0* 11.6 15.3 11.5 7.4 13.1* 9.8 17.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 27 14 20 44 14
Total Neonatal Deaths 11 2 6 4 5 6 3 3
Neonatal Mortality Rate 11.0 2.3+ 6.6 4.6 5.3 6.5 5.9 7.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 49 23 45 36 25
Total Postneonatal Deaths 8 8 8 6 2 6 2 4
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 8.0 9.3* 8.7 6.9 2.1 6.5* 3.9 10.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 7 12 15 39 11
Total Fetal Deaths 6 14 7 9 9 9 5 4
Fetal Death Rate 6.0 15.9*+ 7.6 10.2 9.5 9.7 9.7* 9.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 11 30 18 28 20
Total Perinatal Deaths 17 16 13 13 14 15 8 6
Perinatal Death Rate 16.9 18.2 14.1 14.8 14.8 16.2 15.5* 14.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 20 20 27 28 20
Total Induced Abortions 131 114 106 111 111 115 67 46
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.1* 13.2* 11.6* 12.7* 11.8* 12.5* 13.1* 11.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 29 42 31 41 35
Female Population, 15-44 13,075 13,010 12,944 12,879 12,758 12,933 8,751 3,914
Female Population, 15-19 2,259 2,267 2,276 2,284 2,240 2,265 1,378 847
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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