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------ AVERAGE ------
OUACHITA COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 448 431 409 390 375 411 222 187
General Fertility Rate 69.9 67.3 63.9 61.0* 59.0* 64.3* 55.6* 79.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 33 43 55 69 51
Live Births: Women 15-19 94 87 88 96 101 93 33 60
Teen Fertility Rate 88.6 80.3 79.7 85.3* 89.5* 84.5* 51.3 133.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 31 37 25 21 24
Births To Unmarried Women 166 162 173 169 162 166 35 131
% Births To Unmarried Women 37.1* 37.6* 42.3* 43.3* 43.2* 40.4* 15.8* 70.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 20 17 13 15 16
Births To Unmarried Teens 65 56 72 72 80 69 11 57
% Births To Unmarried Teens 14.5 13.0 17.6* 18.5* 21.3* 16.8* 5.0* 30.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 23 16 14 9 14
Less Than 12 Years Education 97 82 80 73 82 83 35 47
% Less Than 12 Years Education 21.7 19.0* 19.6 18.7* 21.9 20.2* 15.8* 25.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 66 63 66 46 64
Low Birth Weight Births 36 50 48 50 38 44 15 30
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.0 11.6* 11.7* 12.8* 10.1 10.7* 6.8 16.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 3 6 6 20 5
No First Trimester Care 121 142 115 97 121 119 41 78
% No First Trimester Care 27.8 33.4* 29.3* 25.2 32.4*+ 29.6* 18.8 42.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 16 20 36 13 21
Total Infant Deaths 8 6 3 1 10 6 2 4
Infant Mortality Rate 17.9 13.9 7.3 2.6 26.7*+ 14.6 9.0 21.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 19 43 70 1 10
Total Neonatal Deaths 3 5 1 1 4 3 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.7 11.6 2.4 2.6 10.7 7.3 4.5 5.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 10 48 61 10 14
Total Postneonatal Deaths 5 1 2 0 6 3 0 2
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 11.2 2.3 4.9 0.0* 16.0*+ 7.3 0.0 10.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 49 31 75 1 6
Total Fetal Deaths 2 2 3 0 6 3 1 2
Fetal Death Rate 4.4 4.6 7.3 0.0*+ 15.7+ 7.2 4.5 10.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 50 32 75 11 40
Total Perinatal Deaths 5 7 4 1 10 5 2 3
Perinatal Death Rate 11.1 16.2 9.7 2.6* 26.2+ 12.1 9.0 15.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 26 45 73 6 41
Total Induced Abortions 60 57 60 71 68 63 25 37
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.4* 13.2* 14.7 18.2 18.1 15.3 11.3* 19.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 28 28 11 12 18
Female Population, 15-44 6,413 6,408 6,404 6,396 6,357 6,396 3,992 2,367
Female Population, 15-19 1,061 1,083 1,104 1,125 1,128 1,100 643 451
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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