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------ AVERAGE ------
PHILLIPS COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 561 567 555 534 568 557 157 399
General Fertility Rate 96.0* 98.5* 97.9* 95.7* 103.7* 98.3* 68.3 119.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 1 1 1 1 1
Live Births: Women 15-19 162 161 186 176 169 171 33 138
Teen Fertility Rate 131.9* 129.9* 148.9* 139.9* 137.3* 137.8* 80.3 166.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 2 1 1 1 1
Births To Unmarried Women 366 355 372 357 373 365 44 321
% Births To Unmarried Women 65.2* 62.6* 67.0* 66.9* 65.7* 65.5* 28.0* 80.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 2 1 1 1 1
Births To Unmarried Teens 148 132 162 156 149 149 17 132
% Births To Unmarried Teens 26.4* 23.3* 29.2*+ 29.2* 26.2* 26.8* 10.8* 33.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 5 1 2 2 1
Less Than 12 Years Education 224 212 214 193 207 210 42 167
% Less Than 12 Years Education 39.9* 37.4* 38.6* 36.1* 36.4* 37.7* 26.8* 41.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 1 2 4 3 2
Low Birth Weight Births 55 59 44 54 56 54 10 44
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.8 10.4 7.9 10.1 9.9 9.7* 6.4 11.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 10 39 16 21 16
No First Trimester Care 277 221 254 221 223 239 46 193
% No First Trimester Care 50.8* 43.2*+ 46.2* 41.9* 39.6* 44.3* 30.3* 50.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 3 1 2 6 1
Total Infant Deaths 5 10 2 6 7 6 1 5
Infant Mortality Rate 8.9 17.6 3.6+ 11.2 12.3 10.8 6.4 12.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 10 63 23 19 27
Total Neonatal Deaths 4 7 1 3 2 3 0 3
Neonatal Mortality Rate 7.1 12.3 1.8+ 5.6 3.5 5.4 0.0 7.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 8 51 35 51 35
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 3 1 3 5 3 1 2
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 1.8 5.3 1.8 5.6 8.8 5.4 6.4 5.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 25 49 21 9 21
Total Fetal Deaths 11 8 2 1 4 5 0 5
Fetal Death Rate 19.2* 13.9 3.6 1.9 7.0 8.9 0.0* 12.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 15 56 58 47 24
Total Perinatal Deaths 15 15 3 4 6 9 1 8
Perinatal Death Rate 26.2* 26.1* 5.4+ 7.5 10.5 16.0 6.4* 19.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 6 62 61 53 21
Total Induced Abortions 63 63 71 78 79 71 23 48
Induced Abortion Ratio 11.2* 11.1* 12.8* 14.6 13.9 12.7* 14.6 12.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 44 38 23 26 32
Female Population, 15-44 5,843 5,757 5,671 5,582 5,478 5,666 2,298 3,327
Female Population, 15-19 1,228 1,239 1,249 1,258 1,231 1,241 411 827
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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