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------ AVERAGE ------
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 515 509 476 503 524 505 194 310
General Fertility Rate 82.2* 81.9* 77.1* 82.2* 86.8* 82.0* 65.5 98.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 4 8 6 4 4
Live Births: Women 15-19 138 146 145 164 145 148 41 107
Teen Fertility Rate 110.7* 115.7* 113.5* 127.0* 115.6* 116.9* 78.4 146.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 4 3 2 6 3
Births To Unmarried Women 284 289 283 318 290 293 47 246
% Births To Unmarried Women 55.1* 56.8* 59.5* 63.2* 55.3*+ 58.0* 24.2* 79.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 5 4 3 6 4
Births To Unmarried Teens 105 121 116 139 117 120 18 102
% Births To Unmarried Teens 20.4* 23.8* 24.4* 27.6* 22.3*+ 23.8* 9.3 32.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 4 4 3 6 5
Less Than 12 Years Education 178 146 169 176 158 165 49 116
% Less Than 12 Years Education 34.6* 28.7*+ 35.5*+ 35.0* 30.2* 32.7* 25.3* 37.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 19 5 5 12 8
Low Birth Weight Births 57 55 54 45 68 56 13 43
% Low Birth Weight Births 11.1* 10.8* 11.3* 8.9 13.0*+ 11.1* 6.7 13.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 7 7 24 4 3
No First Trimester Care 234 143 159 154 225 183 42 140
% No First Trimester Care 46.1* 29.7+ 34.7* 31.4* 43.6*+ 37.3* 22.1 46.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 26 9 13 2 5
Total Infant Deaths 8 7 5 6 5 6 1 5
Infant Mortality Rate 15.5 13.8 10.5 11.9 9.5 11.9 5.2 16.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 20 29 17 31 18
Total Neonatal Deaths 4 3 3 2 3 3 0 3
Neonatal Mortality Rate 7.8 5.9 6.3 4.0 5.7 5.9 0.0* 9.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 29 24 53 33 29
Total Postneonatal Deaths 4 4 2 4 2 3 1 2
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 7.8 7.9 4.2 8.0 3.8 5.9 5.2 6.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 12 37 9 26 15
Total Fetal Deaths 1 2 2 0 6 2 1 1
Fetal Death Rate 1.9 3.9 4.2 0.0*+ 11.3+ 3.9* 5.1 3.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 52 53 75 21 70
Total Perinatal Deaths 5 5 5 2 9 5 1 4
Perinatal Death Rate 9.7 9.8 10.5 4.0* 17.0+ 9.9 5.1* 12.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 50 42 71 19 55
Total Induced Abortions 61 67 55 62 65 62 24 37
Induced Abortion Ratio 11.8* 13.2* 11.6* 12.3* 12.4* 12.3* 12.4* 11.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 30 43 33 35 37
Female Population, 15-44 6,265 6,218 6,172 6,122 6,034 6,162 2,963 3,135
Female Population, 15-19 1,247 1,262 1,277 1,291 1,254 1,266 523 731
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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