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VAN BUREN COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 153 160 133 152 176 155 152 1
General Fertility Rate 65.8 69.2 57.9 66.6 77.5 67.5 67.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 25 66 40 11 35
Live Births: Women 15-19 25 32 29 32 29 29 29 0
Teen Fertility Rate 57.9 73.4 66.1 72.4 65.6 66.2 67.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 44 55 49 63 60
Births To Unmarried Women 25 25 30 36 40 31 31 1
% Births To Unmarried Women 16.3* 15.6* 22.6* 23.7* 22.7* 20.0* 20.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 75 50 50 57 68
Births To Unmarried Teens 7 9 10 19 16 12 12 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 4.6* 5.6* 7.5 12.5 9.1 7.7* 7.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 71 60 29 59 63
Less Than 12 Years Education 34 42 32 30 25 33 32 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 22.2 26.3 24.1 19.7 14.2* 21.3 21.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 35 42 63 73 56
Low Birth Weight Births 4 15 11 15 16 12 12 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 2.6* 9.4+ 8.3 9.9 9.1 7.7 7.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 20 33 18 28 39
No First Trimester Care 35 34 43 52 50 43 41 1
% No First Trimester Care 23.6 22.1 33.6*+ 36.4* 29.6 29.1* 28.1* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 58 11 5 22 25
Total Infant Deaths 2 3 3 6 0 3 3 0
Infant Mortality Rate 13.1 18.8 22.6 39.5* 0.0*+ 19.4* 19.7* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 9 4 1 75 1
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 1 3 4 0 2 2 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 13.1 6.3 22.6 26.3* 0.0+ 12.9* 13.2* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 28 1 1 75 2
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 12.5 0.0 13.2 0.0+ 6.5 6.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 4 75 4 75 12
Total Fetal Deaths 0 2 0 1 3 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 0.0* 12.3 0.0 6.5 16.8 6.4 6.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 19 75 40 8 49
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 3 3 5 3 3 3 0
Perinatal Death Rate 13.1 18.5 22.6 32.7 16.8 19.2 19.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 19 7 5 20 5
Total Induced Abortions 19 12 28 17 26 20 19 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 12.4 7.5* 21.1+ 11.2 14.8 12.9* 12.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 65 8 45 23 29
Female Population, 15-44 2,324 2,311 2,298 2,281 2,270 2,297 2,267 0
Female Population, 15-19 432 436 439 442 442 438 433 0
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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