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BOONE COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 427 410 430 468 442 435 431 0
General Fertility Rate 68.3 64.8 67.2 73.3 69.3 68.5 68.7* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 31 37 17 26 20
Live Births: Women 15-19 69 80 98 88 67 80 80 0
Teen Fertility Rate 68.6 77.2 91.9 82.0 62.2 76.0 76.8* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 34 21 22 51 35
Births To Unmarried Women 77 79 90 95 101 88 87 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 18.0* 19.3* 20.9* 20.3* 22.9* 20.2* 20.2* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 71 68 70 67 65 72
Births To Unmarried Teens 25 28 41 46 38 36 35 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 5.9* 6.8* 9.5* 9.8 8.6* 8.3* 8.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 71 69 54 47 64 67
Less Than 12 Years Education 86 91 89 114 97 95 94 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 20.1 22.2 20.7 24.4 21.9 21.8 21.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 50 53 34 38 47
Low Birth Weight Births 20 23 26 34 36 28 28 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 4.7* 5.6* 6.0 7.3 8.1 6.4* 6.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 68 66 62 50 42 67
No First Trimester Care 89 80 79 86 70 81 80 0
% No First Trimester Care 20.9 19.5 18.4* 18.5* 15.9* 18.7* 18.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 55 64 61 67 64
Total Infant Deaths 3 4 2 2 2 3 3 0
Infant Mortality Rate 7.0 9.8 4.7 4.3 4.5 6.9 7.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 32 55 59 58 61
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 4 2 1 2 2 2 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 2.3 9.8 4.7 2.1 4.5 4.6 4.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 11 40 52 41 48
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.7 0.0* 0.0* 2.1 0.0* 2.3* 2.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 75 75 43 75 52
Total Fetal Deaths 2 3 3 1 3 2 2 0
Fetal Death Rate 4.7 7.3 6.9 2.1 6.7 4.6 4.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 36 48 58 31 66
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 7 5 2 5 4 4 0
Perinatal Death Rate 7.0 16.9 11.5 4.3 11.2 9.2 9.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 18 43 65 39 61
Total Induced Abortions 35 46 37 32 43 39 38 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 8.2* 11.2* 8.6* 6.8* 9.7* 9.0* 8.8* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 43 57 57 38 54
Female Population, 15-44 6,254 6,326 6,401 6,381 6,379 6,348 6,271 5
Female Population, 15-19 1,006 1,036 1,066 1,073 1,077 1,052 1,041 3
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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