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------ AVERAGE ------
CHICOT COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 184 214 198 216 220 206 75 131
General Fertility Rate 56.6* 66.9 62.6 68.6 72.3 65.2 63.4 66.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 64 25 54 29 17 32
Live Births: Women 15-19 54 64 46 53 53 54 14 40
Teen Fertility Rate 76.9* 90.8* 65.2 75.3* 78.3* 77.3* 61.7 85.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 21 52 30 27 32
Births To Unmarried Women 117 143 122 138 136 131 19 112
% Births To Unmarried Women 63.6* 66.8* 61.6* 63.9* 61.8* 63.6* 25.3 85.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 2 2 3 3 2
Births To Unmarried Teens 48 55 40 48 46 47 9 39
% Births To Unmarried Teens 26.1* 25.7* 20.2* 22.2* 20.9* 22.8* 12.0* 29.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 4 11 5 7 6
Less Than 12 Years Education 67 78 50 62 62 64 20 44
% Less Than 12 Years Education 36.4* 36.4* 25.3+ 28.7* 28.2 31.1* 26.7* 33.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 3 31 15 17 8
Low Birth Weight Births 15 31 18 30 24 24 5 18
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.2 14.5*+ 9.1 13.9* 10.9 11.7* 6.7 13.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 1 28 1 17 5
No First Trimester Care 38 35 61 52 53 48 8 40
% No First Trimester Care 20.8 16.5* 31.0+ 24.4 24.9 23.5 10.8* 31.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 62 16 36 30 44
Total Infant Deaths 2 3 3 4 1 3 0 2
Infant Mortality Rate 10.9 14.0 15.2 18.5 4.5 14.6 0.0 15.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 13 12 7 57 7
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 5.4 9.3 5.1 4.6 4.5 4.9 0.0 7.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 14 37 35 40 44
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 5.4 4.7 10.1 13.9 0.0+ 4.9 0.0 7.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 28 5 5 75 22
Total Fetal Deaths 2 5 4 4 3 4 1 3
Fetal Death Rate 10.8 22.8* 19.8 18.2 13.5 19.0* 13.2 22.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 3 4 3 10 1
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 7 5 5 4 5 1 4
Perinatal Death Rate 16.1 32.0* 24.8 22.7 17.9 23.8* 13.2 29.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 6 8 9 16 3
Total Induced Abortions 34 24 30 20 23 26 9 17
Induced Abortion Ratio 18.5 11.2* 15.2 9.3* 10.5 12.6* 12.0 13.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 44 19 41 32 28
Female Population, 15-44 3,252 3,198 3,162 3,150 3,042 3,161 1,183 1,960
Female Population, 15-19 702 705 705 704 677 699 227 468
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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