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------ AVERAGE ------
CLARK COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 287 276 289 277 304 287 202 81
General Fertility Rate 54.7* 52.9* 55.4* 53.2* 58.6* 55.1* 54.1* 56.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 69 71 71 73 65 74
Live Births: Women 15-19 43 49 60 47 56 51 31 20
Teen Fertility Rate 36.5* 41.2 49.4 38.7 46.2 42.5 35.9 61.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 72 71 75 70 74
Births To Unmarried Women 84 90 114 79 98 93 35 57
% Births To Unmarried Women 29.3 32.6 39.4* 28.5+ 32.2 32.4 17.3* 70.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 30 20 40 35 30
Births To Unmarried Teens 21 30 45 27 34 31 13 18
% Births To Unmarried Teens 7.3* 10.9 15.6 9.7+ 11.2 10.8 6.4* 22.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 37 21 49 40 37
Less Than 12 Years Education 55 48 65 50 43 52 35 16
% Less Than 12 Years Education 19.2 17.4* 22.5 18.1 14.1* 18.1* 17.3* 19.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 69 44 62 73 68
Low Birth Weight Births 34 16 26 21 28 25 14 11
% Low Birth Weight Births 11.8* 5.8+ 9.0 7.6 9.2 8.7 6.9 13.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 65 29 41 36 29
No First Trimester Care 107 89 119 85 80 96 54 40
% No First Trimester Care 38.1* 32.7* 41.9*+ 31.3*+ 27.2* 34.2* 27.4* 50.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 11 4 15 18 5
Total Infant Deaths 5 1 1 2 2 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 17.4 3.6 3.5 7.2 6.6 7.0 5.0 12.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 67 59 46 47 59
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 7.0 3.6 0.0* 3.6 3.3 3.5 5.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 56 75 44 53 65
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 10.5 0.0+ 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.5 0.0 12.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 75 30 32 29 41
Total Fetal Deaths 2 3 4 1 1 2 2 1
Fetal Death Rate 6.9 10.8 13.7 3.6 3.3 6.9 9.8 12.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 17 14 52 53 42
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 4 4 2 2 3 2 1
Perinatal Death Rate 13.8 14.3 13.7 7.2 6.6 10.4 9.8 12.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 30 38 52 61 51
Total Induced Abortions 71 51 66 61 66 63 37 23
Induced Abortion Ratio 24.7* 18.5 22.8* 22.0* 21.7* 22.0* 18.3* 28.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 9 4 4 3 3
Female Population, 15-44 5,248 5,218 5,212 5,203 5,184 5,213 3,731 1,435
Female Population, 15-19 1,179 1,189 1,214 1,213 1,211 1,201 863 326
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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