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------ AVERAGE ------
CRITTENDEN COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 935 867 837 874 897 882 340 538
General Fertility Rate 79.0* 73.8* 71.6 74.8* 76.6* 75.2* 56.3* 96.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 13 16 13 11 9
Live Births: Women 15-19 234 205 212 222 199 214 49 165
Teen Fertility Rate 113.5* 98.0* 100.9* 105.1* 94.0* 102.1* 59.0* 131.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 13 12 5 15 5
Births To Unmarried Women 520 463 471 503 524 496 72 424
% Births To Unmarried Women 55.6* 53.4* 56.3* 57.6* 58.4* 56.2* 21.2 78.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 7 5 5 6 5
Births To Unmarried Teens 206 172 181 192 178 186 27 159
% Births To Unmarried Teens 22.0* 19.8* 21.6* 22.0* 19.8* 21.1* 7.9 29.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 10 7 6 10 8
Less Than 12 Years Education 293 275 276 283 277 281 76 204
% Less Than 12 Years Education 31.3* 31.7* 33.0* 32.4* 30.9* 31.9* 22.4 37.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 11 4 6 12 7
Low Birth Weight Births 105 95 103 109 113 105 24 80
% Low Birth Weight Births 11.2* 11.0* 12.3* 12.5* 12.6* 11.9* 7.1 14.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 13 7 4 6 2
No First Trimester Care 199 200 216 206 178 200 41 158
% No First Trimester Care 21.9* 23.4 26.7 24.3 20.6 23.4 12.4* 30.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 40 33 37 45 45
Total Infant Deaths 14 12 14 10 8 12 3 8
Infant Mortality Rate 15.0 13.8 16.7* 11.4 8.9 13.6* 8.8 14.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 14 10 20 33 9
Total Neonatal Deaths 7 7 5 6 5 6 2 4
Neonatal Mortality Rate 7.5 8.1 6.0 6.9 5.6 6.8 5.9 7.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 23 31 23 32 18
Total Postneonatal Deaths 7 5 9 4 3 6 2 4
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 7.5 5.8 10.8* 4.6 3.3 6.8* 5.9 7.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 19 4 27 28 7
Total Fetal Deaths 6 7 14 2 5 7 1 6
Fetal Death Rate 6.4 8.0 16.5* 2.3*+ 5.5 7.9 2.9 11.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 33 10 57 39 33
Total Perinatal Deaths 13 14 19 8 10 13 3 10
Perinatal Death Rate 13.8 16.0 22.3* 9.1+ 11.1 14.6 8.8 18.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 22 9 43 40 22
Total Induced Abortions 133 170 210 17 13 109 44 62
Induced Abortion Ratio 14.2* 19.6+ 25.1*+ 1.9*+ 1.4* 12.4* 12.9 11.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 8 3 73 72 29
Female Population, 15-44 11,828 11,753 11,690 11,686 11,709 11,733 6,043 5,605
Female Population, 15-19 2,062 2,092 2,102 2,112 2,117 2,097 831 1,253
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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