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------ AVERAGE ------
DESHA COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 252 248 255 250 238 249 110 138
General Fertility Rate 73.0 72.9 75.7 75.3 72.6 74.0* 64.3 84.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 14 10 12 16 11
Live Births: Women 15-19 74 65 83 66 64 70 19 51
Teen Fertility Rate 116.4* 102.0* 129.5* 103.8* 102.7* 110.2* 65.7 149.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 7 3 6 7 4
Births To Unmarried Women 145 128 151 130 142 139 26 113
% Births To Unmarried Women 57.5* 51.6* 59.2* 52.0* 59.7* 55.8* 23.6 81.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 9 4 8 5 6
Births To Unmarried Teens 60 59 72 54 54 60 10 49
% Births To Unmarried Teens 23.8* 23.8* 28.2* 21.6* 22.7* 24.1* 9.1 35.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 6 1 7 5 4
Less Than 12 Years Education 64 70 64 62 49 62 27 35
% Less Than 12 Years Education 25.4 28.2 25.1 24.8 20.6 24.9 24.5 25.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 21 32 31 49 32
Low Birth Weight Births 25 29 30 21 24 26 8 18
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.9 11.7 11.8 8.4 10.1 10.4* 7.3 13.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 8 13 29 23 14
No First Trimester Care 70 54 52 57 39 54 13 42
% No First Trimester Care 28.3 21.8 20.4 23.0 16.6* 21.9 11.9* 30.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 44 56 42 63 50
Total Infant Deaths 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 7.9 8.1 3.9 8.0 8.4 8.0 9.1 7.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 42 57 41 35 48
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0* 4.0 3.9 8.0 4.2 4.0 0.0 7.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 51 45 19 43 58
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 7.9 4.0 0.0 0.0 4.2 4.0 0.0 7.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 30 75 75 21 34
Total Fetal Deaths 1 4 3 2 4 3 0 2
Fetal Death Rate 4.0 15.9 11.6 7.9 16.5 11.9 0.0 14.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 10 18 29 5 8
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 5 4 4 5 4 1 3
Perinatal Death Rate 4.0 19.8 15.5 15.9 20.7 15.9 9.1 21.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 14 24 24 12 15
Total Induced Abortions 34 34 44 35 25 34 13 21
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.5 13.7 17.3 14.0 10.5 13.7* 11.8 15.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 27 15 15 30 21
Female Population, 15-44 3,453 3,400 3,368 3,321 3,276 3,364 1,710 1,633
Female Population, 15-19 636 637 641 636 623 635 289 342
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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