Return to Table of Contents
------ AVERAGE ------
DREW COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 254 254 246 277 258 258 173 83
General Fertility Rate 62.6 62.4 60.3 68.4 63.9 63.6 64.5 60.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 41 62 31 50 46
Live Births: Women 15-19 66 56 51 68 55 59 32 27
Teen Fertility Rate 84.0* 70.3 63.4 84.4* 69.4 74.0* 60.4 101.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 44 61 20 41 40
Births To Unmarried Women 116 99 90 105 96 101 39 62
% Births To Unmarried Women 45.7* 39.0* 36.6 37.9 37.2 39.1* 22.5 74.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 20 25 22 26 20
Births To Unmarried Teens 53 40 36 49 44 44 18 27
% Births To Unmarried Teens 20.9* 15.7 14.6 17.7* 17.1* 17.1* 10.4* 32.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 21 24 15 14 14
Less Than 12 Years Education 50 60 59 37 50 51 31 20
% Less Than 12 Years Education 19.7 23.6 24.0 13.4*+ 19.4 19.8* 17.9* 24.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 43 36 74 57 58
Low Birth Weight Births 33 21 20 20 19 23 10 12
% Low Birth Weight Births 13.0* 8.3 8.1 7.2 7.4 8.9 5.8 14.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 35 42 51 58 28
No First Trimester Care 42 41 44 50 40 43 23 20
% No First Trimester Care 17.2* 16.4* 18.0* 18.4* 15.6* 17.0* 13.5* 24.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 68 63 65 62 69 71
Total Infant Deaths 5 3 1 4 3 3 1 2
Infant Mortality Rate 19.7 11.8 4.1 14.4 11.6 11.6 5.8 24.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 18 56 13 19 17
Total Neonatal Deaths 4 1 0 1 3 2 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 15.7 3.9 0.0* 3.6 11.6 7.8 0.0 12.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 54 75 44 12 12
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 2 1 3 0 1 1 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.9 7.9 4.1 10.8 0.0+ 3.9 5.8 12.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 10 24 7 75 36
Total Fetal Deaths 6 1 5 3 4 4 2 2
Fetal Death Rate 23.1* 3.9 19.9 10.7 15.3 15.3* 11.4 23.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 54 3 17 7 4
Total Perinatal Deaths 10 2 5 4 7 6 2 3
Perinatal Death Rate 38.5* 7.8+ 19.9 14.3 26.7 22.9* 11.4 35.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 58 12 26 7 4
Total Induced Abortions 52 46 56 38 46 48 27 19
Induced Abortion Ratio 20.5 18.1 22.8* 13.7+ 17.8 18.6 15.6 22.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 12 5 17 9 7
Female Population, 15-44 4,058 4,068 4,078 4,049 4,040 4,059 2,683 1,362
Female Population, 15-19 786 797 805 806 792 797 530 267
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
Return to Table of Contents