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------ AVERAGE ------
HOWARD COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 164 214 205 212 185 196 145 50
General Fertility Rate 58.3 76.5*+ 72.2 75.4 65.5 69.6 71.8* 65.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 7 14 11 41 18
Live Births: Women 15-19 37 48 42 45 28 40 27 13
Teen Fertility Rate 77.1 98.6 83.8 90.5 55.9 81.1 81.8 82.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 12 28 13 60 26
Births To Unmarried Women 36 56 48 59 60 52 24 28
% Births To Unmarried Women 22.0* 26.2* 23.4* 27.8 32.4 26.5* 16.6* 56.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 40 55 41 34 37
Births To Unmarried Teens 19 25 24 24 17 22 12 10
% Births To Unmarried Teens 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.3 9.2 11.2 8.3 20.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 32 34 35 59 34
Less Than 12 Years Education 42 55 62 59 55 55 41 12
% Less Than 12 Years Education 25.6 25.7 30.2* 27.8 29.7* 28.1* 28.3* 24.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 28 11 19 14 19
Low Birth Weight Births 5 12 18 15 11 12 8 4
% Low Birth Weight Births 3.0* 5.6 8.8 7.1 5.9 6.1* 5.5 8.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 67 32 54 74 70
No First Trimester Care 38 53 39 36 27 39 26 12
% No First Trimester Care 24.2 25.2 19.2* 17.2* 14.6* 20.2* 18.2 25.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 35 63 67 73 58
Total Infant Deaths 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 6.1 9.3 4.9 9.4 5.4 5.1 6.9 20.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 55 36 54 30 54 69
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.1 4.7 0.0 4.7 5.4 5.1 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 44 75 34 33 40
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 4.7 4.9 4.7 0.0 5.1 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 28 17 24 75 19
Total Fetal Deaths 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 12.0 0.0*+ 4.9 0.0* 0.0 5.1 6.8 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 75 56 75 75 60
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Perinatal Death Rate 18.1 4.7 4.9 4.7 5.4 5.1 6.8 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 69 71 63 67 74
Total Induced Abortions 21 30 26 26 21 25 17 8
Induced Abortion Ratio 12.8 14.0 12.7 12.3 11.4 12.8* 11.7 16.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 25 33 27 25 26
Female Population, 15-44 2,814 2,797 2,839 2,813 2,825 2,818 2,020 768
Female Population, 15-19 480 487 501 497 501 493 330 157
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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