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------ AVERAGE ------
IZARD COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 141 131 129 141 124 133 132 0
General Fertility Rate 67.5 61.6 60.6 65.7 57.2* 62.4 63.4 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 46 61 39 70 52
Live Births: Women 15-19 23 23 23 19 26 23 23 0
Teen Fertility Rate 64.2 62.5 61.2 49.9 66.3 61.3 62.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 60 64 70 48 66
Births To Unmarried Women 27 36 28 26 26 29 28 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 19.1* 27.5 21.7* 18.4* 21.0* 21.8* 21.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 69 35 66 72 70 65
Births To Unmarried Teens 9 12 7 8 12 10 9 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 6.4* 9.2 5.4* 5.7* 9.7 7.5* 6.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 69 53 72 74 54 71
Less Than 12 Years Education 27 27 25 31 22 26 26 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 19.1 20.6 19.4 22.0 17.7 19.5 19.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 61 61 43 63 61
Low Birth Weight Births 5 9 10 12 12 10 10 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 3.5* 6.9 7.8 8.5 9.7 7.5 7.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 72 51 46 27 30 51
No First Trimester Care 24 22 33 33 38 30 30 0
% No First Trimester Care 17.3* 17.2 26.0 24.6 30.9* 23.1 23.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 61 35 34 8 46
Total Infant Deaths 4 1 0 0 5 2 2 0
Infant Mortality Rate 28.4 7.6 0.0* 0.0* 40.3*+ 15.0 15.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 44 75 75 1 6
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.2+ 7.5 7.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 75 3 14
Total Postneonatal Deaths 4 1 0 0 2 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 28.4* 7.6 0.0 0.0 16.1+ 7.5* 7.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 13 75 75 1 5
Total Fetal Deaths 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Fetal Death Rate 0.0 0.0 7.7 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 39 35 75 75
Total Perinatal Deaths 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0
Perinatal Death Rate 0.0* 0.0* 7.7 7.0 24.2 7.5 7.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 65 53 8 69
Total Induced Abortions 8 21 17 20 16 16 16 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 5.7* 16.0+ 13.2 14.2 12.9 12.0* 12.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 71 17 31 11 17 32
Female Population, 15-44 2,088 2,127 2,130 2,145 2,168 2,132 2,083 28
Female Population, 15-19 358 368 376 381 392 375 370 3
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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