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LAFAYETTE COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 136 103 118 129 112 120 62 57
General Fertility Rate 72.8 55.3+ 63.9 71.0 62.8 65.4 63.6 67.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 66 50 21 55 31
Live Births: Women 15-19 31 23 25 29 23 26 9 17
Teen Fertility Rate 90.9 66.5 72.9 85.5 69.1 76.5 58.8 91.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 52 40 17 43 34
Births To Unmarried Women 48 37 46 46 51 46 9 37
% Births To Unmarried Women 35.3 35.9 39.0 35.7 45.5* 38.3* 14.5* 64.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 25 22 25 13 24
Births To Unmarried Teens 21 12 17 19 21 18 4 14
% Births To Unmarried Teens 15.4 11.7 14.4 14.7 18.8 15.0 6.5 24.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 33 25 21 12 22
Less Than 12 Years Education 28 32 34 33 22 30 11 18
% Less Than 12 Years Education 20.6 31.1 28.8 25.6 19.6 25.0 17.7 31.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 13 18 26 55 31
Low Birth Weight Births 12 12 9 10 15 12 5 6
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.8 11.7 7.6 7.8 13.4 10.0 8.1 10.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 10 48 39 4 18
No First Trimester Care 40 28 30 22 26 29 8 21
% No First Trimester Care 30.5 27.7 25.6 17.1* 23.2 24.6 12.9* 37.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 25 37 68 35 33
Total Infant Deaths 3 1 3 0 0 1 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 22.1 9.7 25.4 0.0+ 0.0 8.3 16.1 17.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 33 2 75 75 44
Total Neonatal Deaths 3 1 3 0 0 1 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 22.1 9.7 25.4 0.0+ 0.0 8.3 16.1 17.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 12 1 75 75 10
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0* 0.0 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 75 75 75
Total Fetal Deaths 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Fetal Death Rate 7.3 0.0 8.4 7.7 0.0 8.3 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 75 35 32 75 30
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 1 4 1 0 2 1 1
Perinatal Death Rate 29.2 9.7 33.6 7.7 0.0* 16.5 16.1 17.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 49 1 50 75 12
Total Induced Abortions 7 4 8 1 1 4 3 1
Induced Abortion Ratio 5.1* 3.9* 6.8* 0.8*+ 0.9* 3.3* 4.8* 1.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 72 74 69 75 74 74
Female Population, 15-44 1,868 1,864 1,848 1,816 1,784 1,836 975 849
Female Population, 15-19 341 346 343 339 333 340 153 185
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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