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LITTLE RIVER COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 171 165 211 186 177 182 126 54
General Fertility Rate 59.3 58.1 75.0+ 66.7 64.6 64.7 62.7 69.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 55 59 11 33 46 35
Live Births: Women 15-19 43 52 35 37 46 43 25 16
Teen Fertility Rate 83.8 101.8* 67.7+ 72.3 91.8* 84.1* 75.1* 92.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 8 48 39 17 19
Births To Unmarried Women 45 34 49 35 75 48 17 30
% Births To Unmarried Women 26.3 20.6* 23.2* 18.8* 42.4*+ 26.4* 13.5* 55.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 63 56 71 19 38
Births To Unmarried Teens 20 19 15 12 28 19 7 12
% Births To Unmarried Teens 11.7 11.5 7.1* 6.5* 15.8+ 10.4* 5.6* 22.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 34 67 72 19 40
Less Than 12 Years Education 39 37 40 37 38 38 23 14
% Less Than 12 Years Education 22.8 22.4 19.0 19.9 21.5 20.9 18.3 25.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 49 63 55 42 54
Low Birth Weight Births 24 14 20 12 18 18 9 8
% Low Birth Weight Births 14.0* 8.5 9.5 6.5 10.2 9.9 7.1 14.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 33 25 60 21 19
No First Trimester Care 39 36 49 32 39 39 18 20
% No First Trimester Care 23.4 22.1 23.4 17.4* 22.4 21.8 14.5* 37.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 43 45 65 39 51
Total Infant Deaths 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 17.5 6.1 9.5 5.4 5.6 11.0 7.9 18.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 54 32 55 53 19
Total Neonatal Deaths 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 17.5 6.1 4.7 0.0 0.0 5.5 7.9 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 33 39 75 75 36
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 4.7 5.4 5.6 5.5 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 18 22 10 17
Total Fetal Deaths 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 5.8 0.0* 14.0+ 5.3 0.0 5.5 7.9 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 75 13 46 75 58
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 1 4 1 0 2 1 1
Perinatal Death Rate 23.3 6.1 18.7 5.3 0.0* 10.9 7.9 18.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 65 16 60 75 44
Total Induced Abortions 3 7 13 15 5 9 5 4
Induced Abortion Ratio 1.8* 4.2* 6.2* 8.1* 2.8*+ 4.9* 4.0* 7.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 73 72 50 68 72
Female Population, 15-44 2,882 2,840 2,815 2,787 2,738 2,812 2,009 778
Female Population, 15-19 513 511 517 512 501 511 333 173
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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