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------ AVERAGE ------
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 915 871 940 933 915 915 501 408
General Fertility Rate 78.2* 74.8* 81.3* 81.1* 79.8* 79.0* 65.9* 107.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 9 4 5 5 5
Live Births: Women 15-19 273 258 294 254 261 268 115 152
Teen Fertility Rate 136.4* 127.0* 143.7* 123.8* 127.6* 131.7* 98.0* 180.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 3 1 2 1 2
Births To Unmarried Women 474 435 490 476 478 471 150 319
% Births To Unmarried Women 51.8* 49.9* 52.1* 51.0* 52.2* 51.5* 29.9* 78.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 10 10 9 9 9
Births To Unmarried Teens 213 204 234 200 201 210 65 145
% Births To Unmarried Teens 23.3* 23.4* 24.9* 21.4* 22.0* 23.0* 13.0* 35.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 7 3 8 6 5
Less Than 12 Years Education 313 299 291 289 302 299 148 150
% Less Than 12 Years Education 34.2* 34.3* 31.0* 31.0* 33.0* 32.7* 29.5* 36.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 6 9 7 7 5
Low Birth Weight Births 95 119 97 95 89 99 43 56
% Low Birth Weight Births 10.4* 13.7*+ 10.3*+ 10.2* 9.7 10.8* 8.6* 13.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 4 18 16 28 10
No First Trimester Care 241 151 255 328 148 225 97 126
% No First Trimester Care 26.7 17.6*+ 29.1*+ 36.2*+ 16.7*+ 25.4* 20.0 32.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 59 24 2 62 30
Total Infant Deaths 14 10 7 11 9 10 4 6
Infant Mortality Rate 15.3 11.5 7.4 11.8 9.8 10.9 8.0 14.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 20 44 19 28 20
Total Neonatal Deaths 6 4 5 9 6 6 2 4
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.6 4.6 5.3 9.6 6.6 6.6 4.0 9.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 45 36 10 29 21
Total Postneonatal Deaths 8 6 2 2 3 4 1 3
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 8.7 6.9 2.1 2.1 3.3 4.4 2.0 7.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 15 39 42 30 29
Total Fetal Deaths 7 9 9 14 8 9 4 5
Fetal Death Rate 7.6 10.2 9.5 14.8* 8.7 9.7* 7.9 12.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 18 28 9 19 16
Total Perinatal Deaths 13 13 14 23 14 15 7 8
Perinatal Death Rate 14.1 14.8 14.8 24.3* 15.2 16.2* 13.9 19.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 27 28 3 22 14
Total Induced Abortions 106 111 111 17 15 72 40 32
Induced Abortion Ratio 11.6* 12.7* 11.8* 1.8*+ 1.6* 7.9* 8.0* 7.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 31 41 74 71 60
Female Population, 15-44 11,703 11,648 11,562 11,503 11,463 11,576 7,605 3,785
Female Population, 15-19 2,002 2,032 2,046 2,051 2,046 2,035 1,174 842
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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