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------ AVERAGE ------
OUACHITA COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 409 390 375 363 380 383 202 180
General Fertility Rate 67.3 65.4 63.7 62.1 67.0 65.0 58.3* 75.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 30 51 50 33 33
Live Births: Women 15-19 88 96 101 86 100 94 34 60
Teen Fertility Rate 90.9 99.4* 104.6* 89.3* 107.2* 98.0* 64.0 141.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 11 7 14 4 6
Births To Unmarried Women 173 169 162 166 188 172 39 132
% Births To Unmarried Women 42.3* 43.3* 43.2* 45.7* 49.5* 44.9* 19.3 73.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 13 15 11 11 11
Births To Unmarried Teens 72 72 80 68 78 74 16 58
% Births To Unmarried Teens 17.6* 18.5* 21.3* 18.7* 20.5* 19.3* 7.9 32.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 14 9 12 8 12
Less Than 12 Years Education 80 73 82 67 86 78 32 45
% Less Than 12 Years Education 19.6 18.7* 21.9 18.5* 22.6 20.4* 15.8* 25.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 66 46 60 36 56
Low Birth Weight Births 48 50 38 42 39 43 16 27
% Low Birth Weight Births 11.7* 12.8* 10.1 11.6* 10.3 11.2* 7.9 15.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 6 20 6 19 7
No First Trimester Care 115 97 121 128 133 119 42 77
% No First Trimester Care 29.3* 25.2 32.4*+ 35.6* 35.7* 31.6* 21.2 43.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 36 13 3 3 11
Total Infant Deaths 3 1 10 4 10 6 1 4
Infant Mortality Rate 7.3 2.6 26.7*+ 11.0 26.3* 15.7* 5.0 22.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 70 1 21 4 5
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 1 4 1 8 3 1 2
Neonatal Mortality Rate 2.4 2.6 10.7 2.8 21.1*+ 7.8 5.0 11.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 61 10 50 5 11
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 0 6 3 2 3 0 2
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.9 0.0* 16.0*+ 8.3 5.3 7.8* 0.0 11.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 75 1 12 11 4
Total Fetal Deaths 3 0 6 6 3 4 1 2
Fetal Death Rate 7.3 0.0*+ 15.7+ 16.3 7.8 10.3 4.9 11.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 75 11 5 25 14
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 1 10 7 11 7 2 4
Perinatal Death Rate 9.7 2.6* 26.2+ 19.0 28.7* 18.1 9.9 22.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 73 6 18 6 8
Total Induced Abortions 60 71 68 47 41 57 23 33
Induced Abortion Ratio 14.7 18.2 18.1 12.9 10.8* 14.9 11.4 18.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 11 12 22 27 14
Female Population, 15-44 6,081 5,960 5,888 5,841 5,669 5,888 3,462 2,393
Female Population, 15-19 968 966 966 963 933 959 531 423
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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