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------ AVERAGE ------
PHILLIPS COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 555 534 568 515 496 534 146 386
General Fertility Rate 93.5* 90.7* 97.2* 88.5* 85.2* 91.1* 63.5 109.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 1 1 1 2 1
Live Births: Women 15-19 186 176 169 162 152 169 31 138
Teen Fertility Rate 153.0* 143.6* 138.2* 132.7* 124.3* 138.3* 83.1* 162.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 1 2 1 2 1
Births To Unmarried Women 372 357 373 363 346 362 42 320
% Births To Unmarried Women 67.0* 66.9* 65.7* 70.5* 69.8* 67.8* 28.8* 82.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 1 1 1 1 1
Births To Unmarried Teens 162 156 149 151 145 153 18 135
% Births To Unmarried Teens 29.2* 29.2* 26.2* 29.3* 29.2* 28.7* 12.3* 35.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 2 2 1 2 1
Less Than 12 Years Education 214 193 207 192 185 198 36 162
% Less Than 12 Years Education 38.6* 36.1* 36.4* 37.3* 37.3* 37.1* 24.7* 42.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 4 3 4 3 2
Low Birth Weight Births 44 54 56 53 48 51 9 42
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.9 10.1 9.9 10.3 9.7 9.6* 6.2 10.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 16 21 13 30 22
No First Trimester Care 254 221 223 204 197 220 38 181
% No First Trimester Care 46.2* 41.9* 39.6* 40.1* 41.5* 41.9* 26.4* 47.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 2 6 1 1 1
Total Infant Deaths 2 6 7 8 7 6 1 5
Infant Mortality Rate 3.6 11.2 12.3 15.5 14.1 11.2 6.8 13.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 23 19 10 12 18
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 3 2 4 5 3 0 3
Neonatal Mortality Rate 1.8 5.6 3.5 7.8 10.1 5.6 0.0 7.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 35 51 21 15 34
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 3 5 4 2 3 1 2
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 1.8 5.6 8.8 7.8 4.0 5.6 6.8 5.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 21 9 16 25 16
Total Fetal Deaths 2 1 4 3 3 3 0 2
Fetal Death Rate 3.6 1.9 7.0 5.8 6.0 5.6 0.0 5.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 58 47 44 37 56
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 4 6 7 8 6 0 5
Perinatal Death Rate 5.4 7.5 10.5 13.5 16.0 11.2 0.0* 12.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 61 53 28 21 42
Total Induced Abortions 71 78 79 49 50 65 20 45
Induced Abortion Ratio 12.8* 14.6 13.9 9.5*+ 10.1* 12.2* 13.7 11.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 23 26 38 35 30
Female Population, 15-44 5,934 5,886 5,843 5,818 5,820 5,860 2,299 3,541
Female Population, 15-19 1,216 1,226 1,223 1,221 1,223 1,222 373 847
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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