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------ AVERAGE ------
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 476 503 524 518 484 501 192 306
General Fertility Rate 75.6* 79.3* 82.4* 81.6* 76.9* 79.1* 66.0 90.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 3 3 4 9 3
Live Births: Women 15-19 145 164 145 153 134 148 39 110
Teen Fertility Rate 118.5* 130.3* 113.8* 119.7* 105.6* 117.4* 80.1* 143.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 2 6 4 6 3
Births To Unmarried Women 283 318 290 310 295 299 51 248
% Births To Unmarried Women 59.5* 63.2* 55.3*+ 59.8* 61.0* 59.7* 26.6* 81.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 3 6 4 4 4
Births To Unmarried Teens 116 139 117 132 120 125 20 105
% Births To Unmarried Teens 24.4* 27.6* 22.3*+ 25.5* 24.8* 25.0* 10.4* 34.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 3 6 3 4 3
Less Than 12 Years Education 169 176 158 160 156 164 50 114
% Less Than 12 Years Education 35.5* 35.0* 30.2* 30.9* 32.2* 32.7* 26.0* 37.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 5 12 8 8 4
Low Birth Weight Births 54 45 68 45 54 53 15 38
% Low Birth Weight Births 11.3* 8.9 13.0*+ 8.7+ 11.2 10.6* 7.8 12.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 24 4 26 16 13
No First Trimester Care 159 154 225 145 76 152 33 118
% No First Trimester Care 34.7* 31.4* 43.6*+ 29.0*+ 16.0*+ 31.1* 17.6* 39.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 13 2 17 66 12
Total Infant Deaths 5 6 5 4 3 5 1 4
Infant Mortality Rate 10.5 11.9 9.5 7.7 6.2 10.0 5.2 13.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 17 31 44 48 28
Total Neonatal Deaths 3 2 3 3 2 3 0 2
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.3 4.0 5.7 5.8 4.1 6.0 0.0 6.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 53 33 30 45 29
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 4 2 1 1 2 1 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.2 8.0 3.8 1.9 2.1 4.0 5.2 3.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 9 26 44 39 35
Total Fetal Deaths 2 0 6 0 2 2 1 1
Fetal Death Rate 4.2 0.0*+ 11.3+ 0.0*+ 4.1+ 4.0* 5.2 3.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 53 75 21 75 45 70
Total Perinatal Deaths 5 2 9 3 4 5 1 4
Perinatal Death Rate 10.5 4.0* 17.0+ 5.8 8.2 9.9 5.2* 13.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 71 19 58 47 54
Total Induced Abortions 55 62 65 29 25 47 19 28
Induced Abortion Ratio 11.6* 12.3* 12.4* 5.6*+ 5.2* 9.4* 9.9* 9.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 33 35 64 63 51
Female Population, 15-44 6,300 6,347 6,358 6,348 6,295 6,330 2,911 3,376
Female Population, 15-19 1,224 1,259 1,274 1,278 1,269 1,261 487 768
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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