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------ AVERAGE ------
SEBASTIAN COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 1,634 1,705 1,645 1,770 1,714 1,694 1,455 123
General Fertility Rate 71.6* 74.3* 71.3* 76.9*+ 74.1* 73.7* 72.8* 75.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 11 17 8 12 12
Live Births: Women 15-19 285 295 274 282 294 286 236 35
Teen Fertility Rate 83.2* 84.5 76.7* 78.4* 80.5 80.6* 80.1 104.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 23 34 26 23 27
Births To Unmarried Women 469 496 535 607 598 541 411 88
% Births To Unmarried Women 28.7* 29.1* 32.5+ 34.3 34.9 31.9* 28.2* 71.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 32 32 28 31 31
Births To Unmarried Teens 168 176 188 194 195 184 138 33
% Births To Unmarried Teens 10.3* 10.3* 11.4 11.0* 11.4 10.9* 9.5* 26.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 41 37 38 38 35
Less Than 12 Years Education 438 461 465 519 520 481 397 35
% Less Than 12 Years Education 26.8* 27.0* 28.3* 29.3* 30.3* 28.4* 27.3* 28.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 24 21 13 13 17
Low Birth Weight Births 109 140 126 134 129 128 104 17
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.7* 8.2 7.7 7.6 7.5* 7.6* 7.1 13.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 36 47 42 54 50
No First Trimester Care 466 513 557 598 611 549 443 59
% No First Trimester Care 28.7* 30.2* 34.1*+ 33.8* 35.8* 32.6* 30.6* 48.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 16 9 7 2 9
Total Infant Deaths 9 8 12 15 10 11 8 2
Infant Mortality Rate 5.5 4.7* 7.3 8.5 5.8 6.5* 5.5* 16.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 59 46 37 51 65
Total Neonatal Deaths 4 5 9 11 8 7 5 2
Neonatal Mortality Rate 2.4 2.9 5.5 6.2 4.7 4.1 3.4 16.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 59 34 29 37 55
Total Postneonatal Deaths 5 3 3 4 2 3 3 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.1 1.8 1.8 2.3 1.2 1.8* 2.1* 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 42 41 41 41 55
Total Fetal Deaths 15 15 10 12 16 14 10 3
Fetal Death Rate 9.1 8.7 6.0 6.7 9.2 8.2 6.8 23.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 26 52 38 15 31
Total Perinatal Deaths 19 20 19 23 24 21 15 5
Perinatal Death Rate 11.5 11.6 11.5 12.9 13.9 12.3 10.2 39.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 41 47 33 29 31
Total Induced Abortions 149 161 149 154 156 154 110 22
Induced Abortion Ratio 9.1* 9.4* 9.1* 8.7* 9.1* 9.1* 7.6* 17.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 54 54 46 42 53
Female Population, 15-44 22,820 22,949 23,085 23,021 23,117 22,998 19,983 1,639
Female Population, 15-19 3,425 3,493 3,573 3,598 3,650 3,548 2,946 336
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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