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VAN BUREN COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 133 152 176 153 144 152 149 1
General Fertility Rate 55.3* 62.0 71.2 61.2 58.5 61.8* 61.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 68 44 20 58 67 56
Live Births: Women 15-19 29 32 29 28 24 28 28 0
Teen Fertility Rate 68.4 72.4 63.9 60.6 52.6 62.5 62.9 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 41 59 62 67 63
Births To Unmarried Women 30 36 40 37 46 38 37 1
% Births To Unmarried Women 22.6* 23.7* 22.7* 24.2* 31.9 25.0* 24.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 50 57 55 36 50
Births To Unmarried Teens 10 19 16 11 12 14 13 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 7.5 12.5 9.1 7.2* 8.3 9.2* 8.7 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 29 59 67 65 55
Less Than 12 Years Education 32 30 25 34 24 29 28 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.1 19.7 14.2* 22.2 16.7 19.1* 18.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 63 73 42 66 66
Low Birth Weight Births 11 15 16 13 10 13 12 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.3 9.9 9.1 8.5 6.9 8.6 8.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 18 28 28 63 32
No First Trimester Care 43 52 50 48 40 47 45 1
% No First Trimester Care 33.6* 36.4* 29.6 32.7* 29.9* 32.6* 31.9* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 5 22 11 10 7
Total Infant Deaths 3 6 0 2 1 2 2 0
Infant Mortality Rate 22.6 39.5* 0.0*+ 13.1+ 6.9 13.2 13.4* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 1 75 16 44 10
Total Neonatal Deaths 3 4 0 2 1 2 2 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 22.6 26.3* 0.0+ 13.1+ 6.9 13.2* 13.4* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 1 75 5 26 4
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 13.2 0.0+ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 4 75 75 75 75
Total Fetal Deaths 0 1 3 1 2 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 0.0 6.5 16.8 6.5 13.7 6.5 6.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 40 8 39 9 47
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 0
Perinatal Death Rate 22.6 32.7 16.8 19.5 20.5 19.6* 20.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 5 20 13 13 5
Total Induced Abortions 28 17 26 14 22 21 20 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 21.1 11.2 14.8 9.2* 15.3 13.8 13.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 45 23 43 11 19
Female Population, 15-44 2,403 2,452 2,473 2,499 2,461 2,458 2,422 14
Female Population, 15-19 424 442 454 462 456 448 445 1
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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