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------ AVERAGE ------
BAXTER COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 308 365 309 317 316 323 319 0
General Fertility Rate 54.4* 63.9+ 53.9*+ 54.7* 54.9* 56.4* 56.2* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 49 71 73 70 71
Live Births: Women 15-19 62 59 61 51 54 57 57 0
Teen Fertility Rate 68.4 63.9 65.4 53.9 57.3 61.3 61.8* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 58 55 65 59 64
Births To Unmarried Women 82 91 77 71 89 82 81 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 26.6* 24.9* 24.9* 22.4* 28.2* 25.4* 25.4* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 45 52 68 48 54
Births To Unmarried Teens 31 32 34 26 33 31 31 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 10.1 8.8* 11.0 8.2* 10.4 9.6* 9.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 62 37 67 47 53
Less Than 12 Years Education 49 61 54 48 56 54 52 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 15.9* 16.7* 17.5* 15.1* 17.7* 16.7* 16.3* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 71 68 66 70 61 71
Low Birth Weight Births 15 17 22 22 26 20 20 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 4.9* 4.7* 7.1 6.9 8.2 6.2* 6.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 72 74 53 64 37 74
No First Trimester Care 74 138 101 76 90 96 95 0
% No First Trimester Care 24.0 38.1*+ 32.7* 24.1+ 28.5* 29.8* 29.9* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 7 10 33 12 11
Total Infant Deaths 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Infant Mortality Rate 3.2 0.0* 0.0* 3.2 0.0* 0.0* 0.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 68 74 74 63 74 74
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0* 0.0* 0.0* 0.0* 0.0* 0.0* 0.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 74 74 74 74 74
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.2 0.0* 0.0 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 74 74 31 74 74
Total Fetal Deaths 3 2 6 3 0 3 3 0
Fetal Death Rate 9.6 5.4 19.0 9.4 0.0*+ 9.2 9.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 54 2 14 75 20
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 2 6 3 0 3 3 0
Perinatal Death Rate 9.6 5.4 19.0 9.4 0.0*+ 9.2 9.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 69 16 44 74 63
Total Induced Abortions 46 26 41 33 22 34 33 1
Induced Abortion Ratio 14.9 7.1*+ 13.3+ 10.4* 7.0* 10.5* 10.3* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 66 21 33 47 37
Female Population, 15-44 5,659 5,711 5,730 5,798 5,756 5,731 5,676 0
Female Population, 15-19 907 923 933 946 942 930 923 0
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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