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------ AVERAGE ------
BENTON COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 1,813 1,953 2,074 2,092 2,155 2,017 1,887 7
General Fertility Rate 74.3* 77.1* 80.1* 76.7* 77.0* 77.1* 74.0* 159.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 8 6 10 9 6
Live Births: Women 15-19 259 311 303 321 307 300 283 1
Teen Fertility Rate 67.2* 76.6* 72.5* 72.9* 67.7* 71.3* 69.4* 47.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 36 38 35 37 37
Births To Unmarried Women 380 461 465 516 543 473 428 2
% Births To Unmarried Women 21.0* 23.6* 22.4* 24.7* 25.2* 23.5* 22.7 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 54 60 59 58 61
Births To Unmarried Teens 117 184 165 205 187 172 161 1
% Births To Unmarried Teens 6.5* 9.4*+ 8.0* 9.8*+ 8.7* 8.5* 8.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 71 56 62 52 60 68
Less Than 12 Years Education 434 537 507 505 538 504 451 1
% Less Than 12 Years Education 23.9 27.5*+ 24.4+ 24.1 25.0* 25.0* 23.9* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 23 32 32 25 28
Low Birth Weight Births 106 131 140 127 168 134 124 1
% Low Birth Weight Births 5.8* 6.7* 6.8* 6.1* 7.8+ 6.6* 6.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 64 55 58 72 43 65
No First Trimester Care 317 424 462 388 362 391 356 1
% No First Trimester Care 17.5* 21.8*+ 22.4* 18.7*+ 17.1* 19.5* 19.0 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 50 45 53 61 61
Total Infant Deaths 12 27 9 23 12 17 16 0
Infant Mortality Rate 6.6 13.8*+ 4.3*+ 11.0+ 5.6 8.4 8.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 14 58 22 53 43
Total Neonatal Deaths 5 15 5 8 9 8 8 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 2.8 7.7+ 2.4+ 3.8 4.2 4.0 4.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 21 51 48 39 57
Total Postneonatal Deaths 7 12 4 15 3 8 8 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.9 6.1 1.9+ 7.2*+ 1.4+ 4.0 4.2* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 13 45 4 44 32
Total Fetal Deaths 9 14 11 7 10 10 9 0
Fetal Death Rate 4.9 7.1 5.3 3.3 4.6 4.9* 4.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 43 47 52 50 61
Total Perinatal Deaths 14 29 16 15 19 19 17 1
Perinatal Death Rate 7.7* 14.7+ 7.7*+ 7.1* 8.8 9.4* 9.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 28 51 54 54 60
Total Induced Abortions 185 195 217 220 223 208 198 1
Induced Abortion Ratio 10.2* 10.0* 10.5* 10.5* 10.3* 10.3* 10.5* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 48 31 29 24 38
Female Population, 15-44 24,403 25,326 25,880 27,266 27,987 26,172 25,489 44
Female Population, 15-19 3,857 4,058 4,182 4,403 4,532 4,206 4,077 21
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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