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CHICOT COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 214 198 216 220 201 210 77 132
General Fertility Rate 66.9 62.6 68.6 72.3 67.9 67.7 67.2 68.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 54 29 17 31 25
Live Births: Women 15-19 64 46 53 53 41 51 13 38
Teen Fertility Rate 90.8* 65.2 75.3* 78.3* 62.3 73.9* 58.3 82.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 52 30 27 47 35
Births To Unmarried Women 143 122 138 136 114 131 19 112
% Births To Unmarried Women 66.8* 61.6* 63.9* 61.8* 56.7* 62.4* 24.7 84.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 2 3 3 5 3
Births To Unmarried Teens 55 40 48 46 34 45 8 37
% Births To Unmarried Teens 25.7* 20.2* 22.2* 20.9* 16.9 21.4* 10.4 28.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 11 5 7 17 7
Less Than 12 Years Education 78 50 62 62 46 60 19 41
% Less Than 12 Years Education 36.4* 25.3+ 28.7* 28.2 22.9 28.6* 24.7 31.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 31 15 17 38 17
Low Birth Weight Births 31 18 30 24 18 24 6 18
% Low Birth Weight Births 14.5* 9.1 13.9* 10.9 9.0 11.4* 7.8 13.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 28 1 17 29 6
No First Trimester Care 35 61 52 53 42 49 8 40
% No First Trimester Care 16.5* 31.0+ 24.4 24.9 21.9 23.9 10.7* 31.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 16 36 30 36 34
Total Infant Deaths 3 3 4 1 2 3 1 2
Infant Mortality Rate 14.0 15.2 18.5 4.5 10.0 14.3 13.0 15.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 12 7 57 30 8
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 9.3 5.1 4.6 4.5 0.0 4.8 0.0 7.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 37 35 40 74 48
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 2 3 0 2 2 1 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.7 10.1 13.9 0.0+ 10.0+ 9.5 13.0 7.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 5 5 74 5 1
Total Fetal Deaths 5 4 4 3 3 4 1 3
Fetal Death Rate 22.8* 19.8 18.2 13.5 14.7 18.7* 12.8 22.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 4 3 10 8 1
Total Perinatal Deaths 7 5 5 4 3 5 1 3
Perinatal Death Rate 32.0* 24.8 22.7 17.9 14.7 23.4* 12.8 22.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 8 9 16 26 5
Total Induced Abortions 24 30 20 23 21 24 9 14
Induced Abortion Ratio 11.2* 15.2 9.3* 10.5 10.4 11.4* 11.7 10.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 19 41 32 23 30
Female Population, 15-44 3,198 3,162 3,150 3,042 2,960 3,102 1,146 1,938
Female Population, 15-19 705 705 704 677 658 690 223 463
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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