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------ AVERAGE ------
CLARK COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 276 289 277 304 272 284 203 77
General Fertility Rate 52.9* 55.4* 53.2* 58.6* 55.2* 55.2* 55.5* 53.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 71 71 73 65 68 74
Live Births: Women 15-19 49 60 47 56 41 51 31 20
Teen Fertility Rate 41.2 49.4 38.7 46.2 36.8 42.9 36.5 61.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 72 71 75 70 72 73
Births To Unmarried Women 90 114 79 98 81 92 38 54
% Births To Unmarried Women 32.6 39.4* 28.5+ 32.2 29.8 32.4 18.7* 70.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 20 40 35 40 31
Births To Unmarried Teens 30 45 27 34 27 33 14 18
% Births To Unmarried Teens 10.9 15.6 9.7+ 11.2 9.9 11.6 6.9 23.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 21 49 40 51 32
Less Than 12 Years Education 48 65 50 43 48 51 35 15
% Less Than 12 Years Education 17.4* 22.5 18.1 14.1* 17.6 18.0* 17.2* 19.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 69 44 62 73 62 68
Low Birth Weight Births 16 26 21 28 17 22 12 10
% Low Birth Weight Births 5.8 9.0 7.6 9.2 6.3 7.7 5.9 13.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 29 41 36 63 48
No First Trimester Care 89 119 85 80 59 86 49 37
% No First Trimester Care 32.7* 41.9*+ 31.3*+ 27.2* 22.6 31.0* 24.7* 48.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 4 15 18 32 9
Total Infant Deaths 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 3.6 3.5 7.2 6.6 14.7 7.0 4.9 13.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 59 46 47 10 55
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 3.6 0.0* 3.6 3.3 7.4 3.5 4.9 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 74 44 53 21 63
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 3.5 3.6 3.3 7.4 3.5 0.0 13.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 30 32 29 12 37
Total Fetal Deaths 3 4 1 1 2 2 2 1
Fetal Death Rate 10.8 13.7 3.6 3.3 7.3 7.0 9.8 12.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 14 52 53 34 43
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 4 2 2 4 3 2 1
Perinatal Death Rate 14.3 13.7 7.2 6.6 14.6 10.5 9.8 12.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 37 52 61 27 54
Total Induced Abortions 51 66 61 66 62 61 35 23
Induced Abortion Ratio 18.5 22.8* 22.0* 21.7* 22.8* 21.5* 17.2* 29.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 4 4 3 3 3
Female Population, 15-44 5,218 5,212 5,203 5,184 4,925 5,148 3,657 1,443
Female Population, 15-19 1,189 1,214 1,213 1,211 1,113 1,188 849 326
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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