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------ AVERAGE ------
CRITTENDEN COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 867 837 874 897 861 867 339 524
General Fertility Rate 73.8* 71.6 74.8* 76.6* 74.1* 74.2* 57.0* 92.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 16 13 11 16 12
Live Births: Women 15-19 205 212 222 199 207 209 49 159
Teen Fertility Rate 98.0* 100.9* 105.1* 94.0* 99.4* 99.5* 59.2 126.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 12 5 15 8 6
Births To Unmarried Women 463 471 503 524 500 492 79 412
% Births To Unmarried Women 53.4* 56.3* 57.6* 58.4* 58.1* 56.7* 23.3 78.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 5 5 6 4 5
Births To Unmarried Teens 172 181 192 178 198 184 29 154
% Births To Unmarried Teens 19.8* 21.6* 22.0* 19.8* 23.0* 21.2* 8.6 29.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 7 6 10 5 8
Less Than 12 Years Education 275 276 283 277 261 274 76 198
% Less Than 12 Years Education 31.7* 33.0* 32.4* 30.9* 30.3* 31.6* 22.4 37.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 4 6 12 11 6
Low Birth Weight Births 95 103 109 113 99 104 25 78
% Low Birth Weight Births 11.0* 12.3* 12.5* 12.6* 11.5* 12.0* 7.4 14.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 7 4 6 7 3
No First Trimester Care 200 216 206 178 202 200 42 158
% No First Trimester Care 23.4 26.7 24.3 20.6 23.7 23.6 12.7* 30.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 33 37 45 28 35
Total Infant Deaths 12 14 10 8 12 11 3 8
Infant Mortality Rate 13.8 16.7* 11.4 8.9 13.9 12.7* 8.8 15.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 10 20 33 11 13
Total Neonatal Deaths 7 5 6 5 7 6 1 5
Neonatal Mortality Rate 8.1 6.0 6.9 5.6 8.1 6.9 2.9 9.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 31 23 32 17 20
Total Postneonatal Deaths 5 9 4 3 5 5 2 3
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 5.8 10.8* 4.6 3.3 5.8 5.8* 5.9 5.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 4 27 28 16 13
Total Fetal Deaths 7 14 2 5 6 7 1 5
Fetal Death Rate 8.0 16.5* 2.3*+ 5.5 6.9 8.0 2.9 9.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 10 57 39 37 31
Total Perinatal Deaths 14 19 8 10 13 13 2 10
Perinatal Death Rate 16.0 22.3* 9.1+ 11.1 15.0 14.9 5.9 18.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 9 43 40 24 24
Total Induced Abortions 170 210 17 13 18 86 32 51
Induced Abortion Ratio 19.6 25.1*+ 1.9*+ 1.4* 2.1* 9.9* 9.4* 9.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 3 73 72 74 40
Female Population, 15-44 11,753 11,690 11,686 11,709 11,613 11,690 5,950 5,655
Female Population, 15-19 2,092 2,102 2,112 2,117 2,082 2,101 828 1,261
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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