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------ AVERAGE ------
DESHA COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 248 255 250 238 250 248 114 133
General Fertility Rate 72.9 75.7 75.3 72.6 78.7* 75.0* 68.6 81.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 10 12 16 8 9
Live Births: Women 15-19 65 83 66 64 66 69 20 48
Teen Fertility Rate 102.0* 129.5* 103.8* 102.7* 109.6* 109.9* 70.7 141.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 3 6 7 4 4
Births To Unmarried Women 128 151 130 142 148 140 30 110
% Births To Unmarried Women 51.6* 59.2* 52.0* 59.7* 59.2* 56.5* 26.3 82.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 4 8 5 3 6
Births To Unmarried Teens 59 72 54 54 59 60 12 47
% Births To Unmarried Teens 23.8* 28.2* 21.6* 22.7* 23.6* 24.2* 10.5 35.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 1 7 5 4 4
Less Than 12 Years Education 70 64 62 49 55 60 28 32
% Less Than 12 Years Education 28.2 25.1 24.8 20.6 22.0 24.2 24.6 24.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 32 31 49 43 34
Low Birth Weight Births 29 30 21 24 33 27 8 19
% Low Birth Weight Births 11.7 11.8 8.4 10.1 13.2* 10.9* 7.0 14.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 13 29 23 4 9
No First Trimester Care 54 52 57 39 50 50 12 38
% No First Trimester Care 21.8 20.4 23.0 16.6* 20.3 20.3* 10.6* 28.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 56 42 63 46 55
Total Infant Deaths 2 1 2 2 6 3 1 2
Infant Mortality Rate 8.1 3.9 8.0 8.4 24.0* 12.1 8.8 15.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 57 41 35 2 17
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 1 2 1 4 2 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.0 3.9 8.0 4.2 16.0 8.1 8.8 7.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 45 19 43 4 13
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.0 0.0 0.0 4.2 8.0 4.0 0.0 7.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 74 74 21 9 30
Total Fetal Deaths 4 3 2 4 3 3 1 3
Fetal Death Rate 15.9 11.6 7.9 16.5 11.9 12.0* 8.7 22.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 18 29 5 16 7
Total Perinatal Deaths 5 4 4 5 7 5 1 4
Perinatal Death Rate 19.8 15.5 15.9 20.7 27.7 19.9* 8.7 29.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 23 24 12 2 6
Total Induced Abortions 34 44 35 25 31 34 15 19
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.7 17.3 14.0 10.5 12.4 13.7* 13.2 14.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 15 15 30 15 16
Female Population, 15-44 3,400 3,368 3,321 3,276 3,176 3,308 1,662 1,626
Female Population, 15-19 637 641 636 623 602 628 283 340
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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