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------ AVERAGE ------
DREW COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 254 246 277 258 257 258 176 80
General Fertility Rate 62.4 60.3 68.4 63.9 64.8 63.9 66.4 58.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 62 31 50 42 46
Live Births: Women 15-19 56 51 68 55 48 56 32 24
Teen Fertility Rate 70.3 63.4 84.4* 69.4 62.1 70.4* 61.0 89.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 61 20 41 48 45
Births To Unmarried Women 99 90 105 96 115 101 41 60
% Births To Unmarried Women 39.0* 36.6 37.9 37.2 44.7* 39.1* 23.3 75.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 25 22 26 15 22
Births To Unmarried Teens 40 36 49 44 36 41 17 24
% Births To Unmarried Teens 15.7 14.6 17.7* 17.1* 14.0 15.9* 9.7 30.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 24 15 14 23 19
Less Than 12 Years Education 60 59 37 50 55 52 33 19
% Less Than 12 Years Education 23.6 24.0 13.4*+ 19.4 21.4 20.2* 18.8 23.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 36 74 57 46 55
Low Birth Weight Births 21 20 20 19 31 22 9 12
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.3 8.1 7.2 7.4 12.1 8.5 5.1* 15.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 42 51 58 6 33
No First Trimester Care 41 44 50 40 50 45 24 20
% No First Trimester Care 16.4* 18.0* 18.4* 15.6* 19.6 17.6* 13.8* 25.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 65 62 69 48 68
Total Infant Deaths 3 1 4 3 2 3 1 2
Infant Mortality Rate 11.8 4.1 14.4 11.6 7.8 11.6 5.7 25.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 56 13 19 38 20
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 3.9 0.0* 3.6 11.6 7.8 3.9 0.0 12.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 74 44 12 19 59
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 1 3 0 0 1 1 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 7.9 4.1 10.8 0.0+ 0.0 3.9 5.7 12.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 24 7 74 74 34
Total Fetal Deaths 1 5 3 4 1 3 1 1
Fetal Death Rate 3.9 19.9 10.7 15.3 3.9 11.5 5.6 12.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 3 17 7 55 9
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 5 4 7 3 4 2 2
Perinatal Death Rate 7.8 19.9 14.3 26.7 11.6 15.3 11.3 24.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 12 26 7 46 21
Total Induced Abortions 46 56 38 46 51 47 27 20
Induced Abortion Ratio 18.1 22.8* 13.7+ 17.8 19.8 18.2 15.3 25.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 5 17 9 5 7
Female Population, 15-44 4,068 4,078 4,049 4,040 3,965 4,040 2,650 1,377
Female Population, 15-19 797 805 806 792 773 795 525 269
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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