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------ AVERAGE ------
IZARD COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 131 129 141 124 134 132 131 0
General Fertility Rate 61.6 60.6 65.7 57.2* 62.0 61.5* 62.4 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 61 39 70 52 58
Live Births: Women 15-19 23 23 19 26 24 23 23 0
Teen Fertility Rate 62.5 61.2 49.9 66.3 61.9 60.4 61.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 64 70 48 51 66
Births To Unmarried Women 36 28 26 26 34 30 30 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 27.5 21.7* 18.4* 21.0* 25.4* 22.7* 22.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 66 72 70 57 64
Births To Unmarried Teens 12 7 8 12 14 11 10 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.2 5.4* 5.7* 9.7 10.4 8.3* 7.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 72 74 54 46 69
Less Than 12 Years Education 27 25 31 22 28 27 26 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 20.6 19.4 22.0 17.7 20.9 20.5 19.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 61 43 63 50 53
Low Birth Weight Births 9 10 12 12 8 10 10 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.9 7.8 8.5 9.7 6.0 7.6 7.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 46 27 30 68 51
No First Trimester Care 22 33 33 38 35 32 32 0
% No First Trimester Care 17.2 26.0 24.6 30.9* 26.1 24.8 25.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 35 34 8 20 31
Total Infant Deaths 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 7.6 0.0* 0.0* 40.3*+ 0.0+ 7.6 7.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 74 74 1 74 52
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.2+ 0.0+ 7.6 7.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 74 74 3 74 14
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 7.6 0.0 0.0 16.1+ 0.0+ 7.6 7.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 74 74 1 74 7
Total Fetal Deaths 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 0.0 7.7 7.0 0.0 21.9+ 7.5 7.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 39 35 75 1 37
Total Perinatal Deaths 0 1 1 3 3 2 2 0
Perinatal Death Rate 0.0* 7.7 7.0 24.2 21.9 15.0 15.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 64 53 8 8 22
Total Induced Abortions 21 17 20 16 11 17 16 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 16.0 13.2 14.2 12.9 8.2* 12.9 12.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 31 11 17 40 21
Female Population, 15-44 2,127 2,130 2,145 2,168 2,163 2,147 2,100 25
Female Population, 15-19 368 376 381 392 388 381 377 3
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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