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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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