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LAFAYETTE COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 103 118 129 112 93 111 56 55
General Fertility Rate 55.3 63.9 71.0 62.8 53.6* 61.3* 59.1 64.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 50 21 55 73 60
Live Births: Women 15-19 23 25 29 23 21 24 8 16
Teen Fertility Rate 66.5 72.9 85.5 69.1 64.6 71.2 53.3 87.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 40 17 43 43 39
Births To Unmarried Women 37 46 46 51 46 45 8 37
% Births To Unmarried Women 35.9 39.0 35.7 45.5* 49.5* 40.5* 14.3* 67.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 22 25 13 12 21
Births To Unmarried Teens 12 17 19 21 21 18 4 14
% Births To Unmarried Teens 11.7 14.4 14.7 18.8 22.6* 16.2* 7.1 25.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 25 21 12 6 17
Less Than 12 Years Education 32 34 33 22 38 32 12 20
% Less Than 12 Years Education 31.1 28.8 25.6 19.6 40.9*+ 28.8* 21.4 36.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 18 26 55 2 15
Low Birth Weight Births 12 9 10 15 7 11 4 6
% Low Birth Weight Births 11.7 7.6 7.8 13.4 7.5 9.9 7.1 10.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 48 39 4 47 20
No First Trimester Care 28 30 22 26 24 26 7 19
% No First Trimester Care 27.7 25.6 17.1* 23.2 25.8 23.6 12.5* 34.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 37 68 35 23 36
Total Infant Deaths 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1
Infant Mortality Rate 9.7 25.4 0.0+ 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 18.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 2 74 74 74 37
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 9.7 25.4 0.0+ 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 18.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 1 74 74 74 9
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0* 0.0 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 74 74 74 74 74
Total Fetal Deaths 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Fetal Death Rate 0.0 8.4 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 35 32 75 75 75
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1
Perinatal Death Rate 9.7 33.6 7.7 0.0* 0.0 9.0 0.0 18.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 1 50 74 74 65
Total Induced Abortions 4 8 1 1 6 4 3 1
Induced Abortion Ratio 3.9* 6.8* 0.8*+ 0.9* 6.5*+ 3.6* 5.4* 1.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 69 75 74 51 74
Female Population, 15-44 1,864 1,848 1,816 1,784 1,736 1,810 948 850
Female Population, 15-19 346 343 339 333 325 337 150 184
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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