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LITTLE RIVER COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 165 211 186 177 160 180 125 52
General Fertility Rate 58.1 75.0+ 66.7 64.6 60.1 65.0 63.7 66.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 11 33 46 61 38
Live Births: Women 15-19 52 35 37 46 32 40 24 16
Teen Fertility Rate 101.8* 67.7+ 72.3 91.8* 65.7 79.1* 73.2* 92.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 48 39 17 40 28
Births To Unmarried Women 34 49 35 75 61 51 19 31
% Births To Unmarried Women 20.6* 23.2* 18.8* 42.4*+ 38.1 28.3* 15.2* 59.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 56 71 19 27 39
Births To Unmarried Teens 19 15 12 28 22 19 7 11
% Births To Unmarried Teens 11.5 7.1* 6.5* 15.8+ 13.8 10.6 5.6* 21.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 67 72 19 24 41
Less Than 12 Years Education 37 40 37 38 25 35 23 12
% Less Than 12 Years Education 22.4 19.0 19.9 21.5 15.6* 19.4* 18.4 23.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 63 55 42 71 60
Low Birth Weight Births 14 20 12 18 27 18 10 8
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.5 9.5 6.5 10.2 16.9* 10.0 8.0 15.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 25 60 21 1 18
No First Trimester Care 36 49 32 39 28 37 18 18
% No First Trimester Care 22.1 23.4 17.4* 22.4 17.7 20.8 14.5* 35.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 45 65 39 57 51
Total Infant Deaths 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 6.1 9.5 5.4 5.6 6.3 5.6 8.0 19.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 32 55 53 47 68
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.1 4.7 0.0 0.0 6.3 5.6 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 39 74 74 30 39
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 4.7 5.4 5.6 0.0 5.6 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 18 22 10 74 15
Total Fetal Deaths 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 0.0* 14.0+ 5.3 0.0 0.0 5.5 7.9 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 13 46 75 75 58
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 4 1 0 1 1 1 0
Perinatal Death Rate 6.1 18.7 5.3 0.0* 6.3 5.5 7.9 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 15 60 74 60 73
Total Induced Abortions 7 13 15 5 7 9 5 4
Induced Abortion Ratio 4.2* 6.2* 8.1* 2.8*+ 4.4* 5.0* 4.0* 7.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 73 72 50 68 67 72
Female Population, 15-44 2,840 2,815 2,787 2,738 2,664 2,769 1,963 780
Female Population, 15-19 511 517 512 501 487 506 328 173
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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