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------ AVERAGE ------
MILLER COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 599 603 592 595 597 597 416 175
General Fertility Rate 69.6 69.8 68.3 68.5 70.1 69.2 68.9* 70.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 27 32 28 25 21
Live Births: Women 15-19 132 125 139 126 99 124 69 55
Teen Fertility Rate 90.9 85.0 93.4* 84.1 67.5+ 84.1* 71.9 110.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 27 8 19 38 19
Births To Unmarried Women 126 134 118 246 227 170 66 103
% Births To Unmarried Women 21.0* 22.2* 19.9* 41.3*+ 38.0 28.5* 15.9* 58.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 61 69 20 28 37
Births To Unmarried Teens 54 57 42 95 72 64 25 39
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.0* 9.5* 7.1* 16.0*+ 12.1 10.7* 6.0* 22.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 55 69 18 33 39
Less Than 12 Years Education 150 161 160 162 149 156 95 59
% Less Than 12 Years Education 25.0 26.7* 27.0* 27.2* 25.0 26.1* 22.8* 33.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 25 22 20 26 25
Low Birth Weight Births 55 51 47 59 59 54 34 19
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.2 8.5 7.9 9.9 9.9 9.0 8.2 10.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 37 34 26 19 29
No First Trimester Care 151 150 140 121 103 133 67 65
% No First Trimester Care 25.5 25.1 23.8 20.4 17.5* 22.5 16.2* 37.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 40 40 46 58 44
Total Infant Deaths 10 6 4 6 5 6 4 2
Infant Mortality Rate 16.7 10.0 6.8 10.1 8.4 10.1 9.6 11.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 29 48 26 36 27
Total Neonatal Deaths 5 3 2 4 2 3 2 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 8.3 5.0 3.4 6.7 3.4 5.0 4.8 5.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 38 46 27 43 44
Total Postneonatal Deaths 5 3 2 2 3 3 2 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 8.3 5.0 3.4 3.4 5.0 5.0 4.8 5.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 16 34 27 22 18
Total Fetal Deaths 2 6 3 0 6 3 2 2
Fetal Death Rate 3.3 9.9 5.0 0.0*+ 10.0+ 5.0 4.8 11.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 26 48 75 26 60
Total Perinatal Deaths 7 9 5 4 8 7 4 3
Perinatal Death Rate 11.6 14.8 8.4 6.7 13.3 11.7 9.6 16.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 26 47 59 35 45
Total Induced Abortions 10 6 14 15 20 13 8 5
Induced Abortion Ratio 1.7* 1.0* 2.4* 2.5* 3.4* 2.2* 1.9* 2.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 71 70 70 75
Female Population, 15-44 8,605 8,634 8,669 8,687 8,521 8,623 6,035 2,491
Female Population, 15-19 1,452 1,470 1,489 1,499 1,467 1,475 959 500
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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