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------ AVERAGE ------
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 871 940 933 915 926 917 508 403
General Fertility Rate 74.8* 81.3* 81.1* 79.8* 82.8* 79.9* 67.9* 105.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 4 5 5 4 4
Live Births: Women 15-19 258 294 254 261 244 262 116 146
Teen Fertility Rate 127.0* 143.7* 123.8* 127.6* 122.3* 128.8* 99.3* 172.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 1 2 1 2 2
Births To Unmarried Women 435 490 476 478 500 476 154 320
% Births To Unmarried Women 49.9* 52.1* 51.0* 52.2* 54.0* 51.9* 30.3* 79.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 10 9 9 9 9
Births To Unmarried Teens 204 234 200 201 193 206 67 139
% Births To Unmarried Teens 23.4* 24.9* 21.4* 22.0* 20.8* 22.5* 13.2* 34.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 3 8 6 7 6
Less Than 12 Years Education 299 291 289 302 309 298 151 147
% Less Than 12 Years Education 34.3* 31.0* 31.0* 33.0* 33.4* 32.5* 29.7* 36.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 9 7 7 8 4
Low Birth Weight Births 119 97 95 89 91 98 42 56
% Low Birth Weight Births 13.7* 10.3*+ 10.2* 9.7 9.8 10.7* 8.3* 13.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 18 16 28 21 11
No First Trimester Care 151 255 328 148 104 197 84 112
% No First Trimester Care 17.6* 29.1*+ 36.2*+ 16.7*+ 11.6*+ 22.3 17.0* 29.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 24 2 62 74 47
Total Infant Deaths 10 7 11 9 6 9 4 5
Infant Mortality Rate 11.5 7.4 11.8 9.8 6.5 9.8 7.9 12.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 44 19 28 44 29
Total Neonatal Deaths 4 5 9 6 5 6 3 3
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.6 5.3 9.6 6.6 5.4 6.5 5.9 7.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 36 10 29 35 22
Total Postneonatal Deaths 6 2 2 3 1 3 1 2
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 6.9 2.1 2.1 3.3 1.1 3.3 2.0 5.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 39 42 30 45 42
Total Fetal Deaths 9 9 14 8 6 9 5 4
Fetal Death Rate 10.2 9.5 14.8* 8.7 6.4 9.7* 9.7 9.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 28 9 19 40 16
Total Perinatal Deaths 13 14 23 14 11 15 7 7
Perinatal Death Rate 14.8 14.8 24.3* 15.2 11.8 16.2* 13.6 17.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 27 3 22 44 16
Total Induced Abortions 111 111 17 15 29 57 30 26
Induced Abortion Ratio 12.7* 11.8* 1.8*+ 1.6* 3.1*+ 6.2* 5.9* 6.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 41 74 71 71 67
Female Population, 15-44 11,648 11,562 11,503 11,463 11,181 11,471 7,480 3,805
Female Population, 15-19 2,032 2,046 2,051 2,046 1,995 2,034 1,168 846
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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