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------ AVERAGE ------
MONROE COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 180 140 156 159 131 153 73 80
General Fertility Rate 87.0* 68.0+ 76.1 78.8* 67.0 75.4* 66.7 86.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 34 9 6 34 8
Live Births: Women 15-19 48 39 39 29 33 38 13 24
Teen Fertility Rate 114.0* 91.8* 91.8 69.0 81.5* 90.7* 69.1 104.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 22 10 44 19 12
Births To Unmarried Women 104 76 88 82 72 84 20 64
% Births To Unmarried Women 57.8* 54.3* 56.4* 51.6* 55.0* 54.9* 27.4* 80.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 7 7 10 8 7
Births To Unmarried Teens 40 33 35 27 26 32 8 24
% Births To Unmarried Teens 22.2* 23.6* 22.4* 17.0 19.8* 20.9* 11.0 30.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 4 4 15 9 9
Less Than 12 Years Education 61 40 60 42 36 48 21 26
% Less Than 12 Years Education 33.9* 28.6 38.5* 26.4+ 27.5 31.4* 28.8* 32.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 19 3 24 18 8
Low Birth Weight Births 21 20 10 20 11 16 6 10
% Low Birth Weight Births 11.7 14.3* 6.4+ 12.6 8.4 10.5* 8.2 12.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 2 61 7 35 14
No First Trimester Care 78 58 45 42 28 50 16 34
% No First Trimester Care 44.8* 42.6* 30.6+ 27.6 22.0 34.0* 22.9 44.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 3 16 15 34 3
Total Infant Deaths 3 1 1 3 2 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 16.7 7.1 6.4 18.9 15.3 13.1 13.7 12.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 48 52 7 8 11
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 11.1 0.0 6.4 12.6 7.6 6.5 0.0 12.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 74 25 11 20 23
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 5.6 7.1 0.0 6.3 7.6 6.5 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 11 74 8 10 9
Total Fetal Deaths 2 3 2 1 2 2 1 1
Fetal Death Rate 11.0 21.0 12.7 6.3 15.0 12.9 13.5 12.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 2 13 36 7 4
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 3 3 3 3 3 1 2
Perinatal Death Rate 22.0 21.0 19.0 18.8 22.6 19.4 13.5 24.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 10 17 15 7 7
Total Induced Abortions 18 29 21 14 23 21 8 12
Induced Abortion Ratio 10.0* 20.7+ 13.5 8.8* 17.6 13.7 11.0 15.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 7 19 44 7 15
Female Population, 15-44 2,069 2,059 2,049 2,019 1,955 2,030 1,095 928
Female Population, 15-19 421 425 425 420 405 419 188 230
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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