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------ AVERAGE ------
OUACHITA COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 390 375 363 380 376 377 199 176
General Fertility Rate 65.4 63.7 62.1 67.0 68.3 65.3 59.2* 73.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 51 50 33 28 36
Live Births: Women 15-19 96 101 86 100 98 96 38 58
Teen Fertility Rate 99.4* 104.6* 89.3* 107.2* 108.2* 101.4* 73.1* 137.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 7 14 4 5 5
Births To Unmarried Women 169 162 166 188 165 170 42 127
% Births To Unmarried Women 43.3* 43.2* 45.7* 49.5* 43.9* 45.1* 21.1 72.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 15 11 11 17 11
Births To Unmarried Teens 72 80 68 78 73 74 19 55
% Births To Unmarried Teens 18.5* 21.3* 18.7* 20.5* 19.4* 19.6* 9.5 31.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 9 12 8 11 10
Less Than 12 Years Education 73 82 67 86 70 76 31 44
% Less Than 12 Years Education 18.7* 21.9 18.5* 22.6 18.6 20.2* 15.6* 25.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 46 60 36 58 54
Low Birth Weight Births 50 38 42 39 37 41 17 24
% Low Birth Weight Births 12.8* 10.1 11.6* 10.3 9.8 10.9* 8.5 13.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 20 6 19 20 10
No First Trimester Care 97 121 128 133 144 125 47 77
% No First Trimester Care 25.2 32.4*+ 35.6* 35.7* 38.4* 33.5* 23.7* 44.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 13 3 3 2 5
Total Infant Deaths 1 10 4 10 8 7 2 4
Infant Mortality Rate 2.6 26.7*+ 11.0 26.3* 21.3* 18.6* 10.1 22.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 70 1 21 4 4 1
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 4 1 8 4 4 2 2
Neonatal Mortality Rate 2.6 10.7 2.8 21.1*+ 10.6 10.6* 10.1 11.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 10 50 5 9 7
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 6 3 2 4 3 1 2
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0* 16.0*+ 8.3 5.3 10.6 8.0* 5.0 11.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 1 12 11 3 5
Total Fetal Deaths 0 6 6 3 2 3 1 2
Fetal Death Rate 0.0* 15.7+ 16.3 7.8 5.3 7.9 5.0 11.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 11 5 25 45 32
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 10 7 11 6 7 3 4
Perinatal Death Rate 2.6* 26.2+ 19.0 28.7* 15.9 18.4* 15.0 22.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 73 6 18 6 18 8
Total Induced Abortions 71 68 47 41 36 53 22 30
Induced Abortion Ratio 18.2 18.1 12.9 10.8* 9.6* 14.1* 11.1 17.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 12 22 27 29 13
Female Population, 15-44 5,960 5,888 5,841 5,669 5,509 5,773 3,361 2,380
Female Population, 15-19 966 966 963 933 906 947 520 421
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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