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------ AVERAGE ------
PERRY COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 137 119 111 127 135 126 125 1
General Fertility Rate 78.2* 65.6 60.2 66.7 72.0 68.6 70.0* 32.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 39 63 35 20 23
Live Births: Women 15-19 26 22 24 34 20 25 25 0
Teen Fertility Rate 79.8 64.9 68.8 94.7* 56.2+ 72.3 74.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 55 49 14 62 36
Births To Unmarried Women 26 22 38 36 30 30 30 1
% Births To Unmarried Women 19.0* 18.5* 34.2+ 28.3 22.2* 23.8* 24.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 69 73 29 47 69 58
Births To Unmarried Teens 13 11 19 19 10 14 14 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.5 9.2 17.1 15.0 7.4 11.1 11.2* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 57 16 23 68 35
Less Than 12 Years Education 29 26 24 27 27 27 27 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 21.2 21.8 21.6 21.3 20.0 21.4 21.6 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 47 44 44 52 48
Low Birth Weight Births 10 8 5 10 6 8 8 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.3 6.7 4.5 7.9 4.4 6.3* 6.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 54 71 45 74 73
No First Trimester Care 35 25 28 34 17 28 27 0
% No First Trimester Care 25.7 21.0 26.2 27.4 13.2*+ 22.8 22.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 55 26 17 71 42
Total Infant Deaths 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 0.0* 0.0 27.0+ 0.0+ 7.4 7.9 8.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 74 2 74 40 48
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 74 13 74 74 74
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 18.0+ 0.0+ 7.4 7.9 8.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 74 2 74 11 6
Total Fetal Deaths 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 14.4 16.5 0.0 7.8 0.0 7.9 7.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 9 75 26 75 33
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0
Perinatal Death Rate 14.4 16.5 9.0 7.8 0.0* 7.9 7.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 20 44 50 74 70
Total Induced Abortions 13 14 11 15 8 12 12 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 9.5* 11.8 9.9 11.8 5.9* 9.5* 9.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 53 42 34 21 57 44
Female Population, 15-44 1,753 1,815 1,845 1,904 1,874 1,838 1,786 31
Female Population, 15-19 326 339 349 359 356 346 338 4
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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