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------ AVERAGE ------
PHILLIPS COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 534 568 515 496 541 531 146 383
General Fertility Rate 90.7* 97.2* 88.5* 85.2* 95.3* 91.4* 65.0 108.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 1 1 2 1 1
Live Births: Women 15-19 176 169 162 152 165 165 29 136
Teen Fertility Rate 143.6* 138.2* 132.7* 124.3* 139.4* 135.8* 78.8* 160.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 2 1 2 1 1
Births To Unmarried Women 357 373 363 346 373 362 43 319
% Births To Unmarried Women 66.9* 65.7* 70.5* 69.8* 68.9* 68.2* 29.5* 83.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 1 1 1 1 1
Births To Unmarried Teens 156 149 151 145 147 150 16 133
% Births To Unmarried Teens 29.2* 26.2* 29.3* 29.2* 27.2* 28.2* 11.0* 34.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 2 1 2 1 1
Less Than 12 Years Education 193 207 192 185 188 193 34 159
% Less Than 12 Years Education 36.1* 36.4* 37.3* 37.3* 34.8* 36.3* 23.3 41.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 3 4 3 5 3
Low Birth Weight Births 54 56 53 48 46 51 9 42
% Low Birth Weight Births 10.1 9.9 10.3 9.7 8.5 9.6* 6.2 11.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 21 13 30 33 23
No First Trimester Care 221 223 204 197 218 213 36 176
% No First Trimester Care 41.9* 39.6* 40.1* 41.5* 41.2* 40.9* 25.2* 46.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 6 1 1 1 1
Total Infant Deaths 6 7 8 7 6 7 1 6
Infant Mortality Rate 11.2 12.3 15.5 14.1 11.1 13.2* 6.8 15.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 19 10 12 25 10
Total Neonatal Deaths 3 2 4 5 3 3 0 3
Neonatal Mortality Rate 5.6 3.5 7.8 10.1 5.5 5.6 0.0 7.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 51 21 15 34 38
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 5 4 2 3 3 1 3
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 5.6 8.8 7.8 4.0 5.5 5.6* 6.8 7.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 9 16 25 17 14
Total Fetal Deaths 1 4 3 3 7 4 0 3
Fetal Death Rate 1.9 7.0 5.8 6.0 12.8 7.5 0.0 7.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 47 44 37 13 38
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 6 7 8 10 7 1 6
Perinatal Death Rate 7.5 10.5 13.5 16.0 18.2 13.1 6.8 15.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 52 28 21 15 36
Total Induced Abortions 78 79 49 50 34 58 19 39
Induced Abortion Ratio 14.6 13.9 9.5*+ 10.1* 6.3*+ 10.9* 13.0 10.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 26 38 35 52 35
Female Population, 15-44 5,886 5,843 5,818 5,820 5,676 5,809 2,246 3,543
Female Population, 15-19 1,226 1,223 1,221 1,223 1,184 1,215 368 846
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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