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------ AVERAGE ------
POPE COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 714 744 757 724 756 739 705 22
General Fertility Rate 61.9 64.5 65.9 61.5* 64.1 63.6* 63.4 63.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 47 38 57 44 48
Live Births: Women 15-19 122 136 142 137 143 136 128 5
Teen Fertility Rate 62.5 69.2 72.0 67.8 69.9 68.3 67.5* 63.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 45 40 46 33 47
Births To Unmarried Women 167 197 181 188 197 186 168 14
% Births To Unmarried Women 23.4* 26.5* 23.9* 26.0* 26.1* 25.2* 23.8 63.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 41 57 54 52 55
Births To Unmarried Teens 62 80 75 74 83 75 69 5
% Births To Unmarried Teens 8.7* 10.8 9.9* 10.2* 11.0 10.1* 9.8* 22.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 40 46 50 44 49
Less Than 12 Years Education 155 155 156 157 175 160 152 5
% Less Than 12 Years Education 21.7 20.8 20.6 21.7 23.1 21.7 21.6 22.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 52 50 41 36 46
Low Birth Weight Births 49 35 42 55 58 48 46 2
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.9 4.7* 5.5* 7.6 7.7 6.5* 6.5 9.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 73 68 51 46 70
No First Trimester Care 138 127 116 121 120 124 116 6
% No First Trimester Care 19.5* 17.1* 15.4* 16.9* 16.0* 16.9* 16.6* 28.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 53 68 70 61 65 69
Total Infant Deaths 5 6 5 6 4 5 5 0
Infant Mortality Rate 7.0 8.1 6.6 8.3 5.3 6.8 7.1 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 40 50 36 54 63
Total Neonatal Deaths 3 4 3 3 0 3 3 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.2 5.4 4.0 4.1 0.0*+ 4.1 4.3 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 35 38 44 74 56
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 2 2 3 4 3 3 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 2.8 2.7 2.6 4.1 5.3 4.1 4.3 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 35 39 22 18 29
Total Fetal Deaths 1 7 10 6 2 5 5 0
Fetal Death Rate 1.4* 9.3+ 13.0 8.2 2.6 6.7 7.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 29 11 22 61 49
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 11 13 9 2 8 7 0
Perinatal Death Rate 5.6 14.6 16.9 12.3 2.6*+ 10.8 9.9 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 30 22 33 66 51
Total Induced Abortions 90 89 98 84 84 89 80 7
Induced Abortion Ratio 12.6* 12.0* 12.9* 11.6* 11.1* 12.0* 11.3* 31.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 40 23 23 20 27
Female Population, 15-44 11,528 11,528 11,492 11,771 11,795 11,623 11,120 345
Female Population, 15-19 1,952 1,966 1,973 2,021 2,045 1,991 1,895 79
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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