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------ AVERAGE ------
ST. FRANCIS COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 503 524 518 484 472 500 195 302
General Fertility Rate 79.3* 82.4* 81.6* 76.9* 76.8* 79.4* 68.2* 88.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 3 4 9 10 5
Live Births: Women 15-19 164 145 153 134 116 142 38 105
Teen Fertility Rate 130.3* 113.8* 119.7* 105.6* 93.9* 112.4* 78.5* 135.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 6 4 6 11 3
Births To Unmarried Women 318 290 310 295 267 296 53 243
% Births To Unmarried Women 63.2* 55.3*+ 59.8* 61.0* 56.6* 59.2* 27.2* 80.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 6 4 4 6 4
Births To Unmarried Teens 139 117 132 120 98 121 21 101
% Births To Unmarried Teens 27.6* 22.3*+ 25.5* 24.8* 20.8* 24.2* 10.8* 33.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 6 3 4 8 3
Less Than 12 Years Education 176 158 160 156 125 155 45 109
% Less Than 12 Years Education 35.0* 30.2* 30.9* 32.2* 26.5* 31.0* 23.1 36.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 12 8 8 22 9
Low Birth Weight Births 45 68 45 54 49 52 15 37
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.9 13.0*+ 8.7+ 11.2 10.4 10.4* 7.7 12.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 4 26 16 13 16
No First Trimester Care 154 225 145 76 82 136 31 105
% No First Trimester Care 31.4* 43.6*+ 29.0*+ 16.0*+ 17.8 27.9* 16.3* 35.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 2 17 66 56 20
Total Infant Deaths 6 5 4 3 6 5 1 4
Infant Mortality Rate 11.9 9.5 7.7 6.2 12.7 10.0 5.1 13.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 31 44 48 17 28
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 3 3 2 4 3 1 2
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.0 5.7 5.8 4.1 8.5 6.0 5.1 6.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 53 33 30 45 16 33
Total Postneonatal Deaths 4 2 1 1 2 2 0 2
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 8.0 3.8 1.9 2.1 4.2 4.0 0.0 6.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 26 44 39 29 31
Total Fetal Deaths 0 6 0 2 3 2 1 2
Fetal Death Rate 0.0* 11.3+ 0.0*+ 4.1+ 6.3 4.0 5.1 6.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 21 75 45 42 69
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 9 3 4 7 5 1 4
Perinatal Death Rate 4.0* 17.0+ 5.8 8.2 14.7 10.0 5.1 13.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 71 18 58 47 25 57
Total Induced Abortions 62 65 29 25 28 42 16 26
Induced Abortion Ratio 12.3* 12.4* 5.6*+ 5.2* 5.9* 8.4* 8.2* 8.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 35 64 63 56 51
Female Population, 15-44 6,347 6,358 6,348 6,295 6,149 6,299 2,860 3,396
Female Population, 15-19 1,259 1,274 1,278 1,269 1,235 1,263 484 773
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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