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------ AVERAGE ------
SALINE COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 862 940 983 984 915 937 906 22
General Fertility Rate 52.3* 56.7* 58.4* 57.8* 53.7* 55.8* 55.9* 57.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 73 69 66 69 72 73
Live Births: Women 15-19 106 119 138 117 94 115 105 8
Teen Fertility Rate 39.7* 43.7* 49.5* 41.1* 32.7* 41.4* 39.3* 105.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 73 73 71 74 74 74
Births To Unmarried Women 155 200 203 208 185 190 170 17
% Births To Unmarried Women 18.0* 21.3* 20.7* 21.1* 20.2* 20.3* 18.8* 77.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 71 67 66 69 73 74
Births To Unmarried Teens 52 72 81 66 57 66 57 8
% Births To Unmarried Teens 6.0* 7.7* 8.2* 6.7* 6.2* 7.0* 6.3* 36.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 72 66 61 73 71 72
Less Than 12 Years Education 137 145 152 140 128 140 129 9
% Less Than 12 Years Education 15.9* 15.4* 15.5* 14.2* 14.0* 14.9* 14.2* 40.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 72 71 72 72 72 73
Low Birth Weight Births 75 62 74 72 63 69 65 3
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.7 6.6* 7.5 7.3 6.9 7.4* 7.2 13.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 58 43 59 56 53
No First Trimester Care 151 199 204 138 111 161 147 9
% No First Trimester Care 18.7* 22.5 21.9 15.2*+ 12.5* 18.2* 17.2* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 48 48 71 73 63
Total Infant Deaths 4 6 5 4 7 5 5 0
Infant Mortality Rate 4.6 6.4 5.1 4.1 7.7 5.3* 5.5 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 51 56 59 39 69
Total Neonatal Deaths 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 3.5 4.3 2.0 3.0 3.3 3.2* 3.3 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 44 53 55 44 67
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 2 3 1 4 2 2 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 1.2 2.1 3.1 1.0 4.4 2.1 2.2 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 39 37 42 27 53
Total Fetal Deaths 13 6 3 5 7 7 6 0
Fetal Death Rate 14.9* 6.3 3.0 5.1 7.6 7.4 6.6 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 51 55 41 31 39
Total Perinatal Deaths 16 10 5 8 10 10 9 1
Perinatal Death Rate 18.3 10.6 5.1* 8.1 10.8 10.6 9.9 45.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 50 61 49 49 52
Total Induced Abortions 147 160 138 123 128 139 130 5
Induced Abortion Ratio 17.1 17.0 14.0 12.5* 14.0 14.8 14.3* 22.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 16 14 18 11 10
Female Population, 15-44 16,477 16,583 16,834 17,025 17,048 16,793 16,204 383
Female Population, 15-19 2,672 2,722 2,789 2,847 2,873 2,781 2,674 76
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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