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------ AVERAGE ------
SHARP COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 175 172 162 167 139 163 161 0
General Fertility Rate 66.9 64.8 60.7 58.6 49.0* 59.9* 60.6 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 44 60 66 74 66
Live Births: Women 15-19 34 24 37 39 25 32 31 0
Teen Fertility Rate 71.7 49.3 74.7+ 73.6 47.5 63.7 63.5* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 72 36 34 67 62
Births To Unmarried Women 42 39 34 45 30 38 38 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 24.0* 22.7* 21.0* 26.9* 21.6* 23.3* 23.6 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 58 64 52 71 62
Births To Unmarried Teens 19 9 19 23 14 17 17 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 10.9 5.2* 11.7+ 13.8 10.1 10.4 10.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 73 33 28 50 44
Less Than 12 Years Education 37 34 30 30 26 31 31 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 21.1 19.8 18.5 18.0 18.7 19.0* 19.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 59 59 59 57 62
Low Birth Weight Births 8 14 18 16 13 14 14 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 4.6 8.1 11.1 9.6 9.4 8.6 8.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 73 41 9 31 26 32
No First Trimester Care 28 24 28 46 26 30 30 0
% No First Trimester Care 16.2* 14.8* 18.3 27.7+ 19.1 19.0* 19.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 64 71 63 14 50 62
Total Infant Deaths 2 0 3 0 3 2 2 0
Infant Mortality Rate 11.4 0.0* 18.5+ 0.0*+ 21.6+ 12.3 12.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 74 7 74 3 16
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 0.0 0.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 74 74 74 23 74
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 0 3 0 2 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 11.4 0.0 18.5*+ 0.0+ 14.4+ 6.1* 6.2* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 74 1 74 1 11
Total Fetal Deaths 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 5.7 11.5 6.1 6.0 7.1 6.1 6.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 20 43 38 36 54
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 0
Perinatal Death Rate 5.7 11.5 6.1 6.0 14.3 6.1 6.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 45 56 65 28 72
Total Induced Abortions 19 17 8 15 14 15 14 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 10.9 9.9* 4.9* 9.0* 10.1 9.2* 8.7* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 49 67 43 26 47
Female Population, 15-44 2,614 2,653 2,667 2,848 2,835 2,723 2,657 33
Female Population, 15-19 474 487 495 530 526 502 488 7
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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