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VAN BUREN COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 152 176 153 144 156 156 154 1
General Fertility Rate 62.0 71.2 61.2 58.5 63.8 63.3 63.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 20 58 67 45 51
Live Births: Women 15-19 32 29 28 24 32 29 29 0
Teen Fertility Rate 72.4 63.9 60.6 52.6 70.3 63.9 64.3* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 59 62 67 32 61
Births To Unmarried Women 36 40 37 46 44 41 40 1
% Births To Unmarried Women 23.7* 22.7* 24.2* 31.9 28.2 26.3* 26.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 57 55 36 47 47
Births To Unmarried Teens 19 16 11 12 19 15 15 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 12.5 9.1 7.2* 8.3 12.2 9.6* 9.7 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 59 67 65 31 52
Less Than 12 Years Education 30 25 34 24 38 30 29 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 19.7 14.2* 22.2 16.7 24.4 19.2* 18.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 73 42 66 29 61
Low Birth Weight Births 15 16 13 10 10 13 12 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.9 9.1 8.5 6.9 6.4 8.3 7.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 28 28 63 60 37
No First Trimester Care 52 50 48 40 26 43 42 1
% No First Trimester Care 36.4* 29.6 32.7* 29.9* 18.2+ 29.3* 29.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 22 11 10 54 12
Total Infant Deaths 6 0 2 1 3 2 2 0
Infant Mortality Rate 39.5* 0.0*+ 13.1+ 6.9 19.2 12.8 13.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 74 16 44 6 12
Total Neonatal Deaths 4 0 2 1 3 2 2 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 26.3* 0.0+ 13.1+ 6.9 19.2 12.8* 13.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 74 5 26 2 3
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 13.2 0.0+ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 74 74 74 74 74
Total Fetal Deaths 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 0
Fetal Death Rate 6.5 16.8 6.5 13.7 6.4 12.7 12.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 8 39 9 41 5
Total Perinatal Deaths 5 3 3 3 4 4 4 0
Perinatal Death Rate 32.7 16.8 19.5 20.5 25.5 25.3* 25.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 19 13 13 4 3
Total Induced Abortions 17 26 14 22 16 19 18 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 11.2 14.8 9.2* 15.3 10.3 12.2* 11.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 23 43 11 25 25
Female Population, 15-44 2,452 2,473 2,499 2,461 2,444 2,466 2,429 15
Female Population, 15-19 442 454 462 456 455 454 451 1
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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