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------ AVERAGE ------
WASHINGTON COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 2,135 2,233 2,354 2,380 2,497 2,320 2,135 51
General Fertility Rate 67.8 70.2* 73.4* 72.8* 72.2* 71.3* 69.0* 70.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 24 16 15 19 17
Live Births: Women 15-19 320 323 333 332 332 328 297 9
Teen Fertility Rate 61.5* 61.9* 63.0* 61.3* 55.4* 60.5* 58.1* 52.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 63 58 54 63 65
Births To Unmarried Women 508 551 564 567 593 557 484 30
% Births To Unmarried Women 23.8* 24.7* 24.0* 23.8* 23.7* 24.0* 22.7 58.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 48 56 61 62 57
Births To Unmarried Teens 169 199 198 197 198 192 169 9
% Births To Unmarried Teens 7.9* 8.9* 8.4* 8.3* 7.9* 8.3* 7.9* 17.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 60 60 66 64 70
Less Than 12 Years Education 484 504 562 558 628 547 495 7
% Less Than 12 Years Education 22.7 22.6 23.9 23.4 25.2* 23.6* 23.2* 13.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 42 36 34 23 38
Low Birth Weight Births 136 155 156 178 166 158 141 7
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.4* 6.9* 6.6* 7.5* 6.6* 6.8* 6.6* 13.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 52 59 56 58 58
No First Trimester Care 337 453 357 368 378 379 328 12
% No First Trimester Care 15.9* 20.4*+ 15.3*+ 15.6* 15.7* 16.6* 15.5* 24.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 57 71 68 68 71
Total Infant Deaths 17 18 20 22 12 18 16 1
Infant Mortality Rate 8.0 8.1 8.5 9.2 4.8* 7.8 7.5 19.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 41 36 31 57 51
Total Neonatal Deaths 10 8 12 12 7 10 9 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.7 3.6 5.1 5.0 2.8 4.3 4.2 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 48 32 35 49 54
Total Postneonatal Deaths 7 10 8 10 5 8 7 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.3 4.5 3.4 4.2 2.0 3.4 3.3 19.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 21 33 21 41 41
Total Fetal Deaths 13 12 17 3 6 10 9 0
Fetal Death Rate 6.1 5.3 7.2 1.3*+ 2.4* 4.3* 4.2* 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 55 34 57 62 68
Total Perinatal Deaths 23 20 29 15 13 20 19 1
Perinatal Death Rate 10.7 8.9* 12.2 6.3*+ 5.2* 8.6* 8.9* 19.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 62 35 63 62 67
Total Induced Abortions 443 406 465 452 431 439 386 29
Induced Abortion Ratio 20.7* 18.2 19.8* 19.0* 17.3* 18.9* 18.1* 56.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 11 6 5 8 6
Female Population, 15-44 31,474 31,809 32,055 32,675 34,579 32,518 30,958 728
Female Population, 15-19 5,200 5,222 5,289 5,418 5,996 5,425 5,108 170
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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