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STATE OF ARKANSAS 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 35,155 36,356 36,455 36,831 36,672 36,294 27,702 7,802
General Fertility Rate 65.4 67.2+ 67.3 67.5 67.5 67.0 64.1 76.8
Live Births: Women 15-19 6,711 7,016 6,823 6,680 6,419 6,730 4,419 2,205
Teen Fertility Rate 73.6 75.4 72.8+ 70.7+ 67.9+ 72.1 62.5 103.2
Births To Unmarried Women 11,403 12,157 12,248 12,910 12,905 12,324 6,344 5,742
% Births To Unmarried Women 32.4 33.4+ 33.6 35.1+ 35.2 34.0 22.9 73.6
Births To Unmarried Teens 4,305 4,651 4,540 4,669 4,511 4,535 2,373 2,093
% Births To Unmarried Teens 12.2 12.8+ 12.5 12.7 12.3 12.5 8.6 26.8
Less Than 12 Years Education 8,166 8,257 8,292 8,329 8,226 8,253 5,825 2,178
% Less Than 12 Years Education 23.2 22.7 22.7 22.6 22.4 22.7 21.0 27.9
Low Birth Weight Births 2,876 3,078 3,033 3,270 3,152 3,083 1,990 1,034
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.2 8.5 8.3 8.9+ 8.6 8.5 7.2 13.3
No First Trimester Care 8,032 8,984 8,667 7,944 7,498 8,225 5,310 2,681
% No First Trimester Care 23.3 25.2+ 24.4+ 22.1+ 20.9+ 23.2 19.6 35.4
Total Infant Deaths 317 337 316 339 312 324 208 112
Infant Mortality Rate 9.0 9.3 8.7 9.2 8.5 8.9 7.5 14.4
Total Neonatal Deaths 193 204 185 211 187 195 127 66
Neonatal Mortality Rate 5.5 5.6 5.1 5.7 5.1 5.4 4.6 8.5
Total Postneonatal Deaths 124 133 131 128 125 129 80 46
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.6 2.9 5.9
Total Fetal Deaths 259 293 281 232 254 264 169 90
Fetal Death Rate 7.3 8.0 7.6 6.3+ 6.9 7.2 6.1 11.4
Total Perinatal Deaths 452 497 466 443 441 459 297 156
Perinatal Death Rate 12.8 13.6 12.7 12.0 11.9 12.6 10.7 19.8
Total Induced Abortions 5,886 6,082 5,887 5,675 5,592 5,825 3,575 1,947
Induced Abortion Ratio 16.7 16.7 16.1 15.4+ 15.2 16.0 12.9 25.0
Female Population, 15-44 537,720 541,396 541,864 545,749 542,905 541,926 432,304 101,544
Female Population, 15-19 91,183 92,989 93,697 94,528 94,477 93,374 70,691 21,370
*Significant from the remainder of the state.
+Significant from the previous year.
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