TABLE 12B INFANT, NEONATAL, AND POSTNEONATAL MORTALITY RATES*, BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE, MISSISSIPPI, 1991-1995 (5-YEAR AVERAGE) INFANT** NEONATAL** POSTNEONATAL** NON- NON- NON- COUNTY TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE STATE 11.2 7.6 15.1 6.8 4.5 9.3 4.4 3.1 5.8 ADAMS 15.8 10.0 19.1 12.6 8.0 15.2 3.2 2.0 3.9 ALCORN 10.1 9.4 13.2 7.2 7.1 7.9 2.9 2.4 5.3 AMITE 4.8 2.5 6.8 2.4 - 4.5 2.4 2.5 2.3 ATTALA 10.0 5.2 13.9 6.2 3.5 8.4 3.9 1.7 5.6 BENTON 10.5 3.3 18.9 5.3 - 11.3 5.3 3.3 7.5 BOLIVAR 12.6 7.6 14.0 5.8 3.8 6.3 6.9 3.8 7.7 CALHOUN 21.0 12.1 33.1 16.0 12.1 21.3 5.0 - 11.8 CARROLL 13.6 8.4 18.2 9.7 8.4 10.9 3.9 - 7.3 CHICKASAW 10.3 9.0 11.6 9.6 7.7 11.6 0.6 1.3 - CHOCTAW 8.6 6.1 12.0 5.2 6.1 4.0 3.5 - 8.0 CLAIBORNE 14.0 - 15.7 5.8 - 6.5 8.2 - 9.2 CLARKE 9.9 13.7 5.4 5.0 6.1 3.6 5.0 7.6 1.8 CLAY 13.3 11.7 14.1 8.8 6.7 9.9 4.4 5.0 4.1 COAHOMA 19.6 6.6 22.7 13.8 3.3 16.3 5.8 3.3 6.4 COPIAH 10.1 8.5 11.1 6.9 6.1 7.4 3.2 2.4 3.7 COVINGTON 15.9 10.4 21.8 10.0 3.9 16.3 6.0 6.5 5.4 DESOTO 8.2 6.6 16.6 5.6 4.4 11.4 2.7 2.2 5.2 FORREST 12.6 5.8 20.5 8.3 3.8 13.6 4.3 2.1 6.8 FRANKLIN 12.9 - 25.0 5.5 - 10.7 7.4 - 14.3 GEORGE 5.0 5.6 - 3.8 4.2 - 1.3 1.4 - GREENE 8.2 5.5 16.8 4.1 1.8 11.2 4.1 3.6 5.6 GRENADA 11.6 5.2 16.6 7.5 3.9 10.4 4.0 1.3 6.2 HANCOCK 8.1 6.3 20.3 4.2 3.9 6.8 3.8 2.4 13.5 HARRISON 8.6 7.4 11.3 4.6 4.0 6.1 4.0 3.4 5.2 HINDS 11.2 5.9 13.5 7.3 3.9 8.8 3.9 2.0 4.7 HOLMES 13.4 - 15.1 7.6 - 8.6 5.7 - 6.5 HUMPHREYS 13.2 13.8 13.0 7.5 9.2 7.1 5.6 4.6 5.9 ISSAQUENA 14.2 25.0 9.9 7.1 - 9.9 7.1 25.0 - ITAWAMBA 6.5 4.8 24.0 2.2 2.4 - 4.3 2.4 24.0 JACKSON 10.9 8.8 15.6 6.8 6.0 8.8 4.0 2.8 6.7 JASPER 8.7 8.3 9.0 5.1 4.2 5.6 3.6 4.2 3.4 JEFFERSON 15.6 - 16.6 9.1 - 9.7 6.5 - 6.9 JEFF DAVIS 11.4 2.9 15.1 7.0 - 10.1 4.4 2.9 5.0 JONES 7.5 4.9 11.6 3.9 1.9 7.0 3.6 3.0 4.6 KEMPER 8.7 9.9 8.2 5.8 5.0 6.1 2.9 5.0 2.0 LAFAYETTE 10.2 4.6 17.3 6.1 2.8 10.4 4.1 1.8 6.9 LAMAR 9.2 8.1 14.4 5.4 3.5 14.4 3.8 4.6 - LAUDERDALE 11.9 6.0 17.7 6.4 2.3 10.5 5.4 3.7 7.2 LAWRENCE 10.4 11.3 9.2 8.3 9.4 6.9 2.1 1.9 2.3 LEAKE 13.6 5.8 20.2 4.6 2.9 5.9 9.1 2.9 14.2 LEE 13.4 10.7 18.9 8.8 6.2 13.9 4.6 4.5 5.0 LEFLORE 16.5 8.4 19.0 11.7 6.0 13.4 4.8 2.4 5.6 TABLE 12B - PAGE 2 INFANT, NEONATAL, AND POSTNEONATAL MORTALITY RATES - MISSISSIPPI - 1991-1995 AVERAGE INFANT** NEONATAL** POSTNEONATAL** NON- NON- NON- COUNTY TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE LINCOLN 6.9 8.6 4.3 5.6 7.8 2.2 1.3 0.7 2.2 LOWNDES 15.2 9.0 21.6 9.2 7.1 11.4 6.0 1.9 10.2 MADISON 7.6 3.6 11.3 4.2 1.8 6.5 3.4 1.8 4.8 MARION 9.8 6.3 14.6 6.2 4.5 8.5 3.6 1.8 6.1 MARSHALL 15.1 9.8 18.8 9.9 7.1 11.9 5.2 2.7 6.9 MONROE 12.2 11.6 13.1 7.3 5.8 9.6 4.9 5.8 3.5 MONTGOMERY 12.9 10.9 14.2 10.8 10.9 10.7 2.2 - 3.6 NESHOBA 15.5 10.0 20.9 11.5 8.0 14.9 4.0 2.0 6.0 NEWTON 12.0 10.4 13.8 7.2 8.1 6.3 4.8 2.3 7.5 NOXUBEE 18.6 17.2 19.0 9.7 8.6 10.0 8.8 8.6 8.9 OKTIBBEHA 7.8 5.9 9.3 5.4 3.4 7.2 2.3 2.5 2.2 PANOLA 16.0 8.1 20.4 10.2 3.0 14.2 5.8 5.1 6.2 PEARL RIVER 8.1 7.5 10.2 4.0 4.6 1.7 4.0 2.9 8.5 PERRY 13.2 9.9 19.8 11.0 9.9 13.2 2.2 - 6.6 PIKE 6.2 2.6 8.5 3.6 - 5.8 2.6 2.6 2.6 PONTOTOC 8.6 4.8 27.7 6.3 4.2 17.3 2.3 0.7 10.4 PRENTISS 9.4 10.3 4.2 3.8 4.4 - 5.6 5.9 4.2 QUITMAN 12.8 4.3 15.3 7.9 - 10.2 4.9 4.3 5.1 RANKIN 7.6 6.5 11.7 3.9 3.6 4.8 3.7 2.9 6.9 SCOTT 14.7 12.8 16.6 7.1 9.1 5.2 7.6 3.6 11.3 SHARKEY 7.2 17.2 5.2 2.9 - 3.5 4.3 17.2 1.7 SIMPSON 12.6 8.5 17.5 9.1 5.6 13.1 3.5 2.8 4.4 SMITH 10.3 9.0 12.5 6.5 4.5 10.0 3.7 4.5 2.5 STONE 9.6 7.6 14.3 6.4 3.0 14.3 3.2 4.6 - SUNFLOWER 11.9 1.7 14.5 6.5 1.7 7.7 5.4 - 6.8 TALLAHATCHIE 12.7 3.1 15.6 7.4 - 9.8 5.2 3.1 5.9 TATE 9.9 6.5 14.6 4.3 3.2 5.8 5.6 3.2 8.8 TIPPAH 8.5 9.1 6.4 5.0 5.5 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.2 TISHOMINGO 13.2 12.8 23.2 8.8 8.2 23.2 4.4 4.6 - TUNICA 19.7 - 22.7 12.3 - 14.2 7.4 - 8.5 UNION 16.6 16.8 16.2 7.1 6.9 8.1 9.5 9.9 8.1 WALTHALL 6.8 2.2 9.8 1.7 - 2.8 5.1 2.2 7.0 WARREN 13.5 8.5 18.1 7.7 3.0 12.1 5.8 5.5 6.0 WASHINGTON 11.7 4.2 14.2 7.0 1.8 8.8 4.7 2.4 5.4 WAYNE 13.6 8.7 17.9 8.3 2.5 13.4 5.3 6.2 4.5 WEBSTER 11.6 8.7 17.5 7.3 4.4 13.1 4.4 4.4 4.4 WILKINSON 8.6 6.1 9.4 8.6 6.1 9.4 - - - WINSTON 15.8 8.8 21.3 11.0 7.1 14.2 4.7 1.8 7.1 YALOBUSHA 8.8 7.2 10.2 3.3 - 6.1 5.5 7.2 4.1 YAZOO 12.2 10.0 13.1 4.2 1.4 5.3 8.0 8.6 7.7 * DEATHS PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS. ** INFANT - AGE LESS THAN ONE YEAR; NEONATAL - AGE LESS THAN 28 DAYS; POSTNEONATAL - AGE 28 DAYS TO ONE YEAR.
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