TABLE 12B INFANT, NEONATAL, AND POSTNEONATAL MORTALITY RATES*, BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE, MISSISSIPPI, 1992-1996 (5-YEAR AVERAGE) INFANT** NEONATAL** POSTNEONATAL** NON- NON- NON- COUNTY TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE STATE 11.2 7.7 14.9 6.9 4.6 9.3 4.3 3.1 5.6 ADAMS 12.2 7.3 14.8 9.2 4.2 11.9 2.9 3.1 2.8 ALCORN 8.6 8.8 7.8 6.2 5.9 7.8 2.4 3.0 - AMITE 1.2 - 2.4 - - - 1.2 - 2.4 ATTALA 9.7 5.0 13.9 5.6 3.4 7.7 4.0 1.7 6.2 BENTON 13.7 15.6 11.4 10.2 12.5 7.6 3.4 3.1 3.8 BOLIVAR 13.5 5.2 15.7 6.4 1.3 7.9 7.0 3.9 7.9 CALHOUN 17.8 13.5 24.0 11.9 11.8 12.0 5.9 1.7 12.0 CARROLL 11.8 8.3 15.0 9.9 8.3 11.3 2.0 - 3.8 CHICKASAW 12.2 10.0 14.3 10.9 8.8 13.0 1.3 1.2 1.3 CHOCTAW 8.6 9.0 8.1 6.9 9.0 4.0 1.7 - 4.0 CLAIBORNE 12.9 - 14.2 5.9 - 6.5 7.0 - 7.8 CLARKE 9.2 11.0 7.2 5.0 4.7 5.4 4.2 6.3 1.8 CLAY 14.0 10.3 15.8 8.4 5.2 10.0 5.6 5.2 5.8 COAHOMA 19.1 8.4 21.6 13.3 5.0 15.2 5.8 3.4 6.4 COPIAH 9.4 9.7 9.2 6.6 6.1 6.9 2.8 3.6 2.3 COVINGTON 15.9 9.1 23.0 10.6 3.9 17.6 5.3 5.2 5.4 DESOTO 8.7 6.9 18.5 6.0 4.4 14.4 2.7 2.5 4.1 FORREST 11.1 5.4 17.9 7.2 3.0 12.2 3.9 2.4 5.7 FRANKLIN 14.6 3.9 24.0 7.3 3.9 10.3 7.3 - 13.7 GEORGE 5.7 5.6 6.8 4.4 4.2 6.8 1.3 1.4 - GREENE 8.0 5.2 16.8 4.0 1.8 11.2 4.0 3.5 5.6 GRENADA 9.8 2.6 15.9 6.1 1.3 10.2 3.6 1.3 5.7 HANCOCK 8.5 6.2 25.8 4.2 3.8 7.4 4.2 2.4 18.4 HARRISON 8.3 7.1 11.2 4.9 4.1 6.6 3.4 3.0 4.6 HINDS 11.5 5.5 14.0 7.6 3.3 9.5 3.9 2.3 4.5 HOLMES 13.8 - 15.5 9.3 - 10.5 4.4 - 5.0 HUMPHREYS 11.7 4.7 13.5 5.8 - 7.4 5.8 4.7 6.1 ISSAQUENA 23.8 27.8 22.2 7.9 - 11.1 15.9 27.8 11.1 ITAWAMBA 7.9 6.3 24.4 3.6 4.0 - 4.3 2.4 24.4 JACKSON 11.7 9.7 16.3 8.1 6.7 11.2 3.6 3.0 5.1 JASPER 8.7 10.2 7.8 4.3 4.1 4.5 4.3 6.1 3.4 JEFFERSON 22.4 - 23.8 15.8 - 16.8 6.6 - 7.0 JEFF DAVIS 9.9 6.2 11.5 5.4 - 7.6 4.5 6.2 3.8 JONES 9.5 5.7 15.4 5.1 2.3 9.5 4.4 3.4 5.9 KEMPER 5.9 5.0 6.2 4.4 - 6.2 1.5 5.0 - LAFAYETTE 10.2 4.5 17.8 6.6 3.6 10.7 3.6 0.9 7.1 LAMAR 9.3 8.1 15.2 5.9 4.0 15.2 3.4 4.0 - LAUDERDALE 11.9 6.8 16.8 6.4 3.4 9.4 5.4 3.4 7.4 LAWRENCE 9.4 11.1 7.1 7.3 9.2 4.8 2.1 1.8 2.4 LEAKE 13.1 5.7 19.2 5.2 4.3 6.0 7.8 1.4 13.2 LEE 13.8 10.5 20.2 9.4 6.5 15.2 4.4 4.0 5.0 LEFLORE 14.4 6.3 16.8 9.8 3.8 11.5 4.6 2.5 5.2 TABLE 12B - PAGE 2 INFANT, NEONATAL, AND POSTNEONATAL MORTALITY RATES - MISSISSIPPI - 1992-1996 AVERAGE INFANT** NEONATAL** POSTNEONATAL** NON- NON- NON- COUNTY TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE LINCOLN 7.1 8.0 5.6 5.7 6.6 4.4 1.3 1.5 1.1 LOWNDES 16.0 10.9 21.2 10.4 7.8 13.1 5.6 3.1 8.1 MADISON 7.0 3.1 10.8 3.5 1.4 5.6 3.5 1.7 5.2 MARION 8.9 7.3 11.0 5.8 4.6 7.3 3.1 2.8 3.7 MARSHALL 13.4 8.1 17.1 9.7 6.3 12.0 3.7 1.8 5.1 MONROE 12.7 10.2 16.5 7.6 5.4 11.0 5.1 4.8 5.5 MONTGOMERY 10.8 10.8 10.9 8.7 10.8 7.3 2.2 - 3.6 NESHOBA 14.9 8.5 21.8 11.6 7.5 15.8 3.4 0.9 5.9 NEWTON 17.1 11.8 23.0 11.0 10.6 11.5 6.1 1.2 11.5 NOXUBEE 17.2 12.6 18.5 9.0 8.4 9.2 8.2 4.2 9.2 OKTIBBEHA 7.0 3.3 10.0 5.0 1.7 7.9 1.9 1.7 2.2 PANOLA 17.4 9.2 22.0 9.6 3.1 13.3 7.8 6.1 8.7 PEARL RIVER 8.1 7.9 9.0 4.0 4.6 1.8 4.0 3.3 7.2 PERRY 9.9 8.1 13.6 7.7 8.1 6.8 2.2 - 6.8 PIKE 6.4 3.5 8.2 3.0 0.9 4.4 3.4 2.6 3.8 PONTOTOC 10.3 6.2 30.8 7.4 4.8 20.5 2.8 1.4 10.3 PRENTISS 9.4 9.6 8.3 3.8 4.4 - 5.6 5.2 8.3 QUITMAN 10.3 4.8 11.8 5.2 - 6.6 5.2 4.8 5.2 RANKIN 8.2 6.9 12.9 4.7 4.5 5.4 3.5 2.4 7.4 SCOTT 14.8 14.4 15.2 6.7 9.0 4.5 8.1 5.4 10.7 SHARKEY 4.6 8.2 3.7 1.5 - 1.9 3.0 8.2 1.9 SIMPSON 12.4 6.9 18.7 8.8 4.9 13.2 3.6 2.0 5.5 SMITH 7.6 8.8 5.3 3.8 4.4 2.6 3.8 4.4 2.6 STONE 13.0 12.2 14.9 8.6 6.1 14.9 4.3 6.1 - SUNFLOWER 10.3 3.4 12.1 5.3 3.4 5.8 5.0 - 6.3 TALLAHATCHIE 11.8 3.3 14.6 6.3 - 8.3 5.5 3.3 6.2 TATE 10.4 8.5 13.1 5.5 4.2 7.2 4.9 4.2 5.8 TIPPAH 11.3 9.1 18.6 6.3 4.6 12.4 4.9 4.6 6.2 TISHOMINGO 10.5 10.0 22.2 7.0 6.4 22.2 3.5 3.6 - TUNICA 24.2 - 27.8 11.4 - 13.2 12.7 - 14.7 UNION 17.8 18.8 14.0 8.9 9.0 8.4 8.9 9.8 5.6 WALTHALL 6.9 2.2 10.0 3.5 2.2 4.3 3.5 - 5.7 WARREN 13.1 9.0 16.8 7.2 3.2 10.7 5.9 5.8 6.0 WASHINGTON 11.5 5.6 13.6 7.0 3.1 8.3 4.6 2.5 5.3 WAYNE 12.9 11.9 13.8 7.6 4.8 10.4 5.3 7.1 3.5 WEBSTER 7.5 6.7 9.1 3.0 2.2 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.6 WILKINSON 11.9 12.7 11.7 10.4 6.4 11.7 1.5 6.4 - WINSTON 12.8 5.2 19.4 7.2 3.4 10.4 5.6 1.7 9.0 YALOBUSHA 6.8 7.4 6.4 2.3 - 4.2 4.6 7.4 2.1 YAZOO 11.5 10.1 12.1 5.1 2.9 6.1 6.4 7.2 6.1 * 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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