TABLE 12B INFANT, NEONATAL, AND POSTNEONATAL MORTALITY RATES*, BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE, MISSISSIPPI, 1994-1998 (5-YEAR AVERAGE) INFANT** NEONATAL** POSTNEONATAL** NON- NON- NON- COUNTY TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE STATE 10.6 7.1 14.6 6.5 4.2 9.1 4.2 2.9 5.5 ADAMS 14.0 12.1 15.1 10.1 7.7 11.4 3.9 4.4 3.6 ALCORN 8.5 6.8 16.8 6.2 5.1 11.2 2.4 1.7 5.6 AMITE 3.8 2.5 5.2 1.3 - 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 ATTALA 12.8 12.7 12.9 7.2 6.4 8.1 5.6 6.4 4.8 BENTON 14.0 15.5 12.0 8.7 12.4 4.0 5.2 3.1 8.0 BOLIVAR 11.9 3.9 14.1 6.4 1.3 7.8 5.5 2.6 6.3 CALHOUN 6.8 4.7 10.0 3.9 3.2 5.0 2.9 1.6 5.0 CARROLL 4.0 3.9 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.2 - - - CHICKASAW 7.0 4.8 9.4 6.4 4.8 8.1 0.6 - 1.3 CHOCTAW 10.1 8.2 13.0 5.0 5.5 4.3 5.0 2.7 8.7 CLAIBORNE 14.6 - 15.9 6.7 - 7.3 7.8 - 8.6 CLARKE 6.0 3.2 9.3 3.4 1.6 5.6 2.6 1.6 3.7 CLAY 11.0 3.5 14.8 7.0 1.8 9.6 4.1 1.8 5.2 COAHOMA 16.8 6.8 19.2 10.4 6.8 11.2 6.5 - 8.0 COPIAH 11.2 7.4 13.7 8.3 5.0 10.4 2.9 2.5 3.2 COVINGTON 10.6 8.9 12.4 7.9 5.1 11.0 2.6 3.8 1.4 DESOTO 9.2 7.0 21.7 6.0 4.3 15.8 3.2 2.7 5.9 FORREST 7.9 4.3 12.2 4.8 3.0 6.9 3.1 1.3 5.3 FRANKLIN 5.3 3.6 7.0 1.8 3.6 - 3.6 - 7.0 GEORGE 6.7 6.2 11.3 4.3 3.4 11.3 2.4 2.7 - GREENE 6.7 7.1 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.7 1.4 1.8 - GRENADA 9.8 3.8 15.6 5.5 1.3 9.6 4.3 2.5 6.0 HANCOCK 7.6 6.1 21.4 3.8 3.3 8.5 3.8 2.8 12.8 HARRISON 8.6 6.8 12.9 4.7 3.5 7.5 3.9 3.3 5.4 HINDS 11.3 6.3 13.3 7.0 4.0 8.2 4.3 2.3 5.1 HOLMES 14.2 4.2 15.5 9.6 - 10.9 4.6 4.2 4.6 HUMPHREYS 10.4 4.8 11.9 7.3 - 9.3 3.1 4.8 2.6 ISSAQUENA 18.0 40.0 11.6 - - - 18.0 40.0 11.6 ITAWAMBA 7.6 7.6 7.4 3.0 3.4 - 4.5 4.2 7.4 JACKSON 10.4 8.2 15.4 6.8 4.6 11.8 3.6 3.5 3.7 JASPER 8.4 10.1 7.6 4.9 4.0 5.4 3.5 6.0 2.2 JEFFERSON 20.2 22.7 20.1 13.0 - 13.9 7.2 22.7 6.2 JEFF DAVIS 10.2 6.3 11.9 6.5 - 9.2 3.7 6.3 2.6 JONES 11.0 8.3 15.3 6.9 4.3 11.2 4.0 4.0 4.1 KEMPER 7.3 5.6 7.8 5.8 - 7.8 1.4 5.6 - LAFAYETTE 10.4 8.4 13.1 6.4 5.9 7.1 3.9 2.5 6.0 LAMAR 7.6 5.4 18.7 4.9 3.2 14.0 2.6 2.3 4.7 LAUDERDALE 13.7 7.7 20.0 8.2 3.7 13.0 5.5 4.0 7.0 LAWRENCE 7.7 7.8 7.6 5.5 7.8 2.5 2.2 - 5.1 LEAKE 9.5 4.0 14.5 4.4 4.0 4.8 5.1 - 9.7 LEE 12.8 7.5 23.7 9.1 5.2 17.0 3.7 2.2 6.7 LEFLORE 11.5 6.8 12.9 7.4 4.1 8.3 4.1 2.7 4.5 TABLE 12B - PAGE 2 INFANT, NEONATAL, AND POSTNEONATAL MORTALITY RATES - MISSISSIPPI - 1994-1998 AVERAGE INFANT** NEONATAL** POSTNEONATAL** NON- NON- NON- COUNTY TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE LINCOLN 9.7 6.3 15.6 7.1 4.9 10.8 2.6 1.4 4.8 LOWNDES 14.6 10.3 18.8 9.6 6.7 12.5 4.9 3.6 6.3 MADISON 7.9 4.2 12.1 4.6 2.6 6.8 3.4 1.6 5.3 MARION 7.8 6.2 10.0 5.2 3.6 7.5 2.6 2.7 2.5 MARSHALL 11.1 5.3 15.3 8.2 3.6 11.4 3.0 1.8 3.8 MONROE 12.5 9.2 17.8 6.1 3.1 10.9 6.4 6.2 6.9 MONTGOMERY 19.0 10.8 24.6 16.7 10.8 20.8 2.2 - 3.8 NESHOBA 12.5 7.8 17.8 7.4 6.1 8.9 5.1 1.7 8.9 NEWTON 19.6 12.4 28.0 15.3 12.4 18.7 4.3 - 9.3 NOXUBEE 24.9 4.0 31.2 16.6 4.0 20.4 8.3 - 10.8 OKTIBBEHA 7.4 3.3 10.8 6.6 3.3 9.4 0.8 - 1.4 PANOLA 19.6 12.5 24.0 10.7 4.8 14.4 8.8 7.7 9.6 PEARL RIVER 7.6 6.8 11.4 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.2 7.6 PERRY 3.2 3.1 3.5 2.2 1.6 3.5 1.1 1.6 - PIKE 6.5 5.2 7.4 3.8 2.6 4.5 2.8 2.6 2.8 PONTOTOC 8.5 5.4 24.3 5.1 3.4 13.9 3.4 2.0 10.4 PRENTISS 11.1 11.6 8.2 4.9 5.8 - 6.2 5.8 8.2 QUITMAN 7.7 5.7 8.2 4.4 5.7 4.1 3.3 - 4.1 RANKIN 7.9 6.6 12.7 4.9 4.6 6.0 3.0 2.0 6.7 SCOTT 11.9 13.2 10.6 6.4 7.9 4.8 5.5 5.3 5.8 SHARKEY 3.1 8.1 2.0 - - - 3.1 8.1 2.0 SIMPSON 10.7 6.8 15.6 5.9 2.9 9.6 4.8 3.9 6.0 SMITH 7.5 7.0 8.7 4.7 7.0 - 2.8 - 8.7 STONE 14.0 13.1 16.6 8.6 7.2 12.4 5.4 5.8 4.1 SUNFLOWER 11.0 3.7 12.9 4.6 1.9 5.2 6.4 1.9 7.6 TALLAHATCHIE 14.7 3.0 19.4 8.6 - 12.1 6.1 3.0 7.3 TATE 11.4 7.8 16.6 5.7 2.9 9.7 5.7 4.8 6.9 TIPPAH 12.8 9.5 24.5 7.4 4.3 18.3 5.4 5.2 6.1 TISHOMINGO 9.8 10.1 - 3.6 3.7 - 6.2 6.4 - TUNICA 16.4 - 19.7 6.3 - 7.6 10.1 - 12.1 UNION 10.4 10.4 10.5 6.4 6.7 5.2 4.1 3.7 5.2 WALTHALL 11.6 6.6 15.1 5.4 4.4 6.0 6.2 2.2 9.0 WARREN 11.4 6.3 16.0 6.5 2.1 10.3 5.0 4.2 5.6 WASHINGTON 12.4 6.0 14.4 7.0 4.7 7.8 5.4 1.3 6.7 WAYNE 16.6 11.9 21.2 9.5 4.7 14.2 7.1 7.1 7.1 WEBSTER 3.0 2.2 4.7 1.5 2.2 - 1.5 - 4.7 WILKINSON 9.6 6.7 10.5 8.0 - 10.5 1.6 6.7 - WINSTON 8.1 1.8 13.6 4.1 - 7.5 4.1 1.8 6.0 YALOBUSHA 3.4 2.2 4.7 2.3 - 4.7 1.2 2.2 - YAZOO 8.7 9.3 8.5 4.8 4.0 5.2 3.9 5.3 3.3 * 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.