(HSVSTEEN) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1998
COUNTY: COAHOMA
TOTAL FEMALES FEMALES FEMALES TOTAL
POPULATION AGES AGES AGES LIVE
RACE ALL AGES 10-19 10-14 15-19 BIRTHS
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TOTAL 31,089 2,805 1,363 1,442 629
WHITE 10,344 590 305 285 115
NONWHITE 20,745 2,215 1,058 1,157 514
-------- ALL RACES -------- ---------- WHITE ---------- -------- NONWHITE ---------
ALL AGES AGES AGES ALL AGES AGES AGES ALL AGES AGES AGES
TEENS 10-14 15-17 18-19 TEENS 10-14 15-17 18-19 TEENS 10-14 15-17 18-19
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TEENAGE BIRTHS 204 9 86 109 15 0 11 4 189 9 75 105
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 23 0 12 11 0 0 0 0 23 0 12 11
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 41 2 15 24 2 0 0 2 39 2 15 22
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 198 9 84 105 12 0 9 3 186 9 75 102
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 74 0 17 57 2 0 1 1 72 0 16 56
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 79 0 19 60 2 0 1 1 77 0 18 59
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 11 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 11 0 5 6
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 72.7 6.6 135.2 (15-19) 25.4 - 52.6 (15-19) 85.3 8.5 155.6 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 4.9 - - 9.2 - - - - 5.3 - - 9.5
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 14.7 111.1 23.2 - - - - - 15.9 111.1 26.7 -
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 208 10 88 110 15 0 11 4 193 10 77 106
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 74.2 7.3 137.3 (15-19) 25.4 - 52.6 (15-19) 87.1 9.4 158.2 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1
* ACCORDING TO THE KESSNER INDEX
** SPONTANEOUS FETAL DEATHS OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE GESTATION OR WEIGHT OF 350 GRAMS OR MORE
# FIGURES BY RACE MAY NOT ADD TO TOTAL BECAUSE TOTAL FIGURES INCLUDE SOME FOR WHICH RACE OF MOTHER WAS UNKNOWN
DEFINITIONS:
IMMATURE=BIRTHWEIGHT LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS
PREMATURE=GESTATION LESS THAN 37 WEEKS
FERTILITY RATE=LIVE BIRTHS TO MOTHERS IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP PER 1,000 FEMALES IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP
FETAL DEATH RATIO=FETAL DEATHS TO WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS TO WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP
INDUCED TERM. RATIO=INDUCED TERMINATIONS TO WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS TO WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP
PREGNANCIES=LIVE BIRTHS PLUS FETAL DEATHS PLUS INDUCED TERMINATIONS
PREGNANCY RATE=PREGNANCIES OF WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP PER 1,000 FEMALES IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP
INFANT DEATH=DEATH OF A LIVE-BORN INFANT BEFORE REACHING 1 YEAR OF AGE
