LIVE BIRTHS
TABLE A1. LIVE BIRTHS AND AVERAGE PER DAY, BY MONTH
MISSISSIPPI, 1999
AVERAGE AVERAGE
MONTH BIRTHS PER DAY MONTH BIRTHS PER DAY
TOTAL 42,678 117
JANUARY 3,519 114 JULY 3,797 122
FEBRUARY 3,140 112 AUGUST 3,888 125
MARCH 3,455 111 SEPTEMBER 3,853 128
APRIL 3,114 104 OCTOBER 3,644 118
MAY 3,273 106 NOVEMBER 3,547 118
JUNE 3,538 118 DECEMBER 3,910 126
TABLE A2. PERCENTAGE OF LIVE BIRTHS IN HOSPITALS OR CLINICS,
BY YEAR AND RACE*
MISSISSIPPI, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970-1999
NON- NON-
YEAR TOTAL WHITE WHITE YEAR TOTAL WHITE WHITE
1940 14.1 27.1 3.9
1950 46.1 83.3 18.9
1960 73.2 99.0 51.3
1970# 90.0 99.7 79.7 1980# 99.4 99.7 99.1
1971# 92.2 99.6 84.2 1981# 99.3 99.6 99.0
1972# 95.2 99.8 90.4 1982# 99.4 99.6 99.2
1973# 96.4 99.7 92.8 1983# 99.5 99.6 99.4
1974# 97.4 99.7 94.8 1984# 99.5 99.6 99.4
1975# 97.9 99.6 96.0 1985# 99.6 99.7 99.4
1976# 98.5 99.7 97.3 1986# 99.6 99.7 99.5
1977# 98.9 99.7 98.1 1987# 99.6 99.8 99.5
1978# 99.1 99.7 98.4 1988# 99.6 99.7 99.6
1979# 99.3 99.7 98.9 1989# 99.6 99.8 99.5
1990# 99.6 99.6 99.6
1991# 99.6 99.6 99.6
1992# 99.7 99.7 99.7
1993# 99.7 99.7 99.6
1994# 99.7 99.7 99.7
1995# 99.7 99.7 99.6
1996# 99.7 99.7 99.7
1997# 99.7 99.8 99.7
1998# 99.6 99.7 99.6
1999# 99.7 99.7 99.7
* FIGURES FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 1989 ARE BY RACE OF CHILD;
BEGINNING IN 1989 FIGURES SHOWN ARE BY RACE OF MOTHER.
# INCLUDES BIRTHS IN ANY FACILITY WHICH PROVIDES MEDICAL
CARE; PRIOR TO 1970 ONLY BIRTHS IN FACILITIES PROVIDING
INPATIENT CARE WERE INCLUDED.
