(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1999
COUNTY: CLAIBORNE
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 11,596 1,414 465 949 161
WHITE 2,004 113 60 53 16
NONWHITE 9,592 1,301 405 896 145
-------- 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 37 1 17 19 1 0 1 0 36 1 16 19
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 6 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 3
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 34 1 17 16 1 0 1 0 33 1 16 16
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 13 0 1 12 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 12
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 15 0 1 14 0 0 0 0 15 0 1 14
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 26.2 2.2 37.9 (15-19) 8.8 - 18.9 (15-19) 27.7 2.5 39.1 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 54.0 - 58.8 52.6 - - - - 55.6 - 62.5 52.6
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 7 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 4 3
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 189.2 - 235.3 157.9 - - - - 194.4 - 250.0 157.9
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 46 1 22 23 1 0 1 0 45 1 21 23
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 32.5 2.2 47.4 (15-19) 8.8 - 18.9 (15-19) 34.6 2.5 49.1 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, TEEN MOMS - - - - - - - - - - - -
* 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.
## RATE/RATIO NOT CALCULATED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO LIVE BIRTHS TO MOTHERS IN THIS AGE/RACE GROUP.
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
INFANT MORTALITY RATE=INFANT DEATHS TO WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS TO WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP
