(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1999
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 31,094 2,767 1,350 1,417 563
WHITE 10,295 576 299 277 91
NONWHITE 20,799 2,191 1,051 1,140 472
-------- 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 175 6 67 102 14 0 6 8 161 6 61 94
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 28 1 13 14 2 0 1 1 26 1 12 13
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 42 2 19 21 4 0 2 2 38 2 17 19
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 162 6 66 90 9 0 5 4 153 6 61 86
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 53 0 6 47 0 0 0 0 53 0 6 47
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 59 0 10 49 1 0 1 0 58 0 9 49
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 23 0 10 13 2 0 1 1 21 0 9 12
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 63.2 4.4 119.3 (15-19) 24.3 - 50.5 (15-19) 73.5 5.7 136.0 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 11.4 - 14.9 9.8 71.4 - 166.7 - 6.2 - - 10.6
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 177 6 68 103 15 0 7 8 162 6 61 95
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 64.0 4.4 120.7 (15-19) 26.0 - 54.2 (15-19) 73.9 5.7 136.8 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, TEEN MOMS 11.4 - 29.9 - - - - - 12.4 - 32.8 -
* 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
