(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1999
COUNTY: ITAWAMBA
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 21,085 1,607 650 957 261
WHITE 19,355 1,413 575 838 236
NONWHITE 1,730 194 75 119 25
-------- 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 50 1 20 29 44 0 19 25 6 1 1 4
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 8 0 3 5 7 0 3 4 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 7 0 3 4 6 0 3 3 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 29 1 14 14 23 0 13 10 6 1 1 4
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 4 0 1 3 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 7 0 1 6 6 0 1 5 1 0 0 1
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 6 0 2 4 5 0 1 4 1 0 1 0
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 31.1 1.5 51.2 (15-19) 31.1 - 52.5 (15-19) 30.9 13.3 42.0 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 20.0 - - 34.5 - - - - 166.7 - - 250.0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 40.0 - - 69.0 22.7 - - 40.0 166.7 - - 250.0
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 53 1 20 32 45 0 19 26 8 1 1 6
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 33.0 1.5 54.3 (15-19) 31.8 - 53.7 (15-19) 41.2 13.3 58.8 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, TEEN MOMS 40.0 - 100.0 - 22.7 - 52.6 - 166.7 - 1000.0 -
* 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
