(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1999
COUNTY: NOXUBEE
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 12,497 1,095 542 553 251
WHITE 3,713 200 112 88 58
NONWHITE 8,784 895 430 465 193
-------- 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 60 0 19 41 4 0 1 3 56 0 18 38
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 15 0 6 9 0 0 0 0 15 0 6 9
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 21 0 9 12 1 0 0 1 20 0 9 11
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 55 0 19 36 1 0 1 0 54 0 18 36
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 22 0 6 16 0 0 0 0 22 0 6 16
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 24 0 6 18 0 0 0 0 24 0 6 18
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 7 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 4
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 54.8 - 108.5 (15-19) 20.0 - 45.4 (15-19) 62.6 - 120.4 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 16.7 - 52.6 - - - - - 17.8 - 55.6 -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 10 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 10 1 3 6
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 166.7 ## 157.9 146.3 - - - - 178.6 ## 166.7 157.9
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 71 1 23 47 4 0 1 3 67 1 22 44
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 64.8 1.8 126.6 (15-19) 20.0 - 45.4 (15-19) 74.9 2.3 141.9 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, TEEN MOMS 16.7 - 52.6 - - - - - 17.9 - 55.6 -
* 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
