(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1999
COUNTY: PERRY
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 12,039 984 477 507 198
WHITE 8,985 668 329 339 135
NONWHITE 3,054 316 148 168 63
-------- 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 44 2 14 28 30 1 9 20 14 1 5 8
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 8 0 0 8 6 0 0 6 2 0 0 2
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 12 1 2 9 8 0 2 6 4 1 0 3
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 32 2 12 18 19 1 7 11 13 1 5 7
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 6 0 2 4 5 0 2 3 1 0 0 1
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 7 0 2 5 6 0 2 4 1 0 0 1
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 44.7 4.2 82.8 (15-19) 44.9 3.0 85.5 (15-19) 44.3 6.8 77.4 (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 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 45.4 - 142.8 - 33.3 - 111.1 - 71.4 - 200.0 -
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 46 2 16 28 31 1 10 20 15 1 6 8
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 46.7 4.2 86.8 (15-19) 46.4 3.0 88.5 (15-19) 47.5 6.8 83.3 (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
