(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1999
COUNTY: SIMPSON
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 25,375 1,914 974 940 400
WHITE 16,489 1,091 581 510 218
NONWHITE 8,886 823 393 430 182
-------- 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 111 1 38 72 54 0 16 38 57 1 22 34
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 16 0 4 12 4 0 1 3 12 0 3 9
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 14 0 7 7 5 0 2 3 9 0 5 4
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 77 1 29 47 21 0 7 14 56 1 22 33
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 29 0 6 23 7 0 1 6 22 0 5 17
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 29 0 6 23 7 0 1 6 22 0 5 17
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 11 1 4 6 6 0 3 3 5 1 1 3
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 58.0 1.0 117.0 (15-19) 49.5 - 105.9 (15-19) 69.2 2.5 130.2 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 18.0 - 26.3 13.9 18.5 - - 26.3 17.5 - 45.4 -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 7 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 6 2 1 3
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 63.1 2000.0 26.3 55.6 18.5 - - 26.3 105.3 2000.0 45.4 88.2
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 120 3 40 77 56 0 16 40 64 3 24 37
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 62.7 3.1 124.5 (15-19) 51.3 - 109.8 (15-19) 77.8 7.6 141.9 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, TEEN MOMS 27.0 - 52.6 13.9 37.0 - 62.5 26.3 17.5 - 45.5 -
* 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
