(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1999
COUNTY: SMITH
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 15,431 1,129 543 586 191
WHITE 11,691 768 380 388 122
NONWHITE 3,740 361 163 198 69
-------- 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 34 0 14 20 17 0 4 13 17 0 10 7
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 5 0 2 3 3 0 0 3 2 0 2 0
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 20 0 11 9 5 0 2 3 15 0 9 6
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 11 0 2 9 7 0 0 7 4 0 2 2
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 12 0 2 10 8 0 0 8 4 0 2 2
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 30.1 - 58.0 (15-19) 22.1 - 43.8 (15-19) 47.1 - 85.8 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 29.4 ## - - 58.8 ## - - - - - -
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 35 1 14 20 18 1 4 13 17 0 10 7
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 31.0 1.8 58.0 (15-19) 23.4 2.6 43.8 (15-19) 47.1 - 85.8 (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
