(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1999
COUNTY: TUNICA
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 7,935 786 382 404 162
WHITE 1,821 111 56 55 25
NONWHITE 6,114 675 326 349 137
-------- 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 46 1 18 27 7 0 1 6 39 1 17 21
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 5 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 4 1
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 9 0 5 4 2 0 1 1 7 0 4 3
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 43 1 18 24 4 0 1 3 39 1 17 21
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 12 0 5 7 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 5
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 14 0 5 9 3 0 0 3 11 0 5 6
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 10 1 6 3 1 0 1 0 9 1 5 3
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 58.5 2.6 111.4 (15-19) 63.1 - 127.3 (15-19) 57.8 3.1 108.9 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 46 1 18 27 7 0 1 6 39 1 17 21
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 58.5 2.6 111.4 (15-19) 63.1 - 127.3 (15-19) 57.8 3.1 108.9 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 2
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, TEEN MOMS 108.7 - 166.7 74.1 - - - - 128.2 - 176.5 95.2
* 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
