(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1999
COUNTY: WALTHALL
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 14,211 1,205 621 584 227
WHITE 7,801 533 282 251 94
NONWHITE 6,410 672 339 333 133
-------- 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 0 21 25 12 0 6 6 34 0 15 19
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 5 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 3 1
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 1
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 39 0 19 20 6 0 5 1 33 0 14 19
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 5 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 4
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 6 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 5
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 38.2 - 78.8 (15-19) 22.5 - 47.8 (15-19) 50.6 - 102.1 (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 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 43.5 - 95.2 - - - - - 58.8 - 133.3 -
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 48 0 23 25 12 0 6 6 36 0 17 19
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 39.8 - 82.2 (15-19) 22.5 - 47.8 (15-19) 53.6 - 108.1 (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
