(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 1999
COUNTY: WAYNE
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 20,637 1,666 806 860 317
WHITE 12,654 870 436 434 145
NONWHITE 7,983 796 370 426 172
-------- 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 67 2 26 39 28 0 10 18 39 2 16 21
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 1
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 6 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 4 1 2 1
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 47 2 23 22 11 0 7 4 36 2 16 18
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 19 0 3 16 8 0 0 8 11 0 3 8
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 23 0 4 19 12 0 1 11 11 0 3 8
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 5 0 1 4 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 3
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 40.2 2.5 75.6 (15-19) 32.2 - 64.5 (15-19) 49.0 5.4 86.8 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 5 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 3 0 2 1
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 74.6 - 115.4 51.3 71.4 - 100.0 55.6 76.9 - 125.0 47.6
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 72 2 29 41 30 0 11 19 42 2 18 22
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 43.2 2.5 81.4 (15-19) 34.5 - 69.1 (15-19) 52.8 5.4 93.9 (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
