(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2000
COUNTY: COAHOMA
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 30,622 2,815 1,406 1,409 654
WHITE 8,965 550 301 249 107
NONWHITE 21,657 2,265 1,105 1,160 547
-------- 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 203 6 88 109 15 0 6 9 188 6 82 100
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 27 0 14 13 0 0 0 0 27 0 14 13
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 43 1 18 24 1 0 1 0 42 1 17 24
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 192 6 87 99 8 0 5 3 184 6 82 96
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 66 0 18 48 5 0 1 4 61 0 17 44
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 70 0 18 52 5 0 1 4 65 0 17 48
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 25 2 10 13 1 0 1 0 24 2 9 13
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 72.1 4.3 139.8 (15-19) 27.3 - 60.2 (15-19) 83.0 5.4 156.9 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 9.8 - - 18.3 - - - - 10.6 - - 20.0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 9.8 166.7 11.4 - - - - - 10.6 166.7 12.2 -
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 207 7 89 111 15 0 6 9 192 7 83 102
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 73.5 5.0 141.9 (15-19) 27.3 - 60.2 (15-19) 84.8 6.3 159.5 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, TEEN MOMS 4.9 - - 9.2 - - - - 5.3 - - 10.0
* 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
