(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2000
COUNTY: TALLAHATCHIE
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 14,903 1,291 661 630 213
WHITE 5,904 361 182 179 61
NONWHITE 8,999 930 479 451 152
-------- 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 64 1 17 46 12 0 2 10 52 1 15 36
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 10 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 7
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 10 1 1 8 1 0 0 1 9 1 1 7
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 56 1 17 38 4 0 2 2 52 1 15 36
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 22 0 3 19 3 0 0 3 19 0 3 16
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 24 0 3 21 4 0 0 4 20 0 3 17
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 7 0 3 4 2 0 0 2 5 0 3 2
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 49.6 1.5 100.0 (15-19) 33.2 - 67.0 (15-19) 55.9 2.1 113.1 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 46.9 - 58.8 43.5 - - - - 57.7 - 66.7 55.6
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 67 1 18 48 12 0 2 10 55 1 16 38
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 51.9 1.5 104.8 (15-19) 33.2 - 67.0 (15-19) 59.1 2.1 119.7 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, TEEN MOMS 31.3 - 58.8 21.7 - - - - 38.5 - 66.7 27.8
* 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
