(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2001
COUNTY: NEWTON
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 21,838 1,729 787 942 316
WHITE 14,197 991 420 571 183
NONWHITE 7,641 738 367 371 133
-------- 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 47 1 11 35 24 0 3 21 23 1 8 14
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 6 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 5 0 2 3
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 8 0 3 5 3 0 0 3 5 0 3 2
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 31 1 10 20 8 0 2 6 23 1 8 14
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 15 0 3 12 8 0 1 7 7 0 2 5
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 15 0 3 12 8 0 1 7 7 0 2 5
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 27.2 1.3 48.8 (15-19) 24.2 - 42.0 (15-19) 31.2 2.7 59.3 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO - - - - - - - - - - - -
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 4 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 85.1 1000.0 90.9 57.1 83.3 & 333.3 - 87.0 - - 142.8
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 51 2 12 37 26 1 4 21 25 1 8 16
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 29.5 2.5 52.0 (15-19) 26.2 2.4 43.8 (15-19) 33.9 2.7 64.7 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, TEEN MOMS 42.6 - - 57.1 - - - - 87.0 - - 142.9
* 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.
