Change Indicator

Teen fertility ages 15 to 19 by race in Mississippi

Teen fertility ages 15 to 19 by race

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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.

Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

Fertility Rate is the number of live births to mothers in specific age group per 1,000 females in specific age group.

Race definitions (by race of mother):
The two categories for race used in this publication are white and nonwhite (pre-2013, see footnote). 

White includes such groups as Caucasian Anglo-American, Canadian, Cuban, French, Greek, Hispanic, Latin American, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Swedish, etc.
Nonwhite includes such groups as Black, African-American, American Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Hawaiian, Filipino, and all other groups not considered as white.

Data Source

Mississippi State Department of Health. Public Health Statistics. [Year] Summary Statistics by County.

Available at: https://msdh.ms.gov/phs/statisti.htm

Notes

Updated July 2021.
Beginning with 2013 data, MSDH has replaced the "Nonwhite" category with "Black."

Last Updated

July 2021