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Arkansas: Births

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Births

Number of Births, 2006Compare
 AR
#
US
#
 40,9614,265,555
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Number of Births per 1,000 Population, 2006Compare
 AR
US
 14.614.2
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Number of Live Births by Race/Ethnicity, 2006Compare
 AR
#
AR
%
US
#
US
%
Non-Hispanic White27,67967.6%2,308,64054.1%
Non-Hispanic Black7,84319.1%617,24714.5%
Non-Hispanic American Indian2640.6%42,2171.0%
Non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander6431.6%227,9785.3%
Hispanic4,39710.7%1,039,07724.4%
Not Stated1350.3%30,3960.7%
Total40,961100.0%4,265,555100.0%
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Live Births by Hispanic Origin of Mother, 2006Compare
 AR
#
AR
%
US
#
US
%
Mexican3,52180.1%718,14669.1%
Puerto Rican461.0%66,9326.4%
Cuban90.2%16,9361.6%
Central and South American75417.1%165,32115.9%
Other and Unknown Hispanic Origin671.5%71,7426.9%
Total Births of Hispanic Origin4,397100.0%1,039,077100.0%
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Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 Population Ages 15-19, 2006Compare
 AR
US
 62.341.9
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Percentage Change in Teen Birth Rate, 1991-2006Compare
 AR
%
US
%
 -22%-32%
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Number of Preterm Births, 2006Compare
 AR
#
US
#
Number of Preterm Births5,614542,893
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Preterm Births as a Percent of All Births, 2006Compare
 AR
%
US
%
 13.7%12.8%
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Preterm Births as a Percent of All Births by Race/Ethnicity, 2006Compare
 AR
%
US
%
Non-Hispanic White12.5%11.7%
Non-Hispanic Black18.9%18.5%
Hispanic12.1%12.2%
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Number of Births of Low Birthweight, 2006Compare
 AR
#
US
#
 3,749351,974
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Births of Low Birthweight as a Percent of All Births, 2006Compare
 AR
%
US
%
 9.2%8.3%
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Births of Low Birthweight as a Percent of All Births by Race/Ethnicity, 2006Compare
 AR
%
US
%
Non-Hispanic White7.9%7.3%
Non-Hispanic Black14.9%14.0%
Hispanic6.9%7.0%
Total9.2%8.3%
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