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2011 | Catahoula, Louisiana | Teen birth rate

Summary Information

Range in Louisiana
(Min-Max):
27-95
Overall in Louisiana: 55
National Benchmark: 22 (90th percentile)

Ranking Methodology

Summary Measure: Health Factors - Health Behaviors (Unsafe Sex)
Weight in Health Factors: 2.5%
Years of Data Used: 2001-2007
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Teen births are reported as the number of births per 1,000 female population, ages 15-19.

Teen birth rates were obtained from the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) at the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Teen pregnancy is associated with poor prenatal care and pre-term delivery. Pregnant teens are more likely than older women to receive late or no prenatal care, have gestational hypertension and anemia, and achieve poor maternal weight gain. They are also more likely to have a pre-term delivery and low birth weight, increasing the risk of child developmental delay, illness, and mortality.

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Teen Births Teen birth count, ages 15-19
Teen Birth Rate Teen births / females ages 15-19 * 1,000
Error Margin 95% confidence interval reported by National Center for Health Statistics
Z-Score (Measure - Average of LA counties)/(Standard Deviation)
PlaceTeen BirthsTeen Birth RateError MarginZ-Score
Acadia1,0756763-710.48
Allen4107668-831.10
Ascension1,0404744-50-1.05
Assumption3135146-57-0.73
Avoyelles8398277-881.59
Beauregard4836256-670.06
Bienville2536759-750.45
Bossier1,4325552-58-0.44
Caddo4,4106664-680.37
Calcasieu2,8196159-640.03
Caldwell1315949-69-0.15
Cameron682721-34-2.52
Catahoula1987766-881.23
Claiborne2275951-66-0.17
Concordia3707769-851.20
De Soto4596760-730.42
East Baton Rouge5,2874140-42-1.47
East Carroll1868472-961.73
East Feliciana2876053-67-0.09
Evangeline6757165-760.72
Franklin4408476-921.76
Grant2886154-680.03
Iberia1,4237369-770.92
Iberville5757065-760.71
Jackson2476456-720.25
Jefferson5,0674847-49-0.96
Jefferson Davis4996458-690.22
La Salle2166859-770.52
Lafayette2,3674442-46-1.26
Lafourche1,1984744-50-1.04
Lincoln5493027-32-2.35
Livingston1,3725350-55-0.62
Madison3369585-1052.54
Morehouse5197165-770.76
Natchitoches7605148-55-0.71
Orleans6,4455655-57-0.36
Ouachita2,4495654-59-0.34
Plaquemines2984338-48-1.35
Pointe Coupee3546356-690.12
Rapides2,1016563-680.33
Red River1947666-871.16
Richland3466962-770.63
Sabine3636054-67-0.04
St. Bernard6735147-54-0.78
St. Charles5824238-45-1.45
St. Helena1414840-56-0.99
St. James2884641-52-1.08
St. John the Baptist7315652-60-0.39
St. Landry1,7607268-750.82
St. Martin7796156-65-0.01
St. Mary9847469-780.96
St. Tammany1,8353534-37-1.92
Tangipahoa1,8005754-59-0.32
Tensas1087158-840.75
Terrebonne1,8686663-690.38
Union3526558-720.33
Vermilion7935652-60-0.36
Vernon8517671-811.14
Washington7827469-790.99
Webster6496459-690.24
West Baton Rouge3005246-58-0.66
West Carroll1706354-730.18
West Feliciana1164436-52-1.29
Winn2245850-66-0.22