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------ AVERAGE ------
Northwest PHR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 10,916 10,990 11,134 11,527 11,664 11,246 10,374 265
General Fertility Rate 67.2* 67.0* 66.8* 68.2* 68.1* 67.5* 66.2* 26.4*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 2 2 2 2 2
Live Births: Women 15-19 1,801 1,831 1,797 1,825 1,736 1,798 1,638 66
Teen Fertility Rate 65.1* 64.7* 62.5* 63.0* 59.8*+ 63.0* 61.5* 34.8
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 4 4 4 4 4
Births To Unmarried Women 2,852 2,963 3,046 3,275 3,295 3,089 2,685 177
% Births To Unmarried Women 26.1* 27.0* 27.4* 28.4* 28.2* 27.5* 25.9* 66.8*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 5 5 5 5
Births To Unmarried Teens 1,029 1,097 1,064 1,110 1,032 1,068 947 58
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.4* 10.0* 9.6* 9.6* 8.8*+ 9.5* 9.1* 21.9*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 5 5 5 5
Less Than 12 Years Education 2,772 2,798 2,949 3,071 3,016 2,921 2,614 58
% Less Than 12 Years Education 25.4* 25.5* 26.5* 26.6* 25.9* 26.0* 25.2* 21.9*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 2 1 1 1 1
Low Birth Weight Births 746 827 812 768 756 783 708 33
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.8* 7.5*+ 7.3* 6.7* 6.5* 7.0* 6.8* 12.5
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 5 5 5 5
No First Trimester Care 2,564 2,466 2,399 2,206 2,321 2,391 2,113 84
% No First Trimester Care 23.6* 22.6 22.0* 19.6*+ 20.2 21.6 20.7* 32.6
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 3 3 4 4 3
Total Infant Deaths 75 85 76 65 71 75 68 3
Infant Mortality Rate 6.9* 7.7 6.8* 5.6* 6.1* 6.7* 6.6* 11.3
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 5 5 5 5
Total Neonatal Deaths 49 47 44 36 35 43 37 2
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.5 4.3* 4.0* 3.1* 3.0* 3.8* 3.6 7.5
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 5 5 5 5 5
Total Postneonatal Deaths 26 38 32 29 36 29 27 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 2.4* 3.5 2.9 2.5* 3.1 2.6* 2.6 3.8
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 3 5 5 5 5
Total Fetal Deaths 78 67 59 75 67 72 64 3
Fetal Death Rate 7.1 6.1 5.3* 6.5 5.7* 6.4* 6.1 11.2
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 3 5 3 5 5
Total Perinatal Deaths 127 114 103 111 102 110 100 5
Perinatal Death Rate 11.6 10.3 9.2* 9.6* 8.7* 9.7* 9.6 18.7
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 5 5 5 5
Total Induced Abortions 1,283 1,245 1,167 1,376 1,389 1,292 881 66
Induced Abortion Ratio 11.8* 11.3* 10.5* 11.9*+ 11.9* 11.5* 8.5* 24.9*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 3 3 3 3 3
Female Population, 15-44 162,379 164,066 166,559 169,026 171,170 166,638 156,605 10,036
Female Population, 15-19 27,666 28,299 28,745 28,972 29,026 28,542 26,644 1,899
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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