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------ AVERAGE ------
Southwest PHR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 4,551 4,560 4,414 4,451 4,276 4,450 3,114 1,282
General Fertility Rate 65.7 66.2 64.4 65.3* 63.5* 65.0* 63.5 66.2*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 3 3 5 4 3
Live Births: Women 15-19 957 895 865 881 760 872 508 355
Teen Fertility Rate 75.0* 70.5* 69.0* 71.9* 62.9*+ 69.9* 58.9* 92.6*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 3 3 3 3 3
Births To Unmarried Women 1,402 1,718 1,684 1,727 1,655 1,637 705 917
% Births To Unmarried Women 30.8* 37.7*+ 38.2* 38.8* 38.7* 36.8* 22.6* 71.5*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 2 2 2 2 2
Births To Unmarried Teens 536 620 619 622 516 585 250 328
% Births To Unmarried Teens 11.8 13.6*+ 14.0* 14.0* 12.1+ 13.1* 8.0* 25.6
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 2 2 2 3 3
Less Than 12 Years Education 1,117 1,106 1,069 1,136 1,021 1,090 734 342
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.5* 24.3* 24.2* 25.5* 23.9* 24.5* 23.6* 26.7
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 3 3 3 3 3
Low Birth Weight Births 386 441 411 411 424 415 241 171
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.5 9.7*+ 9.3 9.2 9.9* 9.3* 7.7* 13.3
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 2 2 2 2 2
No First Trimester Care 1,212 1,157 1,054 1,056 1,029 1,102 606 482
% No First Trimester Care 27.0* 25.7* 24.7* 24.3* 24.5* 25.3* 19.9* 38.2*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total Infant Deaths 36 43 45 48 29 40 25 14
Infant Mortality Rate 7.9 9.4 10.2 10.8 6.8+ 9.0 8.0 10.9
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 4 2 1 4 4
Total Neonatal Deaths 22 29 28 30 15 24 15 8
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.8 6.4 6.3 6.7 3.5+ 5.4 4.8 6.2
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 2 2 1 4 3
Total Postneonatal Deaths 14 14 17 18 14 16 9 3
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.1 3.1 3.9 4.0 3.3 3.6 2.9 2.3
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 5 2 3 4 3
Total Fetal Deaths 38 24 28 19 30 29 15 11
Fetal Death Rate 8.3 5.2 6.3 4.3* 7.0 6.5 4.8 8.5
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 4 3 5 4 4
Total Perinatal Deaths 60 53 56 49 45 53 31 22
Perinatal Death Rate 13.1 11.6 12.6 11.0 10.5 11.8 9.9 17.0*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 4 3 3 4 4
Total Induced Abortions 449 420 402 395 408 414 198 128
Induced Abortion Ratio 9.9* 9.2* 9.1* 8.9* 9.5* 9.3* 6.4* 10.0*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 4 4 4 4 4
Female Population, 15-44 69,242 68,887 68,524 68,175 67,288 68,421 49,066 19,355
Female Population, 15-19 12,764 12,692 12,534 12,259 12,089 12,469 8,631 3,835
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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