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------ AVERAGE ------
Central PHR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 9,501 9,726 9,697 10,124 9,801 9,770 7,004 2,558
General Fertility Rate 61.9* 63.3* 62.8* 65.5*+ 63.5*+ 63.4* 60.6* 66.2*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 5 4 5 5
Live Births: Women 15-19 1,472 1,427 1,375 1,350 1,276 1,380 803 559
Teen Fertility Rate 60.7* 58.6* 56.5* 56.0* 53.2* 57.0* 46.6* 80.3*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 5 5 5 5
Births To Unmarried Women 3,159 3,309 3,347 3,534 3,446 3,358 1,497 1,817
% Births To Unmarried Women 33.2 34.0* 34.5 34.9* 35.2* 34.4* 21.4* 71.0*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 4 4 4 4 4
Births To Unmarried Teens 1,078 1,076 1,048 1,029 996 1,047 494 538
% Births To Unmarried Teens 11.3* 11.1* 10.8* 10.2* 10.2* 10.7* 7.1* 21.0*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 4 4 4 4 4
Less Than 12 Years Education 1,558 1,551 1,507 1,570 1,488 1,535 952 553
% Less Than 12 Years Education 16.4* 15.9* 15.5* 15.5* 15.2* 15.7* 13.6* 21.6*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 5 5 5 5
Low Birth Weight Births 857 898 858 896 900 882 523 343
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.0* 9.2 8.8 8.9 9.2 9.0* 7.5 13.4
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 3 4 4 4 3
No First Trimester Care 2,079 1,851 1,577 1,570 1,367 1,689 989 663
% No First Trimester Care 23.1* 20.0*+ 16.7*+ 15.8* 14.2*+ 17.9* 14.6* 26.9*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 4 5 5 5 5
Total Infant Deaths 85 93 78 94 100 89 47 42
Infant Mortality Rate 8.9 9.6 8.0 9.3 10.2* 9.1 6.7 16.4*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 3 4 3 1 3
Total Neonatal Deaths 49 58 44 65 65 55 28 28
Neonatal Mortality Rate 5.2 6.0 4.5 6.4* 6.6* 5.6* 4.0 10.9*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 4 4 2 1 2
Total Postneonatal Deaths 36 35 34 29 35 35 19 13
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.8 3.6 3.5 2.9 3.6 3.6 2.7 5.1
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 2 3 4 3 4
Total Fetal Deaths 69 66 74 70 94 75 40 33
Fetal Death Rate 7.2 6.7 7.6 6.9 9.5*+ 7.6 5.7 12.7
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 2 2 2 2 2
Total Perinatal Deaths 118 124 118 135 159 132 70 61
Perinatal Death Rate 12.3 12.7 12.1 13.2 16.1* 13.4* 9.9 23.5*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 2 4 2 2 2
Total Induced Abortions 2,983 2,907 2,895 3,097 2,748 2,927 1,107 899
Induced Abortion Ratio 31.4* 29.9* 29.9* 30.6* 28.0*+ 30.0* 15.8* 35.1*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Female Population, 15-44 153,571 153,732 154,326 154,675 154,237 154,108 115,490 38,619
Female Population, 15-19 24,251 24,332 24,320 24,096 23,980 24,196 17,239 6,958
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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