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------ AVERAGE ------
Northeast PHR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 6,998 7,141 6,978 7,370 7,074 7,112 5,688 1,351
General Fertility Rate 64.3 65.0 63.6* 67.0+ 64.5+ 64.9* 61.4* 79.8*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 4 4 3 3 4
Live Births: Women 15-19 1,475 1,465 1,362 1,405 1,297 1,401 993 394
Teen Fertility Rate 76.0* 74.1* 69.3* 72.3* 68.2* 72.0* 62.4* 110.9*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 2 2 2 2 2
Births To Unmarried Women 2,431 2,605 2,503 2,690 2,714 2,587 1,502 1,065
% Births To Unmarried Women 34.7* 36.5*+ 35.9 36.5 38.4*+ 36.4* 26.4* 78.8*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 3 3 3 3 3
Births To Unmarried Teens 959 970 950 947 937 954 562 380
% Births To Unmarried Teens 13.7* 13.6* 13.6* 12.8* 13.2* 13.4* 9.9* 28.1*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 3 3 3 2 2
Less Than 12 Years Education 1,660 1,707 1,592 1,667 1,569 1,638 1,175 447
% Less Than 12 Years Education 23.7* 23.9* 22.8 22.6 22.2 23.0* 20.7 33.1*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 4 4 4 4 4
Low Birth Weight Births 598 633 620 675 668 638 444 187
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.5 8.9 8.9 9.2* 9.4* 9.0* 7.8* 13.8
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 4 3 3 3 4
No First Trimester Care 1,518 1,344 1,368 1,574 1,554 1,471 1,047 405
% No First Trimester Care 22.2* 19.2*+ 20.0* 22.1*+ 22.6* 21.2 18.9* 31.0*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 4 3 3 4
Total Infant Deaths 65 72 66 66 67 67 49 18
Infant Mortality Rate 9.3 10.1 9.5 9.0 9.5 9.4 8.6* 13.3
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 2 3 4 3 2
Total Neonatal Deaths 31 49 45 30 36 38 27 12
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.4 6.9 6.4 4.1+ 5.1 5.3 4.7 8.9
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 1 1 4 2 4
Total Postneonatal Deaths 34 23 21 36 31 27 20 6
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.9 3.2 3.0 4.9* 4.4 3.8 3.5* 4.4
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 4 4 1 2 2
Total Fetal Deaths 58 34 44 47 50 47 37 11
Fetal Death Rate 8.2 4.7+ 6.3 6.3 7.0 6.6 6.5 8.1*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 5 4 4 3 3
Total Perinatal Deaths 89 83 89 77 86 87 62 22
Perinatal Death Rate 12.6 11.6 12.7 10.4 12.1 12.2 10.8 16.2*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 3 2 4 3 3
Total Induced Abortions 499 426 441 386 496 448 306 56
Induced Abortion Ratio 7.1* 6.0*+ 6.3* 5.2*+ 7.0*+ 6.3* 5.4* 4.1*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 5 5 5 5
Female Population, 15-44 108,887 109,821 109,740 110,025 109,612 109,618 92,686 16,930
Female Population, 15-19 19,400 19,776 19,646 19,446 19,015 19,458 15,907 3,552
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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