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Southeast PHR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 4,489 4,414 4,449 4,319 4,167 4,368 2,034 2,302
General Fertility Rate 70.4* 70.2* 71.7* 70.6* 69.7* 70.5* 62.8 77.9*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Live Births: Women 15-19 1,118 1,062 1,020 938 874 1,003 325 676
Teen Fertility Rate 89.9* 86.1* 84.8* 80.8* 77.6* 84.1* 59.6* 104.4*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Births To Unmarried Women 2,404 2,315 2,325 2,288 2,265 2,319 499 1,817
% Births To Unmarried Women 53.6* 52.4* 52.3* 53.0* 54.4* 53.1* 24.5 78.9*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Births To Unmarried Teens 938 906 830 793 741 841 178 661
% Births To Unmarried Teens 20.9* 20.5* 18.7*+ 18.4* 17.8* 19.3* 8.8 28.7*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Less Than 12 Years Education 1,185 1,167 1,109 1,150 1,037 1,129 429 700
% Less Than 12 Years Education 26.4* 26.4* 24.9* 26.6* 24.9* 25.8* 21.1 30.4*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 2 2 2 2
Low Birth Weight Births 446 471 450 486 501 469 155 310
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.9* 10.7* 10.1* 11.3* 12.0* 10.7* 7.6 13.5
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
No First Trimester Care 1,294 1,126 1,100 1,109 1,068 1,140 329 803
% No First Trimester Care 29.4* 26.2*+ 25.2* 26.1* 25.9* 26.6* 16.5* 35.5*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total Infant Deaths 55 46 47 42 40 47 15 32
Infant Mortality Rate 12.3* 10.4 10.6 9.7 9.6 10.8* 7.4 13.9
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 1 2 2 1
Total Neonatal Deaths 34 28 26 22 20 25 9 19
Neonatal Mortality Rate 7.6* 6.3 5.8 5.1 4.8 5.7 4.4 8.3
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 3 3 3 3 1
Total Postneonatal Deaths 21 18 21 20 20 18 4 14
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.7 4.1 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.1* 2.0 6.1
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 1 1 2 1 1
Total Fetal Deaths 38 41 49 57 50 48 14 34
Fetal Death Rate 8.4 9.2* 10.9* 13.0* 11.9* 10.9* 6.8 14.6*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total Perinatal Deaths 72 69 75 79 70 74 22 49
Perinatal Death Rate 15.9* 15.5* 16.7* 18.1* 16.6* 16.8* 10.7 21.0
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total Induced Abortions 673 677 687 590 633 653 187 343
Induced Abortion Ratio 15.0 15.3 15.4 13.7*+ 15.2 14.9* 9.2 14.9*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 2 2 2 2 2
Female Population, 15-44 63,734 62,919 62,020 61,192 59,803 61,934 32,371 29,565
Female Population, 15-19 12,438 12,329 12,024 11,603 11,259 11,930 5,453 6,477
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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