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HEALTH MANAGEMENT AREA 1 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 6,733 6,881 7,166 7,537 7,756 7,215 6,758 174
General Fertility Rate 69.0* 70.0* 72.5*+ 75.8*+ 77.6* 73.0* 72.6* 80.7
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 2 2 1 2 2
Live Births: Women 15-19 1,083 1,145 1,182 1,285 1,318 1,203 1,117 45
Teen Fertility Rate 68.8* 72.5* 74.6* 80.9* 81.4* 75.7* 75.0 110.3
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 7 7 6 4 5 5
Births To Unmarried Women 1,464 1,557 1,618 1,827 2,020 1,697 1,501 113
% Births To Unmarried Women 21.7* 22.6* 22.6* 24.2*+ 26.0*+ 23.5* 22.2* 64.9*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 9 9 9 8 8 8
Births To Unmarried Teens 541 574 605 657 777 631 563 43
% Births To Unmarried Teens 8.0* 8.3* 8.4* 8.7* 10.0*+ 8.7* 8.3* 24.7*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 9 7 9 9 8 8
Less Than 12 Years Education 1,670 1,700 1,738 1,861 2,005 1,795 1,650 45
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.8 24.7* 24.3 24.7* 25.9* 24.9* 24.4* 25.9*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 6 5 5 4 3 4
Low Birth Weight Births 447 471 454 510 530 481 442 21
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.6* 6.8* 6.3* 6.8* 6.8* 6.7* 6.5* 12.1
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 8 9 10 10 9 10
No First Trimester Care 1,633 1,663 1,568 1,640 1,926 1,685 1,521 72
% No First Trimester Care 24.4* 24.3* 22.0*+ 21.8* 24.9+ 23.5* 22.6* 41.6
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 9 6 9 7 5 7
Total Infant Deaths 50 66 53 52 71 59 55 2
Infant Mortality Rate 7.4* 9.6 7.4* 6.9* 9.2 8.2* 8.1 11.5
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 8 6 8 10 5 9
Total Neonatal Deaths 28 34 31 33 43 33 30 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.2* 4.9 4.3 4.4 5.5 4.6* 4.4 5.7
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 8 7 7 7 6 7
Total Postneonatal Deaths 22 32 22 19 28 24 22 2
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.3 4.7 3.1 2.5 3.6 3.3* 3.3 11.5
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 9 3 10 9 5 8
Total Fetal Deaths 40 49 42 53 49 45 41 4
Fetal Death Rate 5.9* 7.1 5.8 7.0 6.3* 6.2* 6.0 22.5*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 10 8 8 7 10 10
Total Perinatal Deaths 68 83 73 86 92 79 74 4
Perinatal Death Rate 10.0* 12.0 10.1 11.3 11.8 10.9* 10.9 22.5
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 9 8 8 8 8 8
Total Induced Abortions 899 896 884 952 917 909 809 46
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.4* 13.0* 12.3* 12.6* 11.8* 12.6* 12.0* 26.4
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 7 7 8 8 8 8
Female Population, 15-44 97,639 98,232 98,823 99,409 99,901 98,801 93,145 2,155
Female Population, 15-19 15,736 15,791 15,847 15,891 16,184 15,891 14,893 408
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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