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------ AVERAGE ------
HEALTH MANAGEMENT AREA 6 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 3,490 3,428 3,287 3,164 3,335 3,341 1,729 1,596
General Fertility Rate 68.5 67.7 65.3 63.3* 67.3*+ 66.4* 57.0* 82.0*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 4 6 9 9 6
Live Births: Women 15-19 745 728 740 682 738 727 264 461
Teen Fertility Rate 83.1* 81.6* 83.4* 77.4* 83.9* 81.9* 53.7 118.7
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 3 4 5 4 4
Births To Unmarried Women 1,435 1,491 1,439 1,410 1,513 1,457 304 1,149
% Births To Unmarried Women 41.1* 43.5*+ 43.8* 44.6* 45.4* 43.6* 17.6* 72.0
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 2 3 2 2 3
Births To Unmarried Teens 544 553 562 538 586 556 116 439
% Births To Unmarried Teens 15.6* 16.1* 17.1* 17.0* 17.6* 16.6* 6.7* 27.5
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 3 3 3 3 3
Less Than 12 Years Education 844 801 752 725 768 779 323 451
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.2 23.4 22.9 22.9 23.0 23.3 18.7* 28.3*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 7 6 6 6 5 6
Low Birth Weight Births 331 328 326 304 344 326 119 206
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.5* 9.6* 9.9* 9.6* 10.3* 9.8* 6.9 12.9
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 2 2 3 2 2
No First Trimester Care 1,000 1,078 1,060 989 1,002 1,026 341 681
% No First Trimester Care 29.3* 32.1*+ 33.0* 31.7* 30.4* 31.3* 20.1* 43.5*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 3 1 1 2 2
Total Infant Deaths 45 26 27 33 38 33 13 21
Infant Mortality Rate 12.9 7.6+ 8.2 10.4 11.4 9.9 7.5 13.2
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 9 7 2 2 5
Total Neonatal Deaths 25 15 11 19 23 18 7 10
Neonatal Mortality Rate 7.2 4.4 3.3 6.0 6.9 5.4 4.0 6.3*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 9 9 4 1 5
Total Postneonatal Deaths 20 11 16 14 15 15 5 9
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 5.7 3.2 4.9 4.4 4.5 4.5 2.9 5.6
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 9 5 3 3 3
Total Fetal Deaths 37 40 23 24 34 31 14 17
Fetal Death Rate 10.5 11.5* 6.9+ 7.5 10.1 9.2* 8.0* 10.5
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 2 5 4 4 2
Total Perinatal Deaths 62 55 34 43 57 49 24 28
Perinatal Death Rate 17.6 15.9 10.3+ 13.5 16.9 14.5 13.8 17.4*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 3 7 4 2 4
Total Induced Abortions 567 598 623 606 627 604 244 349
Induced Abortion Ratio 16.2* 17.4 19.0* 19.2* 18.8* 18.1* 14.1 21.9*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 3 3 2 2 3
Female Population, 15-44 50,981 50,668 50,358 50,015 49,532 50,312 30,330 19,472
Female Population, 15-19 8,969 8,921 8,871 8,816 8,796 8,873 4,914 3,885
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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