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------ AVERAGE ------
HEALTH MANAGEMENT AREA 7 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 1,569 1,534 1,485 1,443 1,494 1,507 856 640
General Fertility Rate 69.5 68.5 67.0 65.7 69.1 68.1 62.0* 78.6*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 3 4 5 4 4
Live Births: Women 15-19 379 367 387 358 358 370 153 215
Teen Fertility Rate 87.5* 84.7* 89.4* 82.8* 84.2* 85.8* 62.9 116.7
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 2 2 3 3 2
Births To Unmarried Women 730 660 685 636 658 673 161 510
% Births To Unmarried Women 46.5* 43.0*+ 46.1* 44.1* 44.0* 44.7* 18.8* 79.7*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 3 2 3 3 2
Births To Unmarried Teens 279 275 289 273 269 277 70 208
% Births To Unmarried Teens 17.8* 17.9* 19.5* 18.9* 18.0* 18.4* 8.2 32.5*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 2 2 2 2 2
Less Than 12 Years Education 443 412 371 418 358 399 199 200
% Less Than 12 Years Education 28.2* 26.9* 25.0 29.0*+ 24.0+ 26.5* 23.2* 31.3*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 3 4 2 4 3
Low Birth Weight Births 139 118 136 144 144 136 54 81
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.9 7.7 9.2 10.0* 9.6 9.0* 6.3 12.7
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 6 4 2 3 4
No First Trimester Care 431 403 363 322 374 379 147 230
% No First Trimester Care 27.9 26.7 25.2 22.6 25.4 25.7 17.5* 36.6*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 4 5 6 4 5
Total Infant Deaths 14 10 19 13 10 13 7 7
Infant Mortality Rate 8.9 6.5 12.8 9.0 6.7 8.6 8.2 10.9
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 6 10 1 6 10 7
Total Neonatal Deaths 7 7 10 6 6 6 3 3
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.5 4.6 6.7 4.2 4.0 4.0 3.5 4.7*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 7 8 2 10 9 10
Total Postneonatal Deaths 7 3 9 7 4 5 1 3
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.5 2.0 6.1 4.9 2.7 3.3 1.2 4.7
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 6 10 3 2 8 9
Total Fetal Deaths 20 12 14 15 17 15 6 10
Fetal Death Rate 12.6 7.8 9.3 10.3 11.3 9.9* 7.0 15.4*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 5 2 2 2 1
Total Perinatal Deaths 27 19 24 21 23 23 8 13
Perinatal Death Rate 17.0 12.3 16.0 14.4 15.2 15.1 9.3 20.0
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 5 6 1 3 4 3
Total Induced Abortions 196 185 232 184 232 207 110 93
Induced Abortion Ratio 12.5* 12.1* 15.6+ 12.8* 15.5 13.7* 12.9* 14.5*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 8 8 5 7 5 6
Female Population, 15-44 22,577 22,378 22,179 21,955 21,634 22,145 13,814 8,140
Female Population, 15-19 4,329 4,332 4,331 4,326 4,251 4,314 2,434 1,843
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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