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HEALTH MANAGEMENT AREA 8 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 6,547 6,393 6,318 6,384 6,459 6,420 4,060 2,256
General Fertility Rate 67.6 66.5 66.1 67.2 68.7* 67.2* 60.5* 84.5
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 5 6 5 4 5 5
Live Births: Women 15-19 982 986 993 991 1,019 994 424 562
Teen Fertility Rate 71.5* 72.8* 74.3* 75.2* 77.4* 74.2* 51.2 114.1
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 5 6 7 6 6 7
Births To Unmarried Women 2,159 2,225 2,320 2,293 2,356 2,271 678 1,575
% Births To Unmarried Women 33.0* 34.8*+ 36.7*+ 35.9* 36.5* 35.4* 16.7* 69.8*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 4 4 4 4 4
Births To Unmarried Teens 748 756 786 765 798 771 230 536
% Births To Unmarried Teens 11.4 11.8 12.4 12.0 12.4 12.0 5.7* 23.8*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 5 4 4 4 4 4
Less Than 12 Years Education 1,172 1,194 1,059 1,048 995 1,094 544 534
% Less Than 12 Years Education 17.9* 18.7* 16.8*+ 16.4* 15.4* 17.0* 13.4* 23.7*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 10 10 10 10 10 10
Low Birth Weight Births 639 609 609 559 605 604 295 302
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.8* 9.5* 9.6* 8.8 9.4* 9.4* 7.3* 13.4
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 3 3 4 5 3
No First Trimester Care 1,375 1,350 1,349 1,290 1,359 1,344 598 722
% No First Trimester Care 22.1* 22.1* 22.6* 21.4* 21.9* 22.0* 15.4* 34.0*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 10 10 7 8 9 9
Total Infant Deaths 75 65 60 65 64 66 30 35
Infant Mortality Rate 11.5 10.2 9.5 10.2 9.9 10.3 7.4 15.5
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 4 6 3 4 3
Total Neonatal Deaths 49 39 40 45 42 43 19 23
Neonatal Mortality Rate 7.5 6.1 6.3 7.0 6.5 6.7* 4.7 10.2*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 5 4 1 2 3
Total Postneonatal Deaths 26 26 20 20 22 23 11 11
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.0 4.1 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.6 2.7 4.9
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 8 5 9 7 6 5
Total Fetal Deaths 67 48 62 51 49 55 25 31
Fetal Death Rate 10.1 7.5 9.7* 7.9 7.5 8.5 6.1 13.6
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 6 1 3 5 4
Total Perinatal Deaths 116 87 102 96 91 99 44 54
Perinatal Death Rate 17.5* 13.5 16.0* 14.9 14.0 15.3* 10.8 23.6*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 4 2 1 5 2
Total Induced Abortions 2,107 2,000 1,954 1,865 1,852 1,956 1,019 882
Induced Abortion Ratio 32.2* 31.3* 30.9* 29.2* 28.7* 30.5* 25.1* 39.1*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Female Population, 15-44 96,806 96,185 95,564 94,973 94,030 95,511 67,162 26,684
Female Population, 15-19 13,735 13,548 13,362 13,171 13,167 13,396 8,284 4,926
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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