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HEALTH MANAGEMENT AREA 9 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 3,865 3,603 3,598 3,501 3,591 3,631 1,596 2,021
General Fertility Rate 81.1* 76.2*+ 76.7* 75.3* 78.1* 77.5* 60.1* 102.2*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 1 1 2 1 1
Live Births: Women 15-19 1,003 978 1,022 997 1,009 1,003 313 688
Teen Fertility Rate 112.6* 109.5* 114.2* 111.2* 114.4* 112.5* 72.7 152.1
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Births To Unmarried Women 2,006 1,961 2,022 1,960 2,001 1,991 397 1,592
% Births To Unmarried Women 51.9* 54.4*+ 56.2* 56.0* 55.7* 54.8* 24.9* 78.8*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Births To Unmarried Teens 800 800 843 834 839 823 161 661
% Births To Unmarried Teens 20.7* 22.2* 23.4* 23.8* 23.4* 22.7* 10.1* 32.7*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Less Than 12 Years Education 1,347 1,173 1,192 1,158 1,130 1,200 424 774
% Less Than 12 Years Education 34.9* 32.6*+ 33.1* 33.1* 31.5* 33.0* 26.6* 38.3*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Low Birth Weight Births 409 350 368 384 412 385 114 269
% Low Birth Weight Births 10.6* 9.7* 10.2* 11.0* 11.5* 10.6* 7.1 13.3
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
No First Trimester Care 1,549 1,179 1,082 967 1,182 1,193 352 833
% No First Trimester Care 41.4* 34.2*+ 30.8*+ 28.1*+ 34.1*+ 33.9* 22.6* 42.7*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 1 2 2 1 1
Total Infant Deaths 64 50 44 46 42 49 16 33
Infant Mortality Rate 16.6* 13.9* 12.2 13.1* 11.7 13.5* 10.0* 16.3
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 2 3 1 1 1
Total Neonatal Deaths 40 31 20 22 19 26 8 18
Neonatal Mortality Rate 10.3* 8.6* 5.6 6.3 5.3 7.2* 5.0 8.9
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 2 6 3 7 1
Total Postneonatal Deaths 24 19 24 24 23 23 8 15
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 6.2 5.3 6.7* 6.9* 6.4* 6.3* 5.0* 7.4*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total Fetal Deaths 33 35 23 25 43 32 10 21
Fetal Death Rate 8.5 9.6 6.4 7.1 11.8*+ 8.7 6.2 10.3*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 5 3 7 6 1 3
Total Perinatal Deaths 73 66 43 47 62 58 20 37
Perinatal Death Rate 18.7* 18.1* 11.9+ 13.3 17.1 15.8* 12.5 18.1
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 2 5 5 1 1
Total Induced Abortions 545 522 466 509 565 522 241 272
Induced Abortion Ratio 14.1* 14.5* 13.0* 14.5* 15.7 14.4* 15.1 13.5*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 6 5 7 5 4 5
Female Population, 15-44 47,684 47,304 46,924 46,519 45,964 46,879 26,555 19,771
Female Population, 15-19 8,907 8,930 8,952 8,966 8,823 8,915 4,307 4,524
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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