Return to Table of Contents
                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     FULTON COUNTY               1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 115     120     118     128     115     119     118       0 
General Fertility Rate           61.8    63.5    62.1    66.7    61.1    63.0    62.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      36      57      34      60      48                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           28      27      23      23      24      25      24       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              87.8    82.3    69.1    67.6    71.9    75.5    72.7*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             24      27      46      51      37      38                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          28      25      23      35      26      27      27       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      24.3    20.8*   19.5*   27.3    22.6*   22.7*   22.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             44      62      72      44      67      60                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          12      11      10      11      15      12      11       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      10.4     9.2     8.5     8.6    13.0    10.1*    9.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      51      64      58      32      42                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       28      27      25      27      23      26      26       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   24.3    22.5    21.2    21.1    20.0    21.8    22.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             39      47      49      48      52      46                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             9       3       7      13       9       8       8       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.8     2.5*    5.9    10.2     7.8     6.7     6.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      75      64      17      48      62                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            21      24      36      27      23      26      25       0 
% No First Trimester Care        18.3    20.2    30.8    21.4    20.0    22.0    21.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             65      50      18      49      50      49                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 0       2       0       1       0       1       1       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             0.0    16.7     0.0     7.8     0.0     8.4     8.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      10      75      43      75      42                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       1       0       1       0       0       0       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0     8.3     0.0     7.8     0.0     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      22      75      20      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       1       0       0       0       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     8.3     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       8      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       1       1       0       1       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0     8.3     8.4     0.0     8.6     8.3     8.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      31      35      75      20      27                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              0       2       1       1       1       1       1       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              0.0*   16.5     8.4     7.8     8.6     8.3     8.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      20      64      49      46      66                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions             5      10       5      12       6       8       7       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio            4.3*    8.3*    4.2*    9.4     5.2*    6.7*    5.9*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             73      61      74      40      62      68                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,861   1,889   1,900   1,919   1,883   1,890   1,876       1 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          319     328     333     340     334     331     330       0 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

Return to Table of Contents