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HEALTH MANAGEMENT AREA 1 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 7,166 7,537 7,756 8,233 8,263 7,791 7,217 182
General Fertility Rate 68.4* 70.4* 71.3* 75.1*+ 73.7* 71.8* 70.3* 72.7*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 2 2 2 2 2
Live Births: Women 15-19 1,182 1,285 1,318 1,294 1,317 1,279 1,174 47
Teen Fertility Rate 71.1* 74.6* 74.6* 72.2*+ 71.4* 72.8* 71.5 86.7*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 6 5 5 5 5 5
Births To Unmarried Women 1,618 1,827 2,020 2,164 2,232 1,972 1,717 123
% Births To Unmarried Women 22.6* 24.2*+ 26.0*+ 26.3* 27.0* 25.3* 23.8* 67.6*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 9 8 8 7 8 8
Births To Unmarried Teens 605 657 777 771 826 727 644 45
% Births To Unmarried Teens 8.4* 8.7* 10.0*+ 9.4* 10.0* 9.3* 8.9* 24.7
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 9 9 8 8 7 8
Less Than 12 Years Education 1,738 1,861 2,005 2,123 2,128 1,971 1,774 44
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.3 24.7* 25.9* 25.8* 25.8* 25.3* 24.6* 24.2*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 5 4 3 3 3 3
Low Birth Weight Births 454 510 530 553 607 531 482 25
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.3* 6.8* 6.8* 6.7* 7.3* 6.8* 6.7* 13.7
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 10 10 9 9 10 10
No First Trimester Care 1,568 1,640 1,926 1,959 1,880 1,795 1,590 74
% No First Trimester Care 22.0* 21.8* 24.9+ 23.9 22.9* 23.2* 22.1* 40.9*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 9 7 5 5 2 6
Total Infant Deaths 53 52 71 59 68 61 55 3
Infant Mortality Rate 7.4* 6.9* 9.2 7.2 8.2 7.8* 7.6 16.5
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 8 10 5 8 7 8
Total Neonatal Deaths 31 33 43 38 37 36 33 2
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.3 4.4 5.5 4.6 4.5 4.6* 4.6 11.0
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 7 7 6 6 8 8
Total Postneonatal Deaths 22 19 28 21 31 24 22 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.1 2.5 3.6 2.6 3.8 3.1* 3.0 5.5
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 10 9 5 8 3 8
Total Fetal Deaths 42 53 49 53 45 48 43 4
Fetal Death Rate 5.8 7.0 6.3* 6.4 5.4 6.1* 5.9 21.5*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 8 7 10 8 7 9
Total Perinatal Deaths 73 86 92 91 82 85 76 6
Perinatal Death Rate 10.1 11.3 11.8 11.0 9.9* 10.8* 10.5 32.3*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 8 8 8 8 9 9
Total Induced Abortions 884 952 917 984 972 942 830 53
Induced Abortion Ratio 12.3* 12.6* 11.8* 12.0* 11.8* 12.1* 11.5* 29.1*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 8 8 8 6 6 6
Female Population, 15-44 104,725 107,089 108,843 109,566 112,190 108,483 102,615 2,505
Female Population, 15-19 16,616 17,234 17,662 17,924 18,442 17,576 16,415 542
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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