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------ AVERAGE ------
HEALTH MANAGEMENT AREA 3 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 2,906 3,041 3,158 3,201 3,329 3,127 2,889 187
General Fertility Rate 59.7* 61.7* 62.9* 63.1* 64.5* 62.4* 62.6 54.8*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 10 8 8 9 7 8
Live Births: Women 15-19 499 491 582 545 562 536 492 38
Teen Fertility Rate 57.1* 55.3* 63.0+ 58.1* 59.0* 58.6* 59.3* 49.4*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 10 10 9 10 9 10
Births To Unmarried Women 690 724 775 767 831 757 630 111
% Births To Unmarried Women 23.7* 23.8* 24.5* 24.0* 25.0* 24.2* 21.8 59.4*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 8 9 9 10 10 9
Births To Unmarried Teens 262 263 299 293 306 285 247 33
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.0* 8.6* 9.5* 9.2* 9.2* 9.1* 8.5 17.6*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 8 10 10 10 10 9
Less Than 12 Years Education 632 619 667 663 691 654 608 27
% Less Than 12 Years Education 21.7* 20.4* 21.1* 20.7* 20.8* 20.9* 21.0 14.4*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 8 8 6 7 7 7
Low Birth Weight Births 209 215 192 215 261 218 191 25
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.2* 7.1* 6.1* 6.7* 7.8* 7.0* 6.6* 13.4
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 8 7 10 10 8 9
No First Trimester Care 650 727 703 691 698 694 610 70
% No First Trimester Care 23.1* 24.4 22.6* 22.1* 21.5 22.7* 21.6* 39.1
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 6 4 8 7 6 7
Total Infant Deaths 19 22 23 24 17 21 18 2
Infant Mortality Rate 6.5 7.2 7.3 7.5 5.1* 6.7* 6.2 10.7
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 10 8 8 7 10 10
Total Neonatal Deaths 5 16 18 12 9 12 10 2
Neonatal Mortality Rate 1.7* 5.3+ 5.7 3.7 2.7* 3.8* 3.5* 10.7
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 10 6 5 8 10 10
Total Postneonatal Deaths 14 6 5 12 8 9 8 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.8 2.0 1.6* 3.7 2.4 2.9 2.8 5.3
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 6 10 10 6 8 9
Total Fetal Deaths 21 23 22 25 26 23 20 3
Fetal Death Rate 7.2 7.5 6.9 7.7 7.7 7.3 6.9 15.8
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 5 7 6 3 6
Total Perinatal Deaths 26 39 40 37 35 35 30 5
Perinatal Death Rate 8.9 12.7 12.6 11.5 10.4 11.1 10.3 26.3
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 9 6 7 7 8 8
Total Induced Abortions 531 464 464 485 426 474 380 80
Induced Abortion Ratio 18.3 15.3*+ 14.7* 15.2 12.8*+ 15.2* 13.2 42.8*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 4 6 4 5 4
Female Population, 15-44 48,702 49,309 50,224 50,752 51,616 50,121 46,141 3,412
Female Population, 15-19 8,739 8,884 9,231 9,379 9,527 9,152 8,299 770
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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