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------ AVERAGE ------
HEALTH MANAGEMENT AREA 4 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 2,804 2,805 2,989 3,061 3,051 2,942 2,639 264
General Fertility Rate 60.1* 59.4* 62.7*+ 63.6* 63.2* 61.8* 61.6* 62.4*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 8 9 9 6 9 9
Live Births: Women 15-19 505 486 502 555 493 508 425 78
Teen Fertility Rate 63.6* 59.5* 60.1* 65.4 57.7*+ 61.2* 58.0 89.3
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 8 9 10 7 10 9
Births To Unmarried Women 682 722 853 826 864 789 587 193
% Births To Unmarried Women 24.3* 25.7* 28.5*+ 27.0* 28.3* 26.8* 22.2 73.1
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 7 7 5 6 7 7
Births To Unmarried Teens 263 263 307 325 299 291 217 72
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.4* 9.4* 10.3* 10.6* 9.8* 9.9* 8.2 27.3
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 7 7 6 6 9 7
Less Than 12 Years Education 613 570 606 628 549 593 515 69
% Less Than 12 Years Education 21.9* 20.3* 20.3* 20.5* 18.0*+ 20.2* 19.5* 26.1
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 7 9 9 8 9 9
Low Birth Weight Births 197 225 253 252 256 237 196 39
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.0* 8.0 8.5 8.2 8.4 8.1 7.4 14.8
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 9 6 6 6 6 6
No First Trimester Care 718 654 823 753 656 721 588 119
% No First Trimester Care 26.6* 24.1+ 28.4*+ 25.5+ 22.5+ 25.4* 23.1* 46.3*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 5 3 3 4 3
Total Infant Deaths 32 20 26 14 18 22 17 5
Infant Mortality Rate 11.4 7.1 8.7 4.6*+ 5.9* 7.5* 6.4 18.9
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 5 9 6 9 9 9
Total Neonatal Deaths 18 12 19 10 12 14 12 3
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.4 4.3 6.4 3.3 3.9 4.8 4.5 11.4
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 9 3 9 9 7
Total Postneonatal Deaths 14 8 7 4 6 8 6 2
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 5.0 2.9 2.3 1.3* 2.0 2.7* 2.3* 7.6
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 8 9 10 10 10
Total Fetal Deaths 25 30 22 12 21 22 18 4
Fetal Death Rate 8.8 10.6* 7.3 3.9* 6.8 7.4 6.8 14.9
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 1 6 10 5 5
Total Perinatal Deaths 43 42 41 22 33 36 30 6
Perinatal Death Rate 15.2 14.8 13.6 7.2*+ 10.7 12.1 11.3 22.4
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 2 6 10 7 6
Total Induced Abortions 542 508 502 496 473 504 424 67
Induced Abortion Ratio 19.3* 18.1 16.8 16.2 15.5 17.1 16.1* 25.4
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 3 3 3 3 3
Female Population, 15-44 46,657 47,238 47,697 48,116 48,286 47,599 42,811 4,228
Female Population, 15-19 7,942 8,162 8,348 8,480 8,545 8,295 7,323 873
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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