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------ AVERAGE ------
HEALTH MANAGEMENT AREA 5 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 1,822 1,906 1,947 1,994 1,941 1,922 1,383 516
General Fertility Rate 65.9 69.1* 70.6* 72.5* 70.4 69.7* 70.6* 67.0*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 3 3 3 3 3
Live Births: Women 15-19 421 428 417 420 382 414 255 155
Teen Fertility Rate 88.3* 88.3* 85.1* 85.6* 77.2 84.9* 79.0* 97.0
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 2 2 2 3 2
Births To Unmarried Women 504 494 536 504 753 558 244 309
% Births To Unmarried Women 27.7* 25.9* 27.5* 25.3* 38.8*+ 29.0* 17.6* 59.9*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 5 6 6 8 4 5
Births To Unmarried Teens 221 202 215 184 259 216 96 119
% Births To Unmarried Teens 12.1 10.6* 11.0* 9.2* 13.3+ 11.2* 6.9* 23.1*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 5 5 5 9 4 5
Less Than 12 Years Education 506 552 553 566 575 550 383 159
% Less Than 12 Years Education 27.8* 29.0* 28.4* 28.4* 29.6* 28.6* 27.7* 30.8*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 3 2 2 2 2
Low Birth Weight Births 144 164 183 165 191 169 104 64
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.9 8.6 9.4 8.3 9.8 8.8 7.5 12.4
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 5 5 4 5 5 5
No First Trimester Care 487 490 466 436 433 462 269 186
% No First Trimester Care 27.6* 26.2* 24.2 22.2* 22.4 24.4 19.7 36.9
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 3 6 6 5 4
Total Infant Deaths 22 19 21 17 17 19 11 8
Infant Mortality Rate 12.1 10.0 10.8 8.5 8.8 9.9 8.0 15.5
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 4 3 6 6 4
Total Neonatal Deaths 15 13 12 10 12 12 8 4
Neonatal Mortality Rate 8.2 6.8 6.2 5.0 6.2 6.2 5.8 7.8
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 2 4 5 6 2
Total Postneonatal Deaths 7 6 9 7 5 7 3 3
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.8 3.1 4.6 3.5 2.6 3.6 2.2 5.8
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 7 6 2 7 7 6
Total Fetal Deaths 12 8 20 14 4 12 7 4
Fetal Death Rate 6.5 4.2 10.2+ 7.0 2.1*+ 6.2 5.0 7.7
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 6 10 3 7 10 7
Total Perinatal Deaths 27 21 32 24 16 24 15 9
Perinatal Death Rate 14.7 11.0 16.3 12.0 8.2 12.4 10.8 17.3
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 9 3 6 10 5
Total Induced Abortions 118 130 149 134 114 129 78 47
Induced Abortion Ratio 6.5* 6.8* 7.7* 6.7* 5.9* 6.7* 5.6* 9.1*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 10 10 10 9 9 10
Female Population, 15-44 27,649 27,584 27,594 27,502 27,581 27,582 19,578 7,705
Female Population, 15-19 4,769 4,846 4,901 4,909 4,947 4,874 3,226 1,598
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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