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------ AVERAGE ------
HEALTH MANAGEMENT AREA 6 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 3,287 3,164 3,335 3,213 3,250 3,250 1,680 1,550
General Fertility Rate 64.6 62.5* 66.3+ 64.5* 65.6 64.7* 57.4* 75.1*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 5 6 5 5 5 5
Live Births: Women 15-19 740 682 738 697 673 706 254 449
Teen Fertility Rate 82.4* 75.1* 80.9* 76.6* 74.6* 77.9* 54.2* 103.6
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 4 4 4 4 4
Births To Unmarried Women 1,439 1,410 1,513 1,487 1,487 1,467 320 1,144
% Births To Unmarried Women 43.8* 44.6* 45.4* 46.3* 45.8* 45.1* 19.0* 73.8
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 2 2 2 2 2
Births To Unmarried Teens 562 538 586 569 548 561 125 434
% Births To Unmarried Teens 17.1* 17.0* 17.6* 17.7* 16.9* 17.3* 7.4* 28.0
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 3 3 2 3 3
Less Than 12 Years Education 752 725 768 727 694 733 297 435
% Less Than 12 Years Education 22.9 22.9 23.0 22.6 21.4 22.6 17.7* 28.1
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 6 6 5 4 6 6
Low Birth Weight Births 326 304 344 344 343 332 122 208
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.9* 9.6* 10.3* 10.7* 10.6* 10.2* 7.3 13.4
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 3 2 1 2 2
No First Trimester Care 1,060 989 1,002 998 907 991 334 653
% No First Trimester Care 33.0* 31.7* 30.4* 31.5* 28.6*+ 31.0* 20.2 42.8*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 1 2 1 1 1
Total Infant Deaths 27 33 38 36 39 35 12 22
Infant Mortality Rate 8.2 10.4 11.4 11.2 12.0 10.8* 7.1 14.2
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 7 2 2 3 2 2
Total Neonatal Deaths 11 19 23 22 22 19 8 11
Neonatal Mortality Rate 3.3 6.0 6.9 6.8 6.8 5.8 4.8 7.1
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 9 4 1 2 3 4
Total Postneonatal Deaths 16 14 15 14 17 15 5 10
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.9 4.4 4.5 4.4 5.2 4.6* 3.0 6.5
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 5 3 3 3 1 2
Total Fetal Deaths 23 24 34 36 29 29 12 17
Fetal Death Rate 6.9 7.5 10.1 11.1* 8.8 8.8* 7.1 10.8
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 5 4 4 1 2 2
Total Perinatal Deaths 34 43 57 58 51 49 19 29
Perinatal Death Rate 10.3 13.5 16.9 17.9* 15.6 14.9* 11.2 18.5
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 7 4 2 1 2 2
Total Induced Abortions 623 606 627 555 545 591 230 354
Induced Abortion Ratio 19.0* 19.2* 18.8* 17.3 16.8 18.2* 13.7 22.8*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 2 2 2 2 2
Female Population, 15-44 50,919 50,613 50,272 49,827 49,509 50,228 29,274 20,628
Female Population, 15-19 8,985 9,087 9,124 9,096 9,021 9,063 4,686 4,333
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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