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------ AVERAGE ------
HEALTH MANAGEMENT AREA 7 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 1,485 1,443 1,494 1,493 1,497 1,482 854 619
General Fertility Rate 65.4 63.9 66.4 66.8 67.3 65.9 62.5 71.2*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 5 4 4 4 4
Live Births: Women 15-19 387 358 358 359 345 361 153 207
Teen Fertility Rate 89.8* 82.1* 81.4* 81.6* 79.3* 82.7* 63.0* 108.2*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 3 3 3 2 3
Births To Unmarried Women 685 636 658 676 670 665 171 491
% Births To Unmarried Women 46.1* 44.1* 44.0* 45.3* 44.8* 44.9* 20.0* 79.3*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 3 3 3 3 3
Births To Unmarried Teens 289 273 269 264 271 273 72 200
% Births To Unmarried Teens 19.5* 18.9* 18.0* 17.7* 18.1* 18.4* 8.4 32.3*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 2 2 3 2 2
Less Than 12 Years Education 371 418 358 329 359 367 189 178
% Less Than 12 Years Education 25.0 29.0*+ 24.0+ 22.0 24.0 24.8* 22.1 28.8
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 2 4 5 4 4
Low Birth Weight Births 136 144 144 138 152 143 58 84
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.2 10.0* 9.6 9.2 10.2 9.6* 6.8 13.6
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 2 3 4 3 3
No First Trimester Care 363 322 374 356 314 346 135 208
% No First Trimester Care 25.2 22.6 25.4 24.2 21.4 23.8 16.1* 34.2*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 5 6 4 4 8 5
Total Infant Deaths 19 13 10 19 11 14 6 8
Infant Mortality Rate 12.8 9.0 6.7 12.7 7.3 9.4 7.0 12.9
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 6 10 1 8 5
Total Neonatal Deaths 10 6 6 10 8 8 4 4
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.7 4.2 4.0 6.7 5.3 5.4 4.7 6.5
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 10 9 3 7 5
Total Postneonatal Deaths 9 7 4 9 3 6 3 4
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 6.1 4.9 2.7 6.0 2.0 4.0 3.5 6.5
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 2 8 2 9 4
Total Fetal Deaths 14 15 17 14 17 15 5 10
Fetal Death Rate 9.3 10.3 11.3 9.3 11.2* 10.0* 5.8 15.9*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 2 2 2 1 1
Total Perinatal Deaths 24 21 23 24 25 23 9 14
Perinatal Death Rate 16.0 14.4 15.2 15.9 16.5 15.4* 10.5 22.3
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 3 4 2 1 1
Total Induced Abortions 232 184 232 183 200 206 104 99
Induced Abortion Ratio 15.6 12.8* 15.5 12.3*+ 13.4* 13.9* 12.2* 16.0*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 5 7 5 5 4 5
Female Population, 15-44 22,718 22,569 22,510 22,358 22,230 22,477 13,670 8,688
Female Population, 15-19 4,311 4,362 4,396 4,397 4,351 4,363 2,427 1,913
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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