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HEALTH MANAGEMENT AREA 8 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 6,318 6,384 6,460 6,248 6,361 6,354 3,956 2,278
General Fertility Rate 63.8 64.7 65.3* 63.4* 64.7* 64.4* 58.2* 77.9
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 6 4 6 7 6 6
Live Births: Women 15-19 993 991 1,019 946 947 979 422 547
Teen Fertility Rate 69.1* 68.0* 68.7* 63.5* 63.7* 66.6* 47.3* 97.4*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 7 6 6 8 7 7
Births To Unmarried Women 2,320 2,293 2,356 2,353 2,465 2,357 725 1,609
% Births To Unmarried Women 36.7* 35.9* 36.5* 37.7* 38.8* 37.1* 18.3* 70.6*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 4 4 4 5 4
Births To Unmarried Teens 786 765 798 748 783 776 245 525
% Births To Unmarried Teens 12.4 12.0 12.4 12.0 12.3 12.2 6.2* 23.0*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 4 4 4 5 4
Less Than 12 Years Education 1,059 1,048 995 998 1,068 1,034 511 507
% Less Than 12 Years Education 16.8* 16.4* 15.4* 16.0* 16.8* 16.3* 12.9* 22.3*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 10 10 10 10 10 10
Low Birth Weight Births 609 559 605 597 634 601 296 296
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.6* 8.8 9.4* 9.6* 10.0* 9.5* 7.5* 13.0
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 4 5 3 4 4
No First Trimester Care 1,349 1,290 1,359 1,307 1,166 1,294 582 685
% No First Trimester Care 22.6* 21.4* 21.9* 22.1* 19.3*+ 21.4* 15.4* 31.9*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 7 8 9 8 9 9
Total Infant Deaths 60 65 64 63 78 66 31 35
Infant Mortality Rate 9.5 10.2 9.9 10.1 12.3* 10.4* 7.8 15.4
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 6 3 4 5 1 3
Total Neonatal Deaths 40 45 42 39 48 43 20 23
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.3 7.0 6.5 6.2 7.5* 6.8* 5.1 10.1*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 4 1 2 4 2 1
Total Postneonatal Deaths 20 20 22 24 30 23 11 12
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.8 4.7 3.6 2.8 5.3
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 9 7 6 5 2 7
Total Fetal Deaths 62 51 49 56 44 52 23 29
Fetal Death Rate 9.7* 7.9 7.5 8.9 6.9 8.1* 5.8 12.6
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 3 5 4 4 3
Total Perinatal Deaths 102 96 91 95 92 95 43 51
Perinatal Death Rate 16.0* 14.9 14.0 15.1 14.4 14.8* 10.8 22.1*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 1 5 3 3 3
Total Induced Abortions 1,954 1,865 1,852 1,726 1,738 1,827 871 901
Induced Abortion Ratio 30.9* 29.2* 28.7* 27.6* 27.3* 28.8* 22.0* 39.6*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Female Population, 15-44 99,091 98,676 98,964 98,548 98,282 98,712 67,978 29,226
Female Population, 15-19 14,369 14,581 14,835 14,894 14,861 14,708 8,930 5,615
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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