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HEALTH MANAGEMENT AREA 9 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 3,598 3,501 3,591 3,553 3,525 3,554 1,553 1,982
General Fertility Rate 77.3* 75.6* 77.9* 77.4* 77.1* 77.1* 62.2 95.4*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Live Births: Women 15-19 1,022 997 1,009 973 930 986 307 677
Teen Fertility Rate 118.3* 113.8* 114.5* 110.3* 105.7* 112.5* 78.4* 140.9*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Births To Unmarried Women 2,022 1,960 2,001 2,006 2,010 2,000 413 1,582
% Births To Unmarried Women 56.2* 56.0* 55.7* 56.5* 57.0* 56.3* 26.6* 79.8*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Births To Unmarried Teens 843 834 839 822 806 829 174 654
% Births To Unmarried Teens 23.4* 23.8* 23.4* 23.1* 22.9* 23.3* 11.2* 33.0*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Less Than 12 Years Education 1,192 1,158 1,130 1,136 1,120 1,147 405 740
% Less Than 12 Years Education 33.1* 33.1* 31.5* 32.0* 31.8* 32.3* 26.1* 37.3*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Low Birth Weight Births 368 384 412 359 383 381 117 262
% Low Birth Weight Births 10.2* 11.0* 11.5* 10.1* 10.9* 10.7* 7.5 13.2
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 1 1 2 1 1
No First Trimester Care 1,082 967 1,182 1,084 772 1,017 287 726
% No First Trimester Care 30.8* 28.1*+ 34.1*+ 31.4*+ 22.6+ 29.4* 19.0* 37.7
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 2 2 1 2 3 2
Total Infant Deaths 44 46 42 41 33 41 13 29
Infant Mortality Rate 12.2 13.1* 11.7 11.5 9.4 11.5* 8.4 14.6
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 3 1 1 2 5 1
Total Neonatal Deaths 20 22 19 26 23 22 6 16
Neonatal Mortality Rate 5.6 6.3 5.3 7.3 6.5 6.2 3.9 8.1
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 6 3 7 1 4 3
Total Postneonatal Deaths 24 24 23 15 10 19 6 13
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 6.7* 6.9* 6.4* 4.2 2.8 5.3* 3.9 6.6
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 1 1 1 4 5 1
Total Fetal Deaths 23 25 43 22 20 27 8 18
Fetal Death Rate 6.4 7.1 11.8*+ 6.2+ 5.6 7.5 5.1 9.0*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 7 6 1 9 6 4
Total Perinatal Deaths 43 47 62 48 43 49 15 34
Perinatal Death Rate 11.9 13.3 17.1 13.4 12.1 13.7 9.6 17.0*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 5 5 1 5 5 4
Total Induced Abortions 466 509 565 195 161 379 163 211
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.0* 14.5* 15.7 5.5*+ 4.6* 10.7* 10.5* 10.6*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas 7 5 4 10 10 8
Female Population, 15-44 46,526 46,311 46,097 45,917 45,733 46,117 24,959 20,773
Female Population, 15-19 8,636 8,762 8,814 8,823 8,797 8,766 3,914 4,806
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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