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------ AVERAGE ------
Northwest PHR 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 10,104 10,544 10,916 10,990 11,134 10,733 9,979 266
General Fertility Rate 68.1* 70.1*+ 72.2*+ 71.2* 71.3* 70.5* 69.2* 66.5*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 2 1 1 2 2
Live Births: Women 15-19 1,764 1,881 1,801 1,831 1,797 1,815 1,672 68
Teen Fertility Rate 72.4* 75.6* 71.4*+ 70.9* 67.8* 71.6* 70.4* 76.8*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 4 4 4 4 4
Births To Unmarried Women 2,479 2,760 2,852 2,963 3,046 2,821 2,471 175
% Births To Unmarried Women 24.5* 26.2*+ 26.1* 27.0* 27.4* 26.3* 24.8* 65.8*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 5 5 5 5
Births To Unmarried Teens 911 1,071 1,029 1,097 1,064 1,036 922 62
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.0* 10.2*+ 9.4* 10.0* 9.6* 9.7* 9.2* 23.3*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 5 5 5 5
Less Than 12 Years Education 2,454 2,664 2,772 2,798 2,949 2,729 2,466 61
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.3* 25.3* 25.4* 25.5* 26.5* 25.4* 24.7* 22.9*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 2 2 2 1 2
Low Birth Weight Births 704 714 746 827 812 759 692 34
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.0* 6.8* 6.8* 7.5*+ 7.3* 7.1* 6.9* 12.8
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 5 5 5 5
No First Trimester Care 2,266 2,606 2,564 2,466 2,399 2,461 2,194 100
% No First Trimester Care 22.6* 24.8+ 23.6*+ 22.6 22.0* 23.1 22.2* 38.3*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 3 3 3 3 3
Total Infant Deaths 74 92 75 85 76 79 71 4
Infant Mortality Rate 7.3* 8.7 6.9* 7.7 6.8* 7.4* 7.1 15.0
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 5 5 5 5
Total Neonatal Deaths 50 58 49 47 44 50 45 3
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.9 5.5 4.5 4.3* 4.0* 4.7* 4.5 11.3
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 4 4 5 5 5
Total Postneonatal Deaths 24 34 26 38 32 30 28 2
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 2.4* 3.2 2.4* 3.5 2.9 2.8* 2.8 7.5
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 4 5 3 5 5
Total Fetal Deaths 71 72 78 67 59 71 65 3
Fetal Death Rate 7.0 6.8 7.1 6.1 5.3* 6.6* 6.5 11.2
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 5 5 3 5 5
Total Perinatal Deaths 121 130 127 114 103 122 110 7
Perinatal Death Rate 11.9 12.2 11.6 10.3 9.2* 11.3* 11.0 26.0
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 5 5 5 5 5
Total Induced Abortions 1,247 1,226 1,283 1,245 1,167 1,234 1,085 78
Induced Abortion Ratio 12.3* 11.6* 11.8* 11.3* 10.5* 11.5* 10.9* 29.3*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 4 3 3 3 3
Female Population, 15-44 148,478 150,498 151,275 154,338 156,241 152,166 144,213 4,001
Female Population, 15-19 24,353 24,897 25,227 25,828 26,507 25,362 23,762 885
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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