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------ AVERAGE ------
Southwest PHR 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 4,402 4,589 4,551 4,560 4,414 4,503 3,136 1,323
General Fertility Rate 65.0 67.8+ 67.5 67.6 66.8 66.9 66.8* 67.0*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 3 3 3 3 3
Live Births: Women 15-19 949 999 957 895 865 934 536 390
Teen Fertility Rate 77.7* 80.7* 77.3* 72.1* 71.4* 75.9* 65.8* 96.5*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 3 2 3 2 3
Births To Unmarried Women 1,383 1,534 1,402 1,718 1,684 1,544 623 908
% Births To Unmarried Women 31.4 33.4+ 30.8*+ 37.7*+ 38.2* 34.3 19.9* 68.6*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 3 4 2 2 3
Births To Unmarried Teens 538 619 536 620 619 583 237 345
% Births To Unmarried Teens 12.2 13.5 11.8+ 13.6*+ 14.0* 12.9* 7.6* 26.1
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 3 3 2 2 3
Less Than 12 Years Education 1,107 1,133 1,117 1,106 1,069 1,105 716 377
% Less Than 12 Years Education 25.1* 24.7* 24.5* 24.3* 24.2* 24.5* 22.8* 28.5
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 3 3 3 3 3
Low Birth Weight Births 370 419 386 441 412 405 231 170
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.4 9.1 8.5 9.7*+ 9.3 9.0* 7.4 12.8
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 2 4 2 2 2
No First Trimester Care 1,220 1,288 1,212 1,157 1,054 1,186 638 535
% No First Trimester Care 28.2* 28.5* 27.0* 25.7* 24.7* 26.8* 20.8* 41.0*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total Infant Deaths 43 52 36 43 45 45 23 20
Infant Mortality Rate 9.8 11.3 7.9 9.4 10.2 10.0 7.3 15.1
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 1 4 4 2 2
Total Neonatal Deaths 28 30 22 29 28 29 15 10
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.4 6.5 4.8 6.4 6.3 6.4 4.8 7.6
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 3 2 2 1
Total Postneonatal Deaths 15 22 14 14 17 17 7 7
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.4 4.8 3.1 3.1 3.9 3.8 2.2 5.3
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 1 4 5 2 3
Total Fetal Deaths 30 45 38 24 28 32 17 14
Fetal Death Rate 6.8 9.7 8.3 5.2 6.3 7.1 5.4 10.5
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 2 2 4 3 3
Total Perinatal Deaths 58 75 60 53 56 61 33 25
Perinatal Death Rate 13.1 16.2 13.1 11.6 12.6 13.5 10.5 18.7
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 1 2 4 3 2
Total Induced Abortions 479 508 449 420 402 451 265 180
Induced Abortion Ratio 10.9* 11.1* 9.9* 9.2* 9.1* 10.0* 8.5* 13.6*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 4 4 4 4
Female Population, 15-44 67,773 67,724 67,417 67,418 66,070 67,281 46,935 19,732
Female Population, 15-19 12,216 12,375 12,386 12,407 12,111 12,299 8,152 4,040
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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