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------ AVERAGE ------
Central PHR 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 9,435 9,607 9,501 9,726 9,697 9,593 6,917 2,510
General Fertility Rate 62.3* 62.9* 62.0* 63.3* 63.5* 62.8* 59.0* 75.1*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 5 5 5 5
Live Births: Women 15-19 1,439 1,473 1,472 1,427 1,375 1,437 834 589
Teen Fertility Rate 61.0* 60.8* 60.0* 58.0* 56.1* 59.1* 47.5* 91.0*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 5 5 5 5
Births To Unmarried Women 2,992 3,105 3,159 3,309 3,347 3,182 1,393 1,754
% Births To Unmarried Women 31.7 32.3* 33.2 34.0* 34.5 33.2* 20.1* 69.9*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 4 3 4 4 4
Births To Unmarried Teens 1,014 1,062 1,078 1,076 1,048 1,055 484 563
% Births To Unmarried Teens 10.7* 11.1* 11.3* 11.1* 10.8* 11.0* 7.0* 22.4*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 4 4 4 4 4
Less Than 12 Years Education 1,578 1,516 1,558 1,551 1,507 1,542 974 546
% Less Than 12 Years Education 16.7* 15.8* 16.4* 15.9* 15.5* 16.1* 14.1* 21.8*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 5 5 5 5
Low Birth Weight Births 785 832 857 898 858 846 506 327
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.3 8.7 9.0* 9.2 8.8 8.8* 7.3 13.0
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 3 2 3 4 3
No First Trimester Care 2,014 2,108 2,079 1,851 1,577 1,926 1,149 739
% No First Trimester Care 22.5* 22.8* 23.1* 20.0*+ 16.7*+ 21.0* 17.3* 31.0*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 4 4 4 5 4
Total Infant Deaths 85 84 85 93 78 85 46 37
Infant Mortality Rate 9.0 8.7 8.9 9.6 8.0 8.9 6.7* 14.7
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 4 3 3 4 4
Total Neonatal Deaths 58 58 49 58 44 53 29 24
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.1 6.0 5.2 6.0 4.5 5.5 4.2 9.6
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 2 2 4 4 3
Total Postneonatal Deaths 27 26 36 35 34 33 18 13
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 2.9 2.7 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.4 2.6 5.2
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 5 3 2 3 4
Total Fetal Deaths 84 71 69 66 74 73 41 29
Fetal Death Rate 8.8* 7.3 7.2 6.7 7.6 7.6 5.9 11.4
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 4 4 2 2 2
Total Perinatal Deaths 142 129 118 124 118 127 70 55
Perinatal Death Rate 14.9* 13.3 12.3 12.7 12.1 13.1 10.1 21.7
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 3 4 2 4 3
Total Induced Abortions 2,482 2,556 2,983 2,907 2,895 2,764 1,461 1,097
Induced Abortion Ratio 26.3* 26.6* 31.4*+ 29.9* 29.9* 28.8* 21.1* 43.7*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Female Population, 15-44 151,395 152,800 153,342 153,703 152,692 152,786 117,201 33,442
Female Population, 15-19 23,597 24,234 24,518 24,619 24,523 24,298 17,553 6,475
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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