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------ AVERAGE ------
Northeast PHR 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 6,805 7,023 6,998 7,141 6,978 6,990 5,601 1,332
General Fertility Rate 64.3 66.0 65.8* 66.6 65.8* 65.7* 61.9* 88.9*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 4 4 4 4 4
Live Births: Women 15-19 1,426 1,553 1,475 1,465 1,362 1,456 1,027 421
Teen Fertility Rate 76.7* 81.8* 77.2* 75.9* 70.9* 76.5* 66.0* 126.8*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 2 3 2 3 2
Births To Unmarried Women 2,250 2,412 2,431 2,605 2,503 2,442 1,384 1,043
% Births To Unmarried Women 33.1 34.3 34.7* 36.5*+ 35.9 34.9* 24.7* 78.3*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 2 2 3 3 2
Births To Unmarried Teens 899 996 959 970 950 955 544 405
% Births To Unmarried Teens 13.2* 14.2* 13.7* 13.6* 13.6* 13.7* 9.7* 30.4*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 2 2 3 3 2
Less Than 12 Years Education 1,768 1,710 1,660 1,707 1,592 1,687 1,226 452
% Less Than 12 Years Education 26.0* 24.3*+ 23.7* 23.9* 22.8 24.1* 21.9* 33.9*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 4 4 4 4 4
Low Birth Weight Births 565 607 598 633 620 605 410 191
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.3 8.6 8.5 8.9 8.9 8.7 7.3 14.3*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 4 3 4 3 4
No First Trimester Care 1,225 1,509 1,518 1,344 1,368 1,391 971 408
% No First Trimester Care 18.2* 22.2*+ 22.2* 19.2*+ 20.0* 20.4* 17.7* 31.6*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 5 5 5 4 5
Total Infant Deaths 68 64 65 72 66 68 50 18
Infant Mortality Rate 10.0 9.1 9.3 10.1 9.5 9.7 8.9* 13.5
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 3 2 2 3 3
Total Neonatal Deaths 36 31 31 49 45 38 27 10
Neonatal Mortality Rate 5.3 4.4 4.4 6.9 6.4 5.4 4.8 7.5
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 5 5 1 1 4
Total Postneonatal Deaths 32 33 34 23 21 29 22 6
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.7 4.7 4.9 3.2 3.0 4.1 3.9* 4.5
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 2 1 4 4 2
Total Fetal Deaths 46 57 58 34 44 47 33 11
Fetal Death Rate 6.7 8.1 8.2 4.7+ 6.3 6.7 5.9 8.2
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 4 3 3 5 4 4
Total Perinatal Deaths 82 88 89 83 89 86 62 25
Perinatal Death Rate 12.0 12.4 12.6 11.6 12.7 12.2 11.0 18.6
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 4 3 3 2 4
Total Induced Abortions 916 975 499 426 441 651 497 139
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.5* 13.9* 7.1*+ 6.0*+ 6.3* 9.3* 8.9* 10.4*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 3 3 5 5 5 5
Female Population, 15-44 105,836 106,425 106,361 107,198 106,127 106,388 90,420 14,982
Female Population, 15-19 18,587 18,994 19,103 19,311 19,220 19,042 15,561 3,319
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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