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Southeast PHR 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 4,409 4,593 4,489 4,414 4,449 4,470 2,072 2,370
General Fertility Rate 68.6* 71.8*+ 70.7* 70.0* 72.0* 70.6* 61.8* 80.6*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 2 2 1 1
Live Births: Women 15-19 1,133 1,110 1,118 1,062 1,020 1,089 350 736
Teen Fertility Rate 91.2* 88.9* 89.7* 85.9* 84.2* 88.0* 61.8* 110.7*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Births To Unmarried Women 2,299 2,346 2,404 2,315 2,325 2,338 472 1,863
% Births To Unmarried Women 52.1* 51.1* 53.6*+ 52.4* 52.3* 52.3* 22.8 78.6*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Births To Unmarried Teens 943 903 938 906 830 905 185 719
% Births To Unmarried Teens 21.4* 19.7*+ 20.9* 20.5* 18.7*+ 20.2* 8.9 30.3*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Less Than 12 Years Education 1,259 1,234 1,185 1,167 1,109 1,191 445 743
% Less Than 12 Years Education 28.6* 26.9* 26.4* 26.4* 24.9* 26.6* 21.5 31.4*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 2 1
Low Birth Weight Births 452 506 446 471 450 464 151 308
% Low Birth Weight Births 10.3* 11.0* 9.9* 10.7* 10.1* 10.4* 7.3 13.0
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
No First Trimester Care 1,307 1,473 1,294 1,126 1,100 1,260 357 897
% No First Trimester Care 30.1* 32.5*+ 29.4*+ 26.2*+ 25.2* 28.7* 17.6* 38.5*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 1 1 1 1 1
Total Infant Deaths 47 45 55 46 47 50 17 33
Infant Mortality Rate 10.7 9.8 12.3* 10.4 10.6 11.2* 8.2 13.9
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 2 1 1 1 1
Total Neonatal Deaths 21 27 34 28 26 27 9 17
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.8 5.9 7.6* 6.3 5.8 6.0 4.3 7.2
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 3 1 3 3 2
Total Postneonatal Deaths 26 18 21 18 21 21 5 15
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 5.9* 3.9 4.7 4.1 4.7 4.7* 2.4 6.3
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 1 3 2 1 1 1
Total Fetal Deaths 28 48 38 41 49 41 14 29
Fetal Death Rate 6.3 10.3+ 8.4 9.2* 10.9* 9.1* 6.7 12.1
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 1 1 1 1 1
Total Perinatal Deaths 49 73 72 69 74 68 21 45
Perinatal Death Rate 11.0 15.7 15.9* 15.5* 16.5* 15.1* 10.1 18.8
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 5 2 1 1 1 1
Total Induced Abortions 762 817 673 677 687 723 265 451
Induced Abortion Ratio 17.3 17.8 15.0+ 15.3 15.4 16.2 12.8 19.0*
Rank Among 5 ADH Areas 2 2 2 2 2 2
Female Population, 15-44 64,238 63,949 63,469 63,092 61,775 63,304 33,535 29,389
Female Population, 15-19 12,430 12,489 12,463 12,363 12,116 12,372 5,662 6,648
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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