Health Profile, Franklin County, 2011

	Vital Event	Franklin County		West Piedmont		Virginia
Births	Total Live Births	523		1,416		102,525
	Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population	9.3		10.0		12.7
	Non-Marital Births	224		707		36,390
	% Non-Marital Births	42.8		49.9		35.5
	Low Weight Births	54		139		8,204
	% Low Weight Births	10.3		9.8		8.0
Prenatal Care	First Trimester Care	492		1,003		84,742
	% First Trimester Care	94.1		70.8		82.7
Induced	Induced Terminations of Pregnancy	61		106		23,635
Fetals	Natural Fetal Deaths	9		51		6,269
Teen Pregnancy	Pregnancies 10-19 yrs	65		170		9,630
	Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs	18.3		20.4		18.6
	Pregnancies <15 yrs	0		1		134
	Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs	0.0		0.2		0.5
	Pregnancies 15-17 yrs	16		46		2,492
	Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs	15.7		17.9		16.3
	Pregnancies 18-19 yrs	49		123		7,004
	Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs	60.4		75.4		62.2
Infant Deaths	Total Infant Deaths	3		8		685
	Infant Death Rate	5.7		5.6		6.7
All Deaths	Total Deaths All Ages	544		1,770		60,325
	Total Deaths Rate	780.9		905.6	>	735.8
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths	122		360		14,261
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate	154.7		173.8		169.5
	Diseases of Heart Deaths	137		454		13,201
	Diseases of Heart Rate	193.2		224.5	>	161.3
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths	24		99		3,327
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate	33.5		49.8		41.4
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths	32		100		3,097
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate	43.8		47.7		38.4
	Unintentional Injury Deaths	30		91		2,726
	Unintentional Injury Rate	54.4	>	60.8	>	33.4
	Alzheimer's Disease Deaths	24		52		1,800
	Alzheimer's Disease Rate	35.9		26.0		23.0
	Diabetes Mellitus Deaths	17		57		1,628
	Diabetes Mellitus Rate	24.2		29.8	>	19.4
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths	9		26		1425
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate	12.6		12.3		17.6
	Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths	14		49		1,404
	Influenza and Pneumonia Rate	21.5		25.2		17.4
	Septicemia Deaths	8		29		1,372
	Septicemia Rate	10.2		13.7		16.8
	Suicide Deaths	8		28		1,052
	Suicide Rate	14.9		18.8		12.5
	Chronic Liver Disease Deaths	15		27		725
	Chronic Liver Disease Rate	23.0	>	15.0	>	8.1
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths	4		20		569
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate	6.5		10.7		6.9
Population	2011 Census Population	56,419		142,109		8,096,604
	Female Population Ages 10-19	3,545		8,316		517,392

NOTE: Low weight births are defined as births under 2,500 grams (5 pounds 8 ounces). First trimester care includes prenatal care begun in first 13 weeks of pregnancy. Pregnancy rates shown are per 1,000 females. Death rates shown are per 100,000 persons and are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. Based on a 95 percent confidence interval, ">" indicates a significantly higher than state rate, "<" indicates a significantly lower than state rate. See Basic Definitions in the Virginia Health Statistics Annual Report for further information on confidence intervals and age-adjusted rates.