Health Profile, Giles County, 2011

	Vital Event	Giles County		New River		Virginia
Births	Total Live Births	179		1,638		102,525
	Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population	10.5		9.2		12.7
	Non-Marital Births	74		537		36,390
	% Non-Marital Births	41.3		32.8		35.5
	Low Weight Births	23		121		8,204
	% Low Weight Births	12.8		7.4		8.0
Prenatal Care	First Trimester Care	142		1,449		84,742
	% First Trimester Care	79.3		88.5		82.7
Induced	Induced Terminations of Pregnancy	40		270		23,635
Fetals	Natural Fetal Deaths	8		55		6,269
Teen Pregnancy	Pregnancies 10-19 yrs	23		174		9,630
	Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs	23.7		13.8		18.6
	Pregnancies <15 yrs	0		3		134
	Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs	0.0		0.7		0.5
	Pregnancies 15-17 yrs	6		39		2,492
	Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs	20.8		15.5		16.3
	Pregnancies 18-19 yrs	17		132		7,004
	Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs	100.0		22.4		62.2
Infant Deaths	Total Infant Deaths	2		12		685
	Infant Death Rate	11.2		7.3		6.7
All Deaths	Total Deaths All Ages	222		1,486		60,325
	Total Deaths Rate	933.7	>	832.1	>	735.8
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths	47		311		14,261
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate	194.4		167.7		169.5
	Diseases of Heart Deaths	63		350		13,201
	Diseases of Heart Rate	265.7	>	197.2	>	161.3
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths	15		89		3,327
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate	59.3		48.6		41.4
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths	19		97		3,097
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate	72.8	>	52.7	>	38.4
	Unintentional Injury Deaths	6		83		2,726
	Unintentional Injury Rate	26.8		50.5	>	33.4
	Alzheimer's Disease Deaths	5		19		1,800
	Alzheimer's Disease Rate	19.6		10.7	<	23.0
	Diabetes Mellitus Deaths	2		31		1,628
	Diabetes Mellitus Rate	7.0	<	16.7		19.4
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths	5		46		1425
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate	20.3		25.8		17.6
	Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths	6		40		1,404
	Influenza and Pneumonia Rate	22.2		22.4		17.4
	Septicemia Deaths	3		24		1,372
	Septicemia Rate	11.8		13.2		16.8
	Suicide Deaths	5		28		1,052
	Suicide Rate	28.1		15.6		12.5
	Chronic Liver Disease Deaths	1		23		725
	Chronic Liver Disease Rate	3.3		12.8		8.1
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths	3		8		569
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate	14.5		4.4		6.9
Population	2011 Census Population	17,124		177,865		8,096,604
	Female Population Ages 10-19	970		12,576		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.