Health Profile, Halifax County, 2011

	Vital Event	Halifax County		Southside		Virginia
Births	Total Live Births	316		751		102,525
	Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population	8.8		8.7		12.7
	Non-Marital Births	157		425		36,390
	% Non-Marital Births	49.7		56.6		35.5
	Low Weight Births	30		78		8,204
	% Low Weight Births	9.5		10.4		8.0
Prenatal Care	First Trimester Care	216		524		84,742
	% First Trimester Care	68.4		69.8		82.7
Induced	Induced Terminations of Pregnancy	13		95		23,635
Fetals	Natural Fetal Deaths	12		32		6,269
Teen Pregnancy	Pregnancies 10-19 yrs	42		103		9,630
	Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs	18.4		20.3		18.6
	Pregnancies <15 yrs	1		2		134
	Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs	0.9		0.8		0.5
	Pregnancies 15-17 yrs	12		35		2,492
	Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs	16.9		21.8		16.3
	Pregnancies 18-19 yrs	29		66		7,004
	Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs	67.6		68.4		62.2
Infant Deaths	Total Infant Deaths	1		10		685
	Infant Death Rate	3.2		13.3		6.7
All Deaths	Total Deaths All Ages	454		1,082		60,325
	Total Deaths Rate	858.9	>	881.1	>	735.8
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths	103		245		14,261
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate	186.9		190.1		169.5
	Diseases of Heart Deaths	93		273		13,201
	Diseases of Heart Rate	181.4		221.7	>	161.3
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths	34		84		3,327
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate	58.9		63.6	>	41.4
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths	20		46		3,097
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate	36.1		36.3		38.4
	Unintentional Injury Deaths	19		45		2,726
	Unintentional Injury Rate	49.0		45.3		33.4
	Alzheimer's Disease Deaths	10		22		1,800
	Alzheimer's Disease Rate	17.6		17.0		23.0
	Diabetes Mellitus Deaths	11		26		1,628
	Diabetes Mellitus Rate	18.8		22.0		19.4
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths	16		27		1425
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate	27.2		20.8		17.6
	Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths	13		24		1,404
	Influenza and Pneumonia Rate	27.9		21.1		17.4
	Septicemia Deaths	12		26		1,372
	Septicemia Rate	20.4		19.3		16.8
	Suicide Deaths	4		10		1,052
	Suicide Rate	11.6		9.4		12.5
	Chronic Liver Disease Deaths	9		16		725
	Chronic Liver Disease Rate	16.9		13.2		8.1
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths	4		9		569
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate	7.0		7.1		6.9
Population	2011 Census Population	36,056		85,882		8,096,604
	Female Population Ages 10-19	2,282		5,072		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.