City/County Profiles

	Vital Event	Harrisonburg City		Central Shenandoah		Virginia
Births	Total Live Births	542		3,030		102,525
	Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population	10.8		10.5		12.7
	Non-Marital Births	229		1,080		36,390
	% Non-Marital Births	42.3		35.6		35.5
	Low Weight Births	35		227		8,204
	% Low Weight Births	6.5		7.5		8.0
Prenatal Care	First Trimester Care	363		2,362		84,742
Prenatal Care	% First Trimester Care	67.0		78.0		82.7
Induced	Induced Terminations of Pregnancy	115		388		23,635
Fetals	Natural Fetal Deaths	41		214		6,269
Teen Pregnancy	Pregnancies 10-19 yrs	82		345		9,630
	Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs	15.4		16.9		18.6
	Pregnancies <15 yrs	1		3		134
	Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs	1.1		0.4		0.5
	Pregnancies 15-17 yrs	25		80		2,492
	Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs	51.7		16.6		16.3
	Pregnancies 18-19 yrs	56		262		7,004
	Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs	14.2		35.3		62.2
Infant Deaths	Total Infant Deaths	1		5		685
Infant Deaths	Infant Death Rate	1.8		1.7		6.7
All Deaths	Total Deaths All Ages	254		2,621		60,325
	Total Deaths Rate	652.1		734.8		735.8
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths	58		625		14,261
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate	167.6		176.2		169.5
	Diseases of Heart Deaths	37		553		13,201
	Diseases of Heart Rate	86.4	<	152.9		161.3
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths	21		152		3,327
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate	49.4		41.3		41.4
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths	11		139		3,097
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate	31.3		38.2		38.4
	Unintentional Injury Deaths	9		107		2,726
	Unintentional Injury Rate	23.4		33.3		33.4
	Alzheimer's Disease Deaths	18		125		1,800
	Alzheimer's Disease Rate	41.1		33.2	>	23.0
	Diabetes Mellitus Deaths	13		74		1,628
	Diabetes Mellitus Rate	29.8		20.7		19.4
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths	7		54		1425
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate	15.7		14.4		17.6
	Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths	6		73		1,404
	Influenza and Pneumonia Rate	15.1		19.6		17.4
	Septicemia Deaths	1		34		1,372
	Septicemia Rate	1.9	<	9.5	<	16.8
	Suicide Deaths	1		44		1,052
	Suicide Rate	3.5	<	14.7		12.5
	Chronic Liver Disease Deaths	5		30		725
	Chronic Liver Disease Rate	16.6		9.1		8.1
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths	0		24		569
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate	0.0		6.8		6.9
Population	2011 Census Population	49,973		288,121		8,096,604
Population	Female Population Ages 10-19	5,311		20,388		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.

Health Profile, Harrisonburg City, 2011