Health Profile, Highland County, 2011

	Vital Event	Highland County		Central Shenandoah		Virginia
Births	Total Live Births	14		3,030		102,525
	Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population	6.2		10.5		12.7
	Non-Marital Births	2		1,080		36,390
	% Non-Marital Births	14.3		35.6		35.5
	Low Weight Births	0		227		8,204
	% Low Weight Births	0.0		7.5		8.0
Prenatal Care	First Trimester Care	11		2,362		84,742
	% First Trimester Care	78.6		78.0		82.7
Induced	Induced Terminations of Pregnancy	2		388		23,635
Fetals	Natural Fetal Deaths	0		214		6,269
Teen Pregnancy	Pregnancies 10-19 yrs	0		345		9,630
	Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs	0.0		16.9		18.6
	Pregnancies <15 yrs	0		3		134
	Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs	0.0		0.4		0.5
	Pregnancies 15-17 yrs	0		80		2,492
	Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs	0.0		16.6		16.3
	Pregnancies 18-19 yrs	0		262		7,004
	Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs	0.0		35.3		62.2
Infant Deaths	Total Infant Deaths	0		5		685
	Infant Death Rate	0.0		1.7		6.7
All Deaths	Total Deaths All Ages	29		2,621		60,325
	Total Deaths Rate	715.4		734.8		735.8
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths	6		625		14,261
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate	145.2		176.2		169.5
	Diseases of Heart Deaths	3		553		13,201
	Diseases of Heart Rate	62.2	<	152.9		161.3
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths	2		152		3,327
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate	49.8		41.3		41.4
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths	5		139		3,097
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate	108.9		38.2		38.4
	Unintentional Injury Deaths	0		107		2,726
	Unintentional Injury Rate	0.0		33.3		33.4
	Alzheimer's Disease Deaths	0		125		1,800
	Alzheimer's Disease Rate	0.0		33.2	>	23.0
	Diabetes Mellitus Deaths	3		74		1,628
	Diabetes Mellitus Rate	80.6		20.7		19.4
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths	1		54		1425
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate	22.2		14.4		17.6
	Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths	0		73		1,404
	Influenza and Pneumonia Rate	0.0		19.6		17.4
	Septicemia Deaths	1		34		1,372
	Septicemia Rate	27.7		9.5	<	16.8
	Suicide Deaths	1		44		1,052
	Suicide Rate	71.1		14.7		12.5
	Chronic Liver Disease Deaths	0		30		725
	Chronic Liver Disease Rate	0.0		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	2,267		288,121		8,096,604
	Female Population Ages 10-19	108		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.