Health Profile, Lancaster County, 2011


  Vital Event
Lancaster County
 
Three Rivers
 
Virginia
Births Total Live Births 83   1,310   102,525
Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population 7.4   9.3   12.7
Non-Marital Births 56   580   36,390
% Non-Marital Births 67.5   44.3   35.5
Low Weight Births 8   122   8,204
% Low Weight Births 9.6   9.3   8.0
Prenatal Care First Trimester Care 67   1,130   84,742
% First Trimester Care 80.7   86.3   82.7
Induced Induced Terminations of Pregnancy 16   256   23,635
Fetals Natural Fetal Deaths 1   60   6,269
Teen Pregnancy Pregnancies 10-19 yrs 14   160   9,630
Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs 27.7   20.1   18.6
Pregnancies <15 yrs 0   2   134
Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs 0.0   0.5   0.5
Pregnancies 15-17 yrs 6   38   2,492
Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs 42.0   14.6   16.3
Pregnancies 18-19 yrs 8   120   7,004
Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs 76.2   82.8   62.2
Infant Deaths Total Infant Deaths 0   10   685
Infant Death Rate 0.0   7.6   6.7
All Deaths Total Deaths All Ages 200   1,646   60,325
Total Deaths Rate 877.9 > 800.3 > 735.8
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths 48   438   14,261
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate 198.6   200.8 > 169.5
Diseases of Heart Deaths 46   346   13,201
Diseases of Heart Rate 218.5   163.8   161.3
Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths 16   113   3,327
Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate 57.4   52.9 > 41.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths 3   71   3,097
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate 11.2 < 32.5   38.4
Unintentional Injury Deaths 11   75   2,726
Unintentional Injury Rate 114.6 > 47.1 > 33.4
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths 8   64   1,800
Alzheimer's Disease Rate  25.9   29.9   23.0
Diabetes Mellitus Deaths 1   29   1,628
Diabetes Mellitus Rate 4.3 < 14.0   19.4
Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths 7   36   1425
Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate 24.1   16.1   17.6
Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths 6   32   1,404
Influenza and Pneumonia Rate 18.3   15.5   17.4
Septicemia Deaths 4   29   1,372
Septicemia Rate 19.0   14.0   16.8
Suicide Deaths 2   30   1,052
Suicide Rate 17.7   22.6 > 12.5
Chronic Liver Disease Deaths 0   18   725
Chronic Liver Disease Rate 0.0   9.3   8.1
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths 0   12   569
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate 0.0   5.3   6.9
Population 2011 Census Population 11,282   141,458   8,096,604
Female Population Ages 10-19 505   7,959   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.