Health Profile, Louisa County, 2011

	Vital Event	Louisa County		Thomas Jefferson		Virginia
Births	Total Live Births	374		2,562		102,525
	Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population	11.2		10.8		12.7
	Non-Marital Births	138		825		36,390
	% Non-Marital Births	36.9		32.2		35.5
	Low Weight Births	29		179		8,204
	% Low Weight Births	7.8		7.0		8.0
Prenatal Care	First Trimester Care	315		2,039		84,742
	% First Trimester Care	84.2		79.6		82.7
Induced	Induced Terminations of Pregnancy	83		594		23,635
Fetals	Natural Fetal Deaths	18		158		6,269
Teen Pregnancy	Pregnancies 10-19 yrs	38		212		9,630
	Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs	20.0		13.6		18.6
	Pregnancies <15 yrs	1		4		134
	Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs	1.1		0.6		0.5
	Pregnancies 15-17 yrs	9		54		2,492
	Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs	13.7		13.6		16.3
	Pregnancies 18-19 yrs	28		154		7,004
	Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs	81.6		30.7		62.2
Infant Deaths	Total Infant Deaths	1		9		685
	Infant Death Rate	2.7		3.5		6.7
All Deaths	Total Deaths All Ages	315		1,802		60,325
	Total Deaths Rate	849.0	>	682.3	<	735.8
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths	98		478		14,261
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate	250.8	>	177.9		169.5
	Diseases of Heart Deaths	64		367		13,201
	Diseases of Heart Rate	181.0		137.7	<	161.3
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths	18		116		3,327
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate	53.6		44.6		41.4
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths	21		97		3,097
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate	53.0		37.1		38.4
	Unintentional Injury Deaths	12		77		2,726
	Unintentional Injury Rate	32.7		30.7		33.4
	Alzheimer's Disease Deaths	13		77		1,800
	Alzheimer's Disease Rate	41.1		29.3		23.0
	Diabetes Mellitus Deaths	8		23		1,628
	Diabetes Mellitus Rate	20.9		8.3	<	19.4
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths	6		28		1425
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate	12.8		10.3	<	17.6
	Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths	5		55		1,404
	Influenza and Pneumonia Rate	13.0		20.4		17.4
	Septicemia Deaths	7		37		1,372
	Septicemia Rate	16.4		13.9		16.8
	Suicide Deaths	8		31		1,052
	Suicide Rate	18.7		11.3		12.5
	Chronic Liver Disease Deaths	5		18		725
	Chronic Liver Disease Rate	11.3		6.5		8.1
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths	2		11		569
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate	6.6		4.4		6.9
Population	2011 Census Population	33,395		237,277		8,096,604
	Female Population Ages 10-19	1,897		15,550		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.