Health Profile, Lunenburg County, 2011


  Vital Event
Lunenburg County
 
Piedmont
 
Virginia
Births Total Live Births 117   1,039   102,525
Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population 9.1   9.9   12.7
Non-Marital Births 65   525   36,390
% Non-Marital Births 55.6   50.5   35.5
Low Weight Births 7   82   8,204
% Low Weight Births 6.0   7.9   8.0
Prenatal Care First Trimester Care 94   824   84,742
% First Trimester Care 80.3   79.3   82.7
Induced Induced Terminations of Pregnancy 16   158   23,635
Fetals Natural Fetal Deaths 9   102   6,269
Teen Pregnancy Pregnancies 10-19 yrs 21   125   9,630
Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs 31.7   18.9   18.6
Pregnancies <15 yrs 0   4   134
Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs 0.0   1.4   0.5
Pregnancies 15-17 yrs 7   29   2,492
Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs 33.2   16.7   16.3
Pregnancies 18-19 yrs 14   92   7,004
Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs 112.0   47.5   62.2
Infant Deaths Total Infant Deaths 0   8   685
Infant Death Rate 0.0   7.7   6.7
All Deaths Total Deaths All Ages 137   1,123   60,325
Total Deaths Rate 816.2   871.8 > 735.8
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths 36   273   14,261
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate 209.7   205.2 > 169.5
Diseases of Heart Deaths 37   284   13,201
Diseases of Heart Rate 208.4   217.3 > 161.3
Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths 13   54   3,327
Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate 80.6   41.4   41.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths 4   50   3,097
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate 24.9   37.9   38.4
Unintentional Injury Deaths 4   45   2,726
Unintentional Injury Rate 32.2   41.0   33.4
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths 0   35   1,800
Alzheimer's Disease Rate  0.0   26.4   23.0
Diabetes Mellitus Deaths 9   43   1,628
Diabetes Mellitus Rate 51.6   33.2 > 19.4
Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths 1   24   1425
Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate 6.3   19.4   17.6
Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths 4   26   1,404
Influenza and Pneumonia Rate 23.9   19.5   17.4
Septicemia Deaths 4   20   1,372
Septicemia Rate 21.0   14.6   16.8
Suicide Deaths 2   20   1,052
Suicide Rate 11.5   17.1   12.5
Chronic Liver Disease Deaths 0   12   725
Chronic Liver Disease Rate 0.0   9.2   8.1
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths 1   12   569
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate 6.3   9.3   6.9
Population 2011 Census Population 12,874   104,614   8,096,604
Female Population Ages 10-19 662   6,621   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.