Health Profile, Mecklenburg County, 2011

	Vital Event	Mecklenburg County		Southside		Virginia
Births	Total Live Births	294		751		102,525
	Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population	9.0		8.7		12.7
	Non-Marital Births	178		425		36,390
	% Non-Marital Births	60.5		56.6		35.5
	Low Weight Births	36		78		8,204
	% Low Weight Births	12.2		10.4		8.0
Prenatal Care	First Trimester Care	204		524		84,742
	% First Trimester Care	69.4		69.8		82.7
Induced	Induced Terminations of Pregnancy	32		95		23,635
Fetals	Natural Fetal Deaths	16		32		6,269
Teen Pregnancy	Pregnancies 10-19 yrs	38		103		9,630
	Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs	20.9		20.3		18.6
	Pregnancies <15 yrs	0		2		134
	Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs	0.0		0.8		0.5
	Pregnancies 15-17 yrs	15		35		2,492
	Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs	25.3		21.8		16.3
	Pregnancies 18-19 yrs	23		66		7,004
	Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs	76.4		68.4		62.2
Infant Deaths	Total Infant Deaths	6		10		685
	Infant Death Rate	20.4		13.3		6.7
All Deaths	Total Deaths All Ages	451		1,082		60,325
	Total Deaths Rate	939.6	>	881.1	>	735.8
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths	118		245		14,261
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate	234.4	>	190.1		169.5
	Diseases of Heart Deaths	120		273		13,201
	Diseases of Heart Rate	245.2	>	221.7	>	161.3
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths	30		84		3,327
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate	57.2		63.6	>	41.4
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths	19		46		3,097
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate	39.7		36.3		38.4
	Unintentional Injury Deaths	18		45		2,726
	Unintentional Injury Rate	45.8		45.3		33.4
	Alzheimer's Disease Deaths	9		22		1,800
	Alzheimer's Disease Rate	17.4		17.0		23.0
	Diabetes Mellitus Deaths	10		26		1,628
	Diabetes Mellitus Rate	23.9		22.0		19.4
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths	10		27		1425
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate	20.0		20.8		17.6
	Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths	7		24		1,404
	Influenza and Pneumonia Rate	16.1		21.1		17.4
	Septicemia Deaths	6		26		1,372
	Septicemia Rate	12.0		19.3		16.8
	Suicide Deaths	4		10		1,052
	Suicide Rate	8.5		9.4		12.5
	Chronic Liver Disease Deaths	3		16		725
	Chronic Liver Disease Rate	5.6		13.2		8.1
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths	4		9		569
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate	8.5		7.1		6.9
Population	2011 Census Population	32,622		85,882		8,096,604
	Female Population Ages 10-19	1,819		5,072		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.