Health Profile, Nelson County, 2011

	Vital Event	Nelson County		Thomas Jefferson		Virginia
Births	Total Live Births	125		2,562		102,525
	Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population	8.3		10.8		12.7
	Non-Marital Births	54		825		36,390
	% Non-Marital Births	43.2		32.2		35.5
	Low Weight Births	5		179		8,204
	% Low Weight Births	4.0		7.0		8.0
Prenatal Care	First Trimester Care	97		2,039		84,742
	% First Trimester Care	77.6		79.6		82.7
Induced	Induced Terminations of Pregnancy	23		594		23,635
Fetals	Natural Fetal Deaths	14		158		6,269
Teen Pregnancy	Pregnancies 10-19 yrs	13		212		9,630
	Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs	16.1		13.6		18.6
	Pregnancies <15 yrs	0		4		134
	Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs	0.0		0.6		0.5
	Pregnancies 15-17 yrs	3		54		2,492
	Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs	12.8		13.6		16.3
	Pregnancies 18-19 yrs	10		154		7,004
	Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs	71.4		30.7		62.2
Infant Deaths	Total Infant Deaths	1		9		685
	Infant Death Rate	8.0		3.5		6.7
All Deaths	Total Deaths All Ages	174		1,802		60,325
	Total Deaths Rate	853.9		682.3	<	735.8
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths	51		478		14,261
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate	219.0		177.9		169.5
	Diseases of Heart Deaths	35		367		13,201
	Diseases of Heart Rate	165.5		137.7	<	161.3
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths	18		116		3,327
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate	84.0	>	44.6		41.4
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths	9		97		3,097
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate	42.6		37.1		38.4
	Unintentional Injury Deaths	8		77		2,726
	Unintentional Injury Rate	68.1		30.7		33.4
	Alzheimer's Disease Deaths	2		77		1,800
	Alzheimer's Disease Rate	9.8		29.3		23.0
	Diabetes Mellitus Deaths	3		23		1,628
	Diabetes Mellitus Rate	13.6		8.3	<	19.4
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths	2		28		1425
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate	9.7		10.3	<	17.6
	Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths	6		55		1,404
	Influenza and Pneumonia Rate	29.5		20.4		17.4
	Septicemia Deaths	3		37		1,372
	Septicemia Rate	14.8		13.9		16.8
	Suicide Deaths	2		31		1,052
	Suicide Rate	13.2		11.3		12.5
	Chronic Liver Disease Deaths	2		18		725
	Chronic Liver Disease Rate	7.9		6.5		8.1
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths	0		11		569
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate	0.0		4.4		6.9
Population	2011 Census Population	15,097		237,277		8,096,604
	Female Population Ages 10-19	806		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.