Health Profile, Northampton County, 2011

	Vital Event	Northampton County		Eastern Shore		Virginia
Births	Total Live Births	162		640		102,525
	Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population	13.1		14.0		12.7
	Non-Marital Births	110		386		36,390
	% Non-Marital Births	67.9		60.3		35.5
	Low Weight Births	13		56		8,204
	% Low Weight Births	8.0		8.8		8.0
Prenatal Care	First Trimester Care	128		417		84,742
	% First Trimester Care	79.0		65.2		82.7
Induced	Induced Terminations of Pregnancy	37		110		23,635
Fetals	Natural Fetal Deaths	9		44		6,269
Teen Pregnancy	Pregnancies 10-19 yrs	23		85		9,630
	Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs	35.4		34.8		18.6
	Pregnancies <15 yrs	0		0		134
	Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs	0.0		0.0		0.5
	Pregnancies 15-17 yrs	10		25		2,492
	Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs	52.4		35.3		16.3
	Pregnancies 18-19 yrs	13		60		7,004
	Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs	95.6		120.7		62.2
Infant Deaths	Total Infant Deaths	3		12		685
	Infant Death Rate	18.5		18.8		6.7
All Deaths	Total Deaths All Ages	201		668		60,325
	Total Deaths Rate	982.3	>	1,003.3	>	735.8
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths	44		151		14,261
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate	211.5		214.9	>	169.5
	Diseases of Heart Deaths	49		146		13,201
	Diseases of Heart Rate	237.2	>	212.9	>	161.3
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths	10		40		3,327
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate	54.9		59.3		41.4
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths	10		45		3,097
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate	44.2		62.3	>	38.4
	Unintentional Injury Deaths	9		28		2,726
	Unintentional Injury Rate	47.4		50.5		33.4
	Alzheimer's Disease Deaths	12		32		1,800
	Alzheimer's Disease Rate	51.7		43.9	>	23.0
	Diabetes Mellitus Deaths	6		18		1,628
	Diabetes Mellitus Rate	26.7		26.3		19.4
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths	6		19		1425
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate	26.2		25.4		17.6
	Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths	3		7		1,404
	Influenza and Pneumonia Rate	13.5		12.3		17.4
	Septicemia Deaths	6		15		1,372
	Septicemia Rate	27.9		22.9		16.8
	Suicide Deaths	3		8		1,052
	Suicide Rate	19.5		17.3		12.5
	Chronic Liver Disease Deaths	1		4		725
	Chronic Liver Disease Rate	7.3		7.2		8.1
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths	0		2		569
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate	0.0		2.6	<	6.9
Population	2011 Census Population	12,377		45,713		8,096,604
	Female Population Ages 10-19	649		2,442		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.