Health Profile, Pulaski County, 2011

	Vital Event	Pulaski County		New River		Virginia
Births	Total Live Births	288		1,638		102,525
	Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population	8.3		9.2		12.7
	Non-Marital Births	120		537		36,390
	% Non-Marital Births	41.7		32.8		35.5
	Low Weight Births	17		121		8,204
	% Low Weight Births	5.9		7.4		8.0
Prenatal Care	First Trimester Care	260		1,449		84,742
	% First Trimester Care	90.3		88.5		82.7
Induced	Induced Terminations of Pregnancy	22		270		23,635
Fetals	Natural Fetal Deaths	9		55		6,269
Teen Pregnancy	Pregnancies 10-19 yrs	40		174		9,630
	Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs	21.9		13.8		18.6
	Pregnancies <15 yrs	0		3		134
	Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs	0.0		0.7		0.5
	Pregnancies 15-17 yrs	9		39		2,492
	Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs	15.4		15.5		16.3
	Pregnancies 18-19 yrs	31		132		7,004
	Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs	104.0		22.4		62.2
Infant Deaths	Total Infant Deaths	0		12		685
	Infant Death Rate	0.0		7.3		6.7
All Deaths	Total Deaths All Ages	415		1,486		60,325
	Total Deaths Rate	906.1	>	832.1	>	735.8
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths	90		311		14,261
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate	175.9		167.7		169.5
	Diseases of Heart Deaths	106		350		13,201
	Diseases of Heart Rate	233.4	>	197.2	>	161.3
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths	25		89		3,327
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate	52.8		48.6		41.4
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths	19		97		3,097
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate	37.4		52.7	>	38.4
	Unintentional Injury Deaths	22		83		2,726
	Unintentional Injury Rate	64.9	>	50.5	>	33.4
	Alzheimer's Disease Deaths	3		19		1,800
	Alzheimer's Disease Rate	6.8	<	10.7	<	23.0
	Diabetes Mellitus Deaths	14		31		1,628
	Diabetes Mellitus Rate	28.8		16.7		19.4
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths	17		46		1425
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate	37.5	>	25.8		17.6
	Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths	12		40		1,404
	Influenza and Pneumonia Rate	26.5		22.4		17.4
	Septicemia Deaths	6		24		1,372
	Septicemia Rate	13.8		13.2		16.8
	Suicide Deaths	8		28		1,052
	Suicide Rate	23.5		15.6		12.5
	Chronic Liver Disease Deaths	10		23		725
	Chronic Liver Disease Rate	21.6		12.8		8.1
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths	1		8		569
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate	2.2		4.4		6.9
Population	2011 Census Population	34,607		177,865		8,096,604
	Female Population Ages 10-19	1,826		12,576		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.