Health Profile, Roanoke City, 2011

	Vital Event	Roanoke City		Roanoke District		Virginia
Births	Total Live Births	1,492		1,492		102,525
	Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population	15.4		15.4		12.7
	Non-Marital Births	840		840		36,390
	% Non-Marital Births	56.3		56.3		35.5
	Low Weight Births	160		160		8,204
	% Low Weight Births	10.7		10.7		8.0
Prenatal Care	First Trimester Care	1,464		1,464		84,742
	% First Trimester Care	98.1		98.1		82.7
Induced	Induced Terminations of Pregnancy	220		220		23,635
Fetals	Natural Fetal Deaths	31		31		6,269
Teen Pregnancy	Pregnancies 10-19 yrs	206		206		9,630
	Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs	40.7		40.7		18.6
	Pregnancies <15 yrs	3		3		134
	Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs	1.2		1.2		0.5
	Pregnancies 15-17 yrs	57		57		2,492
	Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs	38.5		38.5		16.3
	Pregnancies 18-19 yrs	146		146		7,004
	Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs	147.6		147.6		62.2
Infant Deaths	Total Infant Deaths	19		19		685
	Infant Death Rate	12.7		12.7		6.7
All Deaths	Total Deaths All Ages	1,160		1,160		60,325
	Total Deaths Rate	961.3	>	961.3	>	735.8
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths	241		241		14,261
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate	209.6	>	209.6	>	169.5
	Diseases of Heart Deaths	286		286		13,201
	Diseases of Heart Rate	230.2	>	230.2	>	161.3
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths	54		54		3,327
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate	43.4		43.4		41.4
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths	86		86		3,097
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate	72.5	>	72.5	>	38.4
	Unintentional Injury Deaths	45		45		2,726
	Unintentional Injury Rate	40.7		40.7		33.4
	Alzheimer's Disease Deaths	35		35		1,800
	Alzheimer's Disease Rate	26.0		26.0		23.0
	Diabetes Mellitus Deaths	26		26		1,628
	Diabetes Mellitus Rate	20.9		20.9		19.4
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths	35		35		1425
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate	26.7		26.7		17.6
	Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths	21		21		1,404
	Influenza and Pneumonia Rate	17.4		17.4		17.4
	Septicemia Deaths	32		32		1,372
	Septicemia Rate	24.9		24.9		16.8
	Suicide Deaths	18		18		1,052
	Suicide Rate	18.6		18.6		12.5
	Chronic Liver Disease Deaths	28		28		725
	Chronic Liver Disease Rate	24.5	>	24.5	>	8.1
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths	10		10		569
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate	8.5		8.5		6.9
Population	2011 Census Population	96,714		96,714		8,096,604
	Female Population Ages 10-19	5,064		5,064		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.