City/County Profiles

	Vital Event	Rockingham County		Central Shenandoah		Virginia
Births	Total Live Births	821		3,030		102,525
	Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population	10.7		10.5		12.7
	Non-Marital Births	243		1,080		36,390
	% Non-Marital Births	29.6		35.6		35.5
	Low Weight Births	53		227		8,204
	% Low Weight Births	6.5		7.5		8.0
Prenatal Care	First Trimester Care	637		2,362		84,742
Prenatal Care	% First Trimester Care	77.6		78.0		82.7
Induced	Induced Terminations of Pregnancy	71		388		23,635
Fetals	Natural Fetal Deaths	63		214		6,269
Teen Pregnancy	Pregnancies 10-19 yrs	72		345		9,630
	Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs	13.5		16.9		18.6
	Pregnancies <15 yrs	2		3		134
	Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs	0.8		0.4		0.5
	Pregnancies 15-17 yrs	18		80		2,492
	Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs	11.5		16.6		16.3
	Pregnancies 18-19 yrs	52		262		7,004
	Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs	46.6		35.3		62.2
Infant Deaths	Total Infant Deaths	1		5		685
Infant Deaths	Infant Death Rate	1.2		1.7		6.7
All Deaths	Total Deaths All Ages	659		2,621		60,325
	Total Deaths Rate	683.3		734.8		735.8
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths	165		625		14,261
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate	172.0		176.2		169.5
	Diseases of Heart Deaths	133		553		13,201
	Diseases of Heart Rate	135.5		152.9		161.3
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths	39		152		3,327
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate	39.5		41.3		41.4
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths	29		139		3,097
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate	29.6		38.2		38.4
	Unintentional Injury Deaths	34		107		2,726
	Unintentional Injury Rate	39.4		33.3		33.4
	Alzheimer's Disease Deaths	38		125		1,800
	Alzheimer's Disease Rate	37.6	>	33.2	>	23.0
	Diabetes Mellitus Deaths	18		74		1,628
	Diabetes Mellitus Rate	18.2		20.7		19.4
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths	16		54		1425
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate	15.8		14.4		17.6
	Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths	17		73		1,404
	Influenza and Pneumonia Rate	16.9		19.6		17.4
	Septicemia Deaths	9		34		1,372
	Septicemia Rate	9.0	<	9.5	<	16.8
	Suicide Deaths	14		44		1,052
	Suicide Rate	17.8		14.7		12.5
	Chronic Liver Disease Deaths	7		30		725
	Chronic Liver Disease Rate	7.7		9.1		8.1
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths	7		24		569
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate	6.9		6.8		6.9
Population	2011 Census Population	76,589		288,121		8,096,604
Population	Female Population Ages 10-19	5,314		20,388		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.

Health Profile, Rockingham County, 2011