Health Profile, Salem City, 2011

	Vital Event	Salem City		Alleghany District		Virginia
Births	Total Live Births	275		1,611		102,525
	Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population	11.0		9.1		12.7
	Non-Marital Births	103		541		36,390
	% Non-Marital Births	37.5		33.6		35.5
	Low Weight Births	25		130		8,204
	% Low Weight Births	9.1		8.1		8.0
Prenatal Care	First Trimester Care	266		1,481		84,742
	% First Trimester Care	96.7		91.9		82.7
Induced	Induced Terminations of Pregnancy	73		398		23,635
Fetals	Natural Fetal Deaths	4		43		6,269
Teen Pregnancy	Pregnancies 10-19 yrs	35		184		9,630
	Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs	20.1		16.1		18.6
	Pregnancies <15 yrs	0		4		134
	Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs	0.0		0.7		0.5
	Pregnancies 15-17 yrs	12		47		2,492
	Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs	27.2		13.1		16.3
	Pregnancies 18-19 yrs	23		133		7,004
	Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs	38.4		57.0		62.2
Infant Deaths	Total Infant Deaths	1		15		685
	Infant Death Rate	3.6		9.3		6.7
All Deaths	Total Deaths All Ages	290		1,911		60,325
	Total Deaths Rate	855.4	>	785.3	>	735.8
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths	65		422		14,261
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate	191.5		168.5		169.5
	Diseases of Heart Deaths	82		494		13,201
	Diseases of Heart Rate	230.5	>	198.2	>	161.3
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths	18		106		3,327
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate	51.8		42.8		41.4
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths	19		108		3,097
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate	54.6		43.2		38.4
	Unintentional Injury Deaths	7		70		2,726
	Unintentional Injury Rate	28.9		34.2		33.4
	Alzheimer's Disease Deaths	8		61		1,800
	Alzheimer's Disease Rate	20.2		23.8		23.0
	Diabetes Mellitus Deaths	4		46		1,628
	Diabetes Mellitus Rate	10.7		18.0		19.4
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths	10		50		1425
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate	25.8		19.8		17.6
	Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths	4		39		1,404
	Influenza and Pneumonia Rate	10.4		15.6		17.4
	Septicemia Deaths	12		47		1,372
	Septicemia Rate	38.4		19.1		16.8
	Suicide Deaths	4		32		1,052
	Suicide Rate	19.1		18.0		12.5
	Chronic Liver Disease Deaths	2		32		725
	Chronic Liver Disease Rate	6.2		13.3	>	8.1
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths	4		14		569
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate	11.0		5.5		6.9
Population	2011 Census Population	24,961		177,842		8,096,604
	Female Population Ages 10-19	1,738		11,446		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.