Health Profile, Smyth County, 2011


  Vital Event
Smyth County
 
Mount Rogers
 
Virginia
Births Total Live Births 327   1,837   102,525
Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population 10.2   9.5   12.7
Non-Marital Births 156   765   36,390
% Non-Marital Births 47.7   41.6   35.5
Low Weight Births 26   154   8,204
% Low Weight Births 8.0   8.4   8.0
Prenatal Care First Trimester Care 257   1,227   84,742
% First Trimester Care 78.6   66.8   82.7
Induced Induced Terminations of Pregnancy 24   90   23,635
Fetals Natural Fetal Deaths 6   111   6,269
Teen Pregnancy Pregnancies 10-19 yrs 68   276   9,630
Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs 36.6   25.7   18.6
Pregnancies <15 yrs 0   2   134
Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs 0.0   0.4   0.5
Pregnancies 15-17 yrs 19   76   2,492
Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs 33.9   23.2   16.3
Pregnancies 18-19 yrs 49   198   7,004
Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs 125.3   94.0   62.2
Infant Deaths Total Infant Deaths 3   15   685
Infant Death Rate 9.2   8.2   6.7
All Deaths Total Deaths All Ages 432   2,376   60,325
Total Deaths Rate 988.7 > 884.6 > 735.8
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths 85   513   14,261
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate 182.0   181.1   169.5
Diseases of Heart Deaths 97   553   13,201
Diseases of Heart Rate 220.4 > 202.9 > 161.3
Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths 18   117   3,327
Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate 39.1   42.1   41.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths 49   200   3,097
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate 107.2 > 71.8 > 38.4
Unintentional Injury Deaths 21   117   2,726
Unintentional Injury Rate 60.9 > 52.5 > 33.4
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths 19   75   1,800
Alzheimer's Disease Rate  42.3   27.4   23.0
Diabetes Mellitus Deaths 14   67   1,628
Diabetes Mellitus Rate 30.5   24.4   19.4
Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths 6   46   1425
Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate 13.1   16.3   17.6
Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths 13   59   1,404
Influenza and Pneumonia Rate 29.8   21.5   17.4
Septicemia Deaths 13   48   1,372
Septicemia Rate 27.6   17.1   16.8
Suicide Deaths 4   45   1,052
Suicide Rate 11.9   22.4 > 12.5
Chronic Liver Disease Deaths 7   30   725
Chronic Liver Disease Rate 15.5   11.1   8.1
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths 3   23   569
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate 6.5   8.5   6.9
Population 2011 Census Population 32,029   192,920   8,096,604
Female Population Ages 10-19 1,860   10,755   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.