Health Profile, Chesterfield County, 2011


  Vital Event
Chesterfield County
 
Chesterfield District
 
Virginia
Births Total Live Births 3,648   4,136   102,525
Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population 11.4   11.3   12.7
Non-Marital Births 1,273   1,459   36,390
% Non-Marital Births 34.9   35.3   35.5
Low Weight Births 285   323   8,204
% Low Weight Births 7.8   7.8   8.0
Prenatal Care First Trimester Care 3,421   3,879   84,742
% First Trimester Care 93.8   93.8   82.7
Induced Induced Terminations of Pregnancy 525   670   23,635
Fetals Natural Fetal Deaths 299   346   6,269
Teen Pregnancy Pregnancies 10-19 yrs 307   368   9,630
Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs 12.7   13.6   18.6
Pregnancies <15 yrs 2   3   134
Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs 0.2   0.2   0.5
Pregnancies 15-17 yrs 100   116   2,492
Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs 13.4   13.8   16.3
Pregnancies 18-19 yrs 205   249   7,004
Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs 42.6   47.1   62.2
Infant Deaths Total Infant Deaths 29   30   685
Infant Death Rate 7.9   7.3   6.7
All Deaths Total Deaths All Ages 2,022   2,415   60,325
Total Deaths Rate 716.9   714.9   735.8
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths 513   603   14,261
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate 169.0   167.0   169.5
Diseases of Heart Deaths 427   517   13,201
Diseases of Heart Rate 152.6   152.9   161.3
Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths 113   133   3,327
Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate 44.3   42.7   41.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths 96   116   3,097
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate 36.2   36.0   38.4
Unintentional Injury Deaths 99   114   2,726
Unintentional Injury Rate 33.8   33.4   33.4
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths 63   80   1,800
Alzheimer's Disease Rate  26.1   26.8   23.0
Diabetes Mellitus Deaths 48   58   1,628
Diabetes Mellitus Rate 16.4   16.4   19.4
Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths 52   60   1425
Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate 19.6   18.7   17.6
Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths 37   44   1,404
Influenza and Pneumonia Rate 14.6   14.3   17.4
Septicemia Deaths 50   62   1,372
Septicemia Rate 17.1   18.2   16.8
Suicide Deaths 40   48   1,052
Suicide Rate 12.2   13.2   12.5
Chronic Liver Disease Deaths 27   32   725
Chronic Liver Disease Rate 8.4   8.2   8.1
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths 18   20   569
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate 6.8   6.3   6.9
Population 2011 Census Population 320,277   365,827   8,096,604
Female Population Ages 10-19 24,133   27,033   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.