Health Profile, Essex County, 2011

	Vital Event	Essex County		Three Rivers		Virginia
Births	Total Live Births	130		1,310		102,525
	Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population	11.6		9.3		12.7
	Non-Marital Births	73		580		36,390
	% Non-Marital Births	56.2		44.3		35.5
	Low Weight Births	13		122		8,204
	% Low Weight Births	10.0		9.3		8.0
Prenatal Care	First Trimester Care	106		1,130		84,742
	% First Trimester Care	81.5		86.3		82.7
Induced	Induced Terminations of Pregnancy	29		256		23,635
Fetals	Natural Fetal Deaths	4		60		6,269
Teen Pregnancy	Pregnancies 10-19 yrs	17		160		9,630
	Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs	21.9		20.1		18.6
	Pregnancies <15 yrs	0		2		134
	Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs	0.0		0.5		0.5
	Pregnancies 15-17 yrs	3		38		2,492
	Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs	11.6		14.6		16.3
	Pregnancies 18-19 yrs	14		120		7,004
	Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs	84.8		82.8		62.2
Infant Deaths	Total Infant Deaths	1		10		685
	Infant Death Rate	7.7		7.6		6.7
All Deaths	Total Deaths All Ages	134		1,646		60,325
	Total Deaths Rate	921.2	>	800.3	>	735.8
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths	42		438		14,261
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate	273.0	>	200.8	>	169.5
	Diseases of Heart Deaths	22		346		13,201
	Diseases of Heart Rate	149.6		163.8		161.3
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths	4		113		3,327
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate	27.7		52.9	>	41.4
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths	10		71		3,097
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate	66.5		32.5		38.4
	Unintentional Injury Deaths	9		75		2,726
	Unintentional Injury Rate	83.3		47.1	>	33.4
	Alzheimer's Disease Deaths	6		64		1,800
	Alzheimer's Disease Rate	39.5		29.9		23.0
	Diabetes Mellitus Deaths	0		29		1,628
	Diabetes Mellitus Rate	0.0		14.0		19.4
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths	2		36		1425
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate	11.1		16.1		17.6
	Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths	2		32		1,404
	Influenza and Pneumonia Rate	13.5		15.5		17.4
	Septicemia Deaths	2		29		1,372
	Septicemia Rate	12.9		14.0		16.8
	Suicide Deaths	2		30		1,052
	Suicide Rate	18.7		22.6	>	12.5
	Chronic Liver Disease Deaths	0		18		725
	Chronic Liver Disease Rate	0.0		9.3		8.1
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths	1		12		569
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate	6.9		5.3		6.9
Population	2011 Census Population	11,205		141,458		8,096,604
	Female Population Ages 10-19	775		7,959		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.