Health Profile, Fairfax County, 2011


  Vital Event
Fairfax County
 
Fairfax District
 
Virginia
Births Total Live Births 15,148   15,792   102,525
Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population 13.8   13.9   12.7
Non-Marital Births 3,420   3,532   36,390
% Non-Marital Births 22.6   22.4   35.5
Low Weight Births 1,061   1,115   8,204
% Low Weight Births 7.0   7.1   8.0
Prenatal Care First Trimester Care 12,120   12,622   84,742
% First Trimester Care 80.0   79.9   82.7
Induced Induced Terminations of Pregnancy 2,185   2,966   23,635
Fetals Natural Fetal Deaths 898   941   6,269
Teen Pregnancy Pregnancies 10-19 yrs 595   663   9,630
Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs 8.6   9.3   18.6
Pregnancies <15 yrs 5   6   134
Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs 0.1   0.2   0.5
Pregnancies 15-17 yrs 145   159   2,492
Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs 6.8   7.3   16.3
Pregnancies 18-19 yrs 445   498   7,004
Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs 36.6   39.5   62.2
Infant Deaths Total Infant Deaths 81   83   685
Infant Death Rate 5.3   5.3   6.7
All Deaths Total Deaths All Ages 4,657   4,896   60,325
Total Deaths Rate 503.5 < 508.4 < 735.8
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths 1,219   1,259   14,261
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate 125.4 < 124.7 < 169.5
Diseases of Heart Deaths 924   975   13,201
Diseases of Heart Rate 102.0 < 103.1 < 161.3
Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths 247   266   3,327
Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate 28.0 < 29.0 < 41.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths 183   193   3,097
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate 21.3 < 21.6 < 38.4
Unintentional Injury Deaths 205   220   2,726
Unintentional Injury Rate 20.5 < 21.3 < 33.4
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths 127   133   1,800
Alzheimer's Disease Rate  15.5 < 15.4 < 23.0
Diabetes Mellitus Deaths 102   107   1,628
Diabetes Mellitus Rate 10.7 < 10.8 < 19.4
Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths 88   95   1425
Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate 9.9 < 10.3 < 17.6
Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths 111   119   1,404
Influenza and Pneumonia Rate 12.3 < 12.6 < 17.4
Septicemia Deaths 130   135   1,372
Septicemia Rate 15.0   14.9   16.8
Suicide Deaths 90   93   1,052
Suicide Rate 7.9 < 7.9 < 12.5
Chronic Liver Disease Deaths 39   41   725
Chronic Liver Disease Rate 3.4 < 3.4 < 8.1
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths 47   48   569
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate 5.5   5.3   6.9
Population 2011 Census Population 1,100,692   1,135,992   8,096,604
Female Population Ages 10-19 68,815   70,994   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.