Health Profile, Gloucester County, 2011


  Vital Event
Gloucester County
 
Three Rivers
 
Virginia
Births Total Live Births 341   1,310   102,525
Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population 9.2   9.3   12.7
Non-Marital Births 122   580   36,390
% Non-Marital Births 35.8   44.3   35.5
Low Weight Births 22   122   8,204
% Low Weight Births 6.5   9.3   8.0
Prenatal Care First Trimester Care 318   1,130   84,742
% First Trimester Care 93.3   86.3   82.7
Induced Induced Terminations of Pregnancy 48   256   23,635
Fetals Natural Fetal Deaths 23   60   6,269
Teen Pregnancy Pregnancies 10-19 yrs 34   160   9,630
Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs 14.7   20.1   18.6
Pregnancies <15 yrs 0   2   134
Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs 0.0   0.5   0.5
Pregnancies 15-17 yrs 8   38   2,492
Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs 10.2   14.6   16.3
Pregnancies 18-19 yrs 26   120   7,004
Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs 62.5   82.8   62.2
Infant Deaths Total Infant Deaths 1   10   685
Infant Death Rate 2.9   7.6   6.7
All Deaths Total Deaths All Ages 342   1,646   60,325
Total Deaths Rate 812.4   800.3 > 735.8
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths 95   438   14,261
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate 211.6   200.8 > 169.5
Diseases of Heart Deaths 65   346   13,201
Diseases of Heart Rate 149.0   163.8   161.3
Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths 20   113   3,327
Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate 49.9   52.9 > 41.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths 17   71   3,097
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate 40.7   32.5   38.4
Unintentional Injury Deaths 23   75   2,726
Unintentional Injury Rate 58.0   47.1 > 33.4
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths 11   64   1,800
Alzheimer's Disease Rate  27.5   29.9   23.0
Diabetes Mellitus Deaths 6   29   1,628
Diabetes Mellitus Rate 13.9   14.0   19.4
Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths 6   36   1425
Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate 13.3   16.1   17.6
Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths 4   32   1,404
Influenza and Pneumonia Rate 9.0   15.5   17.4
Septicemia Deaths 3   29   1,372
Septicemia Rate 8.5   14.0   16.8
Suicide Deaths 13   30   1,052
Suicide Rate 41.1 > 22.6 > 12.5
Chronic Liver Disease Deaths 5   18   725
Chronic Liver Disease Rate 12.2   9.3   8.1
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths 1   12   569
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate 2.5   5.3   6.9
Population 2011 Census Population 36,901   141,458   8,096,604
Female Population Ages 10-19 2,313   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.