| Vital Event | Virginia |
Planning District 12 |
Martinsville City |
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| Births | Total Live Births | 91,664 | 2,708 | 178 |
| Birth Rate/1,000 Estimated Population | 13.7 | 11.3 | 11.4 | |
| Non-Marital Births | 26,893 | 1,015 | 94 | |
| Percent Non-Marital Births | 29.3 | 37.5 | 52.8 | |
| Low Weight Birth (<2,500 grams) | 7,081 | 243 | 12 | |
| Low Weight Birth Percent of Total Births | 7.7 | 9.0 | 6.7 | |
| Prenatal Care | Began Care in First 13 Weeks | 77,310 | 2,125 | 110 |
| Percent Began Care in First 13 Weeks | 84.3 | 78.5 | 61.8 | |
| Induced | Induced Terminations of Pregnancy | 25,875 | 601 | 30 |
| Fetals | Natural Fetal Deaths | 7,532 | 182 | 15 |
| Teen Pregnancy | Total Teenage Pregnancies | 15,787 | 645 | 60 |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Pop Ages 10-19 | 34.8 | 41.9 | 60.5 | |
| Pregnancies Ages<15 yrs | 458 | 18 | 0 | |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Pop Ages<15 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | |
| Pregnancies Ages 15-17 | 5,500 | 248 | 27 | |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Ages 15-17 | 44.9 | 56.6 | 92.9 | |
| Pregnancies Ages 18-19 | 9,829 | 379 | 33 | |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Ages 18-19 | 96.2 | 114.6 | 182.9 | |
| Infant Deaths | Total Infant Deaths | 711 | 29 | 0 |
| Infant Death Rate/1,000 Live Births | 7.8 | 10.7 | 0.0 | |
| All Deaths | Total Deaths for All Ages | 53,554 | 2,909 | 271 |
| Death Rate/1,000 Estimated Pop (All Ages) | 8.0 | 12.1 | 17.4 | |
| Death Rate/100,000 Estimated Pop (Cause of Death) | 800.6 | 1,212.0 | 1,742.8 | |
| Diseases of Heart | 15,547 | 932 | 87 | |
| Diseases of Heart Rate/100,000 | 232.4 | 388.3 | 559.5 | |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 12,849 | 662 | 58 | |
| Malignant Neoplasms Rate/100,000 | 192.1 | 275.8 | 373.0 | |
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 4,010 | 224 | 20 | |
| Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate/100,000 | 59.9 | 93.3 | 128.6 | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases | 2,383 | 131 | 14 | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Rate/100,000 | 35.6 | 54.6 | 90.0 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2,305 | 131 | 14 | |
| Unintentional Injury Rate/100,000 | 34.5 | 54.6 | 90.0 | |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 2,031 | 119 | 9 | |
| Pneumonia and Influenza Rate/100,000 | 30.4 | 49.6 | 57.9 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 1,244 | 73 | 7 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus Rate/100,000 | 18.6 | 30.4 | 45.0 | |
| Septicemia | 791 | 26 | 2 | |
| Septicemia Rate/100,000 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 12.9 | |
| Suicide | 743 | 55 | 1 | |
| Suicide Rate/100,000 | 11.1 | 22.9 | 6.4 | |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 732 | 26 | 4 | |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate/100,000 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 25.7 | |
| Alzheimer's | 542 | 22 | 3 | |
| Alzheimer's Rate/100,000 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 19.3 | |
| Homicide and Legal Intervention | 509 | 23 | 0 | |
| Homicide and Legal Intervention Rate/100,000 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 0.0 | |
| Chronic Liver Disease | 496 | 33 | 3 | |
| Chronic Liver Disease Rate/100,000 | 7.4 | 13.7 | 19.3 | |
| Population | State Data Center 1997 Population | 6,689,569 | 240,023 | 15,550 |
| Females Ages 10-19 Population | 453,071 | 15,401 | 991 |