Health Profile, Mathews County, 2011


  Vital Event
Mathews County
 
Three Rivers
 
Virginia
Births Total Live Births 64   1,310   102,525
Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population 7.1   9.3   12.7
Non-Marital Births 25   580   36,390
% Non-Marital Births 39.1   44.3   35.5
Low Weight Births 11   122   8,204
% Low Weight Births 17.2   9.3   8.0
Prenatal Care First Trimester Care 60   1,130   84,742
% First Trimester Care 93.8   86.3   82.7
Induced Induced Terminations of Pregnancy 10   256   23,635
Fetals Natural Fetal Deaths 5   60   6,269
Teen Pregnancy Pregnancies 10-19 yrs 8   160   9,630
Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs 16.0   20.1   18.6
Pregnancies <15 yrs 0   2   134
Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs 0.0   0.5   0.5
Pregnancies 15-17 yrs 2   38   2,492
Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs 10.5   14.6   16.3
Pregnancies 18-19 yrs 6   120   7,004
Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs 88.2   82.8   62.2
Infant Deaths Total Infant Deaths 3   10   685
Infant Death Rate 46.9   7.6   6.7
All Deaths Total Deaths All Ages 112   1,646   60,325
Total Deaths Rate 763.2   800.3 > 735.8
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths 23   438   14,261
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate 149.0   200.8 > 169.5
Diseases of Heart Deaths 33   346   13,201
Diseases of Heart Rate 211.7   163.8   161.3
Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths 11   113   3,327
Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate 73.7   52.9 > 41.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths 5   71   3,097
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate 27.8   32.5   38.4
Unintentional Injury Deaths 0   75   2,726
Unintentional Injury Rate 0.0   47.1 > 33.4
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths 2   64   1,800
Alzheimer's Disease Rate  11.3   29.9   23.0
Diabetes Mellitus Deaths 0   29   1,628
Diabetes Mellitus Rate 0.0   14.0   19.4
Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths 4   36   1425
Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate 24.8   16.1   17.6
Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths 1   32   1,404
Influenza and Pneumonia Rate 6.4   15.5   17.4
Septicemia Deaths 1   29   1,372
Septicemia Rate 6.4   14.0   16.8
Suicide Deaths 2   30   1,052
Suicide Rate 21.3   22.6 > 12.5
Chronic Liver Disease Deaths 1   18   725
Chronic Liver Disease Rate 6.0   9.3   8.1
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths 2   12   569
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate 12.8   5.3   6.9
Population 2011 Census Population 8,962   141,458   8,096,604
Female Population Ages 10-19 499   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.