| Vital Event | Virginia |
Planning District 18 |
Middlesex County |
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| Births | Total Live Births | 91,664 | 847 | 62 |
| Birth Rate/1,000 Estimated Population | 13.7 | 10.4 | 6.8 | |
| Non-Marital Births | 26,893 | 273 | 18 | |
| Percent Non-Marital Births | 29.3 | 32.2 | 29.0 | |
| Low Weight Birth (<2,500 grams) | 7,081 | 71 | 5 | |
| Low Weight Birth Percent of Total Births | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.1 | |
| Prenatal Care | Began Care in First 13 Weeks | 77,310 | 709 | 52 |
| Percent Began Care in First 13 Weeks | 84.3 | 83.7 | 83.9 | |
| Induced | Induced Terminations of Pregnancy | 25,875 | 209 | 27 |
| Fetals | Natural Fetal Deaths | 7,532 | 54 | 6 |
| Teen Pregnancy | Total Teenage Pregnancies | 15,787 | 163 | 19 |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Pop Ages 10-19 | 34.8 | 28.9 | 37.0 | |
| Pregnancies Ages<15 yrs | 458 | 4 | 1 | |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Pop Ages<15 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.6 | |
| Pregnancies Ages 15-17 | 5,500 | 55 | 8 | |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Ages 15-17 | 44.9 | 33.6 | 53.4 | |
| Pregnancies Ages 18-19 | 9,829 | 104 | 10 | |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Ages 18-19 | 96.2 | 105.2 | 120.3 | |
| Infant Deaths | Total Infant Deaths | 711 | 1 | 0 |
| Infant Death Rate/1,000 Live Births | 7.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | |
| All Deaths | Total Deaths for All Ages | 53,554 | 839 | 123 |
| Death Rate/1,000 Estimated Pop (All Ages) | 8.0 | 10.3 | 13.4 | |
| Death Rate/100,000 Estimated Pop (Cause of Death) | 800.6 | 1,025.9 | 1,339.3 | |
| Diseases of Heart | 15,547 | 282 | 38 | |
| Diseases of Heart Rate/100,000 | 232.4 | 344.8 | 413.8 | |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 12,849 | 219 | 32 | |
| Malignant Neoplasms Rate/100,000 | 192.1 | 267.8 | 348.4 | |
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 4,010 | 67 | 6 | |
| Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate/100,000 | 59.9 | 81.9 | 65.3 | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases | 2,383 | 25 | 4 | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Rate/100,000 | 35.6 | 30.6 | 43.6 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2,305 | 29 | 7 | |
| Unintentional Injury Rate/100,000 | 34.5 | 35.5 | 76.2 | |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 2,031 | 30 | 5 | |
| Pneumonia and Influenza Rate/100,000 | 30.4 | 36.7 | 54.4 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 1,244 | 13 | 3 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus Rate/100,000 | 18.6 | 15.9 | 32.7 | |
| Septicemia | 791 | 5 | 1 | |
| Septicemia Rate/100,000 | 11.8 | 6.1 | 10.9 | |
| Suicide | 743 | 7 | 1 | |
| Suicide Rate/100,000 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 10.9 | |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 732 | 8 | 1 | |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate/100,000 | 10.9 | 9.8 | 10.9 | |
| Alzheimer's | 542 | 6 | 2 | |
| Alzheimer's Rate/100,000 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 21.8 | |
| Homicide and Legal Intervention | 509 | 4 | 1 | |
| Homicide and Legal Intervention Rate/100,000 | 7.6 | 4.9 | 10.9 | |
| Chronic Liver Disease | 496 | 6 | 2 | |
| Chronic Liver Disease Rate/100,000 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 21.8 | |
| Population | State Data Center 1997 Population | 6,689,569 | 81,778 | 9,184 |
| Females Ages 10-19 Population | 453,071 | 5,640 | 514 |