| Vital Event | Virginia |
Planning District 10 |
Nelson County |
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| Births | Total Live Births | 91,664 | 2,333 | 180 |
| Birth Rate/1,000 Estimated Population | 13.7 | 13.1 | 13.7 | |
| Non-Marital Births | 26,893 | 669 | 57 | |
| Percent Non-Marital Births | 29.3 | 28.7 | 31.7 | |
| Low Weight Birth (<2,500 grams) | 7,081 | 162 | 7 | |
| Low Weight Birth Percent of Total Births | 7.7 | 6.9 | 3.9 | |
| Prenatal Care | Began Care in First 13 Weeks | 77,310 | 2,015 | 153 |
| Percent Began Care in First 13 Weeks | 84.3 | 86.4 | 85.0 | |
| Induced | Induced Terminations of Pregnancy | 25,875 | 637 | 37 |
| Fetals | Natural Fetal Deaths | 7,532 | 213 | 14 |
| Teen Pregnancy | Total Teenage Pregnancies | 15,787 | 432 | 38 |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Pop Ages 10-19 | 34.8 | 34.4 | 45.1 | |
| Pregnancies Ages<15 yrs | 458 | 9 | 0 | |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Pop Ages<15 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | |
| Pregnancies Ages 15-17 | 5,500 | 154 | 17 | |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Ages 15-17 | 44.9 | 51.9 | 66.0 | |
| Pregnancies Ages 18-19 | 9,829 | 269 | 21 | |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Ages 18-19 | 96.2 | 67.0 | 148.7 | |
| Infant Deaths | Total Infant Deaths | 711 | 15 | 1 |
| Infant Death Rate/1,000 Live Births | 7.8 | 6.4 | 5.6 | |
| All Deaths | Total Deaths for All Ages | 53,554 | 1,521 | 173 |
| Death Rate/1,000 Estimated Pop (All Ages) | 8.0 | 8.6 | 13.2 | |
| Death Rate/100,000 Estimated Pop (Cause of Death) | 800.6 | 855.2 | 1,316.3 | |
| Diseases of Heart | 15,547 | 425 | 52 | |
| Diseases of Heart Rate/100,000 | 232.4 | 239.0 | 395.6 | |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 12,849 | 372 | 44 | |
| Malignant Neoplasms Rate/100,000 | 192.1 | 209.2 | 334.8 | |
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 4,010 | 123 | 17 | |
| Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate/100,000 | 59.9 | 69.2 | 129.3 | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases | 2,383 | 68 | 7 | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Rate/100,000 | 35.6 | 38.2 | 53.3 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2,305 | 62 | 10 | |
| Unintentional Injury Rate/100,000 | 34.5 | 34.9 | 76.1 | |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 2,031 | 61 | 4 | |
| Pneumonia and Influenza Rate/100,000 | 30.4 | 34.3 | 30.4 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 1,244 | 41 | 6 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus Rate/100,000 | 18.6 | 23.1 | 45.7 | |
| Septicemia | 791 | 30 | 3 | |
| Septicemia Rate/100,000 | 11.8 | 16.9 | 22.8 | |
| Suicide | 743 | 18 | 1 | |
| Suicide Rate/100,000 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 7.6 | |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 732 | 21 | 1 | |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate/100,000 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 7.6 | |
| Alzheimer's | 542 | 17 | 1 | |
| Alzheimer's Rate/100,000 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 7.6 | |
| Homicide and Legal Intervention | 509 | 10 | 0 | |
| Homicide and Legal Intervention Rate/100,000 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 0.0 | |
| Chronic Liver Disease | 496 | 19 | 1 | |
| Chronic Liver Disease Rate/100,000 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 7.6 | |
| Population | State Data Center 1997 Population | 6,689,569 | 177,855 | 13,143 |
| Females Ages 10-19 Population | 453,071 | 12,576 | 843 |