Health Profile, Newport News City, 2011

	Vital Event	Newport News City		Peninsula		Virginia
Births	Total Live Births	3,049		4,542		102,525
	Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population	17.0		13.3		12.7
	Non-Marital Births	1,516		1,957		36,390
	% Non-Marital Births	49.7		43.1		35.5
	Low Weight Births	267		347		8,204
	% Low Weight Births	8.8		7.6		8.0
Prenatal Care	First Trimester Care	2,866		4,169		84,742
	% First Trimester Care	94.0		91.8		82.7
Induced	Induced Terminations of Pregnancy	964		1,270		23,635
Fetals	Natural Fetal Deaths	124		197		6,269
Teen Pregnancy	Pregnancies 10-19 yrs	398		518		9,630
	Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs	33.3		22.0		18.6
	Pregnancies <15 yrs	7		10		134
	Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs	1.2		0.9		0.5
	Pregnancies 15-17 yrs	87		121		2,492
	Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs	26.3		17.9		16.3
	Pregnancies 18-19 yrs	304		387		7,004
	Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs	99.9		65.5		62.2
Infant Deaths	Total Infant Deaths	30		39		685
	Infant Death Rate	9.8		8.6		6.7
All Deaths	Total Deaths All Ages	1,394		2,611		60,325
	Total Deaths Rate	841.3	>	717.7		735.8
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths	324		624		14,261
	Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate	194.8	>	167.3		169.5
	Diseases of Heart Deaths	312		580		13,201
	Diseases of Heart Rate	191.1	>	158.9		161.3
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths	69		147		3,327
	Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate	43.9		41.0		41.4
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths	76		124		3,097
	Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate	48.1		34.4		38.4
	Unintentional Injury Deaths	59		117		2,726
	Unintentional Injury Rate	34.9		33.5		33.4
	Alzheimer's Disease Deaths	28		72		1,800
	Alzheimer's Disease Rate	17.8		19.7		23.0
	Diabetes Mellitus Deaths	53		89		1,628
	Diabetes Mellitus Rate	30.9	>	23.8		19.4
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths	28		47		1425
	Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate	15.9		12.7	<	17.6
	Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths	15		34		1,404
	Influenza and Pneumonia Rate	9.1	<	9.6	<	17.4
	Septicemia Deaths	31		52		1,372
	Septicemia Rate	19.0		14.8		16.8
	Suicide Deaths	21		48		1,052
	Suicide Rate	11.8		14.1		12.5
	Chronic Liver Disease Deaths	14		27		725
	Chronic Liver Disease Rate	8.1		7.4		8.1
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths	16		33		569
	Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate	9.3		8.7		6.9
Population	2011 Census Population	179,611		340,389		8,096,604
	Female Population Ages 10-19	11,955		23,501		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.