Health Profile, Norfolk City, 2011


  Vital Event
Norfolk City
 
Norfolk City District
 
Virginia
Births Total Live Births 3,718   3,718   102,525
Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population 15.3   15.3   12.7
Non-Marital Births 1,893   1,893   36,390
% Non-Marital Births 50.9   50.9   35.5
Low Weight Births 377   377   8,204
% Low Weight Births 10.1   10.1   8.0
Prenatal Care First Trimester Care 3,208   3,208   84,742
% First Trimester Care 86.3   86.3   82.7
Induced Induced Terminations of Pregnancy 1,460   1,460   23,635
Fetals Natural Fetal Deaths 108   108   6,269
Teen Pregnancy Pregnancies 10-19 yrs 511   511   9,630
Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs 35.5   35.5   18.6
Pregnancies <15 yrs 3   3   134
Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs 0.5   0.5   0.5
Pregnancies 15-17 yrs 118   118   2,492
Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs 32.3   32.3   16.3
Pregnancies 18-19 yrs 390   390   7,004
Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs 85.0   85.0   62.2
Infant Deaths Total Infant Deaths 31   31   685
Infant Death Rate 8.3   8.3   6.7
All Deaths Total Deaths All Ages 1,852   1,852   60,325
Total Deaths Rate 900.3 > 900.3 > 735.8
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths 391   391   14,261
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate 196.6 > 196.6 > 169.5
Diseases of Heart Deaths 417   417   13,201
Diseases of Heart Rate 205.5 > 205.5 > 161.3
Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths 105   105   3,327
Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate 51.5   51.5   41.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths 97   97   3,097
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate 48.9   48.9   38.4
Unintentional Injury Deaths 75   75   2,726
Unintentional Injury Rate 33.8   33.8   33.4
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths 51   51   1,800
Alzheimer's Disease Rate  24.3   24.3   23.0
Diabetes Mellitus Deaths 59   59   1,628
Diabetes Mellitus Rate 29.9 > 29.9 > 19.4
Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths 54   54   1425
Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate 27.2 > 27.2 > 17.6
Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths 33   33   1,404
Influenza and Pneumonia Rate 15.7   15.7   17.4
Septicemia Deaths 42   42   1,372
Septicemia Rate 21.4   21.4   16.8
Suicide Deaths 26   26   1,052
Suicide Rate 11.3   11.3   12.5
Chronic Liver Disease Deaths 30   30   725
Chronic Liver Disease Rate 14.4 > 14.4 > 8.1
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths 18   18   569
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate 8.2   8.2   6.9
Population 2011 Census Population 242,628   242,628   8,096,604
Female Population Ages 10-19 14,379   14,379   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.