Health Profile, Portsmouth City, 2011


  Vital Event
Portsmouth City
 
Portsmouth City District
 
Virginia
Births Total Live Births 1,580   1,580   102,525
Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population 16.5   16.5   12.7
Non-Marital Births 898   898   36,390
% Non-Marital Births 56.8   56.8   35.5
Low Weight Births 192   192   8,204
% Low Weight Births 12.2   12.2   8.0
Prenatal Care First Trimester Care 1,353   1,353   84,742
% First Trimester Care 85.6   85.6   82.7
Induced Induced Terminations of Pregnancy 559   559   23,635
Fetals Natural Fetal Deaths 120   120   6,269
Teen Pregnancy Pregnancies 10-19 yrs 248   248   9,630
Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs 45.2   45.2   18.6
Pregnancies <15 yrs 5   5   134
Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs 1.9   1.9   0.5
Pregnancies 15-17 yrs 70   70   2,492
Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs 41.2   41.2   16.3
Pregnancies 18-19 yrs 173   173   7,004
Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs 158.0   158.0   62.2
Infant Deaths Total Infant Deaths 23   23   685
Infant Death Rate 14.6   14.6   6.7
All Deaths Total Deaths All Ages 1,059   1,059   60,325
Total Deaths Rate 1,003.3 > 1,003.3 > 735.8
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths 261   261   14,261
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate 255.3 > 255.3 > 169.5
Diseases of Heart Deaths 212   212   13,201
Diseases of Heart Rate 190.5 > 190.5 > 161.3
Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths 60   60   3,327
Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate 57.0   57.0   41.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths 46   46   3,097
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate 42.9   42.9   38.4
Unintentional Injury Deaths 37   37   2,726
Unintentional Injury Rate 39.1   39.1   33.4
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths 33   33   1,800
Alzheimer's Disease Rate  27.9   27.9   23.0
Diabetes Mellitus Deaths 34   34   1,628
Diabetes Mellitus Rate 32.0 > 32.0 > 19.4
Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths 25   25   1425
Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate 25.5   25.5   17.6
Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths 15   15   1,404
Influenza and Pneumonia Rate 13.3   13.3   17.4
Septicemia Deaths 22   22   1,372
Septicemia Rate 20.7   20.7   16.8
Suicide Deaths 6   6   1,052
Suicide Rate 6.4 < 6.4 < 12.5
Chronic Liver Disease Deaths 16   16   725
Chronic Liver Disease Rate 15.7   15.7   8.1
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths 20   20   569
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate 19.5 > 19.5 > 6.9
Population 2011 Census Population 95,684   95,684   8,096,604
Female Population Ages 10-19 5,485   5,485   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.