Health Profile, Powhatan County, 2011


  Vital Event
Powhatan County
 
Chesterfield District
 
Virginia
Births Total Live Births 233   4,136   102,525
Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population 8.3   11.3   12.7
Non-Marital Births 63   1,459   36,390
% Non-Marital Births 27.0   35.3   35.5
Low Weight Births 12   323   8,204
% Low Weight Births 5.2   7.8   8.0
Prenatal Care First Trimester Care 226   3,879   84,742
% First Trimester Care 97.0   93.8   82.7
Induced Induced Terminations of Pregnancy 43   670   23,635
Fetals Natural Fetal Deaths 14   346   6,269
Teen Pregnancy Pregnancies 10-19 yrs 21   368   9,630
Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs 11.7   13.6   18.6
Pregnancies <15 yrs 1   3   134
Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs 1.1   0.2   0.5
Pregnancies 15-17 yrs 6   116   2,492
Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs 10.2   13.8   16.3
Pregnancies 18-19 yrs 14   249   7,004
Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs 48.3   47.1   62.2
Infant Deaths Total Infant Deaths 0   30   685
Infant Death Rate 0.0   7.3   6.7
All Deaths Total Deaths All Ages 189   2,415   60,325
Total Deaths Rate 735.7   714.9   735.8
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths 49   603   14,261
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate 162.9   167.0   169.5
Diseases of Heart Deaths 45   517   13,201
Diseases of Heart Rate 182.8   152.9   161.3
Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths 11   133   3,327
Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate 50.1   42.7   41.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths 10   116   3,097
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate 38.6   36.0   38.4
Unintentional Injury Deaths 8   114   2,726
Unintentional Injury Rate 30.9   33.4   33.4
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths 6   80   1,800
Alzheimer's Disease Rate  26.8   26.8   23.0
Diabetes Mellitus Deaths 4   58   1,628
Diabetes Mellitus Rate 16.8   16.4   19.4
Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths 3   60   1425
Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate 12.8   18.7   17.6
Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths 2   44   1,404
Influenza and Pneumonia Rate 10.8   14.3   17.4
Septicemia Deaths 5   62   1,372
Septicemia Rate 22.8   18.2   16.8
Suicide Deaths 5   48   1,052
Suicide Rate 24.5   13.2   12.5
Chronic Liver Disease Deaths 3   32   725
Chronic Liver Disease Rate 8.1   8.2   8.1
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths 1   20   569
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate 4.6   6.3   6.9
Population 2011 Census Population 28,110   365,827   8,096,604
Female Population Ages 10-19 1,792   27,033   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.