Health Profile, Prince Edward County, 2011


  Vital Event
Prince Edward County
 
Piedmont
 
Virginia
Births Total Live Births 203   1,039   102,525
Birth Rate Per 1,000 Population 8.7   9.9   12.7
Non-Marital Births 104   525   36,390
% Non-Marital Births 51.2   50.5   35.5
Low Weight Births 17   82   8,204
% Low Weight Births 8.4   7.9   8.0
Prenatal Care First Trimester Care 147   824   84,742
% First Trimester Care 72.4   79.3   82.7
Induced Induced Terminations of Pregnancy 43   158   23,635
Fetals Natural Fetal Deaths 26   102   6,269
Teen Pregnancy Pregnancies 10-19 yrs 25   125   9,630
Pregnancy Rate 10-19 yrs 12.5   18.9   18.6
Pregnancies <15 yrs 3   4   134
Pregnancy Rate <15 yrs 5.2   1.4   0.5
Pregnancies 15-17 yrs 7   29   2,492
Pregnancy Rate 15-17 yrs 20.8   16.7   16.3
Pregnancies 18-19 yrs 15   92   7,004
Pregnancy Rate 18-19 yrs 13.8   47.5   62.2
Infant Deaths Total Infant Deaths 2   8   685
Infant Death Rate 9.9   7.7   6.7
All Deaths Total Deaths All Ages 235   1,123   60,325
Total Deaths Rate 885.7 > 871.8 > 735.8
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Deaths 52   273   14,261
Malignant Neoplasms (Cancer) Rate 209.7   205.2 > 169.5
Diseases of Heart Deaths 55   284   13,201
Diseases of Heart Rate 181.1   217.3 > 161.3
Cerebrovascular Diseases Deaths 11   54   3,327
Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate 42.6   41.4   41.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Deaths 16   50   3,097
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases Rate 62.2   37.9   38.4
Unintentional Injury Deaths 7   45   2,726
Unintentional Injury Rate 29.7   41.0   33.4
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths 8   35   1,800
Alzheimer's Disease Rate  27.9   26.4   23.0
Diabetes Mellitus Deaths 11   43   1,628
Diabetes Mellitus Rate 43.8   33.2 > 19.4
Nephritis and Nephrosis Deaths 7   24   1425
Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate 29.6   19.4   17.6
Influenza and Pneumonia Deaths 4   26   1,404
Influenza and Pneumonia Rate 14.8   19.5   17.4
Septicemia Deaths 4   20   1,372
Septicemia Rate 16.1   14.6   16.8
Suicide Deaths 3   20   1,052
Suicide Rate 12.1   17.1   12.5
Chronic Liver Disease Deaths 3   12   725
Chronic Liver Disease Rate 13.3   9.2   8.1
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Deaths 2   12   569
Primary Hypertension & Renal Disease Rate 8.4   9.3   6.9
Population 2011 Census Population 23,343   104,614   8,096,604
Female Population Ages 10-19 1,994   6,621   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.