| Vital Event | Virginia |
Planning District 15 |
Richmond City |
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| Births | Total Live Births | 91,664 | 11,187 | 3,276 |
| Birth Rate/1,000 Estimated Population | 13.7 | 13.8 | 16.7 | |
| Non-Marital Births | 26,893 | 3,769 | 1,933 | |
| Percent Non-Marital Births | 29.3 | 33.7 | 59.0 | |
| Low Weight Birth (<2,500 grams) | 7,081 | 1,012 | 408 | |
| Low Weight Birth Percent of Total Births | 7.7 | 9.0 | 12.5 | |
| Prenatal Care | Began Care in First 13 Weeks | 77,310 | 9,855 | 2,548 |
| Percent Began Care in First 13 Weeks | 84.3 | 88.1 | 77.8 | |
| Induced | Induced Terminations of Pregnancy | 25,875 | 4,226 | 1,675 |
| Fetals | Natural Fetal Deaths | 7,532 | 1,031 | 303 |
| Teen Pregnancy | Total Teenage Pregnancies | 15,787 | 2,082 | 934 |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Pop Ages 10-19 | 34.8 | 38.7 | 73.7 | |
| Pregnancies Ages<15 yrs | 458 | 71 | 41 | |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Pop Ages<15 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 7.3 | |
| Pregnancies Ages 15-17 | 5,500 | 734 | 342 | |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Ages 15-17 | 44.9 | 50.7 | 113.3 | |
| Pregnancies Ages 18-19 | 9,829 | 1,277 | 551 | |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Ages 18-19 | 96.2 | 108.2 | 136.3 | |
| Infant Deaths | Total Infant Deaths | 711 | 89 | 30 |
| Infant Death Rate/1,000 Live Births | 7.8 | 8.0 | 9.2 | |
| All Deaths | Total Deaths for All Ages | 53,554 | 6,957 | 2,465 |
| Death Rate/1,000 Estimated Pop (All Ages) | 8.0 | 8.6 | 12.6 | |
| Death Rate/100,000 Estimated Pop (Cause of Death) | 800.6 | 859.0 | 1,256.6 | |
| Diseases of Heart | 15,547 | 1,775 | 617 | |
| Diseases of Heart Rate/100,000 | 232.4 | 219.2 | 314.5 | |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 12,849 | 1,712 | 559 | |
| Malignant Neoplasms Rate/100,000 | 192.1 | 211.4 | 285.0 | |
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 4,010 | 500 | 195 | |
| Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate/100,000 | 59.9 | 61.7 | 99.4 | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases | 2,383 | 318 | 86 | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Rate/100,000 | 35.6 | 39.3 | 43.8 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2,305 | 302 | 104 | |
| Unintentional Injury Rate/100,000 | 34.5 | 37.3 | 53.0 | |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 2,031 | 241 | 75 | |
| Pneumonia and Influenza Rate/100,000 | 30.4 | 29.8 | 38.2 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 1,244 | 173 | 63 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus Rate/100,000 | 18.6 | 21.4 | 32.1 | |
| Septicemia | 791 | 121 | 39 | |
| Septicemia Rate/100,000 | 11.8 | 14.9 | 19.9 | |
| Suicide | 743 | 104 | 32 | |
| Suicide Rate/100,000 | 11.1 | 12.8 | 16.3 | |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 732 | 102 | 37 | |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate/100,000 | 10.9 | 12.6 | 18.9 | |
| Alzheimer's | 542 | 67 | 18 | |
| Alzheimer's Rate/100,000 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 9.2 | |
| Homicide and Legal Intervention | 509 | 174 | 109 | |
| Homicide and Legal Intervention Rate/100,000 | 7.6 | 21.5 | 55.6 | |
| Chronic Liver Disease | 496 | 59 | 13 | |
| Chronic Liver Disease Rate/100,000 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.6 | |
| Population | State Data Center 1997 Population | 6,689,569 | 809,859 | 196,170 |
| Females Ages 10-19 Population | 453,071 | 53,822 | 12,673 |