| Vital Event | Virginia |
Planning District 17 |
Richmond County |
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| Births | Total Live Births | 91,664 | 443 | 74 |
| Birth Rate/1,000 Estimated Population | 13.7 | 9.6 | 9.9 | |
| Non-Marital Births | 26,893 | 204 | 25 | |
| Percent Non-Marital Births | 29.3 | 46.0 | 33.8 | |
| Low Weight Birth (<2,500 grams) | 7,081 | 40 | 6 | |
| Low Weight Birth Percent of Total Births | 7.7 | 9.0 | 8.1 | |
| Prenatal Care | Began Care in First 13 Weeks | 77,310 | 323 | 60 |
| Percent Began Care in First 13 Weeks | 84.3 | 72.9 | 81.1 | |
| Induced | Induced Terminations of Pregnancy | 25,875 | 113 | 28 |
| Fetals | Natural Fetal Deaths | 7,532 | 34 | 20 |
| Teen Pregnancy | Total Teenage Pregnancies | 15,787 | 117 | 21 |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Pop Ages 10-19 | 34.8 | 44.2 | 45.8 | |
| Pregnancies Ages<15 yrs | 458 | 3 | 1 | |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Pop Ages<15 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 4.0 | |
| Pregnancies Ages 15-17 | 5,500 | 37 | 5 | |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Ages 15-17 | 44.9 | 49.4 | 37.4 | |
| Pregnancies Ages 18-19 | 9,829 | 77 | 15 | |
| Preg Rate/1,000 Ages 18-19 | 96.2 | 164.3 | 207.2 | |
| Infant Deaths | Total Infant Deaths | 711 | 5 | 1 |
| Infant Death Rate/1,000 Live Births | 7.8 | 11.3 | 13.5 | |
| All Deaths | Total Deaths for All Ages | 53,554 | 670 | 122 |
| Death Rate/1,000 Estimated Pop (All Ages) | 8.0 | 14.5 | 16.3 | |
| Death Rate/100,000 Estimated Pop (Cause of Death) | 800.6 | 1,450.5 | 1,629.9 | |
| Diseases of Heart | 15,547 | 194 | 46 | |
| Diseases of Heart Rate/100,000 | 232.4 | 420.0 | 614.6 | |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 12,849 | 180 | 22 | |
| Malignant Neoplasms Rate/100,000 | 192.1 | 389.7 | 293.9 | |
| Cerebrovascular Diseases | 4,010 | 48 | 5 | |
| Cerebrovascular Diseases Rate/100,000 | 59.9 | 103.9 | 66.8 | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases | 2,383 | 26 | 3 | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Rate/100,000 | 35.6 | 56.3 | 40.1 | |
| Unintentional Injury | 2,305 | 24 | 3 | |
| Unintentional Injury Rate/100,000 | 34.5 | 52.0 | 40.1 | |
| Pneumonia and Influenza | 2,031 | 21 | 5 | |
| Pneumonia and Influenza Rate/100,000 | 30.4 | 45.5 | 66.8 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 1,244 | 15 | 4 | |
| Diabetes Mellitus Rate/100,000 | 18.6 | 32.5 | 53.4 | |
| Septicemia | 791 | 12 | 3 | |
| Septicemia Rate/100,000 | 11.8 | 26.0 | 40.1 | |
| Suicide | 743 | 8 | 2 | |
| Suicide Rate/100,000 | 11.1 | 17.3 | 26.7 | |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis | 732 | 10 | 0 | |
| Nephritis and Nephrosis Rate/100,000 | 10.9 | 21.6 | 0.0 | |
| Alzheimer's | 542 | 15 | 3 | |
| Alzheimer's Rate/100,000 | 8.1 | 32.5 | 40.1 | |
| Homicide and Legal Intervention | 509 | 2 | 1 | |
| Homicide and Legal Intervention Rate/100,000 | 7.6 | 4.3 | 13.4 | |
| Chronic Liver Disease | 496 | 7 | 0 | |
| Chronic Liver Disease Rate/100,000 | 7.4 | 15.2 | 0.0 | |
| Population | State Data Center 1997 Population | 6,689,569 | 46,190 | 7,485 |
| Females Ages 10-19 Population | 453,071 | 2,645 | 459 |