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The South > Virginia > Health

VIRGINIAN HEALTH STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Abortion Rate 15 [19th of 47]
AIDS Case Rate All Ages 10.7 [21st of 51]
Source: statehealthfacts.org
Alcohol consumption > Binge drinkers 13.7% [33rd of 52]
Source: statehealthfacts.org
Alcohol consumption > Casual drinkers 54% [33rd of 52]
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.
Alcohol consumption > Heavy drinkers 4.6% [31st of 52]
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.
Alcohol related traffic fatalities, as a percentage 39% [21st of 51]
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.
Birth Rate per 1,000 13.7 [24th of 51]
Source: MADD Official Website statistics, 2004
Chlamydia Cases 19,439 [13th of 50]
Source: statehealthfacts.org
Chlamydia Rate 266.5 [34th of 50]
Source: statehealthfacts.org
Gonorrhea Cases 9,066 [13th of 50]
Source: statehealthfacts.org
Gonorrhea Rate 124.3 [16th of 50]
Source: statehealthfacts.org
Health Index 6.74 [17th of 50]
Source: statehealthfacts.org
Mental Health > State Expenditures Per Capita $65.00 [29th of 51]
Source: Morgan Quitno Press, 2005
Obesity Rate 20 % [26th of 51]
Source: statehealthfacts.org
Oral health > Loss of natural teeth 19.3% [33rd of 52]
Source: statehealthfacts.org
Overweight and Obesity Rate 56.4 % [22nd of 51]
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.
Prevalence of Poor Mental Health 33.2 % [35th of 50]
Source: statehealthfacts.org
Suicides 808 [12th of 51]
Source: statehealthfacts.org
Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 36.1 [30th of 51]
Source: American Association of Suicidology, 2003
Total Spending on Medicaid $98,541.00 [22nd of 36]
Source: statehealthfacts.org

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SOURCES: statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.; MADD Official Website statistics, 2004; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org ; Morgan Quitno Press, 2005; statehealthfacts.org; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org ; American Association of Suicidology, 2003; statehealthfacts.org ; statehealthfacts.org

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