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2011 | Richmond City, Virginia | Premature death

Summary Information

Range in Virginia
(Min-Max):
3,833-14,975
Overall in Virginia: 6,872
National Benchmark: 5,564 (90th percentile)

Ranking Methodology

Summary Measure: Health Outcomes - Mortality
Weight in Health Outcomes: 50%
Years of Data Used: 2005-2007
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Premature death is represented by the years of potential life lost before age 75 (YPLL-75). Every death occurring before the age of 75 contributes to the total number of years of potential life lost. For example, a person dying at age 25 contributes 50 years of life lost, whereas a person who dies at age 65 contributes 10 years of life lost to a county’s YPLL. The YPLL measure is presented as a rate per 100,000 population and is age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. population.

Data on deaths, including age at death, are based on death certificates and are routinely reported to the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS)  at the  National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NVSS calculates age-adjusted YPLL rates based on three-year averages to create more robust estimates of mortality, particularly for counties with smaller populations.

Age-adjusted YPLL-75 rates are commonly used to represent the frequency and distribution of premature deaths. Measuring YPLL allows communities to target resources to high-risk areas and further investigate the causes of death.

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Scroll down for details on this measure for all of the counties in this state.

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Deaths Number of deaths under age 75, 2005-2007
YPLL Rate Age-adjusted YPLL rate per 100,000
Error Margin 95% confidence interval reported by National Center for Health Statistics
Z-Score (Measure - Average of VA counties)/(Standard Deviation)
PlaceDeathsYPLL RateError MarginZ-Score
Accomack6019,9038,720-11,0850.66
Albemarle7354,9274,412-5,442-1.59
Alexandria City9935,0914,659-5,522-1.51
Alleghany31310,3858,565-12,2060.88
Amelia1939,9467,954-12,2860.68
Amherst4568,2307,087-9,374-0.09
Appomattox1998,2856,598-10,273-0.07
Arlington1,1843,8803,585-4,175-2.06
Augusta8416,7496,073-7,425-0.76
Bath808,0245,273-11,700-0.19
Bedford7366,6995,959-7,439-0.79
Bedford City909,2706,528-12,7770.38
Bland11210,2467,433-13,7740.82
Botetourt3777,4656,161-8,769-0.44
Bristol City28610,6078,793-12,4200.98
Brunswick2748,9697,423-10,5160.24
Buchanan49012,42110,747-14,0961.80
Buckingham2459,5417,764-11,3180.50
Buena Vista City1018,5695,927-11,9870.06
Campbell6297,0886,243-7,933-0.61
Caroline3688,7737,568-9,9790.15
Carroll4168,4357,163-9,707-0.00
Charles City986,3844,577-8,669-0.93
Charlotte21110,6898,655-13,0571.02
Charlottesville City3957,6286,603-8,652-0.37
Chesapeake City2,1746,8746,486-7,263-0.71
Chesterfield2,5675,8495,546-6,153-1.17
Clarke1676,5255,070-8,267-0.86
Colonial Heights City2247,9926,459-9,525-0.20
Covington City10812,5518,921-17,1641.86
Craig747,1075,009-9,789-0.60
Culpeper4737,6616,750-8,573-0.35
Cumberland1328,3576,443-10,661-0.04
Danville City83412,19310,947-13,4401.70
Dickenson29510,9729,200-12,7451.15
Dinwiddie4109,0857,820-10,3500.29
Emporia City11214,77311,359-18,8912.87
Essex1639,3697,269-11,8860.42
Fairfax5,5463,8333,693-3,973-2.08
Fairfax City2156,1434,979-7,308-1.04
Falls Church City978,4196,161-11,234-0.01
Fauquier6686,2725,627-6,916-0.98
Floyd1798,2086,431-10,324-0.10
Fluvanna2356,3395,208-7,470-0.95
Franklin6457,2386,418-8,059-0.54
Franklin City17613,56310,877-16,7132.32
Frederick6856,4205,756-7,083-0.91
Fredericksburg City25410,1358,569-11,7000.77
Galax City1189,5547,159-12,4930.51
Giles2789,5767,806-11,3460.52
Gloucester4547,4756,476-8,473-0.44
Goochland2337,0525,722-8,381-0.63
Grayson27710,3988,453-12,6570.89
Greene2007,9506,479-9,420-0.22
Greensville1788,6006,953-10,5200.07
Halifax62510,9259,604-12,2461.13
Hampton City1,5937,5177,029-8,005-0.42
Hanover9475,7105,188-6,232-1.23
Harrisonburg City2937,3516,269-8,434-0.49
Henrico2,6686,4896,157-6,821-0.88
Henry9579,6628,734-10,5890.55
Highland*266,4823,301-11,438NR
Hopewell City35410,3908,932-11,8480.88
Isle of Wight4056,9495,956-7,942-0.67
James City5055,3114,596-6,027-1.41
King and Queen1089,2716,845-12,2780.38
King George2367,9136,616-9,210-0.24
King William1907,6596,167-9,403-0.35
Lancaster1999,8907,617-12,6290.66
Lee47311,1839,654-12,7111.24
Lexington City*507,3664,136-12,120NR
Loudoun1,2863,9873,728-4,245-2.01
Louisa4208,1767,043-9,310-0.12
Lunenburg1939,8577,900-12,1520.64
Lynchburg City8038,2797,483-9,076-0.07
Madison1637,3035,723-9,185-0.51
Manassas City2555,9275,044-6,809-1.14
Manassas Park City765,6114,228-7,303-1.28
Martinsville City26512,1429,977-14,3071.68
Mathews1457,6615,313-10,693-0.35
Mecklenburg58610,1668,913-11,4200.78
Middlesex1789,4197,089-12,2700.44
Montgomery7487,1436,446-7,841-0.59
Nelson2488,4156,786-10,317-0.01
New Kent1505,7614,569-7,168-1.21
Newport News City2,0348,4327,977-8,888-0.00
Norfolk City3,12811,12910,664-11,5941.22
Northampton23010,4938,511-12,7980.93
Northumberland2179,2617,130-11,8290.37
Norton City578,8255,845-12,7890.18
Nottoway2268,1486,579-9,717-0.13
Orange4027,0916,072-8,110-0.61
Page2946,5215,385-7,657-0.87
Patrick2867,5426,125-8,960-0.40
Petersburg City71714,97513,501-16,4482.96
Pittsylvania8848,4447,591-9,2960.00
Poquoson City1206,4554,729-8,605-0.90
Portsmouth City1,47710,91510,209-11,6201.12
Powhatan2495,2674,344-6,190-1.43
Prince Edward28510,9639,187-12,7391.14
Prince George2915,5224,694-6,350-1.32
Prince William2,3235,2134,961-5,465-1.46
Pulaski58010,6609,330-11,9911.01
Radford City1267,0205,365-9,023-0.64
Rappahannock868,1025,501-11,507-0.15
Richmond14510,4708,044-13,3970.92
Richmond City3,29013,03512,474-13,5972.08
Roanoke9875,9615,400-6,523-1.12
Roanoke City1,57411,74410,944-12,5441.50
Rockbridge2877,3946,017-8,771-0.47
Rockingham6905,9695,332-6,607-1.12
Russell55111,0889,691-12,4841.20
Salem City3177,1615,957-8,365-0.58
Scott4309,9418,465-11,4160.68
Shenandoah4806,1435,325-6,960-1.04
Smyth60510,6219,296-11,9450.99
Southampton2578,6067,116-10,0970.08
Spotsylvania9676,1895,685-6,693-1.02
Stafford8605,5445,086-6,001-1.31
Staunton City3347,9066,666-9,146-0.24
Suffolk City9728,2657,585-8,944-0.08
Surry949,1566,400-12,6970.33
Sussex1908,7237,045-10,6800.13
Tazewell82511,13710,019-12,2541.22
Virginia Beach City3,5975,9595,705-6,212-1.12
Warren4177,1766,234-8,119-0.57
Washington8318,9248,001-9,8460.22
Waynesboro City2818,9067,416-10,3960.21
Westmoreland30010,8278,920-12,7341.08
Williamsburg City13312,0589,401-15,2321.64
Winchester City3178,1736,943-9,403-0.12
Wise72311,0179,920-12,1131.17
Wythe4279,3638,053-10,6730.42
York4834,4743,891-5,056-1.79

NR in Z-Score column indicates county "not ranked"
*Unreliable estimates