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Marriage and Divorce | Health Conditions and Risk Factors | County Data

2011 West Virginia Vital Statistics Summary

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West Virginia
  2011 2010 2009 2008
Category Number Rate* Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate1
Live Births 20,705 11.2 20,471 11.0 21,275 11.7 21,493 11.8
Deaths 21,870 11.8 21,278 11.5 21,385 11.8 21,551 11.9
Fetal Deaths 90 4.3 83 4.1 121 5.7 94 4.4
Neonatal Deaths 86 4.2 82 4.0 113 5.3 96 4.5
Infant Deaths 141 6.8 150 7.3 167 7.8 166 7.7
Marriages 13,271 7.2 12,668 6.8 12,468 6.9 13,025 7.2
Divorces & Annulments 9,620 5.2 9,431 5.1 9,420 5.2 8,903 4.9
Population (Estimate) 1,855,364   1,852,994   1,819,777   1,814,468  
Natural Increase/Decrease (1,165)   (807)   (110)   (58)  
1Rates based upon 2008, 2009 and 2011 Bureau of the Census estimates. 2010 Rates are based upon actual 2010 Census data
*Ratio/rate per 1000 live births.

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Average Day Statistics

West Virginia 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
Live Births 56.7 56.1 58.3 58.7 60.3 57.3 57.1 57.1 57.5 56.8 56.0 57.0
Deaths 59.9 58.3 58.6 58.9 57.7 56.6 56.9 56.8 58.4 57.5 57.5 57.7
Fetal Deaths 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Infant Deaths 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4
Chronic Lower Resp. Deaths 4.3 4.1 4.2 4.4 3.7 3.4 3.7 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.7
Motor Vehicle Deaths 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1
Cerebrovascular Deaths 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.5
Accidental Deaths 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.3 2.3
Heart Disease Deaths 13.5 13.4 14.0 14.5 14.3 14.5 15.1 15.4 17.0 17.0 17.2 17.8
Cancer Deaths 13.1 12.8 13.1 12.7 12.8 12.6 12.6 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.8 13.0
Marriages 36.4 34.7 34.2 35.6 36.5 36.4 36.7 37.2 37.5 39.9 39.9 42.0
Divorces & Annulments 26.4 25.8 25.8 24.3 25.5 25.2 25.3 25.0 25.6 25.9 25.8 25.5

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2011 Selected Records and Trivia

2011 Most Popular Names for Babies
Rank Boy's Names Number Girl's Names Number
1 Mason2 149 Isabella1 157
2 Landon4 131 Emma2 138
3 Jacob1 128 Madison3 116
4 Noah3 120 Sophia8 112
5 Elijah11 117 Addison5 97
6 Aiden7 114 Abigail4 95
7 Liam30 112 Olivia7 91
8 Hunter10 109 Ava10 88
9 Brayden9 107 Alexis6 75
10 Bentley35 98 Emily12 74
0 = ranking in 2010

For national information on popular names, check out this Social Security Administration website www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames. Another interesting site is: babynamewizard.com,

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Natality 2011
Oldest Father 70
Oldest Mother 50
Youngest Father 14
Youngest Mother 13
Highest Live Birth Order 11th live delivery
10 siblings (brothers and sisters)
Day Most Births Occurred August 16 (99)
Day Fewest Births Occurred June 19 (15)
Number of Live-born Twins 668
Number of Live-born Triplets 15
Number of Live-born Quadruplets 0

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2011 Leading Causes of Death
Total All Age Groups
Cause of Death Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Diseases of the Heart 2,516 22.8 2,405 22.2 4,921 22.5
Malignant Neoplasms 2,604 23.6 2,175 20.1 4,779 21.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 743 6.7 829 7.7 1,572 7.2
Accidents 926 8.4 519 4.8 1,445 7.2
Cerebrovascular Disease 401 3.6 646 6.0 1,047 4.8
Dementia 305 2.8 704 6.5 1,009 4.6
Diabetes Mellitus 425 3.8 367 3.4 792 3.6
Alzheimer's Disease 190 1.7 419 3.9 609 2.8



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Mortality 2011
Oldest Male Decedent 110
Oldest Female Decedent 110
Number of Male Decedents 100 Years & Older 22
Number of Female Decedents 100 Years & Older 115
Day Most Deaths Occurred March 9 (90)
Day Fewest Deaths Occurred October 13 (36)

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Marriage 2011
Oldest Groom 96
Oldest Bride 88
Youngest Groom 16
Youngest Bride 16
Largest Age Difference with Bride Older 57 Years
Largest Age Difference with Groom Older 44 Years

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Divorce 2011
Oldest Male Divorce 89
Oldest Female Divorcée 94
Youngest Male Divorce 17
Youngest Female Divorcée 16
Marriage of Longest Duration Ending in Divorce 64 Years

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2010 West Virginia Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Report Summary
Adults 18 and over unless otherwise noted
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Behavioral Risk Factor and
Survey Question
WV % WV Confidence Interval1 US % US Confidence Interval1
Fair or Poor Health Status
Responded "Fair" or "Poor" to the following question:  "Would you say that in general your health is: Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, or Poor?"
23.4% 21.9%-24.9% 16.3% 16.1%-16.5%
No Health Care Access
Responded "No" to the following question:  "Do you have any kind of health care coverage, including health insurance, prepaid plans such as HMOs, or government plans such as Medicare?"
The results reported for this section have been limited to adults aged 18-64.
21.4% 19.3%-23.6% 18.1 17.8%-18.4%
Could Not Afford Medical Care
Responded "Yes" to the following question:  "Was there a time in the past 12 months when you needed to see a doctor but could not because of cost?"
17.7% 16.1%-19.4% 14.6 14.4%-14.9%
No Personal Health Care Provider
Responded "No" to the following question:  "Do you have one (or more than one) person you think of as your personal doctor or health care provider?"
24.1% 22.1%-26.0% 18.2 17.9%-18.5%
Physical Inactivity
Responded "No" to the following question:  "During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercise such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?"
32.9% 31.1%-34.7% 24.4 24.2%-24.7%
Diabetes
Responded "Yes" to the following question:  "Have you ever been told by a doctor that you have diabetes?"
Women told they had diabetes only during pregnancy are treated as an answer of "No." Those with pre-diabetes and borderline diabetes also are treated as an answer of "No."
11.7% 10.7%-12.7% 9.3% 9.1%-9.4%
Overweight
Overweight is a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25.0 to 29.9. BMI is a measurement of a person's weight in relation to the person's height
35.0% 33.2%-36.9% 36.3% 36.0%-36.6%
Obesity
Obesity is a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30.0 or more. BMI is a measurement of a person's weight in relation to the person's height.  Please note:  Obesity is not a subset of overweight, meaning that to find the number of people who are either overweight or obese, the percentages must be added together.
32.9% 31.0%-34.8% 27.8% 27.6%-28.1%
Tobacco Use
Smoked at least 100 cigarette in one's lifetime and currently is smoking every day or some days.
26.8% 25.0%-28.6% 17.1% 16.8%-17.3%
Lifetime Asthma
Responded "Yes" to the following question:
"Have you ever been told by a doctor, nurse, or other health professional that you had asthma?"
10.7% 9.4%-12.0% 13.5% 13.3%-13.7%
Current Asthma
Responded "Yes" to the lifetime asthma question, and responded "Yes" to the following question:
"Do you still have asthma?"
7.3% 6.3%-8.2% 8.6% 8.5%-8.8%
Binge Drinking
Consumed at least five alcoholic drinks for males or at least four alcoholic drinks for females on a single occasion during the past month.
9.0% 7.6%-10.4% 14.7% 14.5%-14.9%
Heavy Drinking
Consumed more than two alcoholic drinks per day for males or more than one alcoholic drinks per day for females during the past month.
2.8% 2.1%-3.5% 4.9% 4.7%-5.0%
Heart Attack
Responded "Yes" to the following question:  "Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had a heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction?"
6.3% 5.6%-7.1% 4.3% 4.2%-4.4%
Angina
Responded "Yes" to the following:  "Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had angina or coronary heart disease?"
6.0% 5.3%-6.7% 4.4% 4.3%-4.5%
Stroke
Responded "Yes" to the following:  "Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had a stroke?"
3.5% 3.0%-4.1% 2.8% 2.7%-2.9%
1 Unless otherwise noted, all confidence intervals are 95%
boldface indicates a statistically significant difference from the national rate.



2010 West Virginia Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Report Summary
Where WV Ranks among the 50 States, District of Columbia, and several US territories (54 BRFSS participants).
Risk Factor WV's Rank
larger numbers are better
Fair or Poor Health Status 3rd Highest
No Health Care Access 15th Highest
Could Not Afford Medical Care 7th Highest
No Personal Health Care Provider 9th Highest
Physical Inactivity 3rd Highest
Diabetes 4th Highest
Overweight 41th Highest
Obesity 3rd Highest
Tobacco Use 1st Highest
Lifetime Asthma 4th Lowest
Current Asthma 6th Lowest
Binge Drinking 3rd Lowest
Heavy Drinking 2nd Lowest
Heart Attack 2nd Highest
Angina 3rd Highest
Stroke 11th Highest
WV Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System you can obtain state behavioral health statistics for West Virginia.

U.S. Census Bureau - census state and county data on the official U.S. Bureau of the Census web site.

COUNTY LEVEL DATA

County Health Profiles - 2004 This on-line publication provides an overview of the health and socioeconomic status of West Virginia residents on the state and county levels. Selected health indicators include causes of death, premature deaths, behavioral prevalence, births by age group, births to unwed mothers, tobacco use during pregnancy, infant deaths, and population.

An Adobe PDF version of West Virginia Vital Statistics - 2011 includes a listing of all tables that have county level data. County level data are included in population, birth, death, marriage, and divorce tables.

The West Virginia Health Status Atlas also contains many maps that display county level data.

Bureau for Employment Programs (BEP) County Profiles - The BEP county profiles have a broad range of information for each county including the number of hospitals, doctors, schools, and recreation facilities. Also included are employment, transportation, population (1990), and climate information.

The West Virginia Geological and Economic Surveys County at a Glance pages have general information about each county including leading industries and chief agricultural products.

Other state and county 2000 census data can be found on the U.S. Bureau of the Census website.

This page was last updated 12/02/2014.