BARBOUR COUNTY - OVERVIEW
In comparison to the U.S., Barbour County is

Better*	Similar	Worse*
Breast Cancer	Diseases of the Heart	Diabetes
Late (3rd Trimester)/No Prenatal Care	Cancer - All Causes	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
	Lung Cancer	Years of Potential Life Lost - All Causes
	Colon Cancer	Physical Inactivity
	Prostate Cancer	Hypertension
	Cancer - All Other Causes	No Health Insurance, Ages 18-64
	Cerebrovascular Disease	Difficulty Seeing Doctor Because of Cost
	Pneumonia and Influenza
	Unintentional Injuries
	Motor Vehicle Accidents
	Non-Motor Vehicle Accidents
	Suicide
	Homicide**
	All Other Causes
	Teen Fertility Rate
	Low-Birthweight Births
	Births to Unwed Mothers
	Infant Deaths**
	Fetal Deaths**
	Obesity
	Seatbelt Nonuse
	Cigarette Smoking
	Smokeless Tobacco Use**
	Binge Drinking**
Better*	Similar	Worse*

* A statistically significant difference from the U.S..
** Number is too small for a valid comparison.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 7, 2001.

If you have further questions about West Virginia vital statistics data, you may contact the Health Statistics Center at: Phone: 304-558-9100 Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov

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