BROOKE COUNTY - OVERVIEW
In comparison to the U.S., Brooke County is

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

* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Number is too small for a valid comparison.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated April 28, 2005.

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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