Number and Ratio of Resident Fetal Deaths by County
West Virginia, 1994-1998
Table 41
County |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
Number |
Ratio* |
Number |
Ratio* |
Number |
Ratio* |
Number |
Ratio* |
Number |
Ratio* |
Barbour |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
5.5 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
6.2 |
1 |
6.3 |
Berkeley |
4 |
4.4 |
5 |
5.6 |
3 |
3.4 |
5 |
5.2 |
5 |
5.2 |
Boone |
1 |
3.0 |
1 |
3.0 |
2 |
6.3 |
3 |
8.4 |
5 |
17.8 |
Braxton |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
3 |
23.6 |
2 |
12.9 |
1 |
6.2 |
Brooke |
1 |
4.0 |
1 |
3.8 |
0 |
0.0 |
3 |
12.0 |
1 |
4.0 |
Cabell |
10 |
8.0 |
9 |
7.7 |
7 |
6.0 |
8 |
7.2 |
5 |
4.3 |
Calhoun |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
11.9 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
Clay |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
8.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
14.6 |
Doddridge |
2 |
28.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
Fayette |
3 |
5.1 |
5 |
8.5 |
3 |
5.3 |
2 |
3.6 |
3 |
5.2 |
Gilmer |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
32.3 |
3 |
37.5 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
Grant |
3 |
21.9 |
1 |
6.5 |
2 |
15.9 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
12.9 |
Greenbrier |
5 |
13.0 |
3 |
7.5 |
1 |
2.7 |
2 |
5.2 |
3 |
7.6 |
Hampshire |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
8.3 |
0 |
0.0 |
Hancock |
2 |
5.9 |
2 |
5.2 |
1 |
3.0 |
2 |
6.1 |
1 |
3.1 |
Hardy |
1 |
6.8 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
7.1 |
1 |
7.8 |
0 |
0.0 |
Harrison |
1 |
1.1 |
5 |
5.9 |
7 |
8.8 |
2 |
2.5 |
5 |
6.2 |
Jackson |
2 |
6.9 |
4 |
13.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
6.2 |
5 |
15.7 |
Jefferson |
4 |
8.4 |
3 |
5.9 |
4 |
8.0 |
3 |
6.4 |
2 |
3.9 |
Kanawha |
23 |
9.0 |
13 |
5.1 |
12 |
5.0 |
17 |
6.9 |
7 |
2.9 |
Lewis |
2 |
9.2 |
1 |
5.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
5.1 |
Lincoln |
1 |
3.6 |
3 |
11.0 |
4 |
16.1 |
2 |
6.5 |
1 |
3.7 |
Logan |
6 |
11.4 |
7 |
12.8 |
5 |
10.1 |
11 |
22.9 |
6 |
13.4 |
McDowell |
3 |
7.7 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
5.7 |
3 |
8.7 |
5 |
14.5 |
Marion |
2 |
3.2 |
7 |
11.7 |
3 |
4.9 |
5 |
7.7 |
7 |
11.5 |
Marshall |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
2.7 |
3 |
8.7 |
2 |
5.4 |
2 |
5.7 |
Mason |
5 |
18.2 |
2 |
6.1 |
1 |
3.3 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
3.5 |
Mercer |
3 |
3.9 |
5 |
6.1 |
4 |
4.9 |
4 |
4.8 |
2 |
2.5 |
Mineral |
1 |
3.0 |
2 |
6.9 |
1 |
3.1 |
1 |
3.4 |
1 |
3.3 |
Mingo |
4 |
9.3 |
3 |
6.6 |
2 |
5.2 |
5 |
11.4 |
2 |
5.1 |
Monongalia |
1 |
1.2 |
5 |
5.9 |
4 |
4.5 |
0 |
0.0 |
9 |
10.6 |
Monroe |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
Morgan |
1 |
7.0 |
1 |
7.2 |
2 |
12.3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
Nicholas |
1 |
3.5 |
4 |
13.0 |
2 |
7.1 |
6 |
23.3 |
5 |
18.1 |
Ohio |
4 |
7.1 |
1 |
1.9 |
3 |
5.5 |
3 |
5.6 |
1 |
1.8 |
Pendleton |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
12.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
Pleasants |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
13.2 |
1 |
11.5 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
Pocahontas |
1 |
9.0 |
3 |
30.0 |
1 |
9.5 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
10.5 |
Preston |
2 |
5.4 |
2 |
5.8 |
1 |
2.9 |
1 |
3.3 |
0 |
0.0 |
Putnam |
4 |
7.0 |
3 |
5.2 |
2 |
3.5 |
3 |
5.1 |
2 |
3.4 |
Raleigh |
11 |
12.9 |
6 |
7.2 |
11 |
12.1 |
9 |
10.1 |
5 |
5.7 |
Randolph |
1 |
3.4 |
2 |
6.5 |
2 |
6.2 |
1 |
3.2 |
2 |
6.9 |
Ritchie |
2 |
17.4 |
3 |
26.1 |
1 |
8.7 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
8.5 |
Roane |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
6.8 |
1 |
5.6 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
11.8 |
Summers |
1 |
8.0 |
1 |
7.6 |
2 |
18.7 |
4 |
30.1 |
2 |
18.7 |
Taylor |
1 |
6.9 |
4 |
26.5 |
2 |
12.8 |
2 |
12.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
Tucker |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
16.1 |
1 |
16.1 |
0 |
0.0 |
Tyler |
1 |
9.9 |
1 |
8.3 |
1 |
10.5 |
1 |
10.6 |
1 |
13.0 |
Upshur |
2 |
7.9 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
8.3 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
8.2 |
Wayne |
4 |
8.2 |
6 |
11.8 |
2 |
4.1 |
2 |
4.2 |
2 |
4.1 |
Webster |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
18.2 |
1 |
9.3 |
1 |
11.0 |
1 |
11.5 |
Wetzel |
1 |
4.4 |
2 |
9.7 |
5 |
24.6 |
1 |
4.8 |
3 |
12.5 |
Wirt |
1 |
18.2 |
1 |
16.1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
Wood |
5 |
4.6 |
4 |
3.9 |
5 |
4.7 |
10 |
9.8 |
9 |
8.5 |
Wyoming |
5 |
15.7 |
3 |
9.8 |
3 |
10.4 |
4 |
12.5 |
1 |
3.4 |
Total |
138 |
6.5 |
143 |
6.8 |
130 |
6.3 |
138 |
6.7 |
125 |
6.0 |
* Fetal death ratio = (fetal deaths / live births) X 1,000 in each respective county
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Health Statistics Center, 2000
If you have further questions about West Viriginia vital statistics data, you may contact the Health Statistics Center at:
Phone: 304-558-9100
Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov
Last updated March 23, 2000.