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.