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Most of the data on this page were extracted from the annual Vital Statistics report. All data are from published sources. The Publications page has a listing of online and printed data reports available from the Health Statistics Center. You may also contact the Health Statistics Center to submit a specific data request. We hope we have been of service to you.
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Marriage and Divorce | Health Conditions and Risk Factors | County Data
2008 West Virginia Vital Statistics Summary
| West Virginia | ||||||||
| 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Number | Rate* | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate1 |
| Live Births | 21,493 | 11.8 | 22,017 | 12.2 | 20,931 | 11.5 | 20,834 | 11.5 |
| Deaths | 21,551 | 11.9 | 21,067 | 11.6 | 20,649 | 11.4 | 20,773 | 11.4 |
| Fetal Deaths | 94 | 4.4 | 116 | 5.3 | 120 | 5.7 | 115 | *5.5 |
| Neonatal Deaths | 96 | 4.5 | 103 | 4.7 | 81 | 3.9 | 106 | *5.1 |
| Infant Deaths | 166 | 7.7 | 163 | 7.4 | 155 | 7.4 | 168 | *8.1 |
| Marriages | 13,025 | 7.2 | 13,308 | 7.3 | 13,276 | 7.3 | 13,423 | 7.4 |
| Divorces & Annulments | 8,903 | 4.9 | 9,305 | 5.1 | 9,191 | 5.1 | 9,269 | 5.1 |
| Population (Estimate) | 1,814,468 | 1,812,035 | 1,818,470 | 1,816,856 | ||||
| Natural Increase/Decrease | (58) | 950 | 282 | 61 | ||||
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1Rates based upon 2008 through 2005 Bureau of the Census estimates. *Ratio/rate per 1000 live births. |
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Average Day Statistics
| West Virginia | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births | 58.7 | 60.3 | 57.3 | 57.1 | 57.1 | 57.5 | 56.8 | 56.0 | 57.0 |
| Deaths | 58.9 | 57.7 | 56.6 | 56.9 | 56.8 | 58.4 | 57.5 | 57.5 | 57.7 |
| Fetal Deaths | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Infant Deaths | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Chronic Lower Resp. Deaths | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| Motor Vehicle Deaths | 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 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| Accidental Deaths | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Heart Disease Deaths | 14.5 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.8 |
| Cancer Deaths | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 13.0 |
| Marriages | 35.6 | 36.5 | 36.4 | 36.7 | 37.2 | 37.5 | 39.9 | 39.9 | 42.0 |
| Divorces & Annulments | 24.3 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 25.3 | 25.0 | 25.6 | 25.9 | 25.8 | 25.5 |
2008 Selected Records and Trivia
| 2008 Most Popular Names for Babies | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Boy's Names | Number | Girl's Names | Number |
| 1 | Jacob1 | 185 | Madison1 | 168 |
| 2 | Ethan2 | 140 | Emma2 | 151 |
| 3 | Hunter13 | 133 | Emily4 | 117 |
| 4 | Landon9 | 131 | Abigail3 | 116 |
| 5 | Noah14 | 124 | Olivia7 | 116 |
| 6 | James8 | 113 | Ava10 | 111 |
| 7 | Logan3 | 113 | Isabella6 | 106 |
| 8 | Aiden21 | 112 | Chloe11 | 96 |
| 9 | Brayden22 | 107 | Alexis9 | 95 |
| 10 | Joshua6 | 107 | Addison8 | 87 |
| 0 = ranking in 2007 | ||||
For national information on popular names, check out this Social Security Administration website www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames. Another interesting site is: babynamewizard.com,
| Natality 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Oldest Father | 70 |
| Oldest Mother | 47 |
| Youngest Father | 14 |
| Youngest Mother | 11 |
| Highest Live Birth Order | 13th live delivery 12 siblings (brothers and sisters) |
| Day Most Births Occurred | February 5 and October 7 (94) |
| Day Fewest Births Occurred | April 27 (17) |
| Number of Live-born Twins | 646 |
| Number of Live-born Triplets | 9 |
| Number of Live-born Quadruplets | 4 |
| 2008 Leading Causes of Death Total All Age Groups |
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| Cause of Death | Male | Female | Total | |||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Diseases of the Heart | 2,549 | 23.9 | 2,760 | 25.4 | 5,309 | 24.6 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 2,484 | 23.3 | 2,158 | 19.8 | 4,642 | 21.5 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 759 | 7.1 | 844 | 7.8 | 1,603 | 7.4 |
| Accidents | 775 | 7.3 | 420 | 3.9 | 1,195 | 5.5 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 416 | 3.9 | 631 | 5.8 | 1,047 | 4.9 |
| Dementia | 233 | 2.2 | 519 | 4.8 | 752 | 3.5 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 378 | 3.5 | 364 | 3.3 | 742 | 3.4 |
| Alzheimer's Disease | 180 | 1.7 | 482 | 4.4 | 662 | 3.1 |
| Mortality 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Oldest Male Decedent | 109 |
| Oldest Female Decedent | 109 |
| Number of Male Decedents 100 Years & Older | 24 |
| Number of Female Decedents 100 Years & Older | 127 |
| Day Most Deaths Occurred | March 13 (90) |
| Day Fewest Deaths Occurred | April 16 and October 1 (34) |
| Marriage 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Oldest Groom | 91 |
| Oldest Bride | 89 |
| Youngest Groom | 16 |
| Youngest Bride | 15 |
| Largest Age Difference with Bride Older | 37 Years |
| Largest Age Difference with Groom Older | 43 Years |
| Divorce 2008 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oldest Male Divorce | 92 | |
| Oldest Female Divorcée | 91 | |
| Youngest Male Divorce | 17 | |
| Youngest Female Divorcée | 15 | |
| Marriage of Longest Duration Ending in Divorce | 57 | |
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2006 West Virginia Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Report Summary Adults 18 and over unless otherwise noted Click here for the Full Report |
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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?" |
22.5% | 21.1%-24.0% | 16.2% | 15.9%-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. |
18.9% | 17.0%-20.8% | 18.6 | 18.2%-19.0% |
| 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?" |
17.2% | 15.7%-18.7% | 13.3 | 13.0%-13.6% |
| 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?" |
20.3% | 18.6%-22.0% | 20.0 | 19.7%-20.4% |
| 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?" |
25.6% | 23.9%-27.3% | 24.0 | 23.6%-24.3% |
| 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." |
12.1% | 11.0%-13.2% | 8.0% | 7.8%-8.2% |
| 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 |
36.0% | 34.1%-37.8% | 36.2% | 35.8%-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. |
31.0% | 29.2%-32.9% | 25.1% | 24.7%-25.4% |
| Tobacco Use Smoked at least 100 cigarette in one's lifetime and currently is smoking every day or some days. |
25.7% | 24.0%-27.5% | 19.7% | 19.4%-20.0% |
| Quit Smoking for a Day Responded "Yes" to the following question: "During the past 12 months, have you stopped smoking for one day or longer because you were trying to quit smoking?" (Restricted to every day smokers.) |
49.3% | 44.9%-53.8% | 50.9% | 49.9%-51.9% |
| 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?" |
11.9% | 10.5%-13.2% | 12.7% | 12.5%-13.0% |
| Current Asthma Responded "Yes" to the lifetime asthma question, and responded "Yes" to the following question: "Do you still have asthma?" |
8.6% | 7.4%-9.7% | 8.2% | 8.0%-8.4% |
| 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. |
11.1% | 9.7%-12.6% | 15.0% | 14.7%-15.3% |
| 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. |
3.2% | 2.4%-4.0% | 5.0% | 4.8%-5.1% |
| 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?" |
7.5% | 6.8%-8.3% | 4.4% | 4.3%-4.6% |
| 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?" |
8.3% | 7.4%-9.2% | 4.6% | 4.5%-4.7% |
| Stroke Responded "Yes" to the following: "Has a doctor, nurse, or other health professional ever told you that you had a stroke?" |
4.2% | 3.5%-4.8% | 2.7% | 2.6%-2.8% |
| 1 Unless otherwise noted, all confidence intervals are 95% boldface indicates a statistically significant difference from the national rate. |
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2006 West Virginia Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Report Summary Where WV Ranks among the 50 States and DC |
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| Risk Factor | WV's Rank larger numbers are better |
|---|---|
| Fair or Poor Health Status | 2nd Highest |
| No Health Care Access | 21st Highest |
| Could Not Afford Medical Care | 6th Highest |
| No Personal Health Care Provider | 21st Highest |
| Physical Inactivity | 12th Highest |
| Diabetes | 1st Highest |
| Overweight | 33nd Highest |
| Obesity | 2nd Highest |
| Tobacco Use | 2nd Highest |
| Quit Smoking for a Day | 39th Highest |
| Lifetime Asthma | 39th Highest |
| Current Asthma | 22nd Highest |
| Binge Drinking | 46th Highest |
| Heavy Drinking | 49th Highest |
| Heart Attack | 1st Highest |
| Angina | 1st Highest |
| Stroke | 2nd Highest |
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 - 2008 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.