WEST VIRGINIA - OVERVIEW
In comparison to the U.S., West Virginia is

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

* A statistically significant difference from the U.S.

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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