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

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

* A statistically significant difference from the U.S..
** Number is too small for a valid comparison.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

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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