MONONGALIA COUNTY - OVERVIEW
In comparison to the U.S., Monongalia County is

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