1991 - 1995

Infant and Fetal Mortality

Age Group	1991-95 Number of Deaths	Percent of Infant Deaths	Mortality Rates**
			1991-95 State	1993 U.S.	% Differnce From U.S	SI*
Infant Deaths	862	100.0	7.9	8.4	-5.8
Neonatal Deaths	548	63.6	5.0	5.3	-5.1
Postneonatal Deaths	314	36.4	2.9	3.1	-6.6
Fetal Deaths	721	NA	6.6	7.4	-10.6	*

* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Mortality rates are per 1,000 live births.

Health Statistics Center
Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health Comments

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

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Last updated 08/06/97.