In comparison to the U.S., Brooke County is

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

* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Number is too small for a valid comparison.

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.