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

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

* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.

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.