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

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

* 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.