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

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