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

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