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

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