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

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