BERKELEY COUNTY - OVERVIEW
In comparison to the U.S., Berkeley County is

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

* A statistically significant difference from the U.S..
** Number is too small for a valid comparison.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 7, 2001.

If you have further questions about West Virginia vital statistics data, you may contact the Health Statistics Center at: Phone: 304-558-9100 Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov

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