Infant Deaths and Selected Factors
Associated with Infant Deaths
Upshur County Residents, 1989 - 1998

Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total	2,689		32
Birthweight < 2,500 Grams	187	7.0	15	46.9
Birthweight < 1,500 Grams	28	1.0	12	37.5
Gestational Age < 37 Weeks	291	10.8	13	40.6
Age of Mother < 20 Years	487	18.1	6	18.8
Age of Mother < 15 Years	5	0.2	1	3.1
Unmarried Mothers	713	26.5	6	18.8
Mothers Using Tobacco	576	21.4	4	12.5
Mothers Using Alcohol	44	1.6	1	3.1
White Mothers	2,680	99.7	32	100.0
Black Mothers	6	0.2	0	0.0
Mothers of Other Races	3	0.1	0	0.0
Factor	Births		Infant Deaths
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

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

WV | DHHR | BPH | OEHP | HSC | PUBLICATIONS | Top of Page