GRANT COUNTY - OVERVIEW
In comparison to the U.S., Grant County is

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

* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Number is too small for a valid comparison.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated April 28, 2005.

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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