STATE PROFILE

STATE PROFILE: WEST VIRGINIA

PERCENT OF PERSONS UNDER AGE 65 WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE (2004-06 data)

WEST VIRGINIA: 19.6%

U.S.: 16.6%

PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)

WEST VIRGINIA 37.9

U.S RATE 38.5

2006 RANK 24

2005 WEST VIRGINIA RATE 36.5

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.6

EARLY PRE-NATAL CARE (Percent Receiving pre-natal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)

WEST VIRGINIA 84.5

38 STATE REPORTING AREA RATE 83.9

2004 WEST VIRGINIA RATE 86.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -1.5

CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)

WEST VIRGINIA 35.2

U.S RATE 31.1

2006 RANK 5

2005 WEST VIRGINIA RATE 34.2

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.0

PRE-TERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)

WEST VIRGINIA 14.0

U.S RATE 12.8

2006 RANK 10

2005 WEST VIRGINIA RATE 14.4

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 -0.4

TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006)

WEST VIRGINIA 44.9

U.S RATE 41.9

RANK 18

2005 WEST VIRGINIA RATE 43.4

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.5

LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)

WEST VIRGINIA 9.6

U.S RATE 8.3

2006 RANK 5

2005 WEST VIRGINIA RATE 9.7

CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 -0.1

INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)

WEST VIRGINIA 7.73

U.S RATE 6.83

RANK 15

2004 WEST VIRGINIA RATE 7.98

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.25

LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005)

1. HEART DISEASE

DEATHS 5,538

WEST VIRGINIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 251.8

U.S. RATE 211.1

2005 RANK 7

2004 WEST VIRGINIA RATE 260.0

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -8.2

2. CANCER

DEATHS 4,617

WEST VIRGINIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 207.7

U.S. RATE 183.8

2005 RANK 6

2004 WEST VIRGINIA RATE 211.7

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -4.0

3. STROKE

DEATHS 1,151

WEST VIRGINIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 52.6

U.S. RATE 46.6

2005 RANK 13 (tie)

2004 WEST VIRGINIA RATE 54.1

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -1.5

4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES

DEATHS 1,350

WEST VIRGINIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 60.5

U.S. RATE 43.2

2005 RANK 3

2004 WEST VIRGINIA RATE 55.3

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +5.2

5. ACCIDENTS

DEATHS 940

WEST VIRGINIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 49.4

U.S. RATE 39.1

2005 RANK 13

2004 WEST VIRGINIA RATE 58.7

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -9.3

6. DIABETES

DEATHS 766

WEST VIRGINIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 34.4

U.S. RATE 24.6

2005 RANK 2

2004 WEST VIRGINIA RATE 38.1

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -3.7

7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

DEATHS 504

WEST VIRGINIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 23.2

U.S. RATE 22.9

2005 RANK 27 (tie)

2004 WEST VIRGINIA RATE 22.8

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.4

8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA

DEATHS 458

WEST VIRGINIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 21.0

U.S. RATE 20.3

2005 RANK 23

2004 WEST VIRGINIA RATE 21.9

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.9

9. KIDNEY DISEASE

DEATHS 442

WEST VIRGINIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 20.2

U.S. RATE 14.3

2005 RANK 8

2004 WEST VIRGINIA RATE 20.5

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.3

10. SEPTICEMIA

DEATHS 322

WEST VIRGINIA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 14.9

U.S. RATE 11.2

2005 RANK 13

2004 WEST VIRGINIA RATE n/a

CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 n/a

Sources: Health Insurance data come from National Health Statistics Reports, No. 1; 2005 birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 6; 2006 preliminary birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 7; Infant mortality data come from the 2005 period linked birth/infant death data set; Leading cause of death data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 10 and rankings are based on age-adjusted death rates. States are categorized from highest rate to lowest. Although adjusted for differences in age-distribution and population size, rankings by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may effect the level of mortality. When the number of deaths is small, rankings by state may be unreliable due to instability in death rates. For more information on age-adjustment, click Here.

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