West Virginia 2019
Key Health Indicators
Fertility Rate | 57.6 (births per 1,000 women 15-44 years of age) |
Teen Birth Rate | 25.2 (births per 1,000 females 15-19 years of age) |
Infant Mortality Rate | 6.3 (infant deaths per 1,000 live births) |
Life Expectancy (at Birth) | 74.4 years (2018) |
Marriage Rate | 6.0 (marriages per 1,000) |
Divorce Rate | 3.6 (divorces per 1,000) |
Leading Cause of Death | Heart Disease |
Drug Overdose Death Rate | 52.8 (per 100,000)¹ |
Firearm Injury Death Rate | 16.6 (per 100,000)¹ |
Homicide Rate | 5.7 (per 100,000)¹ |
COVID-19 Death Rate (Q1, 2021) | 152.3 (per 100,000)² |
Other Birth Data
West Virginia Birth Data 2019 | State | Rank* |
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Percent of Births to Unmarried Mothers | 46.7 | 8th* |
Cesarean Delivery Rate | 34.6 | 7th* |
Preterm Birth Rate | 12.6 | 3rd* |
Low Birthweight Rate | 9.8 | 7th* |
¹Death rates are age-adjusted. Refer to source notes below for more detail.
²Data are provisional and subject to change. Quarterly estimates reflect geographic changes in the pandemic’s toll over each three-month period.
* Rankings are from highest to lowest.
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Sources