West Virginia

Highlights

• In the past five years, high school graduation increased 15% from 78.0% to 89.8% of students
• In the past six years, obesity increased 18% from 32.4% to 38.1% of adults
• In the past year, children in poverty increased 8% from 24.0% to 25.9% of children ages 0 to 17
• In the past year, immunizations among children increased 15% from 64.7% to 74.7% of children ages 19 to 35 months
• In the past year, mental health providers increased 9% from 112.7 to 122.6 per 100,000 population
• In the past year, premature death increased 6% from 10,478 to 11,136 years lost before age 75 per 100,000 population