West Virginia

Highlights

• In the past year, tobacco use among youth ages 12-17 decreased 23% from 12.4% to 9.5%
• In the past year, teen births decreased 15% from 31.9 to 27.1 births per 1,000 females ages 15-19
• In the past year, HPV immunization among males ages 13-17 increased 19% from 33.0% to 39.3%
• In the past three years, dedicated health care provider among women ages 18-44 increased 8% from 70.5% to 75.9%
• In the past three years, child mortality decreased 12% from 34.2 to 30.0 deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-19
• In the past three years, drug deaths increased 51% from 34.0 to 51.3 deaths per 100,000 females ages 15-44