Change Indicator

Child and Teen Death (ages 1-19 per 100,000 children) in West Virginia

Child and Teen Death (ages 1-19 per 100,000 children)

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Note: Non-consecutive years appear adjacent in the trend line
because one or more years have been deselected.

Definition and Source

PROVIDER

Definition

This is the number of deaths due to all causes of children between the ages of 1-19 years per 100,000 children.
At a state and county level, this variable is a rate per 100,000 children based on a five-year total.  The rate is calculated as 100,000 times the number of child deaths due to all causes divided by the total number of children ages 1-19.

Indicator clarification:  Due to the small number of child deaths on the county level, a small change in the actual number may result in a large percentage change for trend data.

Data Source

State: WV Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau of Public Health, Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Health Statistics Center. National Deaths:  Monthly Vital Statistics Report; Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics.

Last Updated

September 2024