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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in West Virginia
Among 34 West Virginia counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Clay County, WV (166.4, 2.78 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Hardy County, WV (115.2, 1.93 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Wetzel County, WV (100.7, 1.68 times the U.S. county median of 59.8). Values are deaths under 18 per 100,000.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All West Virginia counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay County | WV | 166.4 | 59.8 | 2.78x |
| 2 | Hardy County | WV | 115.2 | 59.8 | 1.93x |
| 3 | Wetzel County | WV | 100.7 | 59.8 | 1.68x |
| 4 | Hampshire County | WV | 98 | 59.8 | 1.64x |
| 5 | Nicholas County | WV | 93.1 | 59.8 | 1.56x |
| 6 | Roane County | WV | 90.2 | 59.8 | 1.51x |
| 7 | Lincoln County | WV | 88.2 | 59.8 | 1.47x |
| 8 | McDowell County | WV | 83.2 | 59.8 | 1.39x |
| 9 | Mercer County | WV | 82.8 | 59.8 | 1.38x |
| 10 | Morgan County | WV | 81.6 | 59.8 | 1.36x |
| 11 | Greenbrier County | WV | 77.6 | 59.8 | 1.3x |
| 12 | Boone County | WV | 72.8 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 13 | Jackson County | WV | 72.7 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 14 | Raleigh County | WV | 71.7 | 59.8 | 1.2x |
| 15 | Mineral County | WV | 70 | 59.8 | 1.17x |
| 16 | Mingo County | WV | 67.5 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 17 | Preston County | WV | 65.4 | 59.8 | 1.09x |
| 18 | Wayne County | WV | 64.3 | 59.8 | 1.08x |
| 19 | Marshall County | WV | 64.2 | 59.8 | 1.07x |
| 20 | Hancock County | WV | 64.1 | 59.8 | 1.07x |
| 21 | Berkeley County | WV | 63.9 | 59.8 | 1.07x |
| 22 | Kanawha County | WV | 62.5 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 23 | Upshur County | WV | 61.6 | 59.8 | 1.03x |
| 24 | Logan County | WV | 59.6 | 59.8 | 1x |
| 25 | Randolph County | WV | 59.6 | 59.8 | 1x |
| 26 | Fayette County | WV | 59.3 | 59.8 | 0.99x |
| 27 | Cabell County | WV | 55.3 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 28 | Wood County | WV | 55.2 | 59.8 | 0.92x |
| 29 | Putnam County | WV | 51.8 | 59.8 | 0.87x |
| 30 | Marion County | WV | 46.4 | 59.8 | 0.78x |
| 31 | Harrison County | WV | 40.8 | 59.8 | 0.68x |
| 32 | Monongalia County | WV | 39.4 | 59.8 | 0.66x |
| 33 | Jefferson County | WV | 37.4 | 59.8 | 0.63x |
| 34 | Ohio County | WV | 34.6 | 59.8 | 0.58x |