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Counties with the highest infant mortality rates in Virginia

Among 47 Virginia counties with published values, the counties with the highest infant mortality rates are Danville city, VA (13.9, 2.24 times the U.S. county median of 6.2), Petersburg city, VA (10.9, 1.76 times the U.S. county median of 6.2) and Mecklenburg County, VA (10.6, 1.71 times the U.S. county median of 6.2). Values are deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.

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.