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Counties with the highest infant mortality rates in West Virginia
Among 11 West Virginia counties with published values, the counties with the highest infant mortality rates are Raleigh County, WV (9.7, 1.56 times the U.S. county median of 6.2), Wayne County, WV (8.9, 1.44 times the U.S. county median of 6.2) and Mercer County, WV (8.8, 1.42 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.
All West Virginia counties, highest first
Infant mortality, deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raleigh County | WV | 9.7 | 6.2 | 1.56x |
| 2 | Wayne County | WV | 8.9 | 6.2 | 1.44x |
| 3 | Mercer County | WV | 8.8 | 6.2 | 1.42x |
| 4 | Cabell County | WV | 8.5 | 6.2 | 1.37x |
| 5 | Fayette County | WV | 7.9 | 6.2 | 1.27x |
| 6 | Kanawha County | WV | 7.9 | 6.2 | 1.27x |
| 7 | Monongalia County | WV | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x |
| 8 | Berkeley County | WV | 6.8 | 6.2 | 1.1x |
| 9 | Wood County | WV | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1x |
| 10 | Harrison County | WV | 6 | 6.2 | 0.97x |
| 11 | Marion County | WV | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x |