County Report Jefferson County West Virginia

COUNTY PROFILE: Jefferson County, West Virginia

US COUNTY PERFORMANCE

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington analyzed the performance of all 3,142 US counties or county-equivalents in terms of life expectancy at birth, mortality rates for select causes, alcohol use, smoking prevalence, obesity prevalence, and recommended physical activity using novel small area estimation techniques and the most up-to-date county-level information.

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FINDINGS: LIFE EXPECTANCY

Sex

Female Male

Jefferson County

80.0 75.6

West Virginia

78.5 73.6

National

81.5 76.7

National rank

1739 1605

life expectancy at birth (years), 2014

% change 1980-2014

+4.9 +10.1

Fig. 1: Female life expectancy, 2014

Fig. 2: Male life expectancy, 2014

FINDINGS: ALL-CAUSE MORTALITY

Sex

Female Male

Jefferson County

771.5 1010.4

West Virginia

846.8 1177.3

National

667.8 930.1

National rank

1967 1560

rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014

% change 1980-2014

-22.9 -38.0

Fig. 3: Female all-cause mortality, 2014

Fig. 4: Male all-cause mortality, 2014



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FINDINGS: ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

Sex

Female Male

Jefferson County

147.6 197.1

West Virginia

159.3 236.5

National

124.9 191.5

National rank

2016 1334

rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014

% change 1980-2014

-58.7 -67.3

Fig. 5: Female ischemic heart disease, 2014

Fig. 6: Male ischemic heart disease, 2014

FINDINGS: CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE (STROKE)

Sex

Female Male

Jefferson County

59.1 53.1

West Virginia

56.3 54.6

National

47.4 48.8

National rank

2346 1701

rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014

% change 1980-2014

-34.3 -47.5

Fig. 7: Female cerebrovascular disease (stroke), 2014

Fig. 8: Male cerebrovascular disease (stroke), 2014



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FINDINGS: TRACHEAL, BRONCHUS, AND LUNG CANCER

Sex

Female Male

Jefferson County

55.1 91.7

West Virginia

61.2 99.4

National

43.8 67.6

National rank

2294 2175

rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014

% change 1980-2014

+29.5 -40.1

Fig. 9: Female tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer, 2014

Fig. 10: Male tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer, 2014

FINDINGS: BREAST CANCER

Sex

Female Male

Jefferson County

28.0 0.4

West Virginia

28.5 0.4

National

25.9 0.3

National rank

2232 2743

rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014

% change 1980-2014

-24.5 +4.3

Fig. 11: Female breast cancer, 2014

Fig. 12: Male breast cancer, 2014



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FINDINGS: MALIGNANT SKIN MELANOMA

Sex

Female Male

Jefferson County

2.4 5.2

West Virginia

2.4 5.5

National

1.9 4.5

National rank

2474 1898

rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014

% change 1980-2014

+5.2 +46.2

Fig. 13: Female malignant skin melanoma, 2014

Fig. 14: Male malignant skin melanoma, 2014

FINDINGS: DIABETES, UROGENITAL, BLOOD, AND ENDOCRINE DISEASES MORTALITY

Sex

Female Male

Jefferson County

61.4 74.1

West Virginia

75.2 96.6

National

49.6 63.8

National rank

2022 2009

% change 1980-2014

+46.1 +16.6

rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014

Fig. 15: Female diabetes, urogenital, blood, and endocrine diseases mortality, 2014

Fig. 16: Male diabetes, urogenital, blood, and endocrine diseases mortality, 2014



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FINDINGS: SELF-HARM AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE MORTALITY

Sex

Female Male

Jefferson County

8.7 28.7

West Virginia

12.4 38.5

National

9.0 30.9

National rank

1200 1048

rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014

% change 1980-2014

+13.9 -24.7

Fig. 17: Female self-harm and interpersonal violence mortality, 2014

Fig. 18: Male self-harm and interpersonal violence mortality, 2014

FINDINGS: TRANSPORT INJURIES MORTALITY

Sex

Female Male

Jefferson County

10.6 25.1

West Virginia

12.7 30.4

National

8.1 19.8

National rank

913 1013

rate per 100,000 population, age-standardized, 2014

% change 1980-2014

-39.7 -48.2

Fig. 19: Female transport injuries mortality, 2014

Fig. 20: Male transport injuries mortality, 2014



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