With just 71 babies born on average for every 100 deaths, Brooke County, in West Virginia, has the largest such gap in the nation among counties in metropolitan areas.
With Death Outpacing Birth, A County Slows To A Shuffle
By SABRINA TAVERNISE and ROBERT GEBELOFF, New York Times
Fri, 05/06/2011 - 9:54pm
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