Well, its the second best overall, but "almost every single category"? 1. Heart, it is on the low side but near the middle of the pack;

2. Cancer, it is one of the best;

3. Respiratory, it is on the low side but not very low;

4. Stroke it is near the middle of the pack;

5. Accident it is fairly low;

6. Alzheimer's its is significantly worse than average;

7. Diabetes it is near the middle of the pack;

8. Nephritis it is quite low;

9. Influenza it is a bit worse than average, but near the middle;

10. Drug it is slightly better than average;

11. Suicide it is a little better than average;

12. Motor vehicle it is quite low but far from the best;

13. Firearms it is quite low but far from the best;

14. Alcohol it is notably worse than average;

15. Parkinson's it is a little better than average;

16. Homicide it is a hair better than average;

17. HIV it is better than average but far from the best.

No, I don't think that counts as "suspiciously low in almost every single category".

Here's a table showing age distribution by state. This doesn't explain everything, but WV does have the highest percentage (16%) of 65-and-overs. That might explain their poor showing, but LA and MS are unremarkable there: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0016.p...