INFANT MORTALITY ALABAMA 2006

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INFANT MORTALITYALABAMA 2006

• ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
• CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS

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INFANT MORTALITY RATESALABAMA, 1997-2006
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INFANT MORTALITY RATESALABAMA AND UNITED STATES1
1965-2005


ALABAMA
9.0
UNITED STATES
6.6

1 2005 and 2006 US rates are provisional.
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INFANT MORTALITY RATES, BLACK INFANTSALABAMA,
1997-2006
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INFANT MORTALITY RATES, WHITE INFANTSALABAMA,
1997-2006
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INFANT MORTALITY RATESALABAMA AND UNITED STATES1
BY RACE, 1997-2006

AL-BLACK
14.3

US-BLACK
13.8
AL-WHITE

6.7

US-WHITE
5.7
1 2004 US rate is provisional 2005 US rate is
not available.
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INFANT MORTALITY RATES, HISPANIC INFANTS,
ALABAMA, 1997-2006
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NUMBER OF TEEN BIRTHS ALABAMA, 1960-2006
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PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO TEENAGERSALABAMA, 1997-2006
Percent of All Live Births
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INFANT MORTALITY RATES TEENAGERS vs. ADULTS BY
RACEALABAMA, 2006
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INFANT MORTALITY RATESTEENAGERS vs. ADULTS
ALABAMA, 2006
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PERCENT OF LOW WEIGHT BIRTHSALABAMA, 1997-2006
Percent of All Live Births
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INFANT MORTALITY RATESLOW vs. NORMAL WEIGHT
BIRTHSALABAMA, 1997-2006

LOW WEIGHT
59.6
NORMAL WEIGHT
3.0

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MULTIPLE BIRTHS AS A PERCENT OF TOTAL
BIRTHSALABAMA, 1997-2006
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INFANT MORTALITY RATESSINGLETON AND MULTIPLE
BIRTHSALABAMA, 1997-2006
MULTIPLE

34.7
SINGLETON
8.1

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INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH INTERVAL
ALABAMA, 2006
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PERCENT OF BIRTHS WITH ADEQUATE PRENATAL
CARE1ALABAMA, 1997-2006
1 Adequacy of care measured using the Kessner
index.
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PERCENT OF BIRTHS WITH ADEQUATE PRENATAL CARE1 BY
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN, ALABAMA, 2006
1 Adequacy of care measured using the Kessner
index.
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PERCENT OF BIRTHS WITH ADEQUATE PRENATAL CARE1
BY AGE OF MOTHERALABAMA, 2006
1 Adequacy of care measured using the Kessner
index.
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INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY ADEQUACY OF PRENATAL
CARE1ALABAMA, 2006
1 Adequacy of care measured using the Kessner
index.
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INFANT MORTALITY RATEBY MARITAL STATUS OF
MOTHERALABAMA, 2006
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INFANT MORTALITY RATE BY METHOD OF PAYMENT,
ALABAMA, 2006
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PERCENT OF BIRTHS WITH MATERNAL SMOKINGALABAMA,
1997-2006
Percent of All Live Births
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INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY SMOKINGSTATUS,
ALABAMA, 2006
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MATERNAL SMOKING BY AGE OF MOTHERALABAMA,
2000-2006
15.1
TEENS
13.0
12.0
ADULTS
11.6
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MATERNAL SMOKINGBY AGE AND RACE OF
MOTHERALABAMA, 2006