INFANT MORTALITY ALABAMA 2006 ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS
Dec 16, 2015
2
INFANT MORTALITY RATESALABAMA, 1997-2006
9.510.2 9.8 9.4 9.4 9.1 8.7 8.7
9.3 9.0
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
Rat
e pe
r 1,
000
Liv
e B
irth
s
3
INFANT MORTALITY RATESALABAMA AND UNITED STATES1 1965-2005
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
Year
Rat
e p
er 1
,000
Liv
e B
irth
s
9.0
6.6
1 2005 and 2006 US rates are provisional.
ALABAMA
UNITED STATES
4
INFANT MORTALITY RATES, BLACK INFANTSALABAMA, 1997-2006
15.4 15.214.0 14.1 13.3
14.4 14.315.6
13.8
16.0
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1012141618
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
Rat
e pe
r 1,
000
Liv
e B
irth
s
5
INFANT MORTALITY RATES, WHITE INFANTSALABAMA, 1997-2006
7.5 7.66.9 6.5 6.8 7.0
6.5 6.77.2
6.7
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10
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
Rat
e pe
r 1,
000
Liv
e B
irth
s
6
INFANT MORTALITY RATESALABAMA AND UNITED STATES1 BY RACE,
1997-2006
02468
1012141618
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
Rat
e pe
r 1,
000
Liv
e B
irth
s
6.7
5.7
13.8
14.3
1 2004 US rate is provisional 2005 US rate is not available.
US-BLACK
AL-BLACK
AL-WHITE
US-WHITE
7
INFANT MORTALITY RATES, HISPANIC INFANTS, ALABAMA, 1997-2006
2.8
5.2 5.0 4.7 4.85.7 5.4
6.5
8.4
7.2
0
2
4
6
8
10
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
YEAR
Rat
e pe
r 1,
000
Liv
e B
irth
s
8
NUMBER OF TEEN BIRTHS ALABAMA, 1960-2006
15,608
13,04811,552
9,9168,993 8,589 8,248 8,259 7,903
8,670
15,834
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
Num
ber
of L
ive
Bir
ths
9
PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO TEENAGERSALABAMA, 1997-2006
17.6 17.116.2 15.7
14.9 14.6 13.9 14.013.1 13.8
0
24
6
810
12
14
1618
20
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
Per
cen
t of
All
Liv
e B
irth
s
10
INFANT MORTALITY RATES TEENAGERS vs. ADULTS BY RACE
ALABAMA, 2006
11.8 11.7
6.0
14.7
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
White Teens Black Teens White Adults Black Adults
Rat
e pe
r 1,
000
Liv
e B
irth
s
11
INFANT MORTALITY RATESTEENAGERS vs. ADULTS ALABAMA, 2006
11.6
8.5
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Teenagers Adults
Rat
e pe
r 1,
000
Liv
e B
irth
s
12
PERCENT OF LOW WEIGHT BIRTHSALABAMA, 1997-2006
9.3 9.3 9.3 9.7 9.6 9.9 10.010.5 10.7 10.5
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
Per
cen
t of
All
Liv
e B
irth
s
13
INFANT MORTALITY RATESLOW vs. NORMAL WEIGHT BIRTHS
ALABAMA, 1997-2006
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
Rat
e pe
r 1,
000
Liv
e B
irth
s
LOW WEIGHT
NORMAL WEIGHT
59.6
3.0
14
MULTIPLE BIRTHS AS A PERCENT OF TOTAL BIRTHS
ALABAMA, 1997-2006
2.93.1 3.0
3.4 3.4 3.4 3.33.5 3.5 3.6
0
1
2
3
4
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
Per
cent
of
All
Liv
e B
irth
s
15
INFANT MORTALITY RATESSINGLETON AND MULTIPLE BIRTHS
ALABAMA, 1997-2006
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
Rat
e pe
r 1,
000
Liv
e B
irth
s
34.7
8.1
MULTIPLE
SINGLETON
16
INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY BIRTH INTERVAL ALABAMA, 2006
10.1
6.9
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Less than 2 Year Interval 2 Year or more Interval
Birth Interval
Per
1,0
00 L
ive
Bir
ths
17
PERCENT OF BIRTHS WITH ADEQUATE PRENATAL CARE1
ALABAMA, 1997-2006
76.276.6
77.8
77.276.8
77.778.2 78.1
76.7
75.3
73.574
74.575
75.576
76.577
77.578
78.5
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
Per
cent
of
All
Liv
e B
irth
s
1 Adequacy of care measured using the Kessner index.
18
PERCENT OF BIRTHS WITH ADEQUATE PRENATAL CARE1 BY RACE AND HISPANIC
ORIGIN, ALABAMA, 2006
79.0
68.0
43.5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
WHITE BLACK HISPANIC
Per
cent
of
All
Liv
e B
irth
s
1 Adequacy of care measured using the Kessner index.
19
PERCENT OF BIRTHS WITH ADEQUATE PRENATAL CARE1 BY AGE OF MOTHER
ALABAMA, 2006
39.6
56.064.4
75.083.2 80.7
0
10
2030
40
50
6070
80
90
Under 15 15-17 18-19 20-29 30-39 40+
Age of Mother
Per
cent
of
All
Liv
e B
irth
s
1 Adequacy of care measured using the Kessner index.
20
INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY ADEQUACY OF PRENATAL CARE1
ALABAMA, 2006
8.3
11.2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Adequate Less than Adequate
Adequacy of Prenatal Care
Rat
e pe
r 1,
000
Liv
e B
irth
s
1 Adequacy of care measured using the Kessner index.
21
INFANT MORTALITY RATEBY MARITAL STATUS OF MOTHER
ALABAMA, 2006
7.6
11.5
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Married Not Married
Marital Status
Rat
e p
er 1
,000
Liv
e B
irth
s
22
INFANT MORTALITY RATE BY METHOD OF PAYMENT, ALABAMA, 2006
10.6
6.1
17.1
0
5
10
15
20
Medicaid Private Insurance Self Pay
Method of Payment
Rat
e pe
r 1,
000
Liv
e B
irth
s
23
PERCENT OF BIRTHS WITH MATERNAL SMOKINGALABAMA, 1997-2006
12.5 12.5 12.8 12.5 12.4 11.810.8 11.2 11.6 11.8
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
P
erce
nt
of A
ll L
ive
Bir
ths
24
INFANT MORTALITY RATES BY SMOKINGSTATUS, ALABAMA, 2006
12.0
8.4
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Smoked Did Not SmokeSmoking Status
Rat
e pe
r 1,
000
Liv
e B
irth
s
25
MATERNAL SMOKING BY AGE OF MOTHERALABAMA, 2000-2006
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
Per
cent
of
All
Liv
e B
irth
s
13.0
11.6
TEENS
ADULTS12.0
15.1