STATE PROFILE:
ALABAMA
PERCENT OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS
(2006 preliminary data)
| ALABAMA |
U.S RATE |
2006 RANK |
2005 ALABAMA RATE |
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 |
| 36.6 |
38.5 |
29th |
35.7 |
+0.9 |
|
|
EARLY PRE-NATAL
CARE
(Percent Receiving pre-natal care
in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2004) |
| ALABAMA |
U.S RATE |
2004 ALABAMA RATE |
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO
2005 |
83.1
|
83.9
|
84.0
|
-0.9
|
| |
CESAREAN
DELIVERY RATE
(2006 preliminary data)
| ALABAMA |
U.S RATE |
2006 RANK |
2005 ALABAMA RATE |
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 |
| 33.4 |
31.1 |
8th |
31.8 |
+1.6 |
|
PRE-TERM BIRTH
RATE
(2006 preliminary data)
|
ALABAMA |
U.S RATE |
2006 RANK |
2005 ALABAMA RATE |
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO
2006 |
| 17.1 |
12.8 |
2nd |
16.7 |
+0.4 |
|
| TEEN BIRTH
RATE
(Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2005)
|
| ALABAMA |
U.S RATE |
RANK |
2004 ALABAMA RATE |
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 |
|
| 49.7 |
40.5 |
11th |
52.4 |
-2.7 |
|
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE
(2006 preliminary data)
|
ALABAMA |
U.S RATE |
2006 RANK |
2005 ALABAMA RATE |
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO
2006 |
| 10.5 |
8.3 |
3rd |
10.7 |
-0.2 |
|
INFANT
MORTALITY RATE
(2004)
| ALABAMA |
U.S RATE |
2004 RANK |
2003 ALABAMA RATE |
CHANGE FROM 2003 TO 2004 |
|
|
| 8.82 |
6.86 |
32nd |
9.04 |
-0.16 |
|
|
|
|
LEADING CAUSES OF
DEATH IN THE U.S.
(2005) |
1. HEART DISEASE
| DEATHS |
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE |
2005 RANK |
2004 ALABAMA RATE |
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 |
| 12869 |
273.5 |
211.1 |
2nd |
276.3 |
-2.8 |
2. CANCER
| DEATHS |
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE |
2005 RANK |
2004 ALABAMA RATE |
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO
2005 |
| 9913 |
204.1 |
185.8 |
7th |
203.7 |
+0.4 |
3. STROKE
| DEATHS |
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE |
2005 RANK |
2004 ALABAMA RATE |
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 |
| 2952 |
63.1 |
46.6 |
1st |
67.2 |
-4.1 |
4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES
| DEATHS |
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE |
2005 RANK |
2004 ALABAMA RATE |
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO
2005 |
| 2382 |
50.0 |
41.1 |
17th |
50.0 |
none |
5. ACCIDENTS
| DEATHS |
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE |
2005 RANK |
2004 ALABAMA RATE |
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 |
| 2395 |
51.8 |
39.1 |
11th |
52.8 |
-1.0 |
6. DIABETES
| DEATHS |
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE |
2005 RANK |
2004 ALABAMA RATE |
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO
2005 |
| 1429 |
29.8 |
24.6 |
8th |
30.7 |
-0.9 |
7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
| DEATHS |
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE |
2005 RANK |
2004 ALABAMA RATE |
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 |
| 1501 |
33.2 |
22.9 |
4th |
28.5 |
+4.7 |
8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA
| DEATHS |
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE |
2005 RANK |
2004 ALABAMA RATE |
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO
2005 |
| 1011 |
21.9 |
20.3 |
18th (tie) |
21.9 |
none |
9. KIDNEY DISEASE
| DEATHS |
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE |
2005 RANK |
2004 ALABAMA RATE |
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 |
| 1036 |
22.0 |
14.3 |
3rd (tie) |
22.7 |
-0.7 |
10. SEPTICEMIA
| DEATHS |
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) |
U.S. RATE |
2005 RANK |
2004 ALABAMA RATE |
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO
2005 |
| 848 |
18.0 |
11.2 |
7th |
n/a |
n/a |
Sources: 2005 birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No.
6; 2006 preliminary birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No.
7; Infant mortality data come from the 2004 period linked birth/infant death
data set; Leading cause of death data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No.
10 and rankings are based on age-adjusted
death rates.
States are categorized from highest rate to lowest. Although adjusted for
differences in age-distribution and population size, rankings by state do not
take into account other state specific population characteristics that may
effect the level of mortality. When the number of deaths is small, rankings by
state may be unreliable due to instability in death rates. For more
information on age-adjustment, click
Here.
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