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| Alabama |
| Child Mortality,
2005 |
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Number and Rate of Child
Deaths, per 100,000 Population (2005) |
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Total Child
Population |
Number of Child Deaths |
Child Mortality Rate |
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(Ages 0-19) |
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1,233,018 |
1,066 |
86.5 |
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Infant Mortality Number
and Rate, per 1,000 Live Births (2005) |
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Number of Live
Births |
Number of Infant Deaths |
Infant Mortality Rate |
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(Ages 0-1) |
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59,281 |
568 |
9.6 |
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Selected Causes of Death,
Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2005) |
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Cause |
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Number of Deaths |
Mortality Rate |
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Natural |
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690 |
56.0 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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282 |
22.9 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
119 |
9.7 |
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Neoplasms |
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29 |
2.4 |
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Respiratory Disease |
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15 |
1.2 |
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Circulatory Disease |
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34 |
2.8 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
25 |
2.0 |
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SIDS |
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22 |
1.8 |
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Unintentional Injury |
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286 |
23.2 |
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Motor Vehicle |
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187 |
15.2 |
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Drowning |
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18 |
1.5 |
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Fire/Burn |
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11 |
0.9 |
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Poisoning |
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11 |
0.9 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
26 |
2.1 |
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Firearm |
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7 |
0.6 |
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Homicide |
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57 |
4.6 |
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Firearm |
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39 |
3.2 |
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Suicide |
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26 |
2.1 |
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Firearm |
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17 |
1.4 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
7 |
0.6 |
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Poisoning |
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2 |
0.2 |
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Source: National Center for Health Statistics |
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Rates based on 20 or fewer deaths may be
unstable. Use with caution. |
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