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| Alabama |
| Child Mortality,
2007 |
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Number and Rate of Child
Deaths, per 100,000 Population (2007) |
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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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1,249,203 |
1,142 |
91.4 |
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Infant Mortality Number
and Rate, per 1,000 Live Births (2007) |
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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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62,789 |
641 |
10.2 |
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Selected Causes of Death,
Ages 0-19, per 100,000 Population (2007) |
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Cause |
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Number of Deaths |
Mortality Rate |
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Natural |
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770 |
61.6 |
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Perinatal Conditions |
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310 |
24.8 |
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Congenital
Anomalies |
131 |
10.5 |
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Neoplasms |
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35 |
2.8 |
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Respiratory Disease |
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22 |
1.8 |
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Circulatory Disease |
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34 |
2.7 |
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Nervous
System Disease |
50 |
4.0 |
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SIDS |
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53 |
4.2 |
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Unintentional Injury |
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276 |
22.1 |
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Motor Vehicle |
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155 |
12.4 |
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Drowning |
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24 |
1.9 |
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Fire/Burn |
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9 |
0.7 |
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Poisoning |
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28 |
2.2 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
29 |
2.3 |
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Firearm |
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4 |
0.3 |
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Homicide |
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62 |
5.0 |
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Firearm |
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52 |
4.2 |
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Suicide |
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20 |
1.6 |
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Firearm |
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11 |
0.9 |
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Suffocation/Strangulation |
8 |
0.6 |
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Poisoning |
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0 |
0.0 |
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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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