STATE PROFILE: ALABAMA
PERCENTAGE OF PERSONS UNDER AGE 65 WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE (2004-06 data)
ALABAMA: 16.5%
U.S.: 16.6%
PERCENTAGE OF BIRTHS TO UNMARRIED MOTHERS (2006 preliminary data)
ALABAMA 36.6
U.S. RATE 38.5
2006 RANK 29
2005 ALABAMA RATE 35.7
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.9
EARLY PRENATAL CARE (Percent receiving prenatal care in the first trimester of pregnancy, 2005)
ALABAMA 83.1
37-STATE, D.C., AND NEW YORK CITY REPORTING AREA 83.9
2004 ALABAMA RATE 84.0
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.9
CESAREAN DELIVERY RATE (2006 preliminary data)
ALABAMA 33.4
U.S. RATE 31.1
2006 RANK 8
2005 ALABAMA RATE 31.8
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.6
PRETERM BIRTH RATE (2006 preliminary data)
ALABAMA 17.1
U.S. RATE 12.8
2006 RANK 2
2005 ALABAMA RATE 16.7
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.4
TEEN BIRTH RATE (Number of live births per 1,000 females aged 15-19, 2006)
ALABAMA 53.5
U.S. RATE 41.9
RANK 12
2005 ALABAMA RATE 49.7
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +3.8
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATE (2006 preliminary data)
ALABAMA 10.5
U.S. RATE 8.3
2006 RANK 3
2005 ALABAMA RATE 10.7
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 -0.2
INFANT MORTALITY RATE (2005)
ALABAMA 8.96
U.S. RATE 6.83
RANK 5
2004 ALABAMA RATE 8.82
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.14
|
LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE U.S. (2005) |
1. HEART DISEASE
DEATHS 12,869
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 273.5
U.S. RATE 211.1
2005 RANK 2
2004 ALABAMA RATE
276.3
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-2.8
2. CANCER
DEATHS 9,913
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 204.1
U.S. RATE 183.8
2005 RANK 7
2004 ALABAMA RATE 203.7
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.4
3. STROKE
DEATHS 2,952
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 63.1
U.S. RATE 46.6
2005 RANK 1
2004
ALABAMA RATE
67.2
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-4.1
4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
DEATHS 2,382
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 50.0
U.S. RATE 43.2
2005 RANK 17
2004 ALABAMA RATE 50.0
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 0.0
5. ACCIDENTS
DEATHS 2,395
ALABAMA
DEATH RATE
(age-adjusted) 51.8
U.S. RATE 39.1
2005 RANK 11
2004 ALABAMA RATE 52.8
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -1.0
6. DIABETES
DEATHS 1,429
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 29.8
U.S. RATE 24.6
2005 RANK 8
2004
ALABAMA RATE
30.7
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-0.9
7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
DEATHS 1,501
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 33.2
U.S. RATE 22.9
2005 RANK 4
2004 ALABAMA RATE 28.5
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +4.7
8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA
DEATHS 1,011
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 21.9
U.S. RATE
20.3
2005 RANK
18
2004
ALABAMA RATE 21.9
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
0.0
9. KIDNEY DISEASE
DEATHS 1,036
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 22.0
U.S. RATE 14.3
2005 RANK 3 (tie)
2004
ALABAMA RATE
22.7
CHANGE FROM 2004
TO 2005
-0.7
10. SEPTICEMIA
DEATHS 848
ALABAMA DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 18.0
U.S. RATE 11.2
2005 RANK 7
2004 ALABAMA RATE n/a
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 n/a
Sources: Health Insurance data come from National Health Statistics Reports, No. 1; 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 2005 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.