- In 2022, 1 in 8 babies (12.8% of live births) was born preterm in Alabama.
- In 2022, 1 in 10 babies (10.4% of live births) was low birthweight in Alabama.
- In Alabama in 2021, 439 infants died before reaching their first birthday, an infant mortality rate of 7.6 per 1,000 live births.
- In Alabama in 2022, 73.9% of infants were born to women receiving adequate/adequate plus prenatal care.
- In Alabama in 2022, 34.5% of live births were Cesarean deliveries.
- In 2021, about 1 in 7 women of childbearing age (14.9%) was uninsured in Alabama.
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Data Topics
Use this page to browse the multiple different data sets and indicators that PeriStats offers on maternal and infant health subjects. The data search tool on this page will guide you through the data we continually update.
Births
The number of births a population has each year is an important indicator of population growth, which can impact health systems, policy decisions and the economy.1 A fertility rate is the number of babies born to women of childbearing age in a given population. Sustained low fertility rates may indicate that the population is aging; sustained high fertility rates may predict a younger population.
1. Grundy E, Murphy M. Demography and public health. In: Detels R, Gulliford M, Karim QA, Tan CC, editors. Oxford textbook of global public health. 6th ed. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 718–35. 2015
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Reports
State summary reports consist of several different reports that the Perinatal Data Center has created in order to use data to tell a story about maternal and child health in your state. While some individual datapoints will overlap, each report has a different focus. These reports may be useful to use for local policy changes or programs.
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