Alabama Infant Mortality Rate Drops to Lowest Level in History
State health officials have announced that Alabama’s infant mortality rate has dropped to the lowest level in history. The Alabama Department of Public Health says the infant mortality rate now stands at 7.0 deaths per 1,000 live births as of 2018. That marks an improvement over the 2017 rate of 7.4 and the 2016 rate of 9.1. A total of…
