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Alabama Infant Mortality Rate Drops to Lowest Level in History

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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…

Alabama Infant Mortality Rate Drops to the Lowest Level in State History

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The Alabama Dept. of Public Health has announced that the state infant mortality rate has fallen to the lowest level in history. Alabama News Network was at the State Public Health Committee meeting this morning in Montgomery when the announcement was made. The 2017 rate of 7.4 deaths per 1,000 live births is an improvement over the 2016 rate of…