Lack of access to adequate healthcare impacts Alabama infant mortality rates

By: Anna Barrett

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: July 27, 2026

Words: 1,481

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Alabama’s infant mortality rate improved in 2024, but access to adequate healthcare impacts outcomes for babies in their first year of life.

According to data from the Alabama Department of Public Health, the state’s infant mortality rate was 7.1 babies per 1,000 live births in 2024, reflecting the rate of infants who died within their first year of life. That was down from 7.8 deaths per 1,000 births in 2023, which was …

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