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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in Alabama
Among 60 Alabama counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Conecuh County, AL (164.3, 2.75 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Perry County, AL (146.7, 2.45 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Wilcox County, AL (125.2, 2.09 times the U.S. county median of 59.8). Values are deaths under 18 per 100,000.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All Alabama counties, highest first
Child mortality, deaths under 18 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conecuh County | AL | 164.3 | 59.8 | 2.75x |
| 2 | Perry County | AL | 146.7 | 59.8 | 2.45x |
| 3 | Wilcox County | AL | 125.2 | 59.8 | 2.09x |
| 4 | Sumter County | AL | 120.2 | 59.8 | 2.01x |
| 5 | Clarke County | AL | 119.1 | 59.8 | 1.99x |
| 6 | Talladega County | AL | 117.6 | 59.8 | 1.97x |
| 7 | Lowndes County | AL | 117.2 | 59.8 | 1.96x |
| 8 | Fayette County | AL | 106.4 | 59.8 | 1.78x |
| 9 | Escambia County | AL | 103 | 59.8 | 1.72x |
| 10 | Marengo County | AL | 102.7 | 59.8 | 1.72x |
| 11 | Pickens County | AL | 102.7 | 59.8 | 1.72x |
| 12 | Hale County | AL | 100.2 | 59.8 | 1.68x |
| 13 | Henry County | AL | 96.3 | 59.8 | 1.61x |
| 14 | Montgomery County | AL | 95.8 | 59.8 | 1.6x |
| 15 | Chambers County | AL | 95 | 59.8 | 1.59x |
| 16 | Geneva County | AL | 94.5 | 59.8 | 1.58x |
| 17 | Washington County | AL | 94.3 | 59.8 | 1.58x |
| 18 | Cleburne County | AL | 93.6 | 59.8 | 1.57x |
| 19 | Lamar County | AL | 92.9 | 59.8 | 1.55x |
| 20 | Randolph County | AL | 89.1 | 59.8 | 1.49x |
| 21 | Jefferson County | AL | 88.8 | 59.8 | 1.48x |
| 22 | Bibb County | AL | 87.1 | 59.8 | 1.46x |
| 23 | Morgan County | AL | 84.3 | 59.8 | 1.41x |
| 24 | Russell County | AL | 83.3 | 59.8 | 1.39x |
| 25 | Winston County | AL | 81.1 | 59.8 | 1.36x |
| 26 | Tallapoosa County | AL | 80.9 | 59.8 | 1.35x |
| 27 | Mobile County | AL | 78.9 | 59.8 | 1.32x |
| 28 | Tuscaloosa County | AL | 77.9 | 59.8 | 1.3x |
| 29 | Etowah County | AL | 76.4 | 59.8 | 1.28x |
| 30 | Marion County | AL | 74.3 | 59.8 | 1.24x |
| 31 | Dallas County | AL | 73.4 | 59.8 | 1.23x |
| 32 | Colbert County | AL | 73.2 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 33 | Covington County | AL | 72.9 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 34 | Elmore County | AL | 72.7 | 59.8 | 1.22x |
| 35 | Barbour County | AL | 71.7 | 59.8 | 1.2x |
| 36 | Pike County | AL | 71.1 | 59.8 | 1.19x |
| 37 | Macon County | AL | 71 | 59.8 | 1.19x |
| 38 | Butler County | AL | 69.9 | 59.8 | 1.17x |
| 39 | Jackson County | AL | 69.8 | 59.8 | 1.17x |
| 40 | Walker County | AL | 69.2 | 59.8 | 1.16x |
| 41 | Marshall County | AL | 67.5 | 59.8 | 1.13x |
| 42 | Coffee County | AL | 64.9 | 59.8 | 1.09x |
| 43 | Houston County | AL | 63.8 | 59.8 | 1.07x |
| 44 | St. Clair County | AL | 62.9 | 59.8 | 1.05x |
| 45 | Autauga County | AL | 61.3 | 59.8 | 1.03x |
| 46 | Franklin County | AL | 61.3 | 59.8 | 1.03x |
| 47 | DeKalb County | AL | 61.1 | 59.8 | 1.02x |
| 48 | Lawrence County | AL | 60.8 | 59.8 | 1.02x |
| 49 | Calhoun County | AL | 60.7 | 59.8 | 1.02x |
| 50 | Chilton County | AL | 60 | 59.8 | 1x |
| 51 | Lee County | AL | 59.3 | 59.8 | 0.99x |
| 52 | Blount County | AL | 58 | 59.8 | 0.97x |
| 53 | Madison County | AL | 57 | 59.8 | 0.95x |
| 54 | Cherokee County | AL | 56.7 | 59.8 | 0.95x |
| 55 | Dale County | AL | 56.5 | 59.8 | 0.94x |
| 56 | Cullman County | AL | 50.7 | 59.8 | 0.85x |
| 57 | Limestone County | AL | 50.4 | 59.8 | 0.84x |
| 58 | Baldwin County | AL | 50.2 | 59.8 | 0.84x |
| 59 | Lauderdale County | AL | 43.3 | 59.8 | 0.72x |
| 60 | Shelby County | AL | 42.1 | 59.8 | 0.7x |