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Alabama
ALABAMA TOP 40 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE: CDC 12/22
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
CAUSES OF DEATH Rate USA Rank
1. COVID-19
152.75
2
2. Coronary Heart Disease
84.64
35
3. Stroke
54.88
3
4. Lung Disease
49.65
8
5. Alzheimers
46.80
2
6. Hypertension
41.17
7
7. Lung Cancers
40.01
9
8. Poisonings
29.87
25
9. Diabetes Mellitus
26.27
20
10. Prostate Cancer
20.13
21
11. Breast Cancer
20.03
25
12. Kidney Disease
18.99
8
13. Liver Disease
16.96
17
14. Influenza & Pneumonia
16.90
2
15. Homicide
15.94
4
16. Suicide
15.84
25
17. Endocrine Disorders
15.09
32
18. Colon-Rectum Cancers
14.86
12
19. Parkinson's Disease
11.93
3
20. Pancreas Cancer
11.36
30
CAUSES OF DEATH Rate USA Rank
21. Lymphomas
7.89
43
22. Liver Cancer
6.92
19
23. Ovary Cancer
5.87
31
24. Leukemia
5.59
42
25. Inflammatory/Heart
5.37
48
26. Falls
5.25
50
27. Bladder Cancer
4.03
36
28. Uterin Cancer
4.00
45
29. Cervical Cancer
3.73
1
30. Other Neoplasms
3.42
49
31. Skin Cancers
3.39
23
32. Congenital Anomalies
3.34
23
33. Oesophagus Cancer
3.26
42
34. Oral Cancer
3.09
15
35. Stomach Cancer
2.87
12
36. Alcohol
2.61
48
37. Drug Use
2.18
4
38. Low Birth Weight
2.05
6
39. HIV/AIDS
1.65
14
40. Drownings
1.53
15
Alabama
ALABAMA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES: CDC 12/22
CAUSES OF DEATH Deaths %
1. COVID-19
9,488
19.56
2. Coronary Heart Disease
5,268
10.86
3. Stroke
3,354
6.92
4. Lung Disease
3,204
6.61
5. Alzheimers
2,721
5.61
6. Lung Cancers
2,704
5.58
7. Hypertension
2,480
5.11
8. Diabetes Mellitus
1,644
3.39
9. Poisonings
1,389
2.86
10. Kidney Disease
1,192
2.46
11. Road Traffic Accidents
1,042
2.15
12. Liver Disease
1,042
2.15
13. Influenza & Pneumonia
1,018
2.10
14. Colon-Rectum Cancers
923
1.90
15. Endocrine Disorders
895
1.85
16. Suicide
827
1.71
17. Pancreas Cancer
760
1.57
18. Homicide
729
1.50
19. Parkinson's Disease
724
1.49
20. Breast Cancer
691
1.42
21. Other Injuries
645
1.33
22. Prostate Cancer
524
1.08
23. Malnutrition
499
1.03
24. Lymphomas
491
1.01
25. Liver Cancer
460
0.95
CAUSES OF DEATH Deaths %
26. Leukemia
333
0.69
27. Inflammatory/Heart
312
0.64
28. Falls
303
0.62
29. Bladder Cancer
247
0.51
30. Oesophagus Cancer
218
0.45
31. Skin Cancers
209
0.43
32. Ovary Cancer
207
0.43
33. Oral Cancer
205
0.42
34. Other Neoplasms
196
0.40
35. Stomach Cancer
177
0.36
36. Uterin Cancer
137
0.28
37. Alcohol
136
0.28
38. Skin Disease
111
0.23
39. Diarrhoeal diseases
109
0.22
40. Drug Use
109
0.22
41. Congenital Anomalies
99
0.20
42. Cervical Cancer
97
0.20
43. HIV/AIDS
90
0.19
44. Low Birth Weight
82
0.17
45. Fires
77
0.16
46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
56
0.12
47. Anaemia
53
0.11
48. Maternal Conditions
50
0.10
49. Drownings
40
0.08
50. Multiple Sclerosis
31
0.06
Alabama
ALABAMA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE: CDC 12/22
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Rate USA Rank
1. Lung Cancers
40.01
9
2. Prostate Cancer
20.13
21
3. Breast Cancer
20.03
25
4. Colon-Rectum Cancers
14.86
12
5. Pancreas Cancer
11.36
30
6. Lymphomas
7.89
43
7. Liver Cancer
6.92
19
8. Ovary Cancer
5.87
31
  Rate USA Rank
9. Leukemia
5.59
42
10. Bladder Cancer
4.03
36
11. Uterin Cancer
4.00
45
12. Cervical Cancer
3.73
1
13. Skin Cancers
3.39
23
14. Oesophagus Cancer
3.26
42
15. Oral Cancer
3.09
15
16. Stomach Cancer
2.87
12

DEATH RATE HISTORY SELECTED CAUSES
Alabama
HEART DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 302.96 13,419 4,430,141
2000 299.47 13,406 4,447,100
2001 292.72 13,207 4,467,634
2002 291.29 13,197 4,480,089
2003 288.54 13,150 4,503,491
2004 278.07 12,774 4,530,729
2005 274.46 12,869 4,569,805
2006 262.99 12,583 4,628,981
2007 244.95 11,926 4,672,840
2008 243.30 12,074 4,718,206
2009 237.96 12,021 4,757,938
2010 235.99 12,083 4,779,736
2011 228.68 11,942 4,802,740
2012 225.10 12,036 4,822,023
2013 228.36 12,472 4,833,722
2014 224.05 12,461 4,849,377
2015 229.74 12,981 4,858,979
2016 222.48 12,832 4,863,300
2017 223.18 13,110 4,874,747
2018 224.69 13,473 4,887,871
2019 219.58 13,448 4,903,185
2020 237.50 14,739 4,921,532
2021 247.55 15,173 5,039,877
Alabama
ALL CANCERS
Date Rate Total Population
1999 210.90 9,506 4,430,141
2000 215.44 9,807 4,447,100
2001 213.04 9,801 4,467,634
2002 208.33 9,698 4,480,089
2003 208.24 9,812 4,503,491
2004 204.54 9,756 4,530,729
2005 204.37 9,913 4,569,805
2006 199.43 9,899 4,628,981
2007 198.67 10,025 4,672,840
2008 197.48 10,182 4,718,206
2009 196.32 10,289 4,757,938
2010 191.71 10,196 4,779,736
2011 187.84 10,233 4,802,740
2012 185.19 10,276 4,822,023
2013 182.17 10,328 4,833,722
2014 177.59 10,286 4,849,377
2015 175.56 10,354 4,858,979
2016 174.05 10,419 4,863,300
2017 170.02 10,410 4,874,747
2018 170.39 10,632 4,887,871
2019 160.76 10,266 4,903,185
2020 161.60 10,456 4,921,532
2021 160.19 10,429 5,039,877
Alabama
STROKE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 71.45 3,148 4,430,141
2000 71.47 3,183 4,447,100
2001 66.86 2,998 4,467,634
2002 71.16 3,201 4,480,089
2003 66.98 3,028 4,503,491
2004 65.46 2,986 4,530,729
2005 63.35 2,952 4,569,805
2006 57.78 2,740 4,628,981
2007 56.91 2,747 4,672,840
2008 58.21 2,863 4,718,206
2009 53.58 2,675 4,757,938
2010 51.64 2,619 4,779,736
2011 49.40 2,568 4,802,740
2012 49.46 2,628 4,822,023
2013 48.06 2,604 4,833,722
2014 48.34 2,663 4,849,377
2015 52.16 2,937 4,858,979
2016 51.59 2,967 4,863,300
2017 50.02 2,931 4,874,747
2018 51.50 3,088 4,887,871
2019 51.47 3,141 4,903,185
2020 54.48 3,391 4,921,532
2021 54.88 3,361 5,039,877
Alabama
CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 48.59 2,179 4,430,141
2000 45.45 2,057 4,447,100
2001 48.27 2,204 4,467,634
2002 50.66 2,328 4,480,089
2003 52.43 2,434 4,503,491
2004 50.24 2,361 4,530,729
2005 50.11 2,382 4,569,805
2006 47.63 2,309 4,628,981
2007 51.32 2,530 4,672,840
2008 54.23 2,733 4,718,206
2009 54.22 2,770 4,757,938
2010 55.43 2,866 4,779,736
2011 55.16 2,912 4,802,740
2012 55.20 3,015 4,822,023
2013 54.82 3,043 4,833,722
2014 53.58 3,050 4,849,377
2015 56.38 3,279 4,858,979
2016 56.22 3,326 4,863,300
2017 57.78 3,484 4,874,747
2018 57.99 3,596 4,887,871
2019 55.56 3,530 4,903,185
2020 52.94 3,431 4,921,532
2021 50.94 3,282 5,039,877
Alabama
ACCIDENTS
Date Rate Total Population
1999 52.17 2,313 4,430,141
2000 47.02 2,093 4,447,100
2001 49.45 2,211 4,467,634
2002 49.59 2,228 4,480,089
2003 48.27 2,179 4,503,491
2004 52.98 2,403 4,530,729
2005 51.90 2,395 4,569,805
2006 54.00 2,506 4,628,981
2007 53.80 2,542 4,672,840
2008 52.53 2,509 4,718,206
2009 49.04 2,351 4,757,938
2010 49.61 2,394 4,779,736
2011 54.36 2,662 4,802,740
2012 46.57 2,283 4,822,023
2013 47.24 2,329 4,833,722
2014 49.25 2,463 4,849,377
2015 50.92 2,552 4,858,979
2016 55.52 2,755 4,863,300
2017 53.81 2,703 4,874,747
2018 53.00 2,682 4,887,871
2019 54.10 2,755 4,903,185
2020 59.57 3,006 4,921,532
2021 68.86 3,491 5,039,877
Alabama
DIABETES
Date Rate Total Population
1999 30.00 1,341 4,430,141
2000 29.26 1,321 4,447,100
2001 29.56 1,344 4,467,634
2002 32.26 1,486 4,480,089
2003 30.42 1,414 4,503,491
2004 30.83 1,449 4,530,729
2005 29.85 1,429 4,569,805
2006 29.83 1,453 4,628,981
2007 26.44 1,313 4,672,840
2008 27.18 1,386 4,718,206
2009 24.40 1,259 4,757,938
2010 24.96 1,302 4,779,736
2011 23.94 1,278 4,802,740
2012 23.86 1,300 4,822,023
2013 24.34 1,349 4,833,722
2014 22.82 1,281 4,849,377
2015 21.69 1,255 4,858,979
2016 20.07 1,183 4,863,300
2017 19.75 1,173 4,874,747
2018 19.38 1,176 4,887,871
2019 19.77 1,224 4,903,185
2020 23.63 1,450 4,921,532
2021 26.27 1,652 5,039,877
Alabama
ALZHEIMER'S
Date Rate Total Population
1999 17.80 772 4,430,141
2000 20.39 895 4,447,100
2001 25.07 1,103 4,467,634
2002 27.04 1,189 4,480,089
2003 28.84 1,268 4,503,491
2004 31.42 1,385 4,530,729
2005 33.44 1,501 4,569,805
2006 32.72 1,497 4,628,981
2007 32.57 1,517 4,672,840
2008 32.08 1,518 4,718,206
2009 31.59 1,521 4,757,938
2010 31.20 1,523 4,779,736
2011 29.73 1,486 4,802,740
2012 27.18 1,390 4,822,023
2013 26.67 1,398 4,833,722
2014 35.29 1,885 4,849,377
2015 41.76 2,282 4,858,979
2016 45.01 2,507 4,863,300
2017 45.22 2,563 4,874,747
2018 44.88 2,616 4,887,871
2019 44.60 2,659 4,903,185
2020 50.83 3,093 4,921,532
2021 46.80 2,725 5,039,877
Alabama
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA
Date Rate Total Population
1999 28.20 1,228 4,430,141
2000 25.74 1,138 4,447,100
2001 24.91 1,105 4,467,634
2002 27.36 1,218 4,480,089
2003 25.86 1,157 4,503,491
2004 22.10 994 4,530,729
2005 22.01 1,011 4,569,805
2006 19.52 918 4,628,981
2007 18.80 898 4,672,840
2008 18.66 912 4,718,206
2009 19.18 952 4,757,938
2010 18.66 942 4,779,736
2011 18.56 951 4,802,740
2012 17.87 942 4,822,023
2013 19.22 1,035 4,833,722
2014 18.84 1,031 4,849,377
2015 19.46 1,097 4,858,979
2016 17.13 987 4,863,300
2017 20.20 1,176 4,874,747
2018 21.42 1,268 4,887,871
2019 16.56 1,018 4,903,185
2020 17.68 1,114 4,921,532
2021 16.82 1,034 5,039,877
Alabama
NEPHRITIS/KIDNEY DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 22.18 979 4,430,141
2000 21.05 939 4,447,100
2001 21.65 974 4,467,634
2002 22.79 1,032 4,480,089
2003 23.22 1,062 4,503,491
2004 22.82 1,049 4,530,729
2005 22.08 1,036 4,569,805
2006 23.00 1,104 4,628,981
2007 21.33 1,051 4,672,840
2008 22.34 1,107 4,718,206
2009 23.40 1,180 4,757,938
2010 23.11 1,184 4,779,736
2011 20.01 1,047 4,802,740
2012 19.40 1,035 4,822,023
2013 19.28 1,057 4,833,722
2014 18.18 1,011 4,849,377
2015 18.36 1,040 4,858,979
2016 17.40 1,012 4,863,300
2017 16.51 980 4,874,747
2018 17.31 1,037 4,887,871
2019 16.39 1,007 4,903,185
2020 17.23 1,082 4,921,532
2021 18.50 1,163 5,039,877
Alabama
BLOOD POISONING
Date Rate Total Population
1999 15.61 691 4,430,141
2000 17.28 775 4,447,100
2001 17.02 771 4,467,634
2002 16.83 765 4,480,089
2003 18.64 854 4,503,491
2004 16.29 756 4,530,729
2005 18.00 848 4,569,805
2006 17.27 836 4,628,981
2007 15.67 769 4,672,840
2008 17.99 899 4,718,206
2009 16.99 866 4,757,938
2010 16.79 869 4,779,736
2011 17.26 912 4,802,740
2012 16.59 895 4,822,023
2013 17.48 965 4,833,722
2014 18.30 1,027 4,849,377
2015 18.39 1,046 4,858,979
2016 17.65 1,025 4,863,300
2017 17.33 1,036 4,874,747
2018 16.84 1,024 4,887,871
2019 16.76 1,034 4,903,185
2020 16.39 1,035 4,921,532
2021 18.65 1,183 5,039,877
Alabama
SUICIDE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 12.46 555 4,430,141
2000 13.11 583 4,447,100
2001 11.38 512 4,467,634
2002 11.45 514 4,480,089
2003 11.44 521 4,503,491
2004 11.73 541 4,530,729
2005 11.52 535 4,569,805
2006 12.37 580 4,628,981
2007 12.42 592 4,672,840
2008 12.56 604 4,718,206
2009 13.73 673 4,757,938
2010 13.95 679 4,779,736
2011 13.21 654 4,802,740
2012 14.74 724 4,822,023
2013 14.40 721 4,833,722
2014 14.49 715 4,849,377
2015 14.92 750 4,858,979
2016 15.66 788 4,863,300
2017 16.63 836 4,874,747
2018 16.52 823 4,887,871
2019 16.26 804 4,903,185
2020 15.96 793 4,921,532
2021 15.84 827 5,039,877
Alabama
HYPERTENSION/RENAL
Date Rate Total Population
1999 7.10 313 4,430,141
2000 6.50 291 4,447,100
2001 8.19 369 4,467,634
2002 7.60 343 4,480,089
2003 8.77 402 4,503,491
2004 9.05 413 4,530,729
2005 9.21 428 4,569,805
2006 9.46 456 4,628,981
2007 9.75 475 4,672,840
2008 10.04 501 4,718,206
2009 10.21 523 4,757,938
2010 10.63 549 4,779,736
2011 10.23 539 4,802,740
2012 9.83 528 4,822,023
2013 10.65 585 4,833,722
2014 9.90 553 4,849,377
2015 9.16 519 4,858,979
2016 9.80 560 4,863,300
2017 9.12 531 4,874,747
2018 9.51 564 4,887,871
2019 10.29 624 4,903,185
2020 11.17 706 4,921,532
2021 12.63 769 5,039,877
Alabama
LIVER DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 9.16 412 4,430,141
2000 8.96 407 4,447,100
2001 9.60 445 4,467,634
2002 9.07 425 4,480,089
2003 9.21 440 4,503,491
2004 9.86 477 4,530,729
2005 9.68 478 4,569,805
2006 9.56 489 4,628,981
2007 9.76 505 4,672,840
2008 9.13 489 4,718,206
2009 9.12 488 4,757,938
2010 9.35 504 4,779,736
2011 9.89 551 4,802,740
2012 11.03 622 4,822,023
2013 10.07 577 4,833,722
2014 11.80 683 4,849,377
2015 12.47 716 4,858,979
2016 13.23 781 4,863,300
2017 12.71 756 4,874,747
2018 12.65 762 4,887,871
2019 13.61 831 4,903,185
2020 15.88 966 4,921,532
2021 16.96 1,043 5,039,877
Alabama
PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 4.72 207 4,430,141
2000 4.84 214 4,447,100
2001 5.37 239 4,467,634
2002 5.17 232 4,480,089
2003 5.87 265 4,503,491
2004 5.71 256 4,530,729
2005 6.68 306 4,569,805
2006 6.24 291 4,628,981
2007 6.79 321 4,672,840
2008 7.22 348 4,718,206
2009 7.39 363 4,757,938
2010 6.94 342 4,779,736
2011 7.39 374 4,802,740
2012 7.43 385 4,822,023
2013 8.08 425 4,833,722
2014 8.34 450 4,849,377
2015 8.36 461 4,858,979
2016 8.90 505 4,863,300
2017 9.57 555 4,874,747
2018 9.59 571 4,887,871
2019 9.30 571 4,903,185
2020 11.51 715 4,921,532
2021 11.93 724 5,039,877
Alabama
HOMICIDE
Date Rate Total Population
1999 9.87 438 4,430,141
2000 10.02 444 4,447,100
2001 9.56 425 4,467,634
2002 9.31 416 4,480,089
2003 9.68 434 4,503,491
2004 8.25 369 4,530,729
2005 9.65 433 4,569,805
2006 9.72 445 4,628,981
2007 10.46 480 4,672,840
2008 9.83 454 4,718,206
2009 8.88 412 4,757,938
2010 8.27 391 4,779,736
2011 8.31 392 4,802,740
2012 8.66 405 4,822,023
2013 8.95 417 4,833,722
2014 8.07 374 4,849,377
2015 10.19 473 4,858,979
2016 11.80 544 4,863,300
2017 12.94 602 4,874,747
2018 12.21 568 4,887,871
2019 12.80 587 4,903,185
2020 14.22 654 4,921,532
2021 15.94 748 5,039,877
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COVID-19 UPDATE

4/1/24
  CASES    DEATHS 
1,659,936
21,138
COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

Current Covid-19 deaths compared to a simulated calendar based historical average of selected Alabama causes.

 
 
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COVID-19 CASE AND DEATH HISTORY
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COVID-19 CASE HISTORY
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Alabama
COVID-19 DEATH HISTORY
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Final Deaths 2021 Release Date 12/22.