May 15, 2024

Newborn Screening Data: Alabama (2015–2019)

The Sickle Cell Data Collection (SCDC) program monitors and reports on the health of people with sickle cell disease (SCD) over time. View newborn screening (NBS) data from Alabama on this page.

Overview

Data from the state’s newborn screening (NBS) program are an important part of the SCDC program because they provide information about the SCD births that occur every year. Alabama’s most recent NBS data, 2015–2019, are presented below.

The data provide the number of babies born with SCD in the state, their demographics, and their type of SCD. The people included in these data were born in Alabama during 2015–2019 and reported by the state NBS program with a confirmed diagnosis of SCD.

The individuals in the NBS data are also included in the Alabama SCDC program data for the years during which they were living in the state.

Map 1: Number of SCD births by county of birth, Alabama Newborn Screening Data, 2015–2019 — Map 1: About 63% of the counties in Alabama had at least one SCD birth during 2015–2019. Almost 40% of the SCD births in Alabama occurred in three counties: Jefferson, Mobile, or Montgomery.

Figure 1: Annual Number of SCD Births, Alabama Newborn Screening Data, 2015–2019 — Figure 1. There was an average of 55 SCD births per year in Alabama during 2015–2019.

Figure 2: Sex, Alabama Newborn Screening Data, 2015–2019 — Figure 2: There were a total of 276 SCD births in Alabama during 2015–2019. There were 114 male births (41%) and 126 female births (46%).

NOTE: The sum of all categories may be less than the total number of births if there are individuals with missing data.

Figure 3: Confirmed Type of SCD, Alabama Newborn Screening Data, 2015–2019 — Figure 3: Seventy-one percent of the SCD births in Alabama during 2015–2019 were babies with hemoglobin (Hb) S/S or S/β⁰ thalassemia, and 29% were Hb S/C.

NOTE: The sum of all categories may not total to 100% due to rounding errors.

Newborn Screening Data: Alabama (2015–2019)

At a glance

Overview

Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia Programs

Newborn Screening Data: Alabama (2015–2019)

At a glance

Overview

Map 1: Number of SCD births by county of birth, Alabama Newborn Screening Data, 2015–2019

Figure 1: Annual Number of SCD Births, Alabama Newborn Screening Data, 2015–2019

Figure 2: Sex, Alabama Newborn Screening Data, 2015–2019

Figure 3: Confirmed Type of SCD, Alabama Newborn Screening Data, 2015–2019

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