Maternal and Child Health

Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Data Source: Florida Department of Education
Data Source: Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology
Maternal and Child Health, Alachua County, Florida
IndicatorYear(s)Measure TypeFavorability Quartile 
1234
Density Quartile 
1234
County NumberCounty RateState Comparison
Infants (Under 1) 1, 3, 5, 6, 8
2023Per 1,000 population22,5418.79.8
     White
2023Per 1,000 white population11,5517.69.1
     Black
2023Per 1,000 black population473412.411.7
     Other
2023Per 1,000 other nonwhite population22528.811.4
     Hispanic
2023Per 1,000 hispanic population133610.112.3
     Non-Hispanic
2023Per 1,000 non-hispanic population22,1948.58.7
2021-23Percent of VLBW births413597.183.1
2021-23Percent of births33104.04.0
2021-23Percent35276.86.2
2021-23Percent of births41391.81.6
2021-23Percent of births479410.29.1
2021-23Percent of births31,22215.714.3
2014-2018Per 10,000 births2618.418.8
2014-2018Per 10,000 births96.412.7
2020-22Per 100,000 population < 131531,986.01,481.9
2021-23Per 100,000 Population Under 1448608.7278.6
Hepatitis B, Acute (Aged Under 1 Year)2021-23Count00.00
Pertussis (Aged Under 1 Year)2021-23Per 100,000 Population Under 100.02.7
Salmonellosis (Aged Under 1 Year)2021-23 Per 100,000 Population Under 149621.4625.4
2021-23Per 100,000 population < 1426329.7195.2
2021-23Per 100,000 population < 112733,461.94,198.6
2021-23Per 100,000 population < 1313164.9155.3
Birth Family Characteristics 1
2021-23Per 1,000 females 15-1912917.713.2
2021-23Percent of births 15-1933712.712.9
2021-23Per 1,000 females > 3541,2496.15.5
2021-23Percent of births13,40343.646.1
2021-23Percent of births 15-19428296.993.7
2021-23Percent of births 15-4413,39743.746.1
2021-23Percent of births34,59859.059.6
2021-23Percent of births > 1814806.39.2
2021-23Percent of births31,43118.434.7
Pre-conception Health and Behaviors 2, 3, 4
2019Percent of females > 1713.315.1
2019Percent of females > 1713.513.9
2016Percent of females > 17249.548.4
2019Percent of females > 17472.577.1
2022Percent491.284.0
2023Per 100,000 females 15-341,9643,361.32,852.9
2021-23Percent of births22523.33.1
2021-23Percent43,11641.038.7
2021-23Percent of births11,89725.028.7
2021-23Percent of births22,32830.729.5
Listeriosis Among Women (Aged 15-44)2021-23 Per 100,000 Female Population 15-4400.00.3
Varicella Among Women (Aged 15-44)2021-23Per 100,000 Females 15-4462.73.3
Pregnancy and Mother's Health Behaviors 1
2021-23Percent of births22062.62.3
2021-23Per 100,000 Females 15-4441.810.2
2021-23Percent of births21,67321.923.2
2021-23Percent of births41,84541.636.3
2021-23Percent of births w/ known PNC status45,67078.671.7
2021-23Percent of births w/ known PNC status15006.99.2
2021-23Percent of births w/ known PNC status45,13472.563.3
2021-23Percent of births32973.85.6
2021-23Percent of births13,14840.643.8
2020-22Percent of births2630.82.9
2021-23Percent of births12,41631.035.9
2021-23Percent36,73286.385.8
Maternal Morbidity and Fetal, Infant and Maternal Deaths 1
2023Per 1,000 Delivery Hospitalizations24216.823.8
2021-23Per 1,000 deliveries3405.14.6
2021-23Per 1,000 live births3395.03.9
2021-23Per 1,000 live births2182.32.0
2021-23Per 1,000 live births3577.36.0
     White
2021-23Per 1,000 live births2234.84.3
     Black
2021-23Per 1,000 live births32812.111.1
     Hispanic
2021-23Per 1,000 live births477.55.0
     Non-Hispanic
2021-23Per 1,000 live births2466.76.2
2021-23Per 1,000 live births230.40.6
2021-23Per 100,000 Live Births112.824.2
Children Aged 1-5 Years 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9
2023Percent of Pre-K students218456.160.6
2023Percent of KG students31,23658.755.3
2020-22Per 100,000 population 1-52293477.9431.3
2021-23Per 1,000 population 1-5140.11.9
2020-22Percent of population < 514021.01.7
2021-23Per 1,000 population < 1338,17773.767.2
2023Percent of 4-yr olds132812.228.0
2023Per 1,000 Children in voluntary Pre-K3163497.0363.4
2023Percent of WIC children >= 2227.929.0
2023Percent of WIC children >= 2314.214.2
2023Percent of WIC children >= 2313.714.8
2022Percent of 2-yr olds479.276.6
2023Percent of KG students32,38892.290.6
2021-23Per 100,000 population 0-5125,02549,932.464,114.1
2021-23Per 100,000 population 1-54380899.8454.8
2023Per 100,000 population under 5494697.4487.4
Cryptosporidiosis (Aged 0-5 Years)2021-23 Per 100,000 Population Under 6816.04.8
2021-23Per 100,000 Population Under 537.33.5
2021-23Count102
2021-23Count102
Meningococcal Disease (Aged 0-4 Years)2021-23Count00.05
Mumps (Aged 0-4 Years)2021-23Count00.07
Pertussis (Aged 1-5 Years)2021-23Per 100,000 Population 1-512.41.1
2021-23Count100
Rubella, Congenital2021-23Count00.00
Shigellosis (Aged 0-5 Years)2021-23 Per 100,000 Population Under 624.07.9
2021-23Per 100,000 Population Under 612.05.8
2021-23Per 100,000 Population2121.42.2
Varicella (Aged 0-4 Years)2021-23Per 100,000 Population Under 524.816.0
Death and Injuries Among Children Aged 1-5 Years 1, 6
2021-23Per 100,000 Population1842.427.1
2021-23Per 100,000 Population818.911.0
2021-23Per 100,000 Population00.01.7
2021-23Per 100,000 Population00.00.9
2021-23Per 100,000 population 1-54112265.2117.6
2021-23Per 100,000 population 1-5<57.14.5
2021-23Per 100,000 population 1-541637.923.4
2021-23Per 100,000 population 1-52133314.9320.1
2021-23Per 100,000 population 1-5217904,238.54,103.9
2021-23Per 100,000 population 1-53183433.3353.4
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Data Note(s)

  • FLHealthCharts.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

  • Green, yellow, orange and red county quartiles represent the most to the least favorable situation (1st to 4th quartile). Light to dark blue county quartiles represent density from lowest to highest (1st to 4th).

  • Data Sources

  • 1 Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics

  • 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Florida Department of Health, Division of Community Health Promotion

  • 3 Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Diseases

  • 4 Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology

  • 5 Florida Department of Health, Florida Birth Defects Registry

  • 6 Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

  • 7 Florida Department of Education (DOE)

  • 8 Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)

  • 9 Florida Department of Health, WIC and Nutrition Services, FLWiSE