Alabama Death Records

State of Alabama Death Statistics
There were 47,601 deaths that occurred in 2008 in Alabama. 36,290 were deaths of white residents and 11,311 were deaths of black/other races. This information can be found at http://adph.org/healthstats/assets/AVS2008.pdf.  

State Death Record Accessibility
Death certificates are confidential records for 25 years from the date of death; only certain individuals may obtain a death record during this time. Those persons include: the mother or father of the person named on certificate, husband or wife of person named on certificate, son or daughter of person named on certificate, grandchildren of person named on certificate, sister or brother of person named on certificate, legal representative of family or estate, or informant listed on death certificate as providing information. After this time has passed, death records may be obtained by anyone upon payment of the fee.

State Death Records
The Alabama Center for Health Statistics
Mailing address: Alabama Vital Records, Post Office Box 5625, Montgomery, Alabama, 36103-5625
Physical address: The RSA Tower, 201 Monroe Street, Montgomery, Alabama  36104
Phone: (334) 206-5300 or (800) ALA-1818
Fax: N/A
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Email: http://adph.org/ContactUs.asp?cnt=1&id=1559
Website: http://www.adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1558

Required Information: full legal name of deceased, date of death, county (or city) of death, sex, social security number, date of birth or age at death, race, name of spouse, names of parents, your name, your signature, your relationship to the person whose certificate you are requesting, address where the certificate is to be mailed, and your daytime phone number
Years Available: Death records are available from 1908 for persons who died in Alabama.
Search Fees: The fee for a death record is $15 for the first copy and $6 for each additional copy.
Retrieval Timeframe: N/A
Forms: Fill out and include this form: http://adph.org/vitalrecords/assets/hs14eng.pdf.  
Notes: N/A

Death Records Online
A death record can be ordered online at: https://www.vitalchek.com/Campaign?site=2&clickid=600386559116115970.
 
Alabama Archives
Alabama archives can be found online at http://www.archives.state.al.us/.