UNADJUSTED CHILD DEATH RATES PER 100,000 POPULATION, 2018-2022
AGES 0-17 and AGES 1-17

RESIDENCE Deaths 0-17 Rate 0-17 Deaths 1-17 Rate 1-17
NORTH CAROLINA 6633 72 2566 29.4
REGION 1: Western 364 61.7 147 26.2
REGION 2: Northwestern 1519 74 578 29.6
REGION 3: Southwestern 1206 61.9 490 26.5
REGION 4: Northeastern 1324 62 518 25.5
REGION 5: Southeastern 1081 85 409 34
REGION 6: Eastern 1139 94 424 37
ALAMANCE 98 65 29 20.2
ALEXANDER 23 78 13 46.2
ALLEGHANY 6 79.5* 4 55.8*
ANSON 24 128.9 10 56.7
ASHE 7 37.6* 4 22.5*
AVERY 6 57* 2 20*
BEAUFORT 36 99 13 37.5
BERTIE 16 125.2 6 49.5*
BLADEN 21 82.1 5 20.6*
BRUNSWICK 51 61.8 13 16.5
BUNCOMBE 108 55.9 47 25.7
BURKE 45 68.8 14 22.6
CABARRUS 116 51.4 43 20
CALDWELL 49 75.3 22 35.5
CAMDEN 6 61.2* 4 42.5*
CARTERET 36 75.9 25 55.1
CASWELL 11 65.1 4 24.9*
CATAWBA 92 65.4 38 28.3
CHATHAM 38 63.6 15 26.2
CHEROKEE 22 116.7 9 50.4*
CHOWAN 5 45.3* 2 19*
CLAY 6 80.9* 2 28.3*
CLEVELAND 67 76.3 26 31.2
COLUMBUS 34 77 12 28.6
CRAVEN 74 84.7 17 20.7
CUMBERLAND 340 102 116 37.1
CURRITUCK 5 20* 4 16.8*
DARE 8 28.7* 7 26.4*
DAVIDSON 98 66.7 37 26.4
DAVIE 28 77.7 13 37.7
DUPLIN 47 91.1 15 30.6
DURHAM 201 76.6 78 31.7
EDGECOMBE 52 114.8 21 48.8
FORSYTH 283 81 97 29.2
FRANKLIN 47 77.6 17 29.5
GASTON 157 77 56 28.9
GATES 7 79.6* 5 59.3*
GRAHAM 1 15.1* 0 0.0
GRANVILLE 29 58.1 15 31.5
GREENE 16 96 5 31.6*
GUILFORD 376 78.6 127 27.9
HALIFAX 49 115.9 20 49.8
HARNETT 95 68.3 37 28.1
HAYWOOD 30 66.5 11 25.6
HENDERSON 58 66.2 29 34.7
HERTFORD 24 143.4 10 62.9
HOKE 65 111.4 27 49
HYDE 3 94* 3 97.9*
IREDELL 106 63 43 26.8
JACKSON 12 41.7 3 11*
JOHNSTON 123 57 53 25.7
JONES 10 145.6 6 92.1*
LEE 45 75.1 16 28.1
LENOIR 50 100 15 31.6
LINCOLN 44 60.4 20 28.8
MCDOWELL 17 47.3 6 17.5*
MACON 14 52 5 19.5*
MADISON 9 59.5* 5 34.8*
MARTIN 19 105.2 4 23.3*
MECKLENBURG 659 63.9 271 27.8
MITCHELL 6 54.8* 2 19.2*
MONTGOMERY 14 60.8 2 9.1*
MOORE 56 64.5 27 32.8
NASH 63 76 25 31.7
NEW HANOVER 89 53.1 31 19.5
NORTHAMPTON 13 100.9 2 16.4*
ONSLOW 160 81.3 58 31.9
ORANGE 76 66.8 21 19.2
PAMLICO 9 120.6* 3 41.9*
PASQUOTANK 42 118.9 21 62.7
PENDER 29 52.5 14 26.5
PERQUIMANS 10 101.1 3 31.8*
PERSON 21 64.7 7 22.7*
PITT 165 110.3 51 36
POLK 5 39.1* 3 24.6*
RANDOLPH 112 87 45 36.7
RICHMOND 57 139.5 24 62.1
ROBESON 145 117.4 63 53.9
ROCKINGHAM 55 74.7 22 31.4
ROWAN 88 68.8 38 31.2
RUTHERFORD 37 69.1 10 19.6
SAMPSON 48 80.2 19 33.4
SCOTLAND 37 115.3 19 62.4
STANLY 40 73.6 17 32.9
STOKES 20 59.8 7 21.9*
SURRY 37 61.2 16 27.9
SWAIN 16 126.3 5 41.4*
TRANSYLVANIA 18 85.9 8 40.1*
TYRRELL 0 0.0 0 0.0
UNION 99 39.2 47 19.3
VANCE 51 124.1 26 66.8
WAKE 571 54 233 23.1
WARREN 13 93.9 4 30.3*
WASHINGTON 11 120.9 0 0.0
WATAUGA 16 57.3 8 30.1*
WAYNE 129 112.9 51 47.2
WILKES 45 82.6 18 34.7
WILSON 74 100.9 28 40.2
YADKIN 27 87.1 10 33.9
YANCEY 5 37.4* 2 15.8*

*TECHNICAL NOTE: RATES BASED ON SMALL NUMBERS (FEWER THAN 10 DEATHS) ARE UNSTABLE & SHOULD BE INTERPRETED WITH CAUTION
PREPARED BY NC-DHHS STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS