| 2017 NORTH CAROLINA MCH INDICATORS: |
| Indicator #1: North Carolina Resident Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births), 2017 |
| Residence: | Total Deaths | Total Rate | Total C.I. | NH Black Deaths | NH Black Rate | NH Black C.I. | NH White Deaths | NH White Rate | NH White C.I. | NH Asian/PI Deaths | NH Asian/PI Rate | NH Asian/PI C.I. | NH Am.Ind Deaths | NH Am.Ind Rate | NH Am.Ind C.I. | NH Multi-Race Deaths | NH Multi-Race Rate | NH Multi-Race C.I. | Hispanic Deaths | Hispanic Rate | Hispanic C.I. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH CAROLINA | 852 | 7.1 | 6.6 - 7.6 | 354 | 12.8 | 11.4 - 14.1 | 312 | 4.9 | 4.3 - 5.4 | 26 | 5.0 | 3.1 - 7.0 | 19 | 12.6 | 6.6 - 20.5 | 26 | 9.3 | 5.8 - 12.9 | 106 | 5.7 | 4.7 - 6.8 |
| PCR I: Western | 47 | 6.4 | 4.6 - 8.2 | 7 | 21.8* | 13.6 - 31.9 | 33 | 5.7 | 3.8 - 7.6 | 1 | 10.5* | 5.2 - 17.8 | 3 | 21.7* | 13.6 - 31.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3 | 3.6* | 0.9 - 8.2 |
| PCR II: Northwestern | 222 | 8.8 | 7.6 - 9.9 | 73 | 14.3 | 11.0 - 17.5 | 103 | 6.9 | 5.6 - 8.2 | 4 | 3.8* | 1.0 - 8.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 8 | 18.9* | 11.4 - 28.3 | 33 | 8.9 | 5.9 - 11.9 |
| PCR III: Southwestern | 131 | 5.2 | 4.3 - 6.1 | 58 | 9.1 | 6.8 - 11.4 | 46 | 3.8 | 2.7 - 4.9 | 4 | 2.3* | 0.4 - 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 8 | 14.6* | 8.1 - 23.0 | 14 | 3.2 | 0.7 - 7.6 |
| PCR IV: Northeastern | 161 | 6.1 | 5.1 - 7.0 | 77 | 12.8 | 10.0 - 15.7 | 40 | 3.0 | 2.1 - 3.9 | 14 | 8.2 | 3.6 - 14.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3 | 5.6* | 2.0 - 11.1 | 26 | 5.6 | 3.4 - 7.7 |
| PCR V: Southeastern | 166 | 9.2 | 7.8 - 10.5 | 76 | 16.6 | 12.9 - 20.4 | 53 | 6.0 | 4.4 - 7.7 | 1 | 3.0* | 0.6 - 7.2 | 15 | 13.8 | 7.5 - 22.0 | 6 | 8.5* | 3.8 - 15.1 | 12 | 4.6 | 1.4 - 9.6 |
| PCR VI: Eastern | 125 | 7.1 | 5.8 - 8.3 | 63 | 11.8 | 8.9 - 14.7 | 37 | 4.0 | 2.7 - 5.3 | 2 | 7.1* | 2.9 - 13.3 | 1 | 14.7* | 8.2 - 23.1 | 1 | 2.3* | 0.3 - 6.1 | 18 | 7.7 | 3.3 - 14.0 |
| Caution: Racial categories have changed from prior years and now reflect single race categories & multi-race. Comparisons with prior reports are not advised. |
| NH=Non-Hispanic. Sum of deaths for racial/ethnic categories may not add up to Total Deaths due to missing, undetermined, or unclassifiable race information. |
| *Technical Note: Rates based on small numbers (fewer than 10 deaths) are unstable & should be interpreted with caution. |
| C.I.=95% Confidence interval. For areas/categories having >=20 deaths, Wald C.I.'s are presented. For areas/categories having < 20 deaths, inverse Gamma C.I.'s are presented. |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services, Title V Office in Collaboration with the State Center for Health Statistics, 03OCT2023 |
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