| 2018 NORTH CAROLINA MCH INDICATORS: |
| Indicator #1: North Carolina Resident Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births), 2018 |
| 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 | 806 | 6.8 | 6.3 - 7.2 | 338 | 12.3 | 11.0 - 13.6 | 316 | 5.0 | 4.4 - 5.5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0.8 - 7.8 | 14 | 9.4 | 4.4 - 16.3 | 25 | 8.5 | 5.2 - 11.9 | 88 | 4.8 | 3.8 - 5.8 |
| PCR I: Western | 39 | 5.3 | 3.6 - 6.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 28 | 4.8 | 3.0 - 6.6 | 1 | 8.7* | 3.9 - 15.4 | 1 | 6.8* | 2.7 - 12.9 | 3 | 20.5* | 12.6 - 30.3 | 6 | 7.0* | 2.8 - 13.1 |
| PCR II: Northwestern | 191 | 7.6 | 6.5 - 8.6 | 72 | 14.3 | 11.0 - 17.6 | 88 | 5.9 | 4.7 - 7.1 | 4 | 4.1* | 1.1 - 8.9 | 1 | 14.3* | 7.9 - 22.6 | 8 | 17.1* | 10.0 - 26.1 | 17 | 4.7 | 1.4 - 9.8 |
| PCR III: Southwestern | 153 | 6.1 | 5.1 - 7.1 | 66 | 10.2 | 7.8 - 12.7 | 63 | 5.2 | 4.0 - 6.5 | 3 | 1.9* | 0.2 - 5.4 | 1 | 18.9* | 11.3 - 28.3 | 3 | 4.8* | 1.5 - 9.9 | 15 | 3.5 | 0.8 - 8.0 |
| PCR IV: Northeastern | 155 | 5.9 | 5.0 - 6.8 | 74 | 12.4 | 9.6 - 15.2 | 43 | 3.3 | 2.3 - 4.3 | 5 | 2.9* | 0.6 - 7.0 | 1 | 12.3* | 6.4 - 20.1 | 5 | 8.8* | 4.0 - 15.6 | 27 | 5.8 | 3.6 - 8.0 |
| PCR V: Southeastern | 131 | 7.4 | 6.1 - 8.6 | 55 | 12.3 | 9.1 - 15.5 | 47 | 5.5 | 3.9 - 7.1 | 3 | 9.3* | 4.3 - 16.2 | 10 | 9.5 | 4.5 - 16.4 | 4 | 5.6* | 2.0 - 11.1 | 10 | 3.8 | 1.0 - 8.4 |
| PCR VI: Eastern | 137 | 7.9 | 6.6 - 9.2 | 71 | 13.7 | 10.5 - 16.8 | 47 | 5.2 | 3.7 - 6.7 | 1 | 3.3* | 0.7 - 7.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2 | 4.8* | 1.5 - 10.0 | 13 | 5.7 | 2.0 - 11.3 |
| 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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