| 2020 NORTH CAROLINA MCH INDICATORS: |
| Indicator #1: North Carolina Resident Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births), 2020 |
| 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 | 803 | 6.9 | 6.4 - 7.4 | 353 | 13.0 | 11.7 - 14.4 | 280 | 4.6 | 4.1 - 5.2 | 18 | 3.7 | 0.9 - 8.2 | 6 | 4.3* | 1.2 - 9.2 | 30 | 9.6 | 6.2 - 13 | 112 | 5.8 | 4.7 - 6.8 |
| PCR I: Western | 44 | 6.4 | 4.5 - 8.3 | 4 | 13.6* | 7.3 - 21.7 | 34 | 6.3 | 4.2 - 8.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1 | 9.3* | 4.3 - 16.2 | 2 | 14.4* | 7.9 - 22.7 | 3 | 3.5* | 0.8 - 8.0 |
| PCR II: Northwestern | 161 | 6.5 | 5.5 - 7.5 | 56 | 11.1 | 8.2 - 14.0 | 70 | 5.0 | 3.8 - 6.2 | 5 | 5.1* | 1.7 - 10.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 5 | 8.3* | 3.6 - 14.8 | 25 | 6.4 | 3.9 - 8.9 |
| PCR III: Southwestern | 144 | 5.8 | 4.8 - 6.7 | 70 | 10.9 | 8.4 - 13.5 | 48 | 4.1 | 3.0 - 5.3 | 4 | 2.6* | 0.5 - 6.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 9 | 14.4* | 8.0 - 22.8 | 12 | 2.6 | 0.4 - 6.5 |
| PCR IV: Northeastern | 166 | 6.4 | 5.4 - 7.3 | 81 | 13.6 | 10.7 - 16.5 | 40 | 3.1 | 2.2 - 4.1 | 5 | 2.9* | 0.6 - 7.1 | 1 | 14.5* | 8.0 - 22.9 | 7 | 12.2* | 6.4 - 20.0 | 30 | 6.0 | 3.9 - 8.2 |
| PCR V: Southeastern | 133 | 7.7 | 6.4 - 9.0 | 61 | 13.9 | 10.4 - 17.4 | 39 | 4.7 | 3.2 - 6.2 | 3 | 10.1* | 4.9 - 17.3 | 4 | 3.8* | 1.0 - 8.5 | 4 | 5.7* | 2.0 - 11.2 | 21 | 7.9 | 4.5 - 11.3 |
| PCR VI: Eastern | 155 | 9.2 | 7.8 - 10.7 | 81 | 16.1 | 12.6 - 19.6 | 49 | 5.8 | 4.2 - 7.4 | 1 | 3.4* | 0.8 - 7.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3 | 6.1* | 2.2 - 11.8 | 21 | 8.9 | 5.1 - 12.7 |
| 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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