| 2021 NORTH CAROLINA MCH INDICATORS: |
| Indicator #1: North Carolina Resident Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births), 2021 |
| 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 | 820 | 6.8 | 6.3 - 7.3 | 326 | 12.1 | 10.8 - 13.4 | 323 | 5.1 | 4.6 - 5.7 | 23 | 4.8 | 2.8 - 6.7 | 12 | 8.2 | 3.6 - 14.7 | 23 | 7.1 | 4.2 - 10 | 105 | 5.1 | 4.1 - 6.1 |
| PCR I: Western | 43 | 6.0 | 4.2 - 7.8 | 5 | 18.1* | 10.8 - 27.4 | 34 | 6.1 | 4.0 - 8.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 1 | 7.9* | 3.4 - 14.3 | 1 | 5.9* | 2.2 - 11.6 | 2 | 2.3* | 0.3 - 6.0 |
| PCR II: Northwestern | 192 | 7.7 | 6.6 - 8.8 | 66 | 13.5 | 10.3 - 16.8 | 86 | 6.0 | 4.7 - 7.2 | 5 | 5.4* | 1.8 - 10.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 4 | 7.4* | 3.0 - 13.6 | 30 | 7.5 | 4.8 - 10.1 |
| PCR III: Southwestern | 136 | 5.3 | 4.4 - 6.1 | 61 | 9.4 | 7.0 - 11.7 | 42 | 3.5 | 2.4 - 4.5 | 7 | 4.7* | 1.5 - 9.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3 | 4.5* | 1.3 - 9.5 | 21 | 4.2 | 2.4 - 6.0 |
| PCR IV: Northeastern | 165 | 6.0 | 5.1 - 6.9 | 60 | 9.9 | 7.4 - 12.4 | 64 | 4.7 | 3.6 - 5.9 | 10 | 5.6 | 2.0 - 11.1 | 1 | 14.1* | 7.7 - 22.3 | 5 | 7.8* | 3.3 - 14.2 | 23 | 4.3 | 2.6 - 6.1 |
| PCR V: Southeastern | 138 | 7.7 | 6.4 - 8.9 | 62 | 14.4 | 10.8 - 17.9 | 48 | 5.6 | 4.0 - 7.2 | 1 | 3.5* | 0.8 - 8.0 | 10 | 9.4 | 4.4 - 16.3 | 3 | 3.9* | 1.0 - 8.6 | 12 | 4.1 | 1.1 - 8.9 |
| PCR VI: Eastern | 146 | 8.6 | 7.2 - 10.0 | 72 | 14.8 | 11.4 - 18.1 | 49 | 5.6 | 4.0 - 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 7 | 15.9* | 9.1 - 24.6 | 17 | 6.8 | 2.7 - 12.8 |
| 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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