2014-2018 NORTH CAROLINA MCH INDICATORS:
Indicator #2: Infant Mortality Racial Disparities Between Non-Hispanic Whites & Non-Hispanic African-Americans: 2014-2018

Residence: NH White Deaths NH White Rate NH White C.I. NH Black Deaths NH Black Rate NH Black C.I. Disparity Ratio
NORTH CAROLINA 1,663 5.1 4.9 - 5.4 1,781 12.9 12.3 - 13.5 2.53
PCR I: Western 165 5.5 4.7 - 6.3 23 13.4 7.9 - 18.8 2.44
PCR II: Northwestern 475 6.2 5.7 - 6.8 342 13.5 12.1 - 14.9 2.18
PCR III: Southwestern 279 4.6 4.0 - 5.1 343 10.8 9.7 - 12.0 2.35
PCR IV: Northeastern 245 3.7 3.2 - 4.1 377 12.4 11.1 - 13.6 3.35
PCR V: Southeastern 261 5.8 5.1 - 6.5 325 14.5 12.9 - 16.0 2.50
PCR VI: Eastern 238 5.1 4.4 - 5.7 371 13.9 12.5 - 15.3 2.73
ALAMANCE 26 5.3 3.2 - 7.3 24 12.1 7.3 - 16.9 2.28
ALEXANDER 10 6.7 2.6 - 12.6 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
ALLEGHANY 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
ANSON 2 3.9* 1.1 - 8.6 6 9.1* 4.2 - 15.9 *
ASHE 3 3.2* 0.7 - 7.5 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
AVERY 3 5.1* 1.7 - 10.4 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
BEAUFORT 10 8.3 3.6 - 14.8 13 18.4 11.0 - 27.7 2.22
BERTIE 1 4.1* 1.1 - 8.9 11 18.4 10.9 - 27.7 *
BLADEN 2 2.5* 0.4 - 6.4 10 16.3 9.4 - 25.1 *
BRUNSWICK 23 6.0 3.6 - 8.5 4 6.9* 2.7 - 12.9 *
BUNCOMBE 37 3.8 2.6 - 5.0 15 16.3 9.3 - 25.1 4.29
BURKE 29 8.7 5.6 - 11.9 1 5.4* 1.8 - 10.8 *
CABARRUS 38 5.4 3.7 - 7.1 23 10.5 6.2 - 14.7 1.94
CALDWELL 24 7.1 4.3 - 10.0 2 11.3* 5.7 - 18.8 *
CAMDEN 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
CARTERET 14 6.1 2.2 - 11.8 3 20.1* 12.3 - 29.8 *
CASWELL 1 1.6* 0.1 - 4.8 8 27.8* 18.4 - 39.0 *
CATAWBA 31 5.7 3.7 - 7.7 15 17.3 10.1 - 26.4 3.04
CHATHAM 14 7.0 2.8 - 13.1 7 20.2* 12.4 - 30.0 *
CHEROKEE 11 10.8 5.3 - 18.1 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
CHOWAN 1 2.9* 0.6 - 7.1 4 13.6* 7.3 - 21.7 *
CLAY 4 10.2* 4.9 - 17.4 1 333.3* 298.5 - 370.1 *
CLEVELAND 26 7.1 4.4 - 9.8 19 14.7 8.2 - 23.2 2.07
COLUMBUS 11 7.0 2.8 - 13.0 15 16.8 9.7 - 25.7 2.40
CRAVEN 25 5.6 3.4 - 7.8 17 12.2 6.4 - 20.0 2.18
CUMBERLAND 65 5.7 4.3 - 7.1 143 15.2 12.8 - 17.7 2.67
CURRITUCK 1 0.9* 0.0 - 3.4 2 29.0* 19.4 - 40.5 *
DARE 3 2.2* 0.3 - 6.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
DAVIDSON 38 5.9 4.0 - 7.7 14 15.3 8.6 - 23.9 2.59
DAVIE 7 4.6* 1.4 - 9.6 1 8.4* 3.7 - 15.0 *
DUPLIN 13 9.3 4.3 - 16.1 10 13.0 6.9 - 21.0 1.40
DURHAM 26 3.2 2.0 - 4.4 78 11.5 8.9 - 14.0 3.59
EDGECOMBE 4 4.9* 1.6 - 10.1 24 12.5 7.5 - 17.4 *
FORSYTH 62 6.0 4.5 - 7.5 76 12.3 9.5 - 15.0 2.05
FRANKLIN 11 5.3 1.8 - 10.7 15 16.6 9.6 - 25.5 3.13
GASTON 45 5.4 3.8 - 7.0 25 10.1 6.2 - 14.1 1.87
GATES 2 5.6* 1.9 - 11.1 2 14.6* 8.1 - 23.0 *
GRAHAM 1 2.9* 0.6 - 7.1 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
GRANVILLE 8 5.1* 1.7 - 10.4 8 9.3* 4.3 - 16.2 *
GREENE 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 7 20.3* 12.5 - 30.1 *
GUILFORD 47 4.1 2.9 - 5.2 162 13.3 11.3 - 15.4 3.24
HALIFAX 6 6.3* 2.4 - 12.0 20 12.1 6.8 - 17.4 *
HARNETT 39 7.1 4.9 - 9.4 27 15.0 9.4 - 20.6 2.11
HAYWOOD 17 6.4 2.4 - 12.2 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
HENDERSON 19 4.8 1.5 - 9.9 1 5.6* 2.0 - 11.1 *
HERTFORD 2 6.5* 2.5 - 12.3 17 22.3 14.0 - 32.4 *
HOKE 9 4.3* 1.2 - 9.2 18 17.2 10.1 - 26.3 *
HYDE 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1 27.8* 18.4 - 39.0 *
IREDELL 48 7.4 5.3 - 9.4 25 19.2 11.7 - 26.7 2.59
JACKSON 7 5.3* 1.8 - 10.6 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
JOHNSTON 37 5.3 3.6 - 6.9 19 10.6 5.2 - 17.9 2.00
JONES 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
LEE 9 5.0* 1.6 - 10.3 13 16.6 9.6 - 25.5 *
LENOIR 10 7.8 3.3 - 14.2 13 8.9 4.0 - 15.6 1.14
LINCOLN 16 4.8 1.5 - 10.0 9 40.9* 29.3 - 54.4 *
MCDOWELL 16 8.3 3.6 - 14.8 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
MACON 12 8.9 4.0 - 15.6 1 166.7* 142.3 - 192.9 *
MADISON 8 8.2* 3.6 - 14.7 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
MARTIN 3 5.1* 1.7 - 10.3 7 13.0* 6.9 - 21.0 *
MECKLENBURG 102 3.7 2.9 - 4.4 234 10.3 8.9 - 11.6 2.78
MITCHELL 2 3.2* 0.7 - 7.5 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
MONTGOMERY 7 9.0* 4.1 - 15.8 6 24.5* 15.8 - 35.1 *
MOORE 22 5.8 3.4 - 8.2 6 7.8* 3.3 - 14.1 *
NASH 13 6.1 2.2 - 11.8 29 12.8 8.2 - 17.5 2.10
NEW HANOVER 32 4.3 2.8 - 5.7 20 10.6 6.0 - 15.2 2.47
NORTHAMPTON 1 3.4* 0.8 - 7.9 7 12.2* 6.4 - 20.0 *
ONSLOW 71 5.1 3.9 - 6.3 31 13.4 8.7 - 18.1 2.63
ORANGE 8 2.3* 0.4 - 6.1 8 10.5* 5.1 - 17.7 *
PAMLICO 4 12.6* 6.6 - 20.4 2 27.8* 18.4 - 39.0 *
PASQUOTANK 5 4.0* 1.1 - 8.7 9 9.8* 4.7 - 16.8 *
PENDER 12 5.5 1.9 - 11.0 13 28.1 18.7 - 39.4 5.11
PERQUIMANS 1 2.3* 0.3 - 6.0 1 7.7* 3.3 - 14.0 *
PERSON 4 3.2* 0.7 - 7.5 17 28.7 19.2 - 40.1 *
PITT 21 4.6 2.6 - 6.6 73 16.5 12.7 - 20.2 3.59
POLK 4 6.5* 2.5 - 12.3 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
RANDOLPH 50 9.0 6.5 - 11.5 6 11.7* 6.0 - 19.2 *
RICHMOND 10 7.6 3.2 - 13.9 14 15.0 8.4 - 23.4 1.97
ROBESON 16 10.1 4.9 - 17.3 27 14.2 8.9 - 19.6 1.41
ROCKINGHAM 18 5.7 2.0 - 11.3 14 15.6 8.9 - 24.3 2.74
ROWAN 40 7.9 5.5 - 10.3 21 14.1 8.1 - 20.1 1.78
RUTHERFORD 17 6.4 2.5 - 12.3 5 13.2* 7.0 - 21.2 *
SAMPSON 7 4.2* 1.2 - 9.1 10 11.0 5.5 - 18.3 *
SCOTLAND 6 8.9* 4.0 - 15.6 12 11.6 5.9 - 19.2 *
STANLY 20 7.7 4.3 - 11.0 10 21.2 13.1 - 31.1 2.75
STOKES 7 3.8* 1.0 - 8.5 1 17.5* 10.3 - 26.7 *
SURRY 16 5.7 2.0 - 11.3 1 6.8* 2.7 - 12.8 *
SWAIN 2 4.3* 1.2 - 9.2 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
TRANSYLVANIA 6 5.2* 1.7 - 10.6 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
TYRRELL 1 8.4* 3.7 - 15.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
UNION 30 3.9 2.5 - 5.3 17 11.3 5.7 - 18.7 2.90
VANCE 4 5.0* 1.6 - 10.2 15 9.8 4.7 - 16.9 *
WAKE 96 2.9 2.3 - 3.5 159 11.9 10.0 - 13.7 4.10
WARREN 1 3.5* 0.8 - 8.0 6 12.2* 6.3 - 19.9 *
WASHINGTON 2 9.8* 4.7 - 16.8 8 21.9* 13.7 - 32.0 *
WATAUGA 16 9.8 4.6 - 16.8 1 45.5* 33.2 - 59.6 *
WAYNE 13 3.4 0.8 - 7.9 29 11.5 7.3 - 15.6 3.38
WILKES 20 7.1 4.0 - 10.2 2 14.5* 8.0 - 22.9 *
WILSON 11 6.2 2.3 - 12.0 31 15.6 10.2 - 21.1 2.52
YADKIN 6 4.2* 1.2 - 9.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
YANCEY 2 2.7* 0.5 - 6.7 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *

Caution: Racial categories have changed from prior years and now reflect single race categories & multi-race. Comparisons with prior reports are not advised. Comparable disparity ratios prior to 2014 are not available.
NH=Non-Hispanic
*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