North Carolina Health Statistics Pocket Guide - 2007
Table 8 - Selected Health Indicators
Pregnancy, Total Females
2005-2007
| County |
Percent of Live Births |
| North Carolina |
68.2 |
15.3 |
83.9 |
27.8 |
9.2 |
17.3 |
11.5 |
30.4 |
| Alamance |
63.9 |
15.5 |
79.9 |
20.7 |
9.1 |
19.2 |
15.3 |
29.9 |
| Alexander |
59.9 |
5.1 |
65.5 |
6.7 |
8.1 |
18.3 |
22.2 |
29.4 |
| Alleghany |
61.2 |
3.8 |
64.9 |
0.6 |
9.9 |
15.1 |
21.0 |
35.5 |
| Anson |
66.5 |
12.6 |
80.0 |
56.9 |
12.2 |
17.7 |
18.2 |
36.4 |
| Ashe |
66.9 |
4.9 |
72.0 |
1.2 |
8.4 |
10.4 |
21.7 |
39.3 |
| Avery |
61.9 |
6.6 |
69.0 |
0.5 |
7.3 |
9.1 |
18.7 |
30.5 |
| Beaufort |
72.2 |
9.7 |
82.6 |
32.9 |
10.5 |
20.5 |
14.8 |
36.4 |
| Bertie |
64.7 |
14.8 |
80.7 |
72.6 |
14.3 |
13.1 |
10.1 |
26.0 |
| Bladen |
72.4 |
9.0 |
82.3 |
36.2 |
10.3 |
27.5 |
16.8 |
34.7 |
| Brunswick |
66.9 |
11.9 |
79.1 |
14.6 |
8.3 |
18.6 |
20.0 |
30.6 |
| Buncombe |
62.3 |
13.4 |
76.1 |
10.3 |
9.2 |
6.2 |
13.5 |
31.9 |
| Burke |
59.4 |
7.2 |
66.9 |
13.3 |
8.8 |
25.7 |
20.3 |
31.9 |
| Cabarrus |
75.3 |
11.5 |
87.3 |
16.8 |
8.7 |
19.1 |
10.3 |
31.0 |
| Caldwell |
61.2 |
6.8 |
68.4 |
5.8 |
9.2 |
7.3 |
21.9 |
29.3 |
| Camden |
58.6 |
6.5 |
65.5 |
14.9 |
7.9 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
33.5 |
| Carteret |
62.7 |
13.6 |
76.7 |
10.8 |
6.8 |
10.6 |
18.4 |
35.0 |
| Caswell |
53.0 |
11.8 |
65.2 |
29.9 |
10.8 |
14.8 |
21.2 |
33.1 |
| Catawba |
67.2 |
10.3 |
77.8 |
15.5 |
8.9 |
19.0 |
14.7 |
26.4 |
| Chatham |
67.8 |
11.2 |
79.3 |
11.7 |
7.5 |
16.8 |
11.5 |
27.5 |
| Cherokee |
62.6 |
4.6 |
67.3 |
5.3 |
11.2 |
15.3 |
31.5 |
32.9 |
| Chowan |
72.7 |
12.8 |
85.9 |
47.3 |
14.3 |
14.8 |
14.3 |
35.5 |
| Clay |
57.2 |
5.2 |
62.3 |
3.3 |
4.9 |
11.1 |
26.2 |
32.4 |
| Cleveland |
59.0 |
10.5 |
70.0 |
27.3 |
9.2 |
23.3 |
19.2 |
32.2 |
| Columbus |
72.4 |
11.2 |
83.9 |
37.6 |
11.5 |
31.6 |
18.6 |
30.2 |
| Craven |
90.7 |
15.2 |
106.5 |
28.1 |
8.6 |
16.6 |
13.0 |
28.9 |
| Cumberland |
79.3 |
20.5 |
100.4 |
41.1 |
9.7 |
12.8 |
10.2 |
27.4 |
| Currituck |
54.9 |
13.5 |
68.6 |
8.1 |
9.0 |
11.3 |
16.2 |
31.7 |
| Dare |
72.1 |
27.4 |
99.9 |
4.5 |
7.4 |
10.4 |
14.2 |
38.1 |
| Davidson |
61.3 |
8.7 |
70.4 |
11.2 |
9.8 |
17.6 |
19.4 |
34.0 |
| Davie |
60.2 |
8.5 |
68.9 |
5.6 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
13.9 |
25.8 |
| Duplin |
81.6 |
9.6 |
92.0 |
23.0 |
8.7 |
21.4 |
8.2 |
26.5 |
| Durham |
70.4 |
22.6 |
93.4 |
40.3 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
4.2 |
30.3 |
| Edgecombe |
70.2 |
15.9 |
87.1 |
65.0 |
12.8 |
32.7 |
15.5 |
32.0 |
| Forsyth |
69.9 |
18.3 |
88.6 |
29.0 |
10.5 |
14.7 |
9.5 |
25.5 |
| Franklin |
62.3 |
12.8 |
75.7 |
26.7 |
9.0 |
13.4 |
8.3 |
31.2 |
| Gaston |
67.3 |
11.5 |
79.2 |
19.8 |
10.3 |
35.7 |
17.0 |
29.7 |
| Gates |
57.3 |
13.0 |
70.5 |
39.7 |
12.5 |
13.1 |
13.8 |
28.7 |
| Graham |
76.1 |
6.6 |
83.2 |
10.6 |
9.0 |
9.9 |
28.2 |
26.0 |
| Granville |
64.3 |
15.4 |
80.0 |
33.8 |
10.4 |
16.1 |
13.2 |
30.0 |
| Greene |
67.0 |
9.6 |
77.5 |
40.5 |
12.7 |
14.0 |
12.3 |
28.3 |
| Guilford |
60.5 |
21.7 |
82.6 |
42.9 |
9.5 |
16.5 |
8.8 |
30.7 |
| Halifax |
66.2 |
17.6 |
84.2 |
66.0 |
13.0 |
14.1 |
16.1 |
30.4 |
| Harnett |
66.6 |
11.8 |
78.9 |
23.4 |
8.7 |
21.1 |
14.3 |
35.2 |
| Haywood |
58.0 |
6.5 |
64.7 |
3.2 |
9.5 |
11.7 |
23.5 |
31.9 |
| Henderson |
73.2 |
9.4 |
82.9 |
5.5 |
8.1 |
6.7 |
12.1 |
32.7 |
| Hertford |
64.0 |
19.6 |
84.3 |
71.9 |
10.8 |
13.4 |
9.8 |
26.0 |
| Hoke |
85.2 |
14.3 |
100.2 |
35.4 |
8.3 |
16.5 |
10.0 |
27.9 |
| Hyde |
76.7 |
10.4 |
87.9 |
22.2 |
9.7 |
14.6 |
13.5 |
33.5 |
| Iredell |
67.3 |
11.5 |
79.1 |
18.0 |
8.9 |
24.4 |
14.5 |
32.2 |
| Jackson |
52.8 |
9.6 |
62.7 |
21.2 |
6.1 |
9.0 |
19.5 |
27.5 |
| Johnston |
72.4 |
11.4 |
84.3 |
16.6 |
8.2 |
13.0 |
9.1 |
32.4 |
| Jones |
56.2 |
13.3 |
69.5 |
26.6 |
9.0 |
15.3 |
19.3 |
34.6 |
| Lee |
83.4 |
16.7 |
100.6 |
22.3 |
9.9 |
27.6 |
13.5 |
24.7 |
| Lenoir |
74.0 |
15.7 |
90.3 |
45.8 |
10.9 |
16.8 |
17.0 |
32.9 |
| Lincoln |
61.2 |
7.5 |
68.9 |
6.3 |
7.9 |
22.6 |
18.4 |
35.2 |
| McDowell |
64.5 |
6.8 |
71.9 |
4.0 |
8.0 |
12.5 |
21.2 |
33.7 |
| Macon |
72.7 |
7.2 |
80.1 |
3.2 |
7.9 |
13.9 |
19.9 |
30.7 |
| Madison |
49.9 |
6.3 |
56.7 |
1.6 |
10.3 |
5.0 |
22.6 |
29.7 |
| Martin |
62.5 |
10.5 |
73.9 |
51.5 |
11.3 |
19.5 |
14.9 |
30.5 |
| Mecklenburg |
73.6 |
22.7 |
96.8 |
36.3 |
8.9 |
19.5 |
5.3 |
31.2 |
| Mitchell |
59.4 |
5.8 |
65.4 |
0.6 |
9.7 |
6.8 |
25.1 |
34.8 |
| Montgomery |
81.3 |
10.0 |
91.6 |
20.4 |
7.9 |
23.4 |
12.8 |
31.3 |
| Moore |
69.8 |
11.7 |
82.1 |
21.0 |
8.5 |
16.5 |
12.3 |
29.0 |
| Nash |
66.0 |
16.0 |
82.7 |
41.5 |
10.1 |
21.5 |
12.6 |
25.7 |
| New Hanover |
60.5 |
20.3 |
81.1 |
22.6 |
9.0 |
20.3 |
11.4 |
28.6 |
| Northampton |
66.0 |
17.2 |
83.7 |
70.2 |
15.1 |
12.2 |
13.8 |
28.8 |
| Onslow |
98.0 |
17.9 |
116.4 |
19.9 |
8.2 |
9.2 |
10.6 |
28.8 |
| Orange |
41.0 |
12.5 |
53.7 |
22.9 |
7.4 |
12.4 |
8.4 |
28.4 |
| Pamlico |
57.8 |
10.5 |
69.0 |
19.1 |
9.1 |
24.0 |
24.9 |
26.1 |
| Pasquotank |
71.1 |
20.3 |
91.8 |
41.2 |
10.5 |
20.1 |
10.3 |
30.8 |
| Pender |
61.7 |
10.6 |
72.6 |
16.9 |
9.4 |
22.0 |
15.5 |
27.1 |
| Perquimans |
64.1 |
15.3 |
79.6 |
30.5 |
8.4 |
17.5 |
13.3 |
30.0 |
| Person |
64.1 |
16.7 |
81.4 |
29.2 |
9.0 |
12.0 |
15.5 |
34.0 |
| Pitt |
59.4 |
16.1 |
76.1 |
43.0 |
11.6 |
10.6 |
9.5 |
29.6 |
| Polk |
51.1 |
6.9 |
58.3 |
6.4 |
10.9 |
16.8 |
12.8 |
27.5 |
| Randolph |
64.1 |
10.9 |
75.4 |
7.5 |
8.3 |
16.9 |
14.9 |
30.9 |
| Richmond |
73.0 |
12.5 |
85.7 |
35.5 |
8.8 |
22.7 |
20.8 |
37.5 |
| Robeson |
80.1 |
11.6 |
92.4 |
62.5 |
11.0 |
27.8 |
17.7 |
33.4 |
| Rockingham |
61.3 |
11.5 |
73.4 |
20.3 |
10.1 |
15.9 |
20.2 |
31.5 |
| Rowan |
64.1 |
12.8 |
77.4 |
20.1 |
9.6 |
23.4 |
16.3 |
28.2 |
| Rutherford |
62.6 |
8.9 |
72.0 |
13.1 |
7.9 |
14.8 |
21.0 |
29.9 |
| Sampson |
74.2 |
10.0 |
84.8 |
26.9 |
9.8 |
20.6 |
11.1 |
38.2 |
| Scotland |
68.4 |
11.6 |
80.6 |
60.3 |
12.6 |
21.5 |
20.9 |
36.0 |
| Stanly |
62.5 |
9.0 |
71.9 |
16.2 |
9.2 |
14.8 |
16.9 |
37.1 |
| Stokes |
50.7 |
6.5 |
57.4 |
3.8 |
10.8 |
8.4 |
26.0 |
27.0 |
| Surry |
65.8 |
8.1 |
74.3 |
4.6 |
9.1 |
17.6 |
21.8 |
27.7 |
| Swain |
73.1 |
7.5 |
80.8 |
37.4 |
6.7 |
12.1 |
23.2 |
27.8 |
| Transylvania |
61.7 |
9.9 |
71.8 |
6.4 |
8.1 |
6.6 |
19.3 |
28.8 |
| Tyrrell |
85.3 |
10.1 |
95.5 |
35.6 |
14.4 |
6.3 |
12.5 |
31.3 |
| Union |
73.8 |
10.3 |
84.5 |
14.9 |
7.4 |
15.3 |
7.8 |
28.8 |
| Vance |
78.1 |
17.5 |
96.2 |
53.8 |
13.1 |
27.8 |
15.2 |
32.9 |
| Wake |
68.7 |
17.9 |
87.1 |
27.6 |
7.9 |
17.5 |
3.8 |
30.4 |
| Warren |
65.7 |
14.1 |
80.6 |
66.8 |
15.9 |
21.5 |
13.0 |
35.3 |
| Washington |
76.1 |
14.9 |
91.4 |
58.5 |
12.8 |
17.0 |
13.3 |
33.1 |
| Watauga |
35.1 |
9.7 |
44.9 |
2.6 |
6.3 |
9.2 |
11.2 |
36.2 |
| Wayne |
75.6 |
14.3 |
90.5 |
35.0 |
9.1 |
29.0 |
12.3 |
33.1 |
| Wilkes |
64.6 |
6.3 |
71.2 |
6.1 |
8.7 |
12.7 |
21.9 |
34.0 |
| Wilson |
70.0 |
15.8 |
86.5 |
43.0 |
9.8 |
16.4 |
11.6 |
28.1 |
| Yadkin |
63.7 |
8.0 |
72.3 |
3.2 |
8.8 |
8.5 |
16.0 |
27.7 |
| Yancey |
59.0 |
4.9 |
64.7 |
0.5 |
7.5 |
8.9 |
19.6 |
29.6 |
1. Live Births per 1,000 females 15-44.
2. Legal induced abortions per 1,000 females 15-44.
3. Pregnancies (reported abortions, fetal deaths, and live births) per 1,000 females 15-44.
4. Based on race of mother.
5. 5 lbs 8 ozs or less.
6. Late care defined as first visit after third month. Information often based on maternal recall.
7. Includes primary and repeat C-sections.
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