| 2020 NC RESIDENT FETAL DEATHS OCCURRING IN NC BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND OBSTETRIC ESTIMATE OF GESTATION |
| TOTAL | OBSTETRIC ESTIMATE OF GESTATION | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extremely Preterm: < 27 weeks* |
Very Preterm: 27-31 weeks* |
Moderate/Late Preterm: 32-36 weeks* |
Full Term: 37+ weeks |
Unknown Gestation |
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL | 716 | 100.0 | 346 | 48.3 | 123 | 17.2 | 148 | 20.7 | 97 | 13.5 | 2 | 0.3 |
| COUNTY OF RESIDENCE: | 17 | 2.4 | 8 | 47.1 | 3 | 17.6 | 6 | 35.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Alamance | ||||||||||||
| Alexander | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Alleghany | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Anson | 6 | 0.8 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Ashe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beaufort | 5 | 0.7 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Bertie | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Bladen | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Brunswick | 6 | 0.8 | 1 | 16.7 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Buncombe | 12 | 1.7 | 4 | 33.3 | 3 | 25.0 | 4 | 33.3 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Burke | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Cabarrus | 15 | 2.1 | 8 | 53.3 | 3 | 20.0 | 1 | 6.7 | 3 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Caldwell | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Camden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carteret | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Caswell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Catawba | 14 | 2.0 | 6 | 42.9 | 1 | 7.1 | 6 | 42.9 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Chatham | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Cherokee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chowan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland | 7 | 1.0 | 3 | 42.9 | 3 | 42.9 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Columbus | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Craven | 5 | 0.7 | 5 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Cumberland | 36 | 5.0 | 20 | 55.6 | 6 | 16.7 | 6 | 16.7 | 4 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Currituck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dare | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Davidson | 11 | 1.5 | 5 | 45.5 | 3 | 27.3 | 1 | 9.1 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Davie | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Duplin | 6 | 0.8 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Durham | 32 | 4.5 | 14 | 43.8 | 5 | 15.6 | 9 | 28.1 | 4 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Edgecombe | 7 | 1.0 | 6 | 85.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Forsyth | 28 | 3.9 | 19 | 67.9 | 4 | 14.3 | 4 | 14.3 | 1 | 3.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Franklin | 4 | 0.6 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Gaston | 14 | 2.0 | 6 | 42.9 | 1 | 7.1 | 4 | 28.6 | 3 | 21.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Gates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Granville | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Greene | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Guilford | 55 | 7.7 | 29 | 52.7 | 8 | 14.5 | 8 | 14.5 | 8 | 14.5 | 2 | 3.6 |
| Halifax | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Harnett | 14 | 2.0 | 7 | 50.0 | 1 | 7.1 | 3 | 21.4 | 3 | 21.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Haywood | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Henderson | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hertford | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hoke | 4 | 0.6 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hyde | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iredell | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jackson | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Johnston | 16 | 2.2 | 6 | 37.5 | 3 | 18.8 | 7 | 43.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee | 6 | 0.8 | 2 | 33.3 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lenoir | 9 | 1.3 | 4 | 44.4 | 1 | 11.1 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lincoln | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| McDowell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Macon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madison | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mecklenburg | 102 | 14.2 | 55 | 53.9 | 15 | 14.7 | 17 | 16.7 | 15 | 14.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montgomery | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Moore | 8 | 1.1 | 3 | 37.5 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Nash | 11 | 1.5 | 6 | 54.5 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 27.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| New Hanover | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Northampton | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Onslow | 21 | 2.9 | 8 | 38.1 | 4 | 19.0 | 7 | 33.3 | 2 | 9.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Orange | 8 | 1.1 | 1 | 12.5 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 12.5 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pamlico | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pasquotank | 2 | 0.3 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pender | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Perquimans | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Person | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pitt | 12 | 1.7 | 7 | 58.3 | 2 | 16.7 | 2 | 16.7 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Polk | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Randolph | 9 | 1.3 | 1 | 11.1 | 4 | 44.4 | 2 | 22.2 | 2 | 22.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Richmond | 3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Robeson | 7 | 1.0 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 42.9 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rockingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rowan | 11 | 1.5 | 7 | 63.6 | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 9.1 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rutherford | 8 | 1.1 | 5 | 62.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Sampson | 8 | 1.1 | 6 | 75.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Stanly | 11 | 1.5 | 5 | 45.5 | 2 | 18.2 | 3 | 27.3 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Stokes | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Surry | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Swain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transylvania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Union | 12 | 1.7 | 9 | 75.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Vance | 7 | 1.0 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 42.9 | 2 | 28.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wake | 56 | 7.8 | 27 | 48.2 | 17 | 30.4 | 6 | 10.7 | 6 | 10.7 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Warren | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Watauga | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wayne | 6 | 0.8 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 16.7 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wilkes | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wilson | 5 | 0.7 | 1 | 20.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Yadkin | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Yancey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * Gestational Categories Based on World Health Organization (WHO) definitions |
| Prepared by NC DHHS/Division of Public Health/State Center for Health Statistics |