2024 NC Resident Child Deaths

Table 3: Ages 0-17 and Ages 1-17, by County and Region

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Residence 2020-24 Deaths
Ages 00-17		 2020-24 Rate
Ages 00-17		 2020-24 C.I. Ages
00-17		 2024 Deaths
Ages 00-17		 2024 Rate Ages
00-17		 2024 C.I. Ages 00-17 2020-24 Deaths
Ages 1-17		 2020-24 Rate
Ages 1-17		 2020-24 C.I. Ages
1-17		 2024 Deaths
Ages 1-17		 2024 Rate Ages
1-17		 2024 C.I. Ages 1-17
NORTH CAROLINA 6,935 59.4 58.0 - 60.8 1,386 58.7 55.6 - 61.8 2,886 26.0 25.1 - 27.0 616 27.5 25.3 - 29.7
REGION 1: Western 384 52.1 46.9 - 57.3 71 48.7 37.4 - 60.1 178 25.4 21.7 - 29.1 42 30.3 21.2 - 39.5
REGION 2: Northwestern 1,525 58.8 55.9 - 61.8 310 59.6 53.0 - 66.2 625 25.3 23.3 - 27.3 129 26.1 21.6 - 30.6
REGION 3: Southwestern 1,271 50.8 48.0 - 53.6 272 53.3 47.0 - 59.6 571 24.1 22.1 - 26.1 128 26.5 21.9 - 31.0
REGION 4: Northeastern 1,315 47.9 45.3 - 50.5 252 45.3 39.7 - 50.9 546 20.9 19.2 - 22.7 111 21.0 17.1 - 24.9
REGION 5: Southeastern 1,175 73.3 69.1 - 77.5 224 68.7 59.7 - 77.7 473 31.2 28.4 - 34.0 100 32.5 26.1 - 38.8
REGION 6: Eastern 1,265 84.2 79.5 - 88.8 257 85.1 74.7 - 95.4 493 34.7 31.6 - 37.8 106 37.1 30.0 - 44.2
ALAMANCE 112 57.1 46.6 - 67.7 25 62.5 38.0 - 87.1 38 20.4 13.9 - 26.9 11 28.9 19.3 - 40.4
ALEXANDER 19 53.0 39.7 - 68.2 6 85.6* 68.4 - 104.7 12 35.1 24.5 - 47.7 5 74.9* 58.9 - 92.8
ALLEGHANY 3 31.7* 21.6 - 43.6 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 3 33.4* 23.0 - 45.6 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
ANSON 23 105.0 62.1 - 147.9 4 90.6* 72.9 - 110.2 11 53.4 40.0 - 68.6 2 48.2* 35.6 - 62.7
ASHE 9 39.9* 28.5 - 53.2 1 22.8* 14.4 - 33.0 4 18.6* 11.1 - 27.9 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
AVERY 13 100.8 82.1 - 121.4 4 156.6* 133.0 - 182.1 5 40.9* 29.4 - 54.4 2 82.5* 65.7 - 101.2
BEAUFORT 49 114.2 82.2 - 146.1 13 155.4 131.9 - 180.8 19 46.6 34.2 - 60.9 7 88.1* 70.7 - 107.4
BERTIE 18 123.9 103.0 - 146.6 1 36.0* 25.2 - 48.7 7 50.8* 37.8 - 65.6 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
BLADEN 31 101.7 65.9 - 137.5 10 162.8 138.8 - 188.8 9 31.3* 21.3 - 43.1 3 51.8* 38.6 - 66.8
BRUNSWICK 51 47.6 34.6 - 60.7 8 35.6* 24.9 - 48.2 18 17.7 10.4 - 26.8 3 14.1* 7.7 - 22.3
BUNCOMBE 103 42.1 34.0 - 50.2 14 29.0 19.4 - 40.5 47 20.2 14.4 - 26.0 9 19.7* 12.0 - 29.3
BURKE 50 61.9 44.7 - 79.0 15 93.9 75.9 - 113.8 20 26.1 14.7 - 37.5 6 39.6* 28.3 - 52.9
CABARRUS 129 43.4 35.9 - 50.9 33 54.7 36.0 - 73.3 59 20.8 15.5 - 26.1 18 31.2 21.3 - 43.1
CALDWELL 46 57.8 41.1 - 74.5 10 63.7 49.0 - 80.3 22 29.1 16.9 - 41.2 2 13.4* 7.2 - 21.5
CAMDEN 5 40.6* 29.1 - 54.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 3 25.2* 16.3 - 35.9 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
CARTERET 27 46.4 28.9 - 63.9 3 26.1* 17.1 - 37.0 16 28.7 19.2 - 40.1 1 9.1* 4.2 - 15.9
CASWELL 13 62.7 48.2 - 79.1 7 169.5* 144.9 - 195.9 6 30.3* 20.5 - 42.0 2 50.8* 37.8 - 65.7
CATAWBA 104 58.8 47.5 - 70.1 27 76.5 47.7 - 105.3 38 22.5 15.4 - 29.7 11 32.8 22.5 - 44.9
CHATHAM 42 54.2 37.8 - 70.6 8 51.0* 38.0 - 66.0 24 32.4 19.5 - 45.4 6 40.2* 28.8 - 53.6
CHEROKEE 16 68.1 52.9 - 85.2 2 41.6* 29.9 - 55.2 9 40.6* 29.1 - 54.0 2 44.5* 32.4 - 58.5
CHOWAN 8 58.6* 44.6 - 74.6 4 147.9* 125.0 - 172.6 5 38.5* 27.3 - 51.6 2 77.5* 61.2 - 95.7
CLAY 5 55.6* 42.0 - 71.2 1 56.3* 42.6 - 72.0 2 23.4* 14.9 - 33.8 1 60.0* 45.7 - 76.1
CLEVELAND 71 63.0 48.4 - 77.7 15 66.2 51.2 - 83.1 28 26.1 16.5 - 35.8 8 37.1* 26.1 - 50.0
COLUMBUS 35 67.5 45.2 - 89.9 11 107.2 87.9 - 128.4 16 32.6 22.4 - 44.7 7 72.0* 56.3 - 89.6
CRAVEN 86 78.9 62.2 - 95.6 12 55.3 41.7 - 70.8 27 26.3 16.4 - 36.2 7 34.3* 23.8 - 46.7
CUMBERLAND 399 93.9 84.7 - 103.1 63 73.5 55.4 - 91.7 137 34.3 28.6 - 40.0 24 29.8 17.9 - 41.7
CURRITUCK 6 17.8* 10.5 - 26.9 2 28.7* 19.2 - 40.1 3 9.3* 4.3 - 16.1 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
DARE 11 32.5 22.3 - 44.6 2 30.5* 20.7 - 42.3 8 24.7* 15.9 - 35.3 1 15.9* 9.1 - 24.6
DAVIDSON 103 55.0 44.4 - 65.6 19 49.9 37.1 - 64.7 41 22.9 15.9 - 30.0 7 19.3* 11.7 - 28.8
DAVIE 19 41.5 29.9 - 55.1 2 21.6* 13.5 - 31.6 7 16.0* 9.1 - 24.7 1 11.3* 5.7 - 18.8
DUPLIN 47 79.6 56.9 - 102.4 9 74.3* 58.3 - 92.1 18 32.4 22.2 - 44.5 5 43.9* 31.9 - 57.8
DURHAM 186 55.8 47.8 - 63.9 29 43.1 27.4 - 58.8 85 27.2 21.4 - 33.0 17 26.9 17.7 - 38.0
EDGECOMBE 68 122.5 93.4 - 151.6 14 125.8 104.8 - 148.7 27 51.3 31.9 - 70.6 8 75.6* 59.6 - 93.6
FORSYTH 281 63.6 56.1 - 71.0 49 55.4 39.9 - 70.9 111 26.4 21.5 - 31.4 16 19.1 11.5 - 28.5
FRANKLIN 53 65.4 47.8 - 83.0 10 58.3 44.3 - 74.2 25 32.5 19.8 - 45.2 6 36.8* 25.9 - 49.6
GASTON 174 66.0 56.2 - 75.8 38 71.0 48.4 - 93.5 73 29.2 22.5 - 35.9 21 41.4 23.7 - 59.0
GATES 8 80.2* 63.6 - 98.7 1 52.4* 39.2 - 67.6 5 52.4* 39.1 - 67.5 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
GRAHAM 3 38.6* 27.4 - 51.7 1 64.4* 49.6 - 81.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
GRANVILLE 27 42.9 26.7 - 59.0 6 48.6* 35.9 - 63.2 14 23.4 14.9 - 33.8 3 25.6* 16.6 - 36.4
GREENE 20 103.7 58.2 - 149.1 5 130.4* 109.0 - 153.7 8 43.7* 31.7 - 57.6 1 27.5* 18.2 - 38.7
GUILFORD 372 61.6 55.4 - 67.9 75 61.9 47.9 - 75.9 137 23.9 19.9 - 27.9 34 29.5 19.6 - 39.4
HALIFAX 54 105.5 77.4 - 133.6 13 129.6 108.3 - 152.9 25 51.4 31.3 - 71.6 5 52.5* 39.3 - 67.7
HARNETT 92 52.0 41.4 - 62.6 19 52.1 38.9 - 67.2 39 23.2 15.9 - 30.5 8 23.1* 14.6 - 33.4
HAYWOOD 35 63.5 42.5 - 84.5 7 64.7* 49.9 - 81.4 15 28.5 19.0 - 39.9 5 48.6* 35.9 - 63.1
HENDERSON 53 47.9 35.0 - 60.7 10 45.8 33.5 - 60.0 29 27.5 17.5 - 37.5 5 24.1* 15.4 - 34.6
HERTFORD 23 118.5 70.1 - 166.9 1 26.4* 17.3 - 37.4 10 54.2 40.8 - 69.6 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
HOKE 59 81.4 60.6 - 102.2 13 88.9 71.3 - 108.3 23 33.7 19.9 - 47.5 4 29.0* 19.5 - 40.5
HYDE 2 57.7* 43.8 - 73.5 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1 30.3* 20.5 - 42.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
IREDELL 104 47.5 38.4 - 56.7 19 42.4 30.6 - 56.1 46 22.0 15.7 - 28.4 9 21.1* 13.0 - 31.0
JACKSON 17 47.0 34.5 - 61.4 4 55.3* 41.7 - 70.8 7 20.4* 12.5 - 30.1 2 29.2* 19.6 - 40.7
JOHNSTON 121 41.5 34.1 - 48.9 24 39.7 23.8 - 55.5 51 18.3 13.3 - 23.4 12 20.8 12.9 - 30.7
JONES 6 70.1* 54.7 - 87.5 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 3 37.1* 26.1 - 49.9 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
LEE 53 68.0 49.7 - 86.3 8 50.7* 37.7 - 65.5 26 35.2 21.6 - 48.7 3 20.0* 12.3 - 29.7
LENOIR 65 104.3 79.0 - 129.7 18 143.2 120.7 - 167.6 29 49.0 31.2 - 66.9 12 100.6 81.9 - 121.2
LINCOLN 43 45.0 31.5 - 58.4 13 65.4 50.5 - 82.2 24 26.4 15.8 - 36.9 7 37.0* 26.1 - 49.8
MCDOWELL 22 50.6 29.5 - 71.7 7 82.4* 65.6 - 101.1 9 21.6* 13.5 - 31.7 3 36.9* 26.0 - 49.8
MACON 19 54.0 40.5 - 69.3 5 71.7* 56.1 - 89.2 9 26.8* 17.7 - 37.9 2 30.1* 20.4 - 41.8
MADISON 11 58.8 44.7 - 74.8 2 53.6* 40.2 - 68.8 8 45.0* 32.8 - 59.0 2 56.2* 42.5 - 71.8
MARTIN 21 95.6 54.7 - 136.5 6 136.5* 114.6 - 160.4 6 28.8* 19.2 - 40.2 2 47.9* 35.3 - 62.4
MECKLENBURG 686 52.0 48.1 - 55.9 136 50.4 41.9 - 58.9 300 24.1 21.4 - 26.9 52 20.5 14.9 - 26.0
MITCHELL 6 44.3* 32.2 - 58.2 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
MONTGOMERY 14 51.5 38.4 - 66.5 3 55.9* 42.2 - 71.5 6 23.2* 14.7 - 33.5 3 58.7* 44.7 - 74.7
MOORE 58 50.9 37.8 - 64.0 14 59.9 45.7 - 76.0 26 24.0 14.8 - 33.3 6 27.0* 17.8 - 38.1
NASH 70 66.0 50.6 - 81.5 13 60.5 46.2 - 76.6 28 27.8 17.5 - 38.1 3 14.7* 8.2 - 23.1
NEW HANOVER 92 43.7 34.8 - 52.7 19 45.2 33.0 - 59.3 36 18.1 12.2 - 24.0 8 20.1* 12.3 - 29.8
NORTHAMPTON 20 134.0 75.3 - 192.7 2 68.8* 53.5 - 86.0 5 35.4* 24.7 - 48.0 2 72.6* 56.9 - 90.3
ONSLOW 190 73.6 63.2 - 84.1 39 73.3 50.3 - 96.4 70 29.3 22.4 - 36.1 15 30.4 20.6 - 42.1
ORANGE 59 41.8 31.1 - 52.5 9 32.8* 22.5 - 44.9 12 8.9 4.0 - 15.6 4 15.2* 8.6 - 23.8
PAMLICO 8 90.1* 72.4 - 109.6 1 56.6* 42.8 - 72.2 1 11.8* 6.1 - 19.4 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
PASQUOTANK 42 97.0 67.7 - 126.3 5 59.0* 44.9 - 75.0 21 51.0 29.2 - 72.8 2 24.6* 15.9 - 35.2
PENDER 34 46.2 30.7 - 61.8 8 51.2* 38.1 - 66.1 19 27.0 17.8 - 38.1 6 40.2* 28.7 - 53.5
PERQUIMANS 12 98.1 79.7 - 118.5 3 123.3* 102.5 - 146.0 5 42.7* 30.9 - 56.5 1 42.7* 30.9 - 56.4
PERSON 29 71.1 45.2 - 97.0 7 85.7* 68.5 - 104.7 11 28.4 18.9 - 39.7 3 38.5* 27.3 - 51.6
PITT 189 101.5 87.0 - 116.0 45 119.8 84.8 - 154.8 64 36.3 27.4 - 45.2 16 45.0 32.8 - 59.0
POLK 6 39.2* 27.9 - 52.4 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 3 20.5* 12.6 - 30.2 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
RANDOLPH 108 66.4 53.9 - 78.9 21 64.7 37.0 - 92.3 45 29.0 20.6 - 37.5 9 29.1* 19.5 - 40.6
RICHMOND 59 118.1 88.0 - 148.3 8 81.0* 64.4 - 99.6 26 55.0 33.9 - 76.1 6 64.2* 49.5 - 80.8
ROBESON 151 100.1 84.1 - 116.0 29 93.2 59.3 - 127.1 73 51.3 39.6 - 63.1 13 44.4 32.3 - 58.4
ROCKINGHAM 42 44.9 31.3 - 58.5 4 21.1* 13.1 - 31.0 21 23.6 13.5 - 33.7 2 11.1* 5.6 - 18.5
ROWAN 103 62.0 50.1 - 74.0 28 83.8 52.8 - 114.9 49 31.0 22.3 - 39.7 12 37.7 26.7 - 50.7
RUTHERFORD 46 70.4 50.1 - 90.8 6 46.4* 34.1 - 60.7 14 22.5 14.2 - 32.7 2 16.3* 9.3 - 25.1
SAMPSON 59 80.9 60.3 - 101.6 9 60.3* 46.0 - 76.4 27 39.1 24.4 - 53.9 6 42.5* 30.7 - 56.2
SCOTLAND 41 104.3 72.4 - 136.2 10 126.9 105.8 - 149.9 18 48.2 35.6 - 62.7 3 40.1* 28.6 - 53.4
STANLY 40 57.1 39.4 - 74.8 14 96.4 78.1 - 116.6 26 39.0 24.0 - 54.0 10 72.3 56.6 - 89.9
STOKES 21 50.2 28.7 - 71.6 2 23.4* 14.9 - 33.8 9 22.6* 14.3 - 32.8 2 24.6* 15.9 - 35.3
SURRY 34 45.2 30.0 - 60.4 4 26.9* 17.7 - 37.9 17 23.8 15.2 - 34.2 3 21.2* 13.2 - 31.1
SWAIN 16 106.3 87.1 - 127.4 3 100.6* 81.9 - 121.2 10 70.0 54.5 - 87.3 2 70.5* 55.0 - 87.9
TRANSYLVANIA 15 56.8 43.0 - 72.5 4 76.1* 60.0 - 94.2 9 35.7* 25.0 - 48.4 3 59.7* 45.5 - 75.8
TYRRELL 1 29.2* 19.6 - 40.7 1 146.6* 123.9 - 171.3 1 30.8* 20.9 - 42.6 1 156.7* 133.2 - 182.2
UNION 105 32.7 26.4 - 39.0 19 29.2 19.5 - 40.6 50 16.2 11.7 - 20.7 10 16.0 9.1 - 24.7
VANCE 48 94.5 67.8 - 121.3 9 89.0* 71.5 - 108.5 24 49.8 29.9 - 69.7 4 41.6* 29.9 - 55.2
WAKE 554 40.9 37.5 - 44.3 106 38.6 31.3 - 46.0 223 17.3 15.0 - 19.5 37 14.2 9.6 - 18.7
WARREN 18 107.5 88.1 - 128.7 4 118.5* 98.1 - 140.7 7 44.0* 32.0 - 57.9 3 93.9* 75.9 - 113.8
WASHINGTON 11 105.1 86.0 - 126.1 2 98.6* 80.1 - 119.0 2 20.1* 12.3 - 29.8 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0
WATAUGA 17 50.9 37.9 - 65.8 5 77.9* 61.6 - 96.1 10 31.4 21.4 - 43.3 3 49.0* 36.3 - 63.6
WAYNE 135 96.3 80.0 - 112.5 33 116.0 76.5 - 155.6 55 41.5 30.5 - 52.5 13 48.4 35.7 - 62.9
WILKES 46 70.2 49.9 - 90.5 12 92.8 74.9 - 112.6 17 27.3 18.1 - 38.5 2 16.3* 9.4 - 25.1
WILSON 63 69.6 52.4 - 86.7 9 50.0* 37.1 - 64.8 21 24.4 14.0 - 34.8 2 11.7* 6.0 - 19.3
YADKIN 31 80.1 51.9 - 108.2 7 89.3* 71.7 - 108.7 11 29.9 20.1 - 41.5 3 40.3* 28.8 - 53.7
YANCEY 11 65.0 50.2 - 81.8 5 149.3* 126.4 - 174.2 7 43.7* 31.7 - 57.5 4 126.2* 105.1 - 149.1

*Technical Note: Rates based on small numbers (fewer than 10 deaths) are unstable and 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 and Human Services, Title V Office in Collaboration with the State Center for Health Statistics, 17 APR 2026.