***RATES BASED ON LESS THAN 10 DEATHS ARE UNSTABLE
AND SHOULD BE INTERPRETED WITH CAUTION***

	INFANT DEATHS				LIVE BIRTHS				INFANT DEATH RATE
COUNTY	WHITE	OTHER RACES	TOTAL		WHITE	OTHER RACES	TOTAL		WHITE	OTHER RACES	TOTAL
ALAMANCE	10	8	18		1,284	372	1,656		7.8	21.5	10.9
ALEXANDER	5	0	5		394	29	423		12.7	0.0	11.8
ALLEGHANY	1	0	1		109	1	110		9.2	0.0	9.1
ANSON	1	6	7		148	191	339		6.8	31.4	20.6
ASHE	3	0	3		235	2	237		12.8	0.0	12.7
AVERY	2	0	2		171	1	172		11.7	0.0	11.6
BEAUFORT	4	7	11		352	235	587		11.4	29.8	18.7
BERTIE	0	3	3		53	187	240		0.0	16.0	12.5
BLADEN	2	2	4		271	197	468		7.4	10.2	8.5
BRUNSWICK	2	2	4		632	132	764		3.2	15.2	5.2
BUNCOMBE	11	4	15		2,218	274	2,492		5.0	14.6	6.0
BURKE	7	2	9		983	169	1,152		7.1	11.8	7.8
CABARRUS	10	2	12		1,512	277	1,789		6.6	7.2	6.7
CALDWELL	4	1	5		994	94	1,088		4.0	10.6	4.6
CAMDEN	0	3	3		30	10	40		0.0	300.0	75.0
CARTERET	1	3	4		546	79	625		1.8	38.0	6.4
CASWELL	4	4	8		157	96	253		25.5	41.7	31.6
CATAWBA	10	3	13		1,590	284	1,874		6.3	10.6	6.9
CHATHAM	5	2	7		564	100	664		8.9	20.0	10.5
CHEROKEE	5	0	5		255	6	261		19.6	0.0	19.2
CHOWAN	5	1	6		134	102	236		37.3	9.8	25.4
CLAY	3	0	3		66	0	66		45.5	---	45.5
CLEVELAND	4	5	9		977	363	1,340		4.1	13.8	6.7
COLUMBUS	1	9	10		487	334	821		2.1	26.9	12.2
CRAVEN	3	11	14		1,144	452	1,596		2.6	24.3	8.8
CUMBERLAND	20	46	66		3,340	2,279	5,619		6.0	20.2	11.7
CURRITUCK	4	0	4		162	25	187		24.7	0.0	21.4
DARE	2	0	2		297	15	312		6.7	0.0	6.4
DAVIDSON	13	5	18		1,630	213	1,843		8.0	23.5	9.8
DAVIE	1	0	1		380	25	405		2.6	0.0	2.5
DUPLIN	1	5	6		563	187	750		1.8	26.7	8.0
DURHAM	12	27	39		1,691	1,597	3,288		7.1	16.9	11.9
EDGECOMBE	0	10	10		296	527	823		0.0	19.0	12.2
FORSYTH	23	17	40		3,074	1,262	4,336		7.5	13.5	9.2
FRANKLIN	3	2	5		393	188	581		7.6	10.6	8.6
GASTON	16	8	24		2,027	505	2,532		7.9	15.8	9.5
GATES	0	2	2		63	48	111		0.0	41.7	18.0
GRAHAM	0	0	0		76	13	89		0.0	0.0	0.0
GRANVILLE	2	1	3		387	207	594		5.2	4.8	5.1
GREENE	0	4	4		150	148	298		0.0	27.0	13.4
GUILFORD	23	24	47		3,450	2,157	5,607		6.7	11.1	8.4
HALIFAX	0	12	12		257	481	738		0.0	24.9	16.3
HARNETT	7	5	12		1,018	370	1,388		6.9	13.5	8.6
HAYWOOD	6	0	6		512	12	524		11.7	0.0	11.5
HENDERSON	9	1	10		934	66	1,000		9.6	15.2	10.0
HERTFORD	1	4	5		73	217	290		13.7	18.4	17.2
HOKE	1	5	6		359	286	645		2.8	17.5	9.3
HYDE	0	0	0		42	22	64		0.0	0.0	0.0
IREDELL	11	4	15		1,374	269	1,643		8.0	14.9	9.1
JACKSON	0	2	2		270	63	333		0.0	31.7	6.0
JOHNSTON	11	5	16		1,538	329	1,867		7.2	15.2	8.6
JONES	0	1	1		70	42	112		0.0	23.8	8.9
LEE	4	3	7		622	219	841		6.4	13.7	8.3
LENOIR	4	5	9		431	433	864		9.3	11.5	10.4
LINCOLN	6	0	6		739	59	798		8.1	0.0	7.5
McDOWELL	2	0	2		487	21	508		4.1	0.0	3.9
MACON	1	0	1		288	10	298		3.5	0.0	3.4
MADISON	1	0	1		234	3	237		4.3	0.0	4.2
MARTIN	2	5	7		167	203	370		12.0	24.6	18.9
MECKLENBURG	27	48	75		6,705	3,792	10,497		4.0	12.7	7.1
MITCHELL	1	0	1		155	1	156		6.5	0.0	6.4
MONTGOMERY	3	0	3		327	111	438		9.2	0.0	6.8
MOORE	3	10	13		734	225	959		4.1	44.4	13.6
NASH	6	14	20		709	460	1,169		8.5	30.4	17.1
NEW HANOVER	9	3	12		1,398	501	1,899		6.4	6.0	6.3
NORTHAMPTON	1	4	5		73	190	263		13.7	21.1	19.0
ONSLOW	17	4	21		2,471	706	3,177		6.9	5.7	6.6
ORANGE	11	7	18		890	269	1,159		12.4	26.0	15.5
PAMLICO	0	0	0		75	50	125		0.0	0.0	0.0
PASQUOTANK	5	7	12		236	228	464		21.2	30.7	25.9
PENDER	2	0	2		326	112	438		6.1	0.0	4.6
PERQUIMANS	1	1	2		70	41	111		14.3	24.4	18.0
PERSON	2	3	5		283	151	434		7.1	19.9	11.5
PITT	2	19	21		1,057	844	1,901		1.9	22.5	11.0
POLK	4	0	4		164	12	176		24.4	0.0	22.7
RANDOLPH	9	3	12		1,631	123	1,754		5.5	24.4	6.8
RICHMOND	5	3	8		407	295	702		12.3	10.2	11.4
ROBESON	5	18	23		605	1,510	2,115		8.3	11.9	10.9
ROCKINGHAM	7	3	10		927	269	1,196		7.6	11.2	8.4
ROWAN	9	3	12		1,344	349	1,693		6.7	8.6	7.1
RUTHERFORD	2	1	3		697	102	799		2.9	9.8	3.8
SAMPSON	2	5	7		583	280	863		3.4	17.9	8.1
SCOTLAND	1	5	6		253	322	575		4.0	15.5	10.4
STANLY	4	5	9		597	125	722		6.7	40.0	12.5
STOKES	2	0	2		509	32	541		3.9	0.0	3.7
SURRY	6	0	6		900	52	952		6.7	0.0	6.3
SWAIN	0	0	0		98	73	171		0.0	0.0	0.0
TRANSYLVANIA	2	1	3		257	26	283		7.8	38.5	10.6
TYRRELL	0	2	2		28	15	43		0.0	133.3	46.5
UNION	11	5	16		1,569	311	1,880		7.0	16.1	8.5
VANCE	2	6	8		317	352	669		6.3	17.0	12.0
WAKE	41	41	82		6,517	2,514	9,031		6.3	16.3	9.1
WARREN	0	2	2		68	149	217		0.0	13.4	9.2
WASHINGTON	0	2	2		55	104	159		0.0	19.2	12.6
WATAUGA	4	0	4		329	6	335		12.2	0.0	11.9
WAYNE	5	13	18		1,111	603	1,714		4.5	21.6	10.5
WILKES	6	0	6		775	46	821		7.7	0.0	7.3
WILSON	4	7	11		618	541	1,159		6.5	12.9	9.5
YADKIN	0	1	1		499	15	514		0.0	66.7	1.9
YANCEY	0	0	0		169	0	169		0.0	---	0.0
NORTH CAROLINA	510	527	1,037		79,236	32,395	111,631		6.4	16.3	9.3

Source: State Center for Health Statistics
NC Department of Health and Human Services