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***RATES BASED ON LESS THAN 10 DEATHS ARE UNSTABLE
AND SHOULD BE INTERPRETED WITH CAUTION***
1997 | 1998 | 1994-1998 | ||||||
INFANT DEATHS | RATE | INFANT DEATHS | RATE | INFANT DEATHS | RATE | |||
NORTH CAROLINA | 982 | 9.2 | 1,037 | 9.3 | 4,933 | 9.4 | ||
PCR I | 66 | 9.2 | 56 | 7.4 | 313 | 8.8 | ||
PCR II | 243 | 9.6 | 212 | 7.9 | 1,169 | 9.3 | ||
PCR III | 141 | 7.4 | 158 | 7.9 | 698 | 7.6 | ||
PCR IV | 188 | 9.2 | 218 | 10.3 | 927 | 9.5 | ||
PCR V | 168 | 9.8 | 176 | 9.9 | 832 | 9.8 | ||
PCR VI | 176 | 9.8 | 217 | 11.7 | 994 | 11.0 |
1997 | 1998 | 1994-1998 | ||||||
COUNTY | INFANT DEATHS | RATE | INFANT DEATHS | RATE | INFANT DEATHS | RATE | ||
ALAMANCE | 18 | 10.4 | 18 | 10.9 | 69 | 8.8 | ||
ALEXANDER | 2 | 4.6 | 5 | 11.8 | 20 | 10.0 | ||
ALLEGHANY | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 2.1 | ||
ANSON | 3 | 9.0 | 7 | 20.6 | 19 | 11.4 | ||
ASHE | 2 | 7.7 | 3 | 12.7 | 14 | 11.6 | ||
AVERY | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 11.6 | 11 | 12.4 | ||
BEAUFORT | 5 | 9.0 | 11 | 18.7 | 36 | 12.9 | ||
BERTIE | 2 | 7.4 | 3 | 12.5 | 13 | 9.5 | ||
BLADEN | 3 | 6.5 | 4 | 8.5 | 22 | 10.3 | ||
BRUNSWICK | 7 | 9.4 | 4 | 5.2 | 20 | 5.4 | ||
BUNCOMBE | 19 | 8.4 | 15 | 6.0 | 91 | 7.9 | ||
BURKE | 11 | 10.4 | 9 | 7.8 | 55 | 10.0 | ||
CABARRUS | 8 | 4.8 | 12 | 6.7 | 43 | 5.4 | ||
CALDWELL | 10 | 10.6 | 5 | 4.6 | 42 | 8.6 | ||
CAMDEN | 1 | 32.3 | 3 | 75.0 | 5 | 18.5 | ||
CARTERET | 4 | 6.4 | 4 | 6.4 | 24 | 7.8 | ||
CASWELL | 1 | 4.0 | 8 | 31.6 | 19 | 15.8 | ||
CATAWBA | 11 | 6.1 | 13 | 6.9 | 54 | 6.2 | ||
CHATHAM | 5 | 8.4 | 7 | 10.5 | 32 | 10.9 | ||
CHEROKEE | 1 | 3.6 | 5 | 19.2 | 14 | 11.2 | ||
CHOWAN | 2 | 9.8 | 6 | 25.4 | 9 | 8.8 | ||
CLAY | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 45.5 | 3 | 8.9 | ||
CLEVELAND | 15 | 11.9 | 9 | 6.7 | 57 | 8.9 | ||
COLUMBUS | 5 | 6.4 | 10 | 12.2 | 43 | 11.3 | ||
CRAVEN | 10 | 6.2 | 14 | 8.8 | 58 | 7.6 | ||
CUMBERLAND | 58 | 10.5 | 66 | 11.7 | 292 | 10.4 | ||
CURRITUCK | 1 | 6.3 | 4 | 21.4 | 15 | 16.9 | ||
DARE | 2 | 6.6 | 2 | 6.4 | 6 | 4.0 | ||
DAVIDSON | 14 | 8.1 | 18 | 9.8 | 67 | 7.5 | ||
DAVIE | 4 | 10.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 13 | 7.1 | ||
DUPLIN | 8 | 10.5 | 6 | 8.0 | 39 | 11.0 | ||
DURHAM | 31 | 9.6 | 39 | 11.9 | 158 | 10.2 | ||
EDGECOMBE | 4 | 4.9 | 10 | 12.2 | 40 | 9.3 | ||
FORSYTH | 63 | 14.7 | 40 | 9.2 | 256 | 12.4 | ||
FRANKLIN | 2 | 3.5 | 5 | 8.6 | 22 | 7.9 | ||
GASTON | 18 | 6.9 | 24 | 9.5 | 113 | 9.0 | ||
GATES | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 18.0 | 4 | 7.3 | ||
GRAHAM | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.1 | ||
GRANVILLE | 5 | 8.9 | 3 | 5.1 | 30 | 10.8 | ||
GREENE | 2 | 8.6 | 4 | 13.4 | 17 | 14.9 | ||
GUILFORD | 53 | 10.0 | 47 | 8.4 | 260 | 9.9 | ||
HALIFAX | 10 | 13.0 | 12 | 16.3 | 60 | 15.5 | ||
HARNETT | 13 | 9.5 | 12 | 8.6 | 63 | 9.5 | ||
HAYWOOD | 4 | 7.2 | 6 | 11.5 | 24 | 9.0 | ||
HENDERSON | 7 | 7.6 | 10 | 10.0 | 43 | 9.9 | ||
HERTFORD | 3 | 12.4 | 5 | 17.2 | 22 | 15.2 | ||
HOKE | 4 | 7.5 | 6 | 9.3 | 30 | 11.0 | ||
HYDE | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10.7 | ||
IREDELL | 16 | 10.3 | 15 | 9.1 | 70 | 9.4 | ||
JACKSON | 2 | 6.4 | 2 | 6.0 | 14 | 8.9 | ||
JOHNSTON | 13 | 7.6 | 16 | 8.6 | 73 | 9.0 | ||
JONES | 1 | 10.8 | 1 | 8.9 | 7 | 13.6 | ||
LEE | 7 | 9.6 | 7 | 8.3 | 42 | 11.3 | ||
LENOIR | 14 | 17.6 | 9 | 10.4 | 55 | 12.8 | ||
LINCOLN | 3 | 3.9 | 6 | 7.5 | 28 | 7.3 | ||
McDOWELL | 9 | 18.5 | 2 | 3.9 | 23 | 9.7 | ||
MACON | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.4 | 11 | 7.9 | ||
MADISON | 4 | 18.1 | 1 | 4.2 | 11 | 10.2 | ||
MARTIN | 3 | 9.0 | 7 | 18.9 | 19 | 11.5 | ||
MECKLENBURG | 72 | 7.4 | 75 | 7.1 | 335 | 7.1 | ||
MITCHELL | 1 | 6.5 | 1 | 6.4 | 6 | 7.7 | ||
MONTGOMERY | 4 | 9.9 | 3 | 6.8 | 18 | 9.3 | ||
MOORE | 7 | 8.1 | 13 | 13.6 | 48 | 11.3 | ||
NASH | 7 | 6.0 | 20 | 17.1 | 81 | 13.7 | ||
NEW HANOVER | 14 | 7.5 | 12 | 6.3 | 62 | 6.7 | ||
NORTHAMPTON | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 19.0 | 23 | 17.8 | ||
ONSLOW | 26 | 8.1 | 21 | 6.6 | 131 | 8.2 | ||
ORANGE | 10 | 8.7 | 18 | 15.5 | 53 | 9.3 | ||
PAMLICO | 1 | 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 6.8 | ||
PASQUOTANK | 8 | 18.3 | 12 | 25.9 | 37 | 17.0 | ||
PENDER | 4 | 8.8 | 2 | 4.6 | 9 | 4.1 | ||
PERQUIMANS | 3 | 28.3 | 2 | 18.0 | 9 | 16.0 | ||
PERSON | 7 | 16.7 | 5 | 11.5 | 24 | 11.3 | ||
PITT | 24 | 13.4 | 21 | 11.0 | 121 | 13.6 | ||
POLK | 2 | 13.7 | 4 | 22.7 | 13 | 16.0 | ||
RANDOLPH | 9 | 5.2 | 12 | 6.8 | 57 | 6.9 | ||
RICHMOND | 2 | 3.1 | 8 | 11.4 | 39 | 11.6 | ||
ROBESON | 30 | 15.0 | 23 | 10.9 | 118 | 12.0 | ||
ROCKINGHAM | 11 | 10.2 | 10 | 8.4 | 56 | 9.8 | ||
ROWAN | 13 | 8.4 | 12 | 7.1 | 72 | 9.3 | ||
RUTHERFORD | 7 | 9.1 | 3 | 3.8 | 31 | 7.8 | ||
SAMPSON | 7 | 8.7 | 7 | 8.1 | 37 | 9.5 | ||
SCOTLAND | 10 | 17.7 | 6 | 10.4 | 31 | 11.0 | ||
STANLY | 7 | 10.1 | 9 | 12.5 | 32 | 9.1 | ||
STOKES | 4 | 7.6 | 2 | 3.7 | 20 | 7.8 | ||
SURRY | 10 | 11.0 | 6 | 6.3 | 34 | 7.7 | ||
SWAIN | 1 | 6.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 6.0 | ||
TRANSYLVANIA | 7 | 27.0 | 3 | 10.6 | 19 | 13.6 | ||
TYRRELL | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 46.5 | 4 | 21.9 | ||
UNION | 15 | 7.9 | 16 | 8.5 | 71 | 8.2 | ||
VANCE | 12 | 18.5 | 8 | 12.0 | 48 | 15.0 | ||
WAKE | 76 | 8.8 | 82 | 9.1 | 350 | 8.5 | ||
WARREN | 1 | 5.3 | 2 | 9.2 | 7 | 7.0 | ||
WASHINGTON | 3 | 15.8 | 2 | 12.6 | 13 | 13.9 | ||
WATAUGA | 1 | 2.9 | 4 | 11.9 | 16 | 9.0 | ||
WAYNE | 22 | 13.3 | 18 | 10.5 | 79 | 9.7 | ||
WILKES | 5 | 6.6 | 6 | 7.3 | 33 | 8.3 | ||
WILSON | 10 | 9.5 | 11 | 9.5 | 60 | 11.6 | ||
YADKIN | 4 | 9.3 | 1 | 1.9 | 18 | 7.9 | ||
YANCEY | 2 | 10.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.6 |
Source: State Center for Health Statistics
NC Department of Health and Human Services