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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