NEONATAL DEATH RATES AND ANNUAL PERCENT CHANGES BY RACE
NORTH CAROLINA, 1994-1998

	TOTAL		WHITE		OTHER RACES
Year	Rate	% Change	Rate	% Change	Rate	% Change
1994	7.2	-1.4	5.2	0.0	11.8	0.0
1995	6.4	-11.1	4.6	-11.5	10.7	-9.3
1996	6.1	-4.7	4.7	+2.2	9.4	-12.1
1997	6.5	+6.6	4.8	+2.1	10.6	+12.8
1998	6.5	0.0	4.4	-8.3	11.7	+10.4

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