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

	TOTAL		WHITE		OTHER RACES
Year	Rate	% Change	Rate	% Change	Rate	% Change
1994	2.8	-17.6	2.3	-17.9	3.9	-17.0
1995	2.8	0.0	2.1	-8.7	4.3	+10.3
1996	3.1	+10.7	2.4	+14.3	4.9	+14.0
1997	2.7	-12.9	2.1	-12.5	4.1	-16.3
1998	2.8	+3.7	2.1	0.0	4.6	+12.2

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