NORTH CAROLINA 1999 FINAL INFANT DEATH RATES

***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
NORTH CAROLINA	552	482	1,034		81,152	32,603	113,755		6.8	14.8	9.1
ALAMANCE	10	9	19		1,390	381	1,771		7.2	23.6	10.7
ALEXANDER	1	1	2		417	31	448		2.4	32.3	4.5
ALLEGHANY	0	0	0		97	2	99		0.0	0.0	0.0
ANSON	2	7	9		134	207	341		14.9	33.8	26.4
ASHE	3	0	3		288	2	290		10.4	0.0	10.3
AVERY	1	0	1		159	3	162		6.3	0.0	6.2
BEAUFORT	5	5	10		405	234	639		12.3	21.4	15.6
BERTIE	0	3	3		60	192	252		0.0	15.6	11.9
BLADEN	2	4	6		261	199	460		7.7	20.1	13.0
BRUNSWICK	5	2	7		659	155	814		7.6	12.9	8.6
BUNCOMBE	26	7	33		2,240	232	2,472		11.6	30.2	13.3
BURKE	9	2	11		948	166	1,114		9.5	12.0	9.9
CABARRUS	13	3	16		1,590	294	1,884		8.2	10.2	8.5
CALDWELL	9	2	11		967	73	1,040		9.3	27.4	10.6
CAMDEN	0	0	0		64	13	77		0.0	0.0	0.0
CARTERET	2	3	5		543	73	616		3.7	41.1	8.1
CASWELL	4	1	5		181	95	276		22.1	10.5	18.1
CATAWBA	13	6	19		1,666	294	1,960		7.8	20.4	9.7
CHATHAM	3	0	3		564	104	668		5.3	0.0	4.5
CHEROKEE	0	0	0		244	13	257		0.0	0.0	0.0
CHOWAN	2	0	2		87	90	177		23.0	0.0	11.3
CLAY	1	0	1		65	0	65		15.4	---	15.4
CLEVELAND	15	7	22		936	298	1,234		16.0	23.5	17.8
COLUMBUS	9	4	13		483	355	838		18.6	11.3	15.5
CRAVEN	9	8	17		1,120	492	1,612		8.0	16.3	10.5
CUMBERLAND	22	44	66		3,273	2,171	5,444		6.7	20.3	12.1
CURRITUCK	1	1	2		186	19	205		5.4	52.6	9.8
DARE	2	0	2		304	14	318		6.6	0.0	6.3
DAVIDSON	10	3	13		1,645	240	1,885		6.1	12.5	6.9
DAVIE	2	0	2		391	29	420		5.1	0.0	4.8
DUPLIN	1	3	4		555	203	758		1.8	14.8	5.3
DURHAM	6	28	34		1,808	1,703	3,511		3.3	16.4	9.7
EDGECOMBE	1	7	8		287	527	814		3.5	13.3	9.8
FORSYTH	22	30	52		3,151	1,318	4,469		7.0	22.8	11.6
FRANKLIN	1	1	2		419	183	602		2.4	5.5	3.3
GASTON	20	8	28		2,163	528	2,691		9.2	15.2	10.4
GATES	0	0	0		46	50	96		0.0	0.0	0.0
GRAHAM	1	0	1		103	8	111		9.7	0.0	9.0
GRANVILLE	0	3	3		395	188	583		0.0	16.0	5.1
GREENE	0	3	3		134	103	237		0.0	29.1	12.7
GUILFORD	17	37	54		3,434	2,290	5,724		5.0	16.2	9.4
HALIFAX	0	6	6		262	473	735		0.0	12.7	8.2
HARNETT	10	3	13		1,042	372	1,414		9.6	8.1	9.2
HAYWOOD	2	0	2		543	10	553		3.7	0.0	3.6
HENDERSON	5	0	5		997	45	1,042		5.0	0.0	4.8
HERTFORD	3	6	9		97	207	304		30.9	29.0	29.6
HOKE	2	2	4		353	309	662		5.7	6.5	6.0
HYDE	0	0	0		29	16	45		0.0	0.0	0.0
IREDELL	9	2	11		1,359	315	1,674		6.6	6.3	6.6
JACKSON	4	0	4		298	55	353		13.4	0.0	11.3
JOHNSTON	8	4	12		1,584	348	1,932		5.1	11.5	6.2
JONES	0	0	0		70	52	122		0.0	0.0	0.0
LEE	7	3	10		639	195	834		11.0	15.4	12.0
LENOIR	3	11	14		422	409	831		7.1	26.9	16.8
LINCOLN	6	1	7		800	71	871		7.5	14.1	8.0
McDOWELL	6	0	6		517	29	546		11.6	0.0	11.0
MACON	0	0	0		290	6	296		0.0	0.0	0.0
MADISON	1	0	1		220	1	221		4.5	0.0	4.5
MARTIN	0	2	2		158	191	349		0.0	10.5	5.7
MECKLENBURG	31	36	67		7,032	3,878	10,910		4.4	9.3	6.1
MITCHELL	2	0	2		178	0	178		11.2	---	11.2
MONTGOMERY	3	1	4		281	108	389		10.7	9.3	10.3
MOORE	7	4	11		719	207	926		9.7	19.3	11.9
NASH	4	7	11		758	477	1,235		5.3	14.7	8.9
NEW HANOVER	11	2	13		1,467	528	1,995		7.5	3.8	6.5
NORTHAMPTON	1	2	3		99	177	276		10.1	11.3	10.9
ONSLOW	18	5	23		2,480	697	3,177		7.3	7.2	7.2
ORANGE	5	1	6		885	237	1,122		5.6	4.2	5.3
PAMLICO	0	1	1		79	19	98		0.0	52.6	10.2
PASQUOTANK	1	2	3		217	216	433		4.6	9.3	6.9
PENDER	3	1	4		345	105	450		8.7	9.5	8.9
PERQUIMANS	0	0	0		79	38	117		0.0	0.0	0.0
PERSON	1	2	3		320	147	467		3.1	13.6	6.4
PITT	5	15	20		1,028	845	1,873		4.9	17.8	10.7
POLK	1	0	1		170	14	184		5.9	0.0	5.4
RANDOLPH	14	3	17		1,725	125	1,850		8.1	24.0	9.2
RICHMOND	2	5	7		379	279	658		5.3	17.9	10.6
ROBESON	3	30	33		635	1,479	2,114		4.7	20.3	15.6
ROCKINGHAM	11	1	12		943	243	1,186		11.7	4.1	10.1
ROWAN	7	4	11		1,363	349	1,712		5.1	11.5	6.4
RUTHERFORD	9	3	12		697	119	816		12.9	25.2	14.7
SAMPSON	5	3	8		628	281	909		8.0	10.7	8.8
SCOTLAND	5	6	11		234	279	513		21.4	21.5	21.4
STANLY	2	2	4		593	138	731		3.4	14.5	5.5
STOKES	3	0	3		505	15	520		5.9	0.0	5.8
SURRY	6	2	8		890	39	929		6.7	51.3	8.6
SWAIN	0	0	0		98	74	172		0.0	0.0	0.0
TRANSYLVANIA	2	0	2		260	19	279		7.7	0.0	7.2
TYRRELL	0	1	1		31	16	47		0.0	62.5	21.3
UNION	15	3	18		1,724	318	2,042		8.7	9.4	8.8
VANCE	2	1	3		291	396	687		6.9	2.5	4.4
WAKE	27	34	61		6,893	2,555	9,448		3.9	13.3	6.5
WARREN	0	2	2		44	171	215		0.0	11.7	9.3
WASHINGTON	1	2	3		60	103	163		16.7	19.4	18.4
WATAUGA	1	0	1		327	5	332		3.1	0.0	3.0
WAYNE	9	11	20		1,111	637	1,748		8.1	17.3	11.4
WILKES	9	2	11		821	36	857		11.0	55.6	12.8
WILSON	7	6	13		554	532	1,086		12.6	11.3	12.0
YADKIN	0	0	0		480	21	501		0.0	0.0	0.0
YANCEY	3	0	3		187	5	192		16.0	0.0	15.6

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