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NORTH CAROLINA INFANT DEATH RATES
BY PCR REGION AND COUNTY OF RESIDENCE
NORTH CAROLINA, 1998, 1999, AND 1995-1999
***RATES BASED ON LESS THAN 10 DEATHS ARE UNSTABLE
AND SHOULD BE INTERPRETED WITH CAUTION***
1998 | 1999 | 1995-1999 | ||||||
INFANT DEATHS | RATE | INFANT DEATHS | RATE | INFANT DEATHS | RATE | |||
NORTH CAROLINA | 1,037 | 9.3 | 1,034 | 9.1 | 4,950 | 9.2 | ||
PCR I | 56 | 7.4 | 73 | 9.4 | 326 | 8.9 | ||
PCR II | 212 | 7.9 | 242 | 8.9 | 1,168 | 9.1 | ||
PCR III | 158 | 7.9 | 171 | 8.3 | 717 | 7.5 | ||
PCR IV | 218 | 10.3 | 163 | 7.4 | 912 | 9.0 | ||
PCR V | 176 | 9.9 | 200 | 11.4 | 874 | 10.2 | ||
PCR VI | 217 | 11.7 | 185 | 10.0 | 953 | 10.5 |
1998 | 1999 | 1995-1999 | ||||||
COUNTY | INFANT DEATHS | RATE | INFANT DEATHS | RATE | INFANT DEATHS | RATE | ||
ALAMANCE | 18 | 10.9 | 19 | 10.7 | 76 | 9.3 | ||
ALEXANDER | 5 | 11.8 | 2 | 4.5 | 17 | 8.3 | ||
ALLEGHANY | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.0 | ||
ANSON | 7 | 20.6 | 9 | 26.4 | 27 | 16.4 | ||
ASHE | 3 | 12.7 | 3 | 10.3 | 13 | 10.3 | ||
AVERY | 2 | 11.6 | 1 | 6.2 | 6 | 7.2 | ||
BEAUFORT | 11 | 18.7 | 10 | 15.6 | 42 | 14.4 | ||
BERTIE | 3 | 12.5 | 3 | 11.9 | 15 | 11.3 | ||
BLADEN | 4 | 8.5 | 6 | 13.0 | 22 | 10.1 | ||
BRUNSWICK | 4 | 5.2 | 7 | 8.6 | 26 | 6.9 | ||
BUNCOMBE | 15 | 6.0 | 33 | 13.3 | 104 | 8.8 | ||
BURKE | 9 | 7.8 | 11 | 9.9 | 51 | 9.3 | ||
CABARRUS | 12 | 6.7 | 16 | 8.5 | 51 | 6.1 | ||
CALDWELL | 5 | 4.6 | 11 | 10.6 | 48 | 9.6 | ||
CAMDEN | 3 | ¤ | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | ¤ | ||
CARTERET | 4 | 6.4 | 5 | 8.1 | 24 | 7.8 | ||
CASWELL | 8 | 31.6 | 5 | 18.1 | 21 | 17.1 | ||
CATAWBA | 13 | 6.9 | 19 | 9.7 | 59 | 6.5 | ||
CHATHAM | 7 | 10.5 | 3 | 4.5 | 32 | 10.5 | ||
CHEROKEE | 5 | 19.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 7.8 | ||
CHOWAN | 6 | ¤ | 2 | 11.3 | 11 | ¤ | ||
CLAY | 3 | 45.5 | 1 | 15.4 | 4 | 11.9 | ||
CLEVELAND | 9 | 6.7 | 22 | 17.8 | 65 | 10.2 | ||
COLUMBUS | 10 | 12.2 | 13 | 15.5 | 47 | 12.1 | ||
CRAVEN | 14 | 8.8 | 17 | 10.5 | 58 | 7.4 | ||
CUMBERLAND | 66 | 11.7 | 66 | 12.1 | 301 | 10.8 | ||
CURRITUCK | 4 | 21.4 | 2 | 9.8 | 14 | 15.5 | ||
DARE | 2 | 6.4 | 2 | 6.3 | 8 | 5.2 | ||
DAVIDSON | 18 | 9.8 | 13 | 6.9 | 69 | 7.6 | ||
DAVIE | 1 | 2.5 | 2 | 4.8 | 11 | 5.8 | ||
DUPLIN | 6 | 8.0 | 4 | 5.3 | 33 | 9.0 | ||
DURHAM | 39 | 11.9 | 34 | 9.7 | 161 | 10.1 | ||
EDGECOMBE | 10 | 12.2 | 8 | 9.8 | 38 | 9.1 | ||
FORSYTH | 40 | 9.2 | 52 | 11.6 | 258 | 12.2 | ||
FRANKLIN | 5 | 8.6 | 2 | 3.3 | 20 | 7.0 | ||
GASTON | 24 | 9.5 | 28 | 10.4 | 110 | 8.6 | ||
GATES | 2 | 18.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 7.7 | ||
GRAHAM | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 2.1 | ||
GRANVILLE | 3 | 5.1 | 3 | 5.1 | 24 | 8.5 | ||
GREENE | 4 | 13.4 | 3 | 12.7 | 16 | 13.4 | ||
GUILFORD | 47 | 8.4 | 54 | 9.4 | 267 | 9.9 | ||
HALIFAX | 12 | 16.3 | 6 | 8.2 | 53 | 14.0 | ||
HARNETT | 12 | 8.6 | 13 | 9.2 | 63 | 9.3 | ||
HAYWOOD | 6 | 11.5 | 2 | 3.6 | 26 | 9.7 | ||
HENDERSON | 10 | 10.0 | 5 | 4.8 | 43 | 9.4 | ||
HERTFORD | 5 | 17.2 | 9 | 29.6 | 26 | 18.2 | ||
HOKE | 6 | 9.3 | 4 | 6.0 | 29 | 10.0 | ||
HYDE | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11.0 | ||
IREDELL | 15 | 9.1 | 11 | 6.6 | 68 | 8.8 | ||
JACKSON | 2 | 6.0 | 4 | 11.3 | 16 | 9.9 | ||
JOHNSTON | 16 | 8.6 | 12 | 6.2 | 68 | 7.9 | ||
JONES | 1 | 8.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 13.5 | ||
LEE | 7 | 8.3 | 10 | 12.0 | 44 | 11.5 | ||
LENOIR | 9 | 10.4 | 14 | 16.8 | 56 | 13.2 | ||
LINCOLN | 6 | 7.5 | 7 | 8.0 | 28 | 7.0 | ||
McDOWELL | 2 | 3.9 | 6 | 11.0 | 24 | 9.7 | ||
MACON | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 5.6 | ||
MADISON | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.5 | 9 | 8.3 | ||
MARTIN | 7 | 18.9 | 2 | 5.7 | 20 | 12.0 | ||
MECKLENBURG | 75 | 7.1 | 67 | 6.1 | 329 | 6.6 | ||
MITCHELL | 1 | 6.4 | 2 | 11.2 | 7 | 8.8 | ||
MONTGOMERY | 3 | 6.8 | 4 | 10.3 | 16 | 8.1 | ||
MOORE | 13 | 13.6 | 11 | 11.9 | 48 | 11.0 | ||
NASH | 20 | 17.1 | 11 | 8.9 | 67 | 11.3 | ||
NEW HANOVER | 12 | 6.3 | 13 | 6.5 | 64 | 6.8 | ||
NORTHAMPTON | 5 | 19.0 | 3 | 10.9 | 21 | 16.3 | ||
ONSLOW | 21 | 6.6 | 23 | 7.2 | 123 | 7.6 | ||
ORANGE | 18 | 15.5 | 6 | 5.3 | 55 | 9.7 | ||
PAMLICO | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.2 | 3 | 5.4 | ||
PASQUOTANK | 12 | 25.9 | 3 | 6.9 | 32 | 14.9 | ||
PENDER | 2 | 4.6 | 4 | 8.9 | 13 | 5.9 | ||
PERQUIMANS | 2 | 18.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 12.4 | ||
PERSON | 5 | 11.5 | 3 | 6.4 | 22 | 10.1 | ||
PITT | 21 | 11.0 | 20 | 10.7 | 113 | 12.5 | ||
POLK | 4 | 22.7 | 1 | 5.4 | 12 | 14.3 | ||
RANDOLPH | 12 | 6.8 | 17 | 9.2 | 63 | 7.4 | ||
RICHMOND | 8 | 11.4 | 7 | 10.6 | 41 | 12.2 | ||
ROBESON | 23 | 10.9 | 33 | 15.6 | 131 | 13.1 | ||
ROCKINGHAM | 10 | 8.4 | 12 | 10.1 | 59 | 10.4 | ||
ROWAN | 12 | 7.1 | 11 | 6.4 | 64 | 8.1 | ||
RUTHERFORD | 3 | 3.8 | 12 | 14.7 | 36 | 9.1 | ||
SAMPSON | 7 | 8.1 | 8 | 8.8 | 38 | 9.2 | ||
SCOTLAND | 6 | 10.4 | 11 | 21.4 | 35 | 12.7 | ||
STANLY | 9 | 12.5 | 4 | 5.5 | 32 | 9.0 | ||
STOKES | 2 | 3.7 | 3 | 5.8 | 16 | 6.2 | ||
SURRY | 6 | 6.3 | 8 | 8.6 | 33 | 7.3 | ||
SWAIN | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.7 | ||
TRANSYLVANIA | 3 | 10.6 | 2 | 7.2 | 17 | 12.2 | ||
TYRRELL | 2 | 46.5 | 1 | 21.3 | 5 | 24.6 | ||
UNION | 16 | 8.5 | 18 | 8.8 | 75 | 8.3 | ||
VANCE | 8 | 12.0 | 3 | 4.4 | 39 | 11.9 | ||
WAKE | 82 | 9.1 | 61 | 6.5 | 344 | 8.0 | ||
WARREN | 2 | 9.2 | 2 | 9.3 | 6 | 6.1 | ||
WASHINGTON | 2 | 12.6 | 3 | 18.4 | 14 | 15.3 | ||
WATAUGA | 4 | 11.9 | 1 | 3.0 | 15 | 8.6 | ||
WAYNE | 18 | 10.5 | 20 | 11.4 | 79 | 9.5 | ||
WILKES | 6 | 7.3 | 11 | 12.8 | 37 | 9.1 | ||
WILSON | 11 | 9.5 | 13 | 12.0 | 56 | 10.6 | ||
YADKIN | 1 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 5.5 | ||
YANCEY | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 15.6 | 6 | 6.7 |
¤ These rates are being corrected due to revised information
Source: State Center for Health Statistics
NC Department of Health and Human Services