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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