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INFANT DEATHS AND RATES BY RACE
NORTH CAROLINA, 1970 - 1999
Total | White | Other Races | |||||||
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Year | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | |||
1970 | 2,371 | 24.1 | 1,340 | 19.2 | 1,031 | 35.8 | |||
1971 | 2,097 | 22.0 | 1,191 | 17.7 | 906 | 32.0 | |||
1972 | 2,007 | 22.6 | 1,122 | 18.2 | 885 | 32.4 | |||
1973 | 1,864 | 21.7 | 1,067 | 18.1 | 797 | 29.8 | |||
1974 | 1,636 | 19.4 | 950 | 16.4 | 686 | 26.0 | |||
1975 | 1,498 | 18.5 | 810 | 14.7 | 688 | 26.6 | |||
1976 | 1,434 | 17.8 | 823 | 14.9 | 611 | 24.0 | |||
1977 | 1,335 | 15.8 | 703 | 12.2 | 632 | 23.3 | |||
1978 | 1,367 | 16.6 | 725 | 13.1 | 642 | 23.9 | |||
1979 | 1,270 | 15.2 | 633 | 11.2 | 637 | 23.3 | |||
1980 | 1,219 | 14.4 | 692 | 12.1 | 527 | 19.4 | |||
1981 | 1,103 | 13.2 | 608 | 10.7 | 495 | 18.3 | |||
1982 | 1,176 | 13.7 | 631 | 10.9 | 545 | 19.6 | |||
1983 | 1,109 | 13.2 | 604 | 10.5 | 505 | 19.1 | |||
1984 | 1,077 | 12.5 | 594 | 10.0 | 483 | 18.2 | |||
1985 | 1,070 | 12.0 | 586 | 9.5 | 484 | 17.5 | |||
1986 | 1,049 | 11.6 | 575 | 9.3 | 474 | 16.6 | |||
1987 | 1,134 | 12.1 | 614 | 9.6 | 520 | 17.6 | |||
1988 | 1,227 | 12.6 | 635 | 9.6 | 592 | 18.7 | |||
1989 | 1,170 | 11.5 | 596 | 8.7 | 572 | 17.0 | |||
1990 | 1,112 | 10.6 | 581 | 8.2 | 531 | 15.9 | |||
1991 | 1,112 | 10.9 | 554 | 8.0 | 558 | 16.9 | |||
1992 | 1,031 | 9.9 | 510 | 7.2 | 521 | 15.7 | |||
1993 | 1,079 | 10.6 | 548 | 7.9 | 531 | 16.4 | |||
1994 | 1,017 | 10.0 | 530 | 7.5 | 487 | 15.6 | |||
1995 | 935 | 9.2 | 483 | 6.8 | 452 | 15.0 | |||
1996 | 962 | 9.2 | 522 | 7.1 | 440 | 14.3 | |||
1997 | 982 | 9.2 | 522 | 6.9 | 460 | 14.8 | |||
1998 | 1,037 | 9.3 | 510 | 6.4 | 527 | 16.3 | |||
1999 | 1,034 | 9.1 | 552 | 6.8 | 482 | 14.8 |
Source: State Center for Health Statistics
NC Department of Health and Human Services