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North Carolina, 2002, 2003 and 1999-2003
Rates Based on Less Than 10 Deaths are Unstable
and Should be Interpreted With Caution
| County | 2002 Infant | 2003 Infant | 1999-2003 Infant | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | |
| NORTH CAROLINA | 957 | 8.2 | 967 | 8.2 | 4997 | 8.5 |
| PCR I | 48 | 6.2 | 65 | 8.3 | 315 | 8.1 |
| PCR II | 233 | 8.6 | 204 | 7.5 | 1157 | 8.4 |
| PCR III | 165 | 7.3 | 176 | 7.6 | 895 | 8.1 |
| PCR IV | 172 | 7.0 | 177 | 7.1 | 880 | 7.4 |
| PCR V | 167 | 9.6 | 163 | 9.5 | 838 | 9.5 |
| PCR VI | 172 | 9.5 | 182 | 10.1 | 912 | 9.9 |
| ALAMANCE | 19 | 10.5 | 16 | 8.7 | 100 | 10.8 |
| ALEXANDER | 2 | 5.0 | 3 | 7.3 | 10 | 4.7 |
| ALLEGHANY | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5.9 |
| ANSON | 2 | 6.2 | 6 | 16.6 | 27 | 15.9 |
| ASHE | 3 | 13.7 | 3 | 11.0 | 16 | 12.2 |
| AVERY | 1 | 6.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.3 |
| BEAUFORT | 10 | 15.8 | 5 | 8.9 | 37 | 11.9 |
| BERTIE | 3 | 11.8 | 3 | 12.6 | 16 | 12.5 |
| BLADEN | 5 | 11.5 | 2 | 4.5 | 21 | 9.1 |
| BRUNSWICK | 4 | 4.9 | 5 | 5.7 | 26 | 6.1 |
| BUNCOMBE | 18 | 7.0 | 19 | 7.6 | 115 | 9.1 |
| BURKE | 7 | 6.7 | 8 | 8.3 | 43 | 8.0 |
| CABARRUS | 16 | 7.3 | 24 | 10.7 | 89 | 8.4 |
| CALDWELL | 9 | 9.5 | 9 | 10.0 | 44 | 9.0 |
| CAMDEN | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.5 |
| CARTERET | 3 | 5.2 | 5 | 8.5 | 27 | 9.0 |
| CASWELL | 1 | 3.7 | 1 | 4.1 | 15 | 11.6 |
| CATAWBA | 12 | 5.8 | 16 | 7.9 | 82 | 8.0 |
| CHATHAM | 5 | 7.2 | 4 | 5.8 | 19 | 5.6 |
| CHEROKEE | 1 | 3.7 | 7 | 26.7 | 12 | 9.1 |
| CHOWAN | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.9 | 4 | 4.5 |
| CLAY | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.9 | 2 | 5.1 |
| CLEVELAND | 8 | 6.7 | 11 | 9.1 | 64 | 10.2 |
| COLUMBUS | 7 | 9.1 | 11 | 14.6 | 45 | 11.3 |
| CRAVEN | 7 | 4.6 | 8 | 5.2 | 56 | 7.1 |
| CUMBERLAND | 61 | 11.2 | 62 | 11.8 | 305 | 11.2 |
| CURRITUCK | 2 | 9.5 | 2 | 8.6 | 9 | 8.2 |
| DARE | 3 | 8.5 | 3 | 7.0 | 16 | 8.9 |
| DAVIDSON | 17 | 8.9 | 17 | 8.8 | 80 | 8.3 |
| DAVIE | 7 | 16.2 | 2 | 4.9 | 28 | 12.8 |
| DUPLIN | 10 | 12.5 | 4 | 5.5 | 35 | 9.0 |
| DURHAM | 35 | 9.0 | 18 | 4.7 | 139 | 7.4 |
| EDGECOMBE | 8 | 10.7 | 7 | 9.9 | 44 | 11.2 |
| FORSYTH | 41 | 9.1 | 34 | 7.3 | 218 | 9.5 |
| FRANKLIN | 2 | 3.0 | 5 | 7.8 | 24 | 7.4 |
| GASTON | 16 | 6.2 | 22 | 8.9 | 123 | 9.4 |
| GATES | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.5 | 4 | 7.5 |
| GRAHAM | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.9 |
| GRANVILLE | 3 | 5.4 | 5 | 7.9 | 20 | 6.7 |
| GREENE | 5 | 21.0 | 4 | 16.7 | 15 | 12.4 |
| GUILFORD | 55 | 9.4 | 46 | 7.8 | 254 | 8.6 |
| HALIFAX | 4 | 5.3 | 11 | 14.9 | 33 | 8.7 |
| HARNETT | 12 | 8.4 | 15 | 10.6 | 58 | 8.1 |
| HAYWOOD | 3 | 5.2 | 6 | 10.1 | 16 | 5.7 |
| HENDERSON | 4 | 3.7 | 8 | 7.0 | 34 | 6.3 |
| HERTFORD | 2 | 7.2 | 7 | 23.7 | 27 | 18.9 |
| HOKE | 9 | 13.5 | 8 | 11.3 | 30 | 8.9 |
| HYDE | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 17.9 | 4 | 14.3 |
| IREDELL | 18 | 10.0 | 17 | 9.3 | 81 | 9.0 |
| JACKSON | 1 | 2.8 | 4 | 11.1 | 15 | 8.3 |
| JOHNSTON | 16 | 7.6 | 20 | 9.1 | 77 | 7.4 |
| JONES | 1 | 10.8 | 1 | 12.2 | 2 | 4.1 |
| LEE | 4 | 4.9 | 5 | 5.8 | 28 | 6.7 |
| LENOIR | 6 | 7.3 | 12 | 16.8 | 53 | 13.1 |
| LINCOLN | 7 | 8.8 | 2 | 2.2 | 38 | 8.6 |
| MCDOWELL | 5 | 9.8 | 4 | 7.8 | 22 | 8.3 |
| MACON | 3 | 9.9 | 2 | 6.0 | 14 | 9.0 |
| MADISON | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4.6 |
| MARTIN | 3 | 9.9 | 3 | 9.7 | 13 | 8.1 |
| MECKLENBURG | 97 | 7.9 | 87 | 6.8 | 449 | 7.5 |
| MITCHELL | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.3 | 8 | 9.6 |
| MONTGOMERY | 4 | 10.5 | 4 | 10.4 | 16 | 8.0 |
| MOORE | 6 | 6.4 | 6 | 6.9 | 36 | 8.0 |
| NASH | 11 | 9.2 | 8 | 7.0 | 58 | 9.5 |
| NEW HANOVER | 7 | 3.4 | 11 | 5.3 | 57 | 5.6 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 6 | 28.6 | 6 | 24.1 | 22 | 17.6 |
| ONSLOW | 26 | 8.3 | 33 | 10.4 | 135 | 8.5 |
| ORANGE | 8 | 5.9 | 10 | 7.7 | 37 | 5.8 |
| PAMLICO | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 9.1 | 3 | 5.8 |
| PASQUOTANK | 5 | 10.8 | 5 | 9.8 | 18 | 7.7 |
| PENDER | 5 | 10.3 | 4 | 9.1 | 21 | 8.9 |
| PERQUIMANS | 1 | 8.5 | 3 | 22.9 | 9 | 14.9 |
| PERSON | 3 | 6.3 | 6 | 13.8 | 24 | 10.5 |
| PITT | 21 | 10.6 | 23 | 11.5 | 111 | 11.2 |
| POLK | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.5 |
| RANDOLPH | 17 | 9.7 | 12 | 6.6 | 84 | 9.1 |
| RICHMOND | 6 | 10.3 | 8 | 12.9 | 28 | 8.6 |
| ROBESON | 28 | 13.8 | 12 | 6.1 | 121 | 11.7 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 11 | 9.6 | 10 | 9.1 | 47 | 8.1 |
| ROWAN | 13 | 7.7 | 12 | 7.2 | 62 | 7.3 |
| RUTHERFORD | 10 | 13.4 | 8 | 10.4 | 47 | 11.6 |
| SAMPSON | 8 | 9.0 | 11 | 12.1 | 43 | 9.4 |
| SCOTLAND | 5 | 10.1 | 4 | 8.2 | 31 | 12.5 |
| STANLY | 5 | 6.6 | 12 | 17.1 | 35 | 9.5 |
| STOKES | 1 | 2.1 | 2 | 3.9 | 16 | 6.3 |
| SURRY | 4 | 4.3 | 8 | 8.8 | 34 | 7.3 |
| SWAIN | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18.1 | 5 | 5.8 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 3 | 10.7 | 2 | 7.5 | 11 | 8.0 |
| TYRRELL | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4.5 |
| UNION | 14 | 6.1 | 12 | 5.0 | 70 | 6.2 |
| VANCE | 11 | 15.9 | 10 | 15.0 | 48 | 13.6 |
| WAKE | 60 | 5.5 | 72 | 6.3 | 333 | 6.3 |
| WARREN | 5 | 27.8 | 5 | 22.2 | 16 | 15.6 |
| WASHINGTON | 3 | 19.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 11.8 |
| WATAUGA | 2 | 5.9 | 1 | 2.8 | 11 | 6.4 |
| WAYNE | 16 | 9.6 | 17 | 10.0 | 90 | 10.4 |
| WILKES | 7 | 8.0 | 3 | 3.6 | 27 | 6.2 |
| WILSON | 15 | 13.9 | 8 | 8.0 | 59 | 11.0 |
| YADKIN | 5 | 10.8 | 1 | 2.3 | 15 | 6.2 |
| YANCEY | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 3.2 |
Note: Rates per 1,000 live births.
Page Last Updated July 16, 2018