| 2005 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 2 |
| North Carolina Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births) |
| by Perinatal Care Region (PCR) and County of Residence: 2004, 2005, and 2001-2005 |
| 2004 Infant Deaths | 2004 Rate | 2005 Infant Deaths | 2005 Rate | 2001-2005 Infant Deaths | 2001-2005 Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENCE: | 1,050 | 8.8 | 1,077 | 8.8 | 5,056 | 8.5 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| PCR I | 47 | 6.0 | 79 | 9.8 | 304 | 7.8 |
| PCR II | 225 | 8.4 | 239 | 8.7 | 1,132 | 8.3 |
| PCR III | 216 | 9.2 | 195 | 8.1 | 933 | 8.1 |
| PCR IV | 205 | 8.1 | 185 | 7.0 | 915 | 7.3 |
| PCR V | 178 | 10.2 | 191 | 10.4 | 853 | 9.7 |
| PCR VI | 179 | 9.4 | 188 | 10.0 | 919 | 9.9 |
| ALAMANCE | 15 | 8.5 | 20 | 11.0 | 86 | 9.4 |
| ALEXANDER | 5 | 12.7 | 6 | 14.1 | 18 | 8.8 |
| ALLEGHANY | 2 | 20.4 | 2 | 18.3 | 6 | 12.2 |
| ANSON | 3 | 10.5 | 5 | 16.6 | 17 | 10.7 |
| ASHE | 1 | 3.8 | 3 | 10.9 | 17 | 13.1 |
| AVERY | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 18.2 | 4 | 4.8 |
| BEAUFORT | 1 | 1.7 | 4 | 7.1 | 26 | 8.7 |
| BERTIE | 2 | 8.7 | 4 | 17.4 | 18 | 14.6 |
| BLADEN | 6 | 12.8 | 11 | 25.1 | 28 | 12.3 |
| BRUNSWICK | 6 | 6.7 | 10 | 10.3 | 32 | 7.2 |
| BUNCOMBE | 14 | 5.4 | 28 | 10.7 | 101 | 7.9 |
| BURKE | 5 | 5.0 | 12 | 12.1 | 37 | 7.3 |
| CABARRUS | 20 | 8.8 | 11 | 4.6 | 84 | 7.4 |
| CALDWELL | 11 | 11.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 42 | 8.9 |
| CAMDEN | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.2 |
| CARTERET | 6 | 9.2 | 2 | 2.9 | 23 | 7.5 |
| CASWELL | 1 | 4.7 | 3 | 11.5 | 10 | 8.1 |
| CATAWBA | 10 | 5.1 | 18 | 9.0 | 72 | 7.1 |
| CHATHAM | 8 | 11.1 | 7 | 9.4 | 27 | 7.7 |
| CHEROKEE | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 9.0 |
| CHOWAN | 1 | 5.5 | 5 | 28.7 | 7 | 7.9 |
| CLAY | 1 | 11.8 | 1 | 11.4 | 3 | 7.1 |
| CLEVELAND | 14 | 11.8 | 15 | 13.1 | 58 | 9.6 |
| COLUMBUS | 9 | 12.1 | 6 | 8.1 | 40 | 10.5 |
| CRAVEN | 13 | 8.2 | 11 | 7.2 | 52 | 6.7 |
| CUMBERLAND | 56 | 10.7 | 67 | 12.1 | 302 | 11.3 |
| CURRITUCK | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11.7 | 8 | 6.8 |
| DARE | 3 | 6.1 | 5 | 10.9 | 20 | 9.6 |
| DAVIDSON | 14 | 7.4 | 14 | 7.3 | 74 | 7.7 |
| DAVIE | 3 | 7.2 | 4 | 8.7 | 22 | 10.1 |
| DUPLIN | 5 | 6.3 | 7 | 8.4 | 37 | 9.4 |
| DURHAM | 26 | 6.8 | 24 | 5.9 | 127 | 6.5 |
| EDGECOMBE | 11 | 14.0 | 11 | 15.3 | 47 | 12.5 |
| FORSYTH | 46 | 10.0 | 42 | 8.9 | 206 | 8.9 |
| FRANKLIN | 5 | 7.0 | 5 | 7.1 | 23 | 6.8 |
| GASTON | 20 | 7.7 | 25 | 9.8 | 112 | 8.8 |
| GATES | 1 | 8.8 | 1 | 7.9 | 6 | 10.5 |
| GRAHAM | 1 | 11.0 | 1 | 9.3 | 3 | 6.1 |
| GRANVILLE | 5 | 8.1 | 3 | 4.7 | 21 | 6.9 |
| GREENE | 6 | 22.7 | 4 | 14.9 | 20 | 16.0 |
| GUILFORD | 60 | 10.2 | 57 | 9.5 | 273 | 9.3 |
| HALIFAX | 16 | 22.1 | 9 | 13.0 | 46 | 12.5 |
| HARNETT | 13 | 8.9 | 15 | 10.1 | 60 | 8.2 |
| HAYWOOD | 3 | 5.7 | 2 | 3.4 | 16 | 5.7 |
| HENDERSON | 6 | 5.4 | 12 | 10.1 | 40 | 7.1 |
| HERTFORD | 3 | 9.6 | 6 | 18.5 | 21 | 14.2 |
| HOKE | 7 | 9.9 | 9 | 11.8 | 38 | 10.8 |
| HYDE | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10.4 |
| IREDELL | 8 | 4.6 | 13 | 6.5 | 71 | 7.7 |
| JACKSON | 1 | 2.9 | 3 | 7.4 | 10 | 5.4 |
| JOHNSTON | 18 | 7.8 | 7 | 3.0 | 76 | 6.9 |
| JONES | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 4.3 |
| LEE | 11 | 13.4 | 8 | 9.4 | 34 | 8.2 |
| LENOIR | 9 | 11.6 | 13 | 15.5 | 54 | 13.6 |
| LINCOLN | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.6 | 27 | 6.2 |
| MCDOWELL | 4 | 8.2 | 5 | 9.7 | 22 | 8.6 |
| MACON | 3 | 9.1 | 5 | 14.1 | 18 | 11.0 |
| MADISON | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.2 | 3 | 2.8 |
| MARTIN | 1 | 3.2 | 7 | 24.6 | 15 | 9.8 |
| MECKLENBURG | 119 | 9.2 | 113 | 8.4 | 510 | 8.0 |
| MITCHELL | 1 | 6.1 | 4 | 26.1 | 10 | 12.3 |
| MONTGOMERY | 2 | 5.4 | 6 | 15.4 | 18 | 9.3 |
| MOORE | 6 | 6.2 | 12 | 12.2 | 39 | 8.5 |
| NASH | 14 | 11.4 | 6 | 5.0 | 51 | 8.5 |
| NEW HANOVER | 11 | 5.0 | 6 | 2.5 | 50 | 4.7 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 3 | 13.2 | 3 | 12.3 | 22 | 18.5 |
| ONSLOW | 23 | 6.8 | 24 | 7.5 | 130 | 8.1 |
| ORANGE | 16 | 12.0 | 9 | 6.5 | 52 | 7.8 |
| PAMLICO | 2 | 16.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 7.4 |
| PASQUOTANK | 3 | 5.8 | 3 | 5.4 | 19 | 7.6 |
| PENDER | 3 | 6.3 | 4 | 7.8 | 20 | 8.3 |
| PERQUIMANS | 2 | 17.9 | 3 | 21.0 | 10 | 16.2 |
| PERSON | 4 | 8.9 | 6 | 13.3 | 24 | 10.5 |
| PITT | 15 | 7.1 | 19 | 9.4 | 109 | 10.8 |
| POLK | 2 | 12.3 | 4 | 22.7 | 6 | 7.1 |
| RANDOLPH | 6 | 3.4 | 10 | 5.8 | 65 | 7.3 |
| RICHMOND | 14 | 23.0 | 6 | 9.4 | 38 | 12.2 |
| ROBESON | 26 | 12.8 | 22 | 10.5 | 110 | 10.7 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 4 | 3.8 | 11 | 10.4 | 42 | 7.6 |
| ROWAN | 23 | 14.3 | 12 | 7.4 | 75 | 9.1 |
| RUTHERFORD | 6 | 7.7 | 8 | 10.9 | 41 | 10.6 |
| SAMPSON | 9 | 10.4 | 10 | 10.8 | 44 | 9.7 |
| SCOTLAND | 10 | 20.7 | 7 | 14.3 | 34 | 14.2 |
| STANLY | 13 | 16.9 | 6 | 8.7 | 44 | 12.0 |
| STOKES | 4 | 8.2 | 8 | 17.2 | 19 | 7.8 |
| SURRY | 5 | 5.8 | 5 | 5.7 | 29 | 6.4 |
| SWAIN | 1 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 5.6 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 2 | 7.9 | 4 | 13.5 | 13 | 9.6 |
| TYRRELL | 2 | 45.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.9 |
| UNION | 24 | 9.6 | 16 | 6.1 | 81 | 6.7 |
| VANCE | 13 | 19.8 | 8 | 12.1 | 58 | 17.0 |
| WAKE | 82 | 7.0 | 85 | 6.9 | 365 | 6.4 |
| WARREN | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 11.9 |
| WASHINGTON | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 17.5 | 9 | 10.7 |
| WATAUGA | 8 | 23.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 8.6 |
| WAYNE | 19 | 10.8 | 22 | 12.1 | 91 | 10.5 |
| WILKES | 9 | 12.0 | 6 | 7.5 | 29 | 7.1 |
| WILSON | 18 | 16.7 | 13 | 12.4 | 66 | 12.4 |
| YADKIN | 1 | 2.1 | 6 | 13.0 | 16 | 6.9 |
| YANCEY | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.5 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Note: Rates based on less than 10 deaths are unreliable and should be interpreted with caution. |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 03AUG2006 |
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