| 2006 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: 2005, 2006, and 2002-2006 |
| 2005 Infant Deaths | 2005 Rate | 2006 Infant Deaths | 2006 Rate | 2002-2006 Infant Deaths | 2002-2006 Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENCE: | 1,077 | 8.8 | 1,033 | 8.1 | 5,084 | 8.4 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| PCR I | 79 | 9.8 | 60 | 7.2 | 299 | 7.5 |
| PCR II | 239 | 8.7 | 257 | 9.1 | 1,158 | 8.5 |
| PCR III | 195 | 8.1 | 186 | 7.3 | 938 | 7.9 |
| PCR IV | 185 | 7.0 | 190 | 6.9 | 929 | 7.2 |
| PCR V | 191 | 10.4 | 165 | 8.7 | 864 | 9.7 |
| PCR VI | 188 | 10.0 | 175 | 9.0 | 896 | 9.6 |
| ALAMANCE | 20 | 11.0 | 13 | 6.8 | 83 | 9.1 |
| ALEXANDER | 6 | 14.1 | 2 | 4.8 | 18 | 8.8 |
| ALLEGHANY | 2 | 18.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 10.2 |
| ANSON | 5 | 16.6 | 4 | 12.2 | 20 | 12.5 |
| ASHE | 3 | 10.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 7.6 |
| AVERY | 3 | 18.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.8 |
| BEAUFORT | 4 | 7.1 | 5 | 8.4 | 25 | 8.5 |
| BERTIE | 4 | 17.4 | 1 | 4.0 | 13 | 10.8 |
| BLADEN | 11 | 25.1 | 7 | 14.6 | 31 | 13.7 |
| BRUNSWICK | 10 | 10.3 | 6 | 5.6 | 31 | 6.7 |
| BUNCOMBE | 28 | 10.7 | 16 | 5.8 | 95 | 7.3 |
| BURKE | 12 | 12.1 | 9 | 8.8 | 41 | 8.2 |
| CABARRUS | 11 | 4.6 | 17 | 6.8 | 88 | 7.6 |
| CALDWELL | 7 | 7.5 | 5 | 5.3 | 41 | 8.8 |
| CAMDEN | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9.3 | 1 | 2.0 |
| CARTERET | 2 | 2.9 | 6 | 9.1 | 22 | 7.0 |
| CASWELL | 3 | 11.5 | 2 | 9.7 | 8 | 6.7 |
| CATAWBA | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 6.8 | 70 | 6.9 |
| CHATHAM | 7 | 9.4 | 4 | 5.3 | 28 | 7.8 |
| CHEROKEE | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 19.9 | 16 | 11.7 |
| CHOWAN | 5 | 28.7 | 1 | 5.4 | 8 | 9.2 |
| CLAY | 1 | 11.4 | 1 | 11.1 | 4 | 9.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 15 | 13.1 | 5 | 4.3 | 53 | 9.0 |
| COLUMBUS | 6 | 8.1 | 9 | 12.4 | 42 | 11.2 |
| CRAVEN | 11 | 7.2 | 12 | 7.4 | 51 | 6.5 |
| CUMBERLAND | 67 | 12.1 | 59 | 10.6 | 305 | 11.3 |
| CURRITUCK | 3 | 11.7 | 4 | 16.5 | 11 | 9.1 |
| DARE | 5 | 10.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 6.4 |
| DAVIDSON | 14 | 7.3 | 20 | 10.4 | 82 | 8.6 |
| DAVIE | 4 | 8.7 | 2 | 4.2 | 18 | 8.2 |
| DUPLIN | 7 | 8.4 | 3 | 3.6 | 29 | 7.3 |
| DURHAM | 24 | 5.9 | 30 | 7.2 | 133 | 6.7 |
| EDGECOMBE | 11 | 15.3 | 6 | 8.6 | 43 | 11.8 |
| FORSYTH | 42 | 8.9 | 57 | 11.4 | 220 | 9.4 |
| FRANKLIN | 5 | 7.1 | 6 | 8.1 | 23 | 6.6 |
| GASTON | 25 | 9.8 | 33 | 11.8 | 116 | 8.9 |
| GATES | 1 | 7.9 | 3 | 22.2 | 6 | 10.2 |
| GRAHAM | 1 | 9.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.9 |
| GRANVILLE | 3 | 4.7 | 6 | 9.1 | 22 | 7.1 |
| GREENE | 4 | 14.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 15.2 |
| GUILFORD | 57 | 9.5 | 65 | 10.6 | 283 | 9.5 |
| HALIFAX | 9 | 13.0 | 13 | 18.6 | 53 | 14.7 |
| HARNETT | 15 | 10.1 | 16 | 10.2 | 71 | 9.7 |
| HAYWOOD | 2 | 3.4 | 6 | 10.7 | 20 | 7.0 |
| HENDERSON | 12 | 10.1 | 7 | 5.7 | 37 | 6.4 |
| HERTFORD | 6 | 18.5 | 5 | 16.4 | 23 | 15.2 |
| HOKE | 9 | 11.8 | 2 | 2.3 | 35 | 9.4 |
| HYDE | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.3 |
| IREDELL | 13 | 6.5 | 17 | 8.5 | 73 | 7.8 |
| JACKSON | 3 | 7.4 | 3 | 7.3 | 12 | 6.4 |
| JOHNSTON | 7 | 3.0 | 13 | 5.6 | 74 | 6.6 |
| JONES | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 18.9 | 4 | 8.5 |
| LEE | 8 | 9.4 | 8 | 8.2 | 36 | 8.3 |
| LENOIR | 13 | 15.5 | 5 | 6.3 | 45 | 11.4 |
| LINCOLN | 4 | 4.6 | 5 | 5.6 | 21 | 4.8 |
| MCDOWELL | 5 | 9.7 | 4 | 7.1 | 22 | 8.5 |
| MACON | 5 | 14.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 7.7 |
| MADISON | 1 | 5.2 | 1 | 5.2 | 2 | 1.9 |
| MARTIN | 7 | 24.6 | 3 | 9.4 | 17 | 11.1 |
| MECKLENBURG | 113 | 8.4 | 92 | 6.4 | 508 | 7.7 |
| MITCHELL | 4 | 26.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 7.4 |
| MONTGOMERY | 6 | 15.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 8.3 |
| MOORE | 12 | 12.2 | 4 | 4.2 | 34 | 7.2 |
| NASH | 6 | 5.0 | 15 | 12.3 | 54 | 9.0 |
| NEW HANOVER | 6 | 2.5 | 14 | 5.7 | 49 | 4.4 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 3 | 12.3 | 5 | 18.7 | 23 | 19.2 |
| ONSLOW | 24 | 7.5 | 23 | 6.5 | 129 | 7.9 |
| ORANGE | 9 | 6.5 | 3 | 2.3 | 46 | 6.9 |
| PAMLICO | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 7.1 |
| PASQUOTANK | 3 | 5.4 | 3 | 5.3 | 19 | 7.3 |
| PENDER | 4 | 7.8 | 1 | 1.8 | 17 | 6.9 |
| PERQUIMANS | 3 | 21.0 | 1 | 8.3 | 10 | 16.0 |
| PERSON | 6 | 13.3 | 5 | 10.6 | 24 | 10.5 |
| PITT | 19 | 9.4 | 31 | 14.1 | 109 | 10.6 |
| POLK | 4 | 22.7 | 1 | 6.8 | 7 | 8.6 |
| RANDOLPH | 10 | 5.8 | 12 | 6.8 | 57 | 6.4 |
| RICHMOND | 6 | 9.4 | 4 | 6.1 | 38 | 12.3 |
| ROBESON | 22 | 10.5 | 35 | 16.2 | 123 | 11.9 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 11 | 10.4 | 16 | 14.9 | 52 | 9.6 |
| ROWAN | 12 | 7.4 | 13 | 7.3 | 73 | 8.7 |
| RUTHERFORD | 8 | 10.9 | 5 | 6.7 | 37 | 9.8 |
| SAMPSON | 10 | 10.8 | 6 | 6.4 | 44 | 9.7 |
| SCOTLAND | 7 | 14.3 | 2 | 3.7 | 28 | 11.2 |
| STANLY | 6 | 8.7 | 5 | 6.9 | 41 | 11.3 |
| STOKES | 8 | 17.2 | 2 | 4.2 | 17 | 7.0 |
| SURRY | 5 | 5.7 | 5 | 5.5 | 27 | 6.0 |
| SWAIN | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 21.3 | 8 | 8.9 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 4 | 13.5 | 3 | 9.6 | 14 | 9.9 |
| TYRRELL | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.7 |
| UNION | 16 | 6.1 | 25 | 9.6 | 91 | 7.3 |
| VANCE | 8 | 12.1 | 7 | 9.4 | 49 | 14.3 |
| WAKE | 85 | 6.9 | 90 | 7.0 | 389 | 6.6 |
| WARREN | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 12.4 | 14 | 13.4 |
| WASHINGTON | 3 | 17.5 | 1 | 5.4 | 7 | 8.1 |
| WATAUGA | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 10.4 | 15 | 8.4 |
| WAYNE | 22 | 12.1 | 12 | 6.8 | 86 | 9.9 |
| WILKES | 6 | 7.5 | 7 | 8.8 | 32 | 7.9 |
| WILSON | 13 | 12.4 | 14 | 13.0 | 68 | 12.9 |
| YADKIN | 6 | 13.0 | 7 | 14.1 | 20 | 8.6 |
| YANCEY | 1 | 5.5 | 3 | 16.9 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 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, 10AUG2007 |
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