| 2007 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: 2006, 2007, and 2003-2007 |
| 2006 Infant Deaths | 2006 Rate | 2007 Infant Deaths | 2007 Rate | 2003-2007 Infant Deaths | 2003-2007 Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENCE: | 1,033 | 8.1 | 1,107 | 8.5 | 5,234 | 8.4 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| PCR I | 60 | 7.2 | 54 | 6.4 | 305 | 7.6 |
| PCR II | 257 | 9.1 | 264 | 9.2 | 1,189 | 8.6 |
| PCR III | 186 | 7.3 | 178 | 6.8 | 951 | 7.8 |
| PCR IV | 190 | 6.9 | 226 | 8.0 | 983 | 7.4 |
| PCR V | 165 | 8.7 | 184 | 9.4 | 881 | 9.6 |
| PCR VI | 175 | 9.0 | 201 | 10.1 | 925 | 9.7 |
| ALAMANCE | 13 | 6.8 | 14 | 6.9 | 78 | 8.3 |
| ALEXANDER | 2 | 4.8 | 4 | 9.0 | 20 | 9.5 |
| ALLEGHANY | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 17.9 | 6 | 12.0 |
| ANSON | 4 | 12.2 | 1 | 3.3 | 19 | 12.0 |
| ASHE | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.4 | 8 | 5.8 |
| AVERY | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10.1 | 5 | 5.7 |
| BEAUFORT | 5 | 8.4 | 2 | 3.3 | 17 | 5.8 |
| BERTIE | 1 | 4.0 | 7 | 30.0 | 17 | 14.4 |
| BLADEN | 7 | 14.6 | 3 | 7.1 | 29 | 12.9 |
| BRUNSWICK | 6 | 5.6 | 11 | 9.5 | 38 | 7.6 |
| BUNCOMBE | 16 | 5.8 | 13 | 4.5 | 90 | 6.8 |
| BURKE | 9 | 8.8 | 6 | 5.9 | 40 | 8.0 |
| CABARRUS | 17 | 6.8 | 12 | 4.6 | 84 | 7.0 |
| CALDWELL | 5 | 5.3 | 3 | 3.2 | 35 | 7.5 |
| CAMDEN | 1 | 9.3 | 1 | 9.1 | 2 | 3.8 |
| CARTERET | 6 | 9.1 | 1 | 1.6 | 20 | 6.2 |
| CASWELL | 2 | 9.7 | 7 | 33.3 | 14 | 12.3 |
| CATAWBA | 14 | 6.8 | 17 | 8.1 | 75 | 7.4 |
| CHATHAM | 4 | 5.3 | 9 | 12.3 | 32 | 8.8 |
| CHEROKEE | 6 | 19.9 | 2 | 9.0 | 17 | 12.9 |
| CHOWAN | 1 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 9.0 |
| CLAY | 1 | 11.1 | 1 | 15.2 | 5 | 11.9 |
| CLEVELAND | 5 | 4.3 | 15 | 12.5 | 60 | 10.2 |
| COLUMBUS | 9 | 12.4 | 8 | 10.0 | 43 | 11.4 |
| CRAVEN | 12 | 7.4 | 18 | 11.2 | 62 | 7.9 |
| CUMBERLAND | 59 | 10.6 | 55 | 9.7 | 299 | 11.0 |
| CURRITUCK | 4 | 16.5 | 7 | 26.0 | 16 | 12.7 |
| DARE | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 12.3 | 16 | 7.1 |
| DAVIDSON | 20 | 10.4 | 18 | 9.4 | 83 | 8.7 |
| DAVIE | 2 | 4.2 | 4 | 9.3 | 15 | 6.8 |
| DUPLIN | 3 | 3.6 | 9 | 10.6 | 28 | 6.9 |
| DURHAM | 30 | 7.2 | 30 | 6.9 | 128 | 6.3 |
| EDGECOMBE | 6 | 8.6 | 15 | 17.9 | 50 | 13.3 |
| FORSYTH | 57 | 11.4 | 57 | 11.1 | 236 | 9.8 |
| FRANKLIN | 6 | 8.1 | 2 | 2.9 | 23 | 6.6 |
| GASTON | 33 | 11.8 | 32 | 11.2 | 132 | 10.0 |
| GATES | 3 | 22.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 10.0 |
| GRAHAM | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 20.2 | 4 | 7.8 |
| GRANVILLE | 6 | 9.1 | 3 | 4.8 | 22 | 7.0 |
| GREENE | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 19.2 | 19 | 14.9 |
| GUILFORD | 65 | 10.6 | 60 | 9.5 | 288 | 9.5 |
| HALIFAX | 13 | 18.6 | 11 | 15.1 | 60 | 16.8 |
| HARNETT | 16 | 10.2 | 12 | 7.4 | 71 | 9.4 |
| HAYWOOD | 6 | 10.7 | 7 | 11.7 | 24 | 8.4 |
| HENDERSON | 7 | 5.7 | 9 | 7.2 | 42 | 7.1 |
| HERTFORD | 5 | 16.4 | 5 | 17.1 | 26 | 17.0 |
| HOKE | 2 | 2.3 | 7 | 8.8 | 33 | 8.6 |
| HYDE | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.4 |
| IREDELL | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 5.5 | 66 | 6.9 |
| JACKSON | 3 | 7.3 | 5 | 11.8 | 16 | 8.2 |
| JOHNSTON | 13 | 5.6 | 22 | 8.9 | 80 | 6.9 |
| JONES | 2 | 18.9 | 2 | 20.8 | 5 | 10.5 |
| LEE | 8 | 8.2 | 5 | 5.6 | 37 | 8.4 |
| LENOIR | 5 | 6.3 | 5 | 6.3 | 44 | 11.3 |
| LINCOLN | 5 | 5.6 | 2 | 2.3 | 16 | 3.6 |
| MCDOWELL | 4 | 7.1 | 2 | 3.9 | 19 | 7.3 |
| MACON | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 7.3 | 13 | 7.2 |
| MADISON | 1 | 5.2 | 1 | 5.2 | 3 | 2.9 |
| MARTIN | 3 | 9.4 | 1 | 3.7 | 15 | 10.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 92 | 6.4 | 96 | 6.5 | 507 | 7.4 |
| MITCHELL | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.1 | 7 | 8.7 |
| MONTGOMERY | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 12.2 | 17 | 8.7 |
| MOORE | 4 | 4.2 | 11 | 10.8 | 39 | 8.1 |
| NASH | 15 | 12.3 | 18 | 14.1 | 61 | 10.0 |
| NEW HANOVER | 14 | 5.7 | 9 | 3.6 | 51 | 4.4 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 5 | 18.7 | 2 | 8.2 | 19 | 15.4 |
| ONSLOW | 23 | 6.5 | 38 | 10.3 | 141 | 8.3 |
| ORANGE | 3 | 2.3 | 16 | 11.8 | 54 | 8.1 |
| PAMLICO | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5.3 |
| PASQUOTANK | 3 | 5.3 | 5 | 8.7 | 19 | 7.0 |
| PENDER | 1 | 1.8 | 6 | 9.7 | 18 | 6.9 |
| PERQUIMANS | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 13.9 |
| PERSON | 5 | 10.6 | 5 | 10.4 | 26 | 11.4 |
| PITT | 31 | 14.1 | 15 | 6.4 | 103 | 9.7 |
| POLK | 1 | 6.8 | 1 | 6.8 | 8 | 10.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 12 | 6.8 | 21 | 11.1 | 61 | 6.8 |
| RICHMOND | 4 | 6.1 | 6 | 8.5 | 38 | 11.8 |
| ROBESON | 35 | 16.2 | 33 | 14.6 | 128 | 12.2 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 16 | 14.9 | 9 | 8.1 | 50 | 9.3 |
| ROWAN | 13 | 7.3 | 10 | 5.5 | 70 | 8.2 |
| RUTHERFORD | 5 | 6.7 | 2 | 2.6 | 29 | 7.6 |
| SAMPSON | 6 | 6.4 | 11 | 11.6 | 47 | 10.2 |
| SCOTLAND | 2 | 3.7 | 7 | 12.5 | 30 | 11.7 |
| STANLY | 5 | 6.9 | 5 | 6.7 | 41 | 11.3 |
| STOKES | 2 | 4.2 | 8 | 17.6 | 24 | 10.0 |
| SURRY | 5 | 5.5 | 13 | 14.0 | 36 | 8.0 |
| SWAIN | 4 | 21.3 | 1 | 5.2 | 9 | 9.7 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 3 | 9.6 | 3 | 10.1 | 14 | 9.8 |
| TYRRELL | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8.0 |
| UNION | 25 | 9.6 | 15 | 5.3 | 92 | 7.1 |
| VANCE | 7 | 9.4 | 13 | 18.2 | 51 | 14.8 |
| WAKE | 90 | 7.0 | 97 | 7.3 | 426 | 6.9 |
| WARREN | 3 | 12.4 | 3 | 13.0 | 12 | 11.0 |
| WASHINGTON | 1 | 5.4 | 2 | 10.5 | 6 | 6.7 |
| WATAUGA | 4 | 10.4 | 6 | 14.9 | 19 | 10.2 |
| WAYNE | 12 | 6.8 | 12 | 6.7 | 82 | 9.3 |
| WILKES | 7 | 8.8 | 6 | 7.2 | 31 | 7.7 |
| WILSON | 14 | 13.0 | 15 | 13.1 | 68 | 12.7 |
| YADKIN | 7 | 14.1 | 6 | 12.8 | 21 | 9.0 |
| YANCEY | 3 | 16.9 | 1 | 5.3 | 5 | 5.5 |
| 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, 30JUL2008 |
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