| 2008 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: 2007, 2008, and 2004-2008 |
| 2007 Infant Deaths | 2007 Rate | 2008 Infant Deaths | 2008 Rate | 2004-2008 Infant Deaths | 2004-2008 Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENCE: | 1,107 | 8.5 | 1,066 | 8.2 | 5,333 | 8.4 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| PCR I | 54 | 6.4 | 49 | 6.0 | 289 | 7.1 |
| PCR II | 264 | 9.2 | 246 | 8.6 | 1,231 | 8.8 |
| PCR III | 178 | 6.8 | 178 | 6.8 | 953 | 7.6 |
| PCR IV | 226 | 8.0 | 178 | 6.2 | 984 | 7.2 |
| PCR V | 184 | 9.4 | 191 | 9.9 | 909 | 9.7 |
| PCR VI | 201 | 10.1 | 224 | 11.4 | 967 | 10.0 |
| ALAMANCE | 14 | 6.9 | 12 | 6.0 | 74 | 7.8 |
| ALEXANDER | 4 | 9.0 | 2 | 5.0 | 19 | 9.1 |
| ALLEGHANY | 2 | 17.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 11.5 |
| ANSON | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | 3.2 | 14 | 9.1 |
| ASHE | 1 | 3.4 | 2 | 7.5 | 7 | 5.1 |
| AVERY | 2 | 10.1 | 1 | 6.3 | 6 | 7.0 |
| BEAUFORT | 2 | 3.3 | 2 | 3.6 | 14 | 4.8 |
| BERTIE | 7 | 30.0 | 5 | 19.4 | 19 | 15.8 |
| BLADEN | 3 | 7.1 | 3 | 7.3 | 30 | 13.5 |
| BRUNSWICK | 11 | 9.5 | 8 | 6.8 | 41 | 7.8 |
| BUNCOMBE | 13 | 4.5 | 16 | 5.8 | 87 | 6.4 |
| BURKE | 6 | 5.9 | 9 | 8.3 | 41 | 8.0 |
| CABARRUS | 12 | 4.6 | 9 | 3.3 | 69 | 5.5 |
| CALDWELL | 3 | 3.2 | 7 | 8.0 | 33 | 7.1 |
| CAMDEN | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 10.8 | 3 | 5.8 |
| CARTERET | 1 | 1.6 | 3 | 5.0 | 18 | 5.6 |
| CASWELL | 7 | 33.3 | 1 | 4.4 | 14 | 12.6 |
| CATAWBA | 17 | 8.1 | 13 | 6.4 | 72 | 7.1 |
| CHATHAM | 9 | 12.3 | 1 | 1.3 | 29 | 7.8 |
| CHEROKEE | 2 | 9.0 | 2 | 7.8 | 12 | 9.1 |
| CHOWAN | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 16.9 | 10 | 10.8 |
| CLAY | 1 | 15.2 | 1 | 11.4 | 5 | 12.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 15 | 12.5 | 8 | 6.5 | 57 | 9.6 |
| COLUMBUS | 8 | 10.0 | 10 | 13.6 | 42 | 11.2 |
| CRAVEN | 18 | 11.2 | 14 | 8.1 | 68 | 8.4 |
| CUMBERLAND | 55 | 9.7 | 62 | 10.9 | 299 | 10.8 |
| CURRITUCK | 7 | 26.0 | 3 | 13.6 | 17 | 13.6 |
| DARE | 5 | 12.3 | 1 | 2.4 | 14 | 6.2 |
| DAVIDSON | 18 | 9.4 | 16 | 8.0 | 82 | 8.5 |
| DAVIE | 4 | 9.3 | 1 | 2.2 | 14 | 6.3 |
| DUPLIN | 9 | 10.6 | 11 | 13.6 | 35 | 8.5 |
| DURHAM | 30 | 6.9 | 31 | 6.7 | 141 | 6.7 |
| EDGECOMBE | 15 | 17.9 | 10 | 12.7 | 53 | 13.9 |
| FORSYTH | 57 | 11.1 | 61 | 12.0 | 263 | 10.7 |
| FRANKLIN | 2 | 2.9 | 7 | 9.0 | 25 | 6.9 |
| GASTON | 32 | 11.2 | 26 | 9.6 | 136 | 10.1 |
| GATES | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.3 | 7 | 11.3 |
| GRAHAM | 2 | 20.2 | 1 | 10.0 | 5 | 9.9 |
| GRANVILLE | 3 | 4.8 | 3 | 4.8 | 20 | 6.3 |
| GREENE | 5 | 19.2 | 6 | 26.9 | 21 | 16.7 |
| GUILFORD | 60 | 9.5 | 63 | 9.9 | 305 | 9.9 |
| HALIFAX | 11 | 15.1 | 10 | 15.0 | 59 | 16.8 |
| HARNETT | 12 | 7.4 | 17 | 10.4 | 73 | 9.4 |
| HAYWOOD | 7 | 11.7 | 3 | 5.1 | 21 | 7.3 |
| HENDERSON | 9 | 7.2 | 5 | 4.0 | 39 | 6.5 |
| HERTFORD | 5 | 17.1 | 8 | 24.0 | 27 | 17.2 |
| HOKE | 7 | 8.8 | 9 | 10.3 | 34 | 8.5 |
| HYDE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 11 | 5.5 | 8 | 4.0 | 57 | 5.9 |
| JACKSON | 5 | 11.8 | 2 | 5.2 | 14 | 7.1 |
| JOHNSTON | 22 | 8.9 | 16 | 6.3 | 76 | 6.3 |
| JONES | 2 | 20.8 | 1 | 11.8 | 5 | 10.5 |
| LEE | 5 | 5.6 | 4 | 4.1 | 36 | 8.0 |
| LENOIR | 5 | 6.3 | 14 | 18.9 | 46 | 11.7 |
| LINCOLN | 2 | 2.3 | 10 | 10.8 | 24 | 5.4 |
| MCDOWELL | 2 | 3.9 | 3 | 5.5 | 18 | 6.9 |
| MACON | 3 | 7.3 | 1 | 2.6 | 12 | 6.5 |
| MADISON | 1 | 5.2 | 2 | 10.2 | 5 | 5.0 |
| MARTIN | 1 | 3.7 | 4 | 12.6 | 16 | 10.6 |
| MECKLENBURG | 96 | 6.5 | 98 | 6.6 | 518 | 7.3 |
| MITCHELL | 1 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 7.3 |
| MONTGOMERY | 5 | 12.2 | 4 | 10.3 | 17 | 8.7 |
| MOORE | 11 | 10.8 | 7 | 6.9 | 40 | 8.1 |
| NASH | 18 | 14.1 | 17 | 13.4 | 70 | 11.3 |
| NEW HANOVER | 9 | 3.6 | 12 | 4.9 | 52 | 4.4 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 2 | 8.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 14 | 11.5 |
| ONSLOW | 38 | 10.3 | 32 | 8.7 | 140 | 8.0 |
| ORANGE | 16 | 11.8 | 11 | 8.0 | 55 | 8.2 |
| PAMLICO | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8.9 | 3 | 5.3 |
| PASQUOTANK | 5 | 8.7 | 9 | 15.6 | 23 | 8.3 |
| PENDER | 6 | 9.7 | 1 | 1.8 | 15 | 5.5 |
| PERQUIMANS | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 22.2 | 9 | 13.8 |
| PERSON | 5 | 10.4 | 3 | 6.2 | 23 | 9.9 |
| PITT | 15 | 6.4 | 34 | 14.5 | 114 | 10.4 |
| POLK | 1 | 6.8 | 3 | 19.6 | 11 | 14.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 21 | 11.1 | 12 | 6.6 | 61 | 6.8 |
| RICHMOND | 6 | 8.5 | 5 | 7.4 | 35 | 10.7 |
| ROBESON | 33 | 14.6 | 36 | 16.2 | 152 | 14.1 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 9 | 8.1 | 9 | 8.6 | 49 | 9.2 |
| ROWAN | 10 | 5.5 | 11 | 6.0 | 69 | 8.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 2 | 2.6 | 7 | 9.9 | 28 | 7.4 |
| SAMPSON | 11 | 11.6 | 12 | 13.3 | 48 | 10.5 |
| SCOTLAND | 7 | 12.5 | 5 | 9.7 | 31 | 12.0 |
| STANLY | 5 | 6.7 | 9 | 13.0 | 38 | 10.5 |
| STOKES | 8 | 17.6 | 6 | 13.4 | 28 | 12.0 |
| SURRY | 13 | 14.0 | 15 | 16.4 | 43 | 9.6 |
| SWAIN | 1 | 5.2 | 1 | 5.3 | 7 | 7.4 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 3 | 10.1 | 1 | 3.4 | 13 | 8.9 |
| TYRRELL | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.8 |
| UNION | 15 | 5.3 | 17 | 6.1 | 97 | 7.3 |
| VANCE | 13 | 18.2 | 7 | 11.2 | 48 | 14.1 |
| WAKE | 97 | 7.3 | 80 | 5.9 | 434 | 6.8 |
| WARREN | 3 | 13.0 | 2 | 10.9 | 9 | 8.6 |
| WASHINGTON | 2 | 10.5 | 2 | 12.8 | 8 | 9.0 |
| WATAUGA | 6 | 14.9 | 2 | 5.0 | 20 | 10.5 |
| WAYNE | 12 | 6.7 | 19 | 10.7 | 84 | 9.4 |
| WILKES | 6 | 7.2 | 5 | 6.4 | 33 | 8.3 |
| WILSON | 15 | 13.1 | 8 | 6.8 | 68 | 12.3 |
| YADKIN | 6 | 12.8 | 3 | 6.4 | 23 | 9.7 |
| YANCEY | 1 | 5.3 | 1 | 5.6 | 6 | 6.6 |
| 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, 31JUL2009 |
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