| 2010 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: 2009, 2010, and 2006-2010 |
| 2009 Infant Deaths | 2009 Rate | 2010 Infant Deaths | 2010 Rate | 2006-2010 Infant Deaths |
2006-2010 Rate |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENCE: | 1,006 | 7.9 | 854 | 7.0 | 5,066 | 7.9 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| PCR I | 42 | 5.2 | 44 | 5.8 | 249 | 6.1 |
| PCR II | 239 | 8.8 | 218 | 8.4 | 1,224 | 8.8 |
| PCR III | 175 | 6.9 | 138 | 5.7 | 855 | 6.7 |
| PCR IV | 210 | 7.7 | 143 | 5.4 | 947 | 6.9 |
| PCR V | 166 | 8.6 | 153 | 8.1 | 859 | 9.0 |
| PCR VI | 174 | 8.9 | 158 | 8.2 | 932 | 9.5 |
| ALAMANCE | 17 | 9.0 | 12 | 6.5 | 68 | 7.0 |
| ALEXANDER | 2 | 5.0 | 2 | 5.2 | 12 | 5.9 |
| ALLEGHANY | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 10.0 | 4 | 7.6 |
| ANSON | 4 | 14.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 6.7 |
| ASHE | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.7 | 4 | 2.9 |
| AVERY | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 17.3 | 6 | 6.8 |
| BEAUFORT | 2 | 3.4 | 6 | 10.9 | 17 | 5.9 |
| BERTIE | 4 | 17.5 | 3 | 15.1 | 20 | 17.1 |
| BLADEN | 4 | 10.6 | 2 | 5.4 | 19 | 9.2 |
| BRUNSWICK | 8 | 7.2 | 4 | 3.8 | 37 | 6.6 |
| BUNCOMBE | 12 | 4.5 | 16 | 6.2 | 73 | 5.4 |
| BURKE | 13 | 13.4 | 6 | 6.9 | 43 | 8.7 |
| CABARRUS | 17 | 6.7 | 6 | 2.5 | 61 | 4.8 |
| CALDWELL | 8 | 9.6 | 15 | 18.3 | 38 | 8.6 |
| CAMDEN | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 21.7 | 5 | 9.9 |
| CARTERET | 3 | 5.1 | 7 | 11.2 | 20 | 6.4 |
| CASWELL | 2 | 9.6 | 2 | 11.0 | 14 | 13.6 |
| CATAWBA | 14 | 7.4 | 17 | 9.3 | 75 | 7.6 |
| CHATHAM | 4 | 5.9 | 3 | 4.6 | 21 | 5.9 |
| CHEROKEE | 2 | 7.7 | 2 | 8.9 | 14 | 11.1 |
| CHOWAN | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 4.4 |
| CLAY | 1 | 10.6 | 1 | 12.8 | 5 | 12.0 |
| CLEVELAND | 13 | 10.8 | 9 | 8.0 | 50 | 8.4 |
| COLUMBUS | 7 | 10.2 | 12 | 17.9 | 46 | 12.7 |
| CRAVEN | 16 | 9.5 | 12 | 7.0 | 72 | 8.6 |
| CUMBERLAND | 59 | 9.5 | 45 | 7.7 | 280 | 9.7 |
| CURRITUCK | 1 | 4.4 | 2 | 8.2 | 17 | 14.1 |
| DARE | 1 | 2.6 | 2 | 5.3 | 9 | 4.4 |
| DAVIDSON | 23 | 12.2 | 7 | 4.0 | 84 | 8.9 |
| DAVIE | 2 | 4.3 | 2 | 5.2 | 11 | 5.0 |
| DUPLIN | 6 | 7.3 | 10 | 12.8 | 39 | 9.5 |
| DURHAM | 37 | 8.4 | 21 | 4.9 | 149 | 6.8 |
| EDGECOMBE | 6 | 8.5 | 4 | 5.4 | 41 | 10.9 |
| FORSYTH | 48 | 9.9 | 36 | 7.7 | 259 | 10.5 |
| FRANKLIN | 8 | 12.4 | 1 | 1.5 | 24 | 6.7 |
| GASTON | 28 | 10.3 | 21 | 8.1 | 140 | 10.2 |
| GATES | 1 | 10.3 | 1 | 8.7 | 7 | 11.8 |
| GRAHAM | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10.9 | 4 | 8.4 |
| GRANVILLE | 2 | 3.1 | 1 | 1.6 | 15 | 4.7 |
| GREENE | 3 | 11.5 | 1 | 4.0 | 15 | 12.1 |
| GUILFORD | 64 | 10.4 | 57 | 9.5 | 309 | 10.0 |
| HALIFAX | 6 | 9.2 | 5 | 7.9 | 45 | 13.3 |
| HARNETT | 14 | 8.1 | 14 | 8.0 | 73 | 8.8 |
| HAYWOOD | 2 | 3.4 | 2 | 3.8 | 20 | 7.0 |
| HENDERSON | 5 | 4.2 | 8 | 7.5 | 34 | 5.7 |
| HERTFORD | 6 | 20.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 25 | 16.8 |
| HOKE | 7 | 7.5 | 3 | 3.2 | 28 | 6.4 |
| HYDE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| IREDELL | 15 | 7.9 | 18 | 9.8 | 69 | 7.1 |
| JACKSON | 4 | 8.9 | 2 | 4.5 | 16 | 7.6 |
| JOHNSTON | 16 | 6.6 | 15 | 6.6 | 82 | 6.8 |
| JONES | 2 | 20.8 | 2 | 20.2 | 9 | 18.7 |
| LEE | 9 | 10.5 | 5 | 5.8 | 31 | 6.8 |
| LENOIR | 2 | 2.6 | 10 | 14.3 | 36 | 9.5 |
| LINCOLN | 7 | 8.0 | 5 | 6.4 | 29 | 6.6 |
| MCDOWELL | 3 | 6.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 4.6 |
| MACON | 3 | 8.6 | 2 | 6.3 | 9 | 4.9 |
| MADISON | 2 | 10.9 | 1 | 6.2 | 7 | 7.5 |
| MARTIN | 5 | 16.8 | 2 | 7.9 | 15 | 10.3 |
| MECKLENBURG | 88 | 6.1 | 78 | 5.6 | 452 | 6.2 |
| MITCHELL | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.4 | 2 | 2.5 |
| MONTGOMERY | 2 | 6.3 | 5 | 15.1 | 16 | 8.6 |
| MOORE | 5 | 5.4 | 5 | 5.2 | 32 | 6.6 |
| NASH | 13 | 10.2 | 7 | 6.0 | 70 | 11.3 |
| NEW HANOVER | 11 | 4.7 | 11 | 4.9 | 57 | 4.8 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 1 | 4.6 | 3 | 14.3 | 12 | 10.2 |
| ONSLOW | 28 | 6.9 | 19 | 4.4 | 140 | 7.3 |
| ORANGE | 7 | 5.4 | 3 | 2.5 | 40 | 6.1 |
| PAMLICO | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 19.2 | 5 | 9.2 |
| PASQUOTANK | 8 | 15.2 | 5 | 9.4 | 30 | 10.8 |
| PENDER | 4 | 6.8 | 7 | 11.6 | 19 | 6.5 |
| PERQUIMANS | 2 | 15.3 | 4 | 29.9 | 10 | 15.1 |
| PERSON | 3 | 6.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 6.8 |
| PITT | 24 | 10.4 | 20 | 9.3 | 124 | 10.9 |
| POLK | 1 | 6.1 | 1 | 7.7 | 7 | 9.5 |
| RANDOLPH | 13 | 7.6 | 9 | 5.4 | 67 | 7.6 |
| RICHMOND | 3 | 4.8 | 3 | 5.0 | 21 | 6.5 |
| ROBESON | 29 | 13.6 | 25 | 11.9 | 158 | 14.5 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 11 | 10.5 | 7 | 7.4 | 52 | 10.0 |
| ROWAN | 9 | 5.3 | 18 | 11.7 | 61 | 7.1 |
| RUTHERFORD | 6 | 8.2 | 4 | 5.6 | 24 | 6.5 |
| SAMPSON | 10 | 11.0 | 11 | 12.6 | 50 | 10.9 |
| SCOTLAND | 3 | 6.1 | 6 | 11.9 | 23 | 8.8 |
| STANLY | 3 | 4.1 | 5 | 7.5 | 27 | 7.6 |
| STOKES | 1 | 2.4 | 5 | 11.4 | 22 | 9.8 |
| SURRY | 8 | 9.3 | 5 | 6.1 | 46 | 10.4 |
| SWAIN | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 6.5 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 1 | 3.2 | 2 | 7.4 | 10 | 6.7 |
| TYRRELL | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 43.5 | 2 | 7.9 |
| UNION | 15 | 5.9 | 14 | 5.7 | 86 | 6.5 |
| VANCE | 4 | 6.4 | 7 | 11.5 | 38 | 11.5 |
| WAKE | 99 | 7.6 | 70 | 5.5 | 436 | 6.7 |
| WARREN | 2 | 9.7 | 3 | 14.3 | 13 | 12.1 |
| WASHINGTON | 2 | 11.7 | 5 | 39.1 | 12 | 14.4 |
| WATAUGA | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.9 | 13 | 6.9 |
| WAYNE | 22 | 13.2 | 12 | 7.4 | 77 | 8.9 |
| WILKES | 5 | 7.1 | 4 | 5.9 | 27 | 7.1 |
| WILSON | 8 | 7.4 | 9 | 8.7 | 54 | 9.8 |
| YADKIN | 2 | 4.7 | 4 | 9.9 | 22 | 9.7 |
| YANCEY | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5.6 | 6 | 6.7 |
| 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, 08SEP2011 |
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