2012 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 1
North Carolina 2012 Final Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births)

Residence: White
Non-Hispanic
Infant Deaths		 Af. Am.
Non-Hispanic
Infant Deaths		 Other
Non-Hispanic
Infant Deaths		 Hispanic
Infant Deaths		 Total
Infant
Deaths		 White
Non-Hispanic
Births		 Af. Am.
Non-Hispanic
Births		 Other
Non-Hispanic
Births		 Hispanic
Births		 Total
Births		 White
Rate		   Af.
Am.
Rate		   Other
Rate		   Hispanic
Rate		   Total
Rate		  
NORTH CAROLINA 369 395 43 76 883 67013 28373 6430 17951 119767 5.5   13.9   6.7   4.2   7.4  
PCR I 33 4 4 2 43 6072 385 304 763 7524 5.4   10.4 * 13.2 * 2.6 * 5.7  
PCR II 99 74 8 18 199 15774 5143 1097 3766 25780 6.3   14.4   7.3 * 4.8   7.7  
PCR III 46 76 6 15 143 12239 6266 1366 3854 23725 3.8   12.1   4.4 * 3.9   6.0  
PCR IV 70 100 6 17 193 13326 6264 1588 4693 25871 5.3   16.0   3.8 * 3.6   7.5  
PCR V 49 62 14 12 137 9292 4651 1600 2503 18046 5.3   13.3   8.8   4.8   7.6  
PCR VI 72 79 5 12 168 10310 5664 475 2372 18821 7.0   13.9   10.5 * 5.1   8.9  
ALAMANCE 4 10 0 1 15 977 358 41 381 1757 4.1 * 27.9   0.0 * 2.6 * 8.5  
ALEXANDER 1 0 0 1 2 333 17 7 29 386 3.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 34.5 * 5.2 *
ALLEGHANY 0 0 0 0 0 70 1 1 16 88 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *
ANSON 0 4 0 0 4 86 146 5 7 244 0.0 * 27.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 16.4 *
ASHE 2 0 0 0 2 234 0 1 21 256 8.5 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 7.8 *
AVERY 1 0 0 0 1 130 1 1 11 143 7.7 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 7.0 *
BEAUFORT 3 1 0 0 4 287 137 4 80 508 10.5 * 7.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 7.9 *
BERTIE 0 3 0 0 3 49 122 2 6 179 0.0 * 24.6 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 16.8 *
BLADEN 2 1 0 0 3 170 127 16 57 370 11.8 * 7.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 8.1 *
BRUNSWICK 7 3 0 0 10 796 128 18 91 1033 8.8 * 23.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 9.7  
BUNCOMBE 11 1 0 1 13 2049 218 76 264 2607 5.4   4.6 * 0.0 * 3.8 * 5.0  
BURKE 4 0 0 0 4 668 39 60 115 882 6.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 4.5 *
CABARRUS 4 5 0 1 10 1374 405 105 389 2273 2.9 * 12.3 * 0.0 * 2.6 * 4.4  
CALDWELL 6 0 0 0 6 678 41 8 56 783 8.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 7.7 *
CAMDEN 0 0 0 0 0 68 10 3 2 83 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *
CARTERET 5 0 0 0 5 513 31 12 47 603 9.7 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 8.3 *
CASWELL 0 0 0 0 0 136 49 0 19 204 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *
CATAWBA 3 2 1 0 6 1217 190 142 279 1828 2.5 * 10.5 * 7.0 * 0.0 * 3.3 *
CHATHAM 2 0 0 2 4 340 50 15 198 603 5.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 10.1 * 6.6 *
CHEROKEE 1 0 0 0 1 194 1 5 8 208 5.2 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 4.8 *
CHOWAN 1 0 0 0 1 67 66 1 10 144 14.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 6.9 *
CLAY 0 0 0 0 0 74 0 2 8 84 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *
CLEVELAND 1 6 0 1 8 755 274 15 51 1095 1.3 * 21.9 * 0.0 * 19.6 * 7.3 *
COLUMBUS 0 0 0 2 2 301 227 32 63 623 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 31.7 * 3.2 *
CRAVEN 12 2 0 1 15 1076 312 84 151 1623 11.2   6.4 * 0.0 * 6.6 * 9.2  
CUMBERLAND 10 28 1 4 43 2677 1858 290 709 5534 3.7   15.1   3.4 * 5.6 * 7.8  
CURRITUCK 2 0 0 0 2 182 12 6 9 209 11.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 9.6 *
DARE 2 0 0 0 2 311 15 2 64 392 6.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 5.1 *
DAVIDSON 12 8 1 2 23 1239 169 49 209 1666 9.7   47.3 * 20.4 * 9.6 * 13.8  
DAVIE 2 0 0 0 2 340 19 5 46 410 5.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 4.9 *
DUPLIN 2 3 0 1 6 290 169 7 280 746 6.9 * 17.8 * 0.0 * 3.6 * 8.0 *
DURHAM 4 27 1 2 34 1671 1450 284 916 4321 2.4 * 18.6   3.5 * 2.2 * 7.9  
EDGECOMBE 0 5 0 0 5 198 425 3 50 676 0.0 * 11.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 7.4 *
FORSYTH 17 20 2 8 47 2134 1351 128 1011 4624 8.0   14.8   15.6 * 7.9 * 10.2  
FRANKLIN 5 3 0 0 8 389 180 8 95 672 12.9 * 16.7 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 11.9 *
GASTON 15 9 0 0 24 1751 472 46 242 2511 8.6   19.1 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 9.6  
GATES 0 0 0 0 0 91 38 0 3 132 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *
GRAHAM 1 0 0 0 1 78 0 13 5 96 12.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 10.4 *
GRANVILLE 2 2 0 0 4 323 165 5 68 561 6.2 * 12.1 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 7.1 *
GREENE 0 0 0 0 0 100 72 1 45 218 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *
GUILFORD 16 26 2 5 49 2460 2429 485 790 6164 6.5   10.7   4.1 * 6.3 * 7.9  
HALIFAX 1 6 0 0 7 191 345 31 19 586 5.2 * 17.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 11.9 *
HARNETT 8 6 0 2 16 1074 367 64 266 1771 7.4 * 16.3 * 0.0 * 7.5 * 9.0  
HAYWOOD 2 1 1 0 4 492 11 10 38 551 4.1 * 90.9 * 100.0 * 0.0 * 7.3 *
HENDERSON 7 0 0 0 7 803 43 17 190 1053 8.7 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 6.6 *
HERTFORD 1 2 0 0 3 71 150 1 10 232 14.1 * 13.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 12.9 *
HOKE 3 1 2 0 6 458 211 115 148 932 6.6 * 4.7 * 17.4 * 0.0 * 6.4 *
HYDE 0 0 0 0 0 40 6 0 3 49 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *
IREDELL 2 8 0 0 10 1204 249 91 183 1727 1.7 * 32.1 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 5.8  
JACKSON 1 0 2 0 3 267 6 60 34 367 3.7 * 0.0 * 33.3 * 0.0 * 8.2 *
JOHNSTON 12 1 1 3 17 1376 328 24 489 2217 8.7   3.0 * 41.7 * 6.1 * 7.7  
JONES 0 0 0 0 0 62 22 0 5 89 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *
LEE 4 3 0 1 8 411 156 13 244 824 9.7 * 19.2 * 0.0 * 4.1 * 9.7 *
LENOIR 0 6 0 0 6 249 294 6 103 652 0.0 * 20.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 9.2 *
LINCOLN 4 0 0 0 4 613 41 9 80 743 6.5 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 5.4 *
MCDOWELL 2 0 0 0 2 397 9 11 33 450 5.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 4.4 *
MACON 0 0 0 0 0 286 3 7 50 346 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *
MADISON 1 0 0 0 1 191 1 2 8 202 5.2 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 5.0 *
MARTIN 0 1 0 0 1 104 116 1 12 233 0.0 * 8.6 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 4.3 *
MECKLENBURG 15 45 5 9 74 5689 4465 1099 2595 13848 2.6   10.1   4.5 * 3.5 * 5.3  
MITCHELL 0 0 0 0 0 126 1 2 17 146 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *
MONTGOMERY 2 2 0 0 4 156 68 9 93 326 12.8 * 29.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 12.3 *
MOORE 1 2 0 0 3 684 156 23 106 969 1.5 * 12.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 3.1 *
NASH 3 6 0 2 11 448 504 19 136 1107 6.7 * 11.9 * 0.0 * 14.7 * 9.9  
NEW HANOVER 5 4 0 0 9 1484 436 68 244 2232 3.4 * 9.2 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 4.0 *
NORTHAMPTON 0 2 0 0 2 58 141 0 12 211 0.0 * 14.2 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 9.5 *
ONSLOW 17 9 3 5 34 3178 539 142 549 4408 5.3   16.7 * 21.1 * 9.1 * 7.7  
ORANGE 2 4 0 1 7 718 197 161 210 1286 2.8 * 20.3 * 0.0 * 4.8 * 5.4 *
PAMLICO 2 0 0 0 2 72 18 2 6 98 27.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 20.4 *
PASQUOTANK 1 1 0 0 2 269 167 11 32 479 3.7 * 6.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 4.2 *
PENDER 1 1 0 1 3 410 80 10 90 590 2.4 * 12.5 * 0.0 * 11.1 * 5.1 *
PERQUIMANS 1 0 0 0 1 94 30 1 1 126 10.6 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 7.9 *
PERSON 0 4 0 0 4 231 115 3 22 371 0.0 * 34.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 10.8 *
PITT 7 17 1 0 25 1008 887 69 203 2167 6.9 * 19.2   14.5 * 0.0 * 11.5  
POLK 0 0 0 0 0 114 4 0 13 131 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *
RANDOLPH 9 1 2 0 12 1172 105 43 315 1635 7.7 * 9.5 * 46.5 * 0.0 * 7.3  
RICHMOND 4 3 0 0 7 267 184 18 51 520 15.0 * 16.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 13.5 *
ROBESON 3 3 10 2 18 341 390 830 273 1834 8.8 * 7.7 * 12.0   7.3 * 9.8  
ROCKINGHAM 7 6 0 0 13 654 176 12 110 952 10.7 * 34.1 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 13.7  
ROWAN 6 2 0 1 9 1062 266 39 215 1582 5.6 * 7.5 * 0.0 * 4.7 * 5.7 *
RUTHERFORD 2 1 0 1 4 542 72 8 49 671 3.7 * 13.9 * 0.0 * 20.4 * 6.0 *
SAMPSON 3 2 0 1 6 326 210 22 300 858 9.2 * 9.5 * 0.0 * 3.3 * 7.0 *
SCOTLAND 0 6 1 0 7 148 209 85 12 454 0.0 * 28.7 * 11.8 * 0.0 * 15.4 *
STANLY 3 2 0 0 5 465 104 23 37 629 6.5 * 19.2 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 7.9 *
STOKES 1 0 0 0 1 375 16 2 14 407 2.7 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 2.5 *
SURRY 3 0 0 0 3 604 22 11 152 789 5.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 3.8 *
SWAIN 1 0 1 0 2 91 3 86 14 194 11.0 * 0.0 * 11.6 * 0.0 * 10.3 *
TRANSYLVANIA 2 1 0 0 3 209 12 5 18 244 9.6 * 83.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 12.3 *
TYRRELL 0 0 0 0 0 20 11 0 5 36 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *
UNION 4 5 1 4 14 1506 359 64 453 2382 2.7 * 13.9 * 15.6 * 8.8 * 5.9  
VANCE 2 1 0 0 3 152 356 3 67 578 13.2 * 2.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 5.2 *
WAKE 32 44 4 7 87 6557 2756 1024 1972 12309 4.9   16.0   3.9 * 3.5 * 7.1  
WARREN 1 1 0 0 2 45 104 7 12 168 22.2 * 9.6 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 11.9 *
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 38 80 1 6 125 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *
WATAUGA 0 0 0 0 0 307 7 1 33 348 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *
WAYNE 7 10 0 0 17 843 556 45 348 1792 8.3 * 18.0   0.0 * 0.0 * 9.5  
WILKES 4 1 0 1 6 575 28 10 84 697 7.0 * 35.7 * 0.0 * 11.9 * 8.6 *
WILSON 5 5 1 3 14 333 389 21 175 918 15.0 * 12.9 * 47.6 * 17.1 * 15.3  
YADKIN 3 0 0 0 3 318 17 1 77 413 9.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 7.3 *
YANCEY 2 0 0 0 2 159 1 0 14 174 12.6 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 11.5 *

*TECHNICAL NOTE: RATES BASED ON SMALL NUMBERS (FEWER THAN 10) ARE UNSTABLE
Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 09SEP2013