2009-2013 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 3b |
Infant Mortality Racial Disparities Between White Non-Hispanics and African-American Non-Hispanics |
White Infant Deaths | African American Infant Deaths |
White Births | African American Births |
White Rate | African American Rate |
Disparity Ratio |
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RESIDENCE: | 1,850 | 1,967 | 339,507 | 144,892 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 2.52 |
NORTH CAROLINA | |||||||
PCR I | 181 | 21 | 30,528 | 2,000 | 5.9 | 10.5 | 1.78 |
PCR II | 501 | 393 | 79,266 | 25,630 | 6.3 | 15.3 | 2.43 |
PCR III | 247 | 390 | 62,929 | 31,102 | 3.9 | 12.5 | 3.21 |
PCR IV | 329 | 424 | 67,701 | 31,996 | 4.9 | 13.3 | 2.71 |
PCR V | 276 | 328 | 47,901 | 24,550 | 5.8 | 13.4 | 2.31 |
PCR VI | 316 | 411 | 51,182 | 29,614 | 6.2 | 13.9 | 2.24 |
ALAMANCE | 35 | 29 | 4,927 | 1,868 | 7.1 | 15.5 | 2.18 |
ALEXANDER | 6 | 2 | 1,588 | 77 | 3.8 | 26.0 | 6.84 |
ALLEGHANY | 2 | 0 | 377 | 3 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
ANSON | 3 | 11 | 505 | 756 | 5.9 | 14.6 | 2.47 |
ASHE | 6 | 0 | 1,147 | 7 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
AVERY | 8 | 0 | 687 | 4 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
BEAUFORT | 10 | 10 | 1,362 | 841 | 7.3 | 11.9 | 1.63 |
BERTIE | 0 | 11 | 268 | 694 | 0.0 | 15.9 | 0 |
BLADEN | 6 | 10 | 864 | 636 | 6.9 | 15.7 | 2.28 |
BRUNSWICK | 28 | 7 | 3,925 | 665 | 7.1 | 10.5 | 1.48 |
BUNCOMBE | 64 | 11 | 10,225 | 1,091 | 6.3 | 10.1 | 1.60 |
BURKE | 25 | 2 | 3,336 | 208 | 7.5 | 9.6 | 1.28 |
CABARRUS | 30 | 19 | 7,304 | 1,978 | 4.1 | 9.6 | 2.34 |
CALDWELL | 29 | 5 | 3,447 | 207 | 8.4 | 24.2 | 2.88 |
CAMDEN | 3 | 0 | 381 | 51 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
CARTERET | 20 | 1 | 2,580 | 191 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 0.67 |
CASWELL | 3 | 4 | 666 | 293 | 4.5 | 13.7 | 3.04 |
CATAWBA | 29 | 17 | 6,024 | 886 | 4.8 | 19.2 | 4.00 |
CHATHAM | 14 | 2 | 1,815 | 331 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 0.78 |
CHEROKEE | 8 | 0 | 1,020 | 17 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
CHOWAN | 1 | 3 | 390 | 372 | 2.6 | 8.1 | 3.12 |
CLAY | 3 | 0 | 375 | 1 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
CLEVELAND | 28 | 26 | 3,732 | 1,476 | 7.5 | 17.6 | 2.35 |
COLUMBUS | 10 | 19 | 1,693 | 1,132 | 5.9 | 16.8 | 2.85 |
CRAVEN | 43 | 19 | 5,260 | 1,707 | 8.2 | 11.1 | 1.35 |
CUMBERLAND | 89 | 124 | 14,056 | 10,062 | 6.3 | 12.3 | 1.95 |
CURRITUCK | 7 | 0 | 1,038 | 64 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
DARE | 5 | 0 | 1,457 | 54 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
DAVIDSON | 43 | 16 | 6,546 | 857 | 6.6 | 18.7 | 2.83 |
DAVIE | 10 | 1 | 1,607 | 113 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 1.42 |
DUPLIN | 13 | 13 | 1,494 | 873 | 8.7 | 14.9 | 1.71 |
DURHAM | 34 | 92 | 7,952 | 7,300 | 4.3 | 12.6 | 2.93 |
EDGECOMBE | 8 | 20 | 925 | 2,225 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 1.05 |
FORSYTH | 70 | 106 | 10,608 | 6,655 | 6.6 | 15.9 | 2.41 |
FRANKLIN | 11 | 10 | 1,952 | 893 | 5.6 | 11.2 | 2.00 |
GASTON | 51 | 52 | 8,851 | 2,421 | 5.8 | 21.5 | 3.71 |
GATES | 1 | 1 | 360 | 155 | 2.8 | 6.5 | 2.32 |
GRAHAM | 2 | 0 | 375 | 1 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
GRANVILLE | 10 | 5 | 1,630 | 871 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 0.93 |
GREENE | 2 | 7 | 470 | 395 | 4.3 | 17.7 | 4.12 |
GUILFORD | 71 | 164 | 12,452 | 12,018 | 5.7 | 13.6 | 2.39 |
HALIFAX | 6 | 24 | 884 | 1,842 | 6.8 | 13.0 | 1.91 |
HARNETT | 31 | 31 | 5,427 | 1,790 | 5.7 | 17.3 | 3.04 |
HAYWOOD | 9 | 1 | 2,511 | 37 | 3.6 | 27.0 | 7.50 |
HENDERSON | 22 | 1 | 3,991 | 224 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 0.82 |
HERTFORD | 4 | 13 | 362 | 852 | 11.0 | 15.3 | 1.39 |
HOKE | 9 | 10 | 2,322 | 1,127 | 3.9 | 8.9 | 2.28 |
HYDE | 3 | 1 | 178 | 54 | 16.9 | 18.5 | 1.09 |
IREDELL | 29 | 30 | 6,302 | 1,319 | 4.6 | 22.7 | 4.93 |
JACKSON | 13 | 0 | 1,444 | 15 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
JOHNSTON | 37 | 22 | 6,982 | 1,716 | 5.3 | 12.8 | 2.42 |
JONES | 1 | 7 | 331 | 133 | 3.0 | 52.6 | 17.5 |
LEE | 14 | 16 | 1,951 | 847 | 7.2 | 18.9 | 2.63 |
LENOIR | 7 | 18 | 1,396 | 1,547 | 5.0 | 11.6 | 2.32 |
LINCOLN | 17 | 7 | 3,256 | 223 | 5.2 | 31.4 | 6.04 |
MCDOWELL | 7 | 1 | 1,988 | 68 | 3.5 | 14.7 | 4.20 |
MACON | 10 | 0 | 1,319 | 17 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
MADISON | 6 | 0 | 872 | 1 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
MARTIN | 2 | 8 | 561 | 624 | 3.6 | 12.8 | 3.56 |
MECKLENBURG | 87 | 237 | 29,119 | 22,017 | 3.0 | 10.8 | 3.60 |
MITCHELL | 1 | 0 | 593 | 6 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
MONTGOMERY | 5 | 8 | 796 | 326 | 6.3 | 24.5 | 3.89 |
MOORE | 12 | 9 | 3,289 | 817 | 3.6 | 11.0 | 3.06 |
NASH | 8 | 34 | 2,354 | 2,586 | 3.4 | 13.1 | 3.85 |
NEW HANOVER | 25 | 23 | 7,635 | 2,168 | 3.3 | 10.6 | 3.21 |
NORTHAMPTON | 0 | 9 | 282 | 652 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 0 |
ONSLOW | 82 | 38 | 15,459 | 2,652 | 5.3 | 14.3 | 2.70 |
ORANGE | 12 | 12 | 3,693 | 876 | 3.2 | 13.7 | 4.28 |
PAMLICO | 6 | 1 | 356 | 84 | 16.9 | 11.9 | 0.70 |
PASQUOTANK | 6 | 14 | 1,328 | 938 | 4.5 | 14.9 | 3.31 |
PENDER | 6 | 12 | 2,085 | 463 | 2.9 | 25.9 | 8.93 |
PERQUIMANS | 4 | 4 | 478 | 157 | 8.4 | 25.5 | 3.04 |
PERSON | 3 | 12 | 1,346 | 607 | 2.2 | 19.8 | 9.00 |
PITT | 30 | 76 | 5,120 | 4,453 | 5.9 | 17.1 | 2.90 |
POLK | 2 | 0 | 568 | 37 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
RANDOLPH | 39 | 6 | 5,889 | 498 | 6.6 | 12.0 | 1.82 |
RICHMOND | 7 | 15 | 1,479 | 976 | 4.7 | 15.4 | 3.28 |
ROBESON | 22 | 32 | 1,892 | 2,261 | 11.6 | 14.2 | 1.22 |
ROCKINGHAM | 28 | 22 | 3,282 | 921 | 8.5 | 23.9 | 2.81 |
ROWAN | 31 | 15 | 5,200 | 1,411 | 6.0 | 10.6 | 1.77 |
RUTHERFORD | 16 | 6 | 2,805 | 414 | 5.7 | 14.5 | 2.54 |
SAMPSON | 17 | 14 | 1,615 | 1,071 | 10.5 | 13.1 | 1.25 |
SCOTLAND | 9 | 14 | 823 | 1,056 | 10.9 | 13.3 | 1.22 |
STANLY | 8 | 10 | 2,502 | 464 | 3.2 | 21.6 | 6.75 |
STOKES | 15 | 1 | 1,893 | 71 | 7.9 | 14.1 | 1.78 |
SURRY | 25 | 1 | 3,000 | 150 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 0.81 |
SWAIN | 3 | 0 | 513 | 6 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
TRANSYLVANIA | 9 | 1 | 1,190 | 55 | 7.6 | 18.2 | 2.39 |
TYRRELL | 2 | 0 | 115 | 56 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
UNION | 23 | 28 | 7,660 | 1,767 | 3.0 | 15.8 | 5.27 |
VANCE | 6 | 20 | 869 | 1,677 | 6.9 | 11.9 | 1.72 |
WAKE | 148 | 194 | 33,652 | 14,138 | 4.4 | 13.7 | 3.11 |
WARREN | 2 | 6 | 266 | 579 | 7.5 | 10.4 | 1.39 |
WASHINGTON | 2 | 6 | 232 | 414 | 8.6 | 14.5 | 1.69 |
WATAUGA | 2 | 1 | 1,557 | 31 | 1.3 | 32.3 | 24.8 |
WAYNE | 27 | 47 | 3,939 | 2,807 | 6.9 | 16.7 | 2.42 |
WILKES | 22 | 3 | 2,798 | 130 | 7.9 | 23.1 | 2.92 |
WILSON | 13 | 26 | 1,822 | 2,141 | 7.1 | 12.1 | 1.70 |
YADKIN | 11 | 1 | 1,526 | 64 | 7.2 | 15.6 | 2.17 |
YANCEY | 6 | 0 | 739 | 10 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
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, 27AUG2014 |