2015 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 1
North Carolina Resident Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births), 2015

Residence: Total Infant
Deaths		 Total Rate * Non-Hispanic
White Infant
Deaths		 Non-Hispanic
White Rate		 * Non-Hispanic
Af. Am.
Infant Deaths		 Non-Hispanic
Af. Am. Rate		 * Non-Hispanic
Am. Ind.
Infant
Deaths		 Non-Hispanic
Am.Ind. Rate		 * Non-Hispanic
Other Infant
Deaths		 Non-Hispanic
Other Rate		 * Hispanic
Infant
Deaths		 Hispanic Rate *
NORTH CAROLINA 884 7.3   385 5.7   360 12.5   8 4.9 * 33 6.2   98 5.4  
PCR I 53 6.8   38 6.0   7 18.0 * 2 10.8 * 2 16.1 * 4 4.9 *
PCR II 202 7.9   110 7.1   55 10.6   0 0 * 8 7.4 * 29 8.1  
PCR III 165 6.6   62 5.0   76 11.6   0 0 * 11 6.6   16 3.8  
PCR IV 166 6.3   65 4.8   72 11.3   0 0 * 5 3.1 * 24 5.2  
PCR V 141 7.8   57 6.2   58 12.4   6 5.2 * 3 7.3 * 17 6.7  
PCR VI 157 8.7   53 5.4   92 16.6   0 0 * 4 10.3 * 8 3.4 *
ALAMANCE 14 7.9   4 4.1 * 7 17.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 3 7.9 *
ALEXANDER 1 2.9 * 1 3.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
ALLEGHANY 1 9.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 45.5 *
ANSON 4 17.4 * 0 0 * 2 15.5 * 0 0 * 2 400.0 * 0 0 *
ASHE 1 4.7 * 1 5.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
AVERY 2 13.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 87.0 *
BEAUFORT 8 16.5 * 5 19.2 * 1 6.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 30.8 *
BERTIE 4 23.7 * 0 0 * 4 33.9 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
BLADEN 3 8.5 * 0 0 * 1 7.9 * 1 83.3 * 0 0 * 1 20.0 *
BRUNSWICK 2 1.9 * 2 2.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
BUNCOMBE 12 4.6   5 2.4 * 4 19.8 * 0 0 * 2 36.4 * 1 3.5 *
BURKE 7 7.8 * 5 7.4 * 1 23.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 10.0 *
CABARRUS 16 6.5   5 3.4 * 8 18.9 * 0 0 * 1 7.5 * 2 4.7 *
CALDWELL 7 8.8 * 6 8.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 14.5 *
CAMDEN 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CARTERET 4 6.5 * 3 5.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 25.0 *
CASWELL 1 5.2 * 0 0 * 1 17.9 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CATAWBA 19 10.8   10 8.7   6 29.9 * 0 0 * 3 22.4 * 0 0 *
CHATHAM 7 10.5 * 3 7.3 * 1 13.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 3 18.4 *
CHEROKEE 2 9.0 * 1 5.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 111.1 *
CHOWAN 2 12.0 * 0 0 * 2 26.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CLAY 2 24.1 * 1 13.0 * 1 1000.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CLEVELAND 9 8.3 * 5 6.7 * 4 14.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
COLUMBUS 6 10.0 * 5 14.7 * 1 5.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CRAVEN 10 6.9   3 3.2 * 6 22.2 * 0 0 * 1 12.2 * 0 0 *
CUMBERLAND 53 9.8   18 7.3   24 12.5   1 12.2 * 2 10.4 * 8 10.9 *
CURRITUCK 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
DARE 1 2.9 * 1 3.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
DAVIDSON 17 9.7   12 9.2   3 14.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 10.0 *
DAVIE 3 7.7 * 3 9.9 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
DUPLIN 12 16.0   7 25.2 * 4 24.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 3.3 *
DURHAM 25 5.9   6 3.7 * 15 10.7   0 0 * 0 0 * 4 4.4 *
EDGECOMBE 5 7.8 * 1 5.8 * 4 9.9 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
FORSYTH 31 7.1   14 6.8   10 8.0   0 0 * 0 0 * 7 8.1 *
FRANKLIN 9 12.4 * 3 6.8 * 6 32.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
GASTON 20 7.9   11 6.4   8 15.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 4.2 *
GATES 1 9.2 * 0 0 * 1 43.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
GRAHAM 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
GRANVILLE 4 6.9 * 3 9.2 * 1 5.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
GREENE 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
GUILFORD 46 7.5   13 5.5   23 9.4   0 0 * 5 10.8 * 5 6.5 *
HALIFAX 6 10.5 * 1 5.2 * 5 14.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
HARNETT 13 7.2   8 7.3 * 3 9.0 * 0 0 * 1 21.7 * 1 3.2 *
HAYWOOD 7 11.7 * 7 12.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
HENDERSON 8 7.5 * 7 8.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 5.0 *
HERTFORD 4 16.7 * 0 0 * 4 25.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
HOKE 11 11.5   4 8.8 * 6 24.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 6.8 *
HYDE 1 20.4 * 0 0 * 1 90.9 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
IREDELL 18 9.3   12 8.7   5 18.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 5.1 *
JACKSON 5 12.5 * 3 10.2 * 0 0 * 1 15.4 * 0 0 * 1 30.3 *
JOHNSTON 18 7.9   10 7.0   4 11.4 * 0 0 * 1 34.5 * 3 6.6 *
JONES 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
LEE 4 5.5 * 3 8.5 * 1 6.9 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
LENOIR 2 3.2 * 1 3.7 * 1 3.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
LINCOLN 6 7.6 * 4 6.1 * 1 20.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 14.1 *
MCDOWELL 4 8.2 * 4 9.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
MACON 3 8.2 * 3 10.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
MADISON 1 4.3 * 1 4.4 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
MARTIN 1 3.8 * 0 0 * 1 9.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
MECKLENBURG 91 6.1   27 4.7   47 9.9   0 0 * 8 5.8 * 9 3.1 *
MITCHELL 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
MONTGOMERY 1 3.2 * 0 0 * 1 17.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
MOORE 7 6.6 * 4 5.4 * 1 5.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 19.6 *
NASH 8 7.6 * 1 2.2 * 7 16.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
NEW HANOVER 8 3.5 * 5 3.2 * 1 2.4 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 7.6 *
NORTHAMPTON 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
ONSLOW 32 7.7   21 7.3   6 11.3 * 0 0 * 2 15.5 * 3 5.1 *
ORANGE 6 5.0 * 4 5.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 11.4 *
PAMLICO 1 11.9 * 0 0 * 1 66.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
PASQUOTANK 5 10.1 * 0 0 * 5 22.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
PENDER 6 9.8 * 4 9.5 * 2 20.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
PERQUIMANS 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
PERSON 2 5.0 * 0 0 * 2 16.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
PITT 21 9.7   3 3.0 * 17 18.3   0 0 * 1 18.9 * 0 0 *
POLK 1 7.1 * 1 8.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
RANDOLPH 13 8.3   10 8.8   1 10.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 7.1 *
RICHMOND 6 10.8 * 1 3.4 * 5 26.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
ROBESON 16 9.0   4 13.5 * 6 14.1 * 4 5.2 * 0 0 * 2 8.0 *
ROCKINGHAM 8 8.8 * 5 8.0 * 2 10.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 12.2 *
ROWAN 11 6.9   7 6.9 * 3 9.4 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 4.4 *
RUTHERFORD 5 7.3 * 3 5.5 * 2 24.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
SAMPSON 5 6.0 * 1 3.1 * 4 21.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
SCOTLAND 4 9.0 * 1 6.9 * 3 14.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
STANLY 7 10.3 * 3 6.1 * 4 34.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
STOKES 1 2.4 * 1 2.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
SURRY 5 6.7 * 3 5.4 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 13.4 *
SWAIN 1 4.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 11.9 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
TRANSYLVANIA 1 3.6 * 1 4.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
TYRRELL 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
UNION 12 5.1   7 4.6 * 2 6.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 3 6.8 *
VANCE 1 1.9 * 1 7.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
WAKE 73 5.7   27 3.9   33 11.4   0 0 * 4 3.6 * 9 4.6 *
WARREN 2 10.8 * 1 19.6 * 1 8.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
WASHINGTON 2 16.8 * 0 0 * 2 28.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
WATAUGA 3 8.5 * 2 6.3 * 1 333.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
WAYNE 13 8.0   4 5.3 * 8 15.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 3.1 *
WILKES 5 7.0 * 3 5.1 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 20.6 *
WILSON 14 14.4   2 5.8 * 12 28.8   0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
YADKIN 3 7.8 * 2 6.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 12.7 *
YANCEY 1 5.5 * 1 6.4 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *

*Technical Note: Rates based on small numbers (fewer than 10 deaths) are unstable & should be interpreted with caution
Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 02SEP2016