2016 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 1
North Carolina Resident Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births), 2016

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 873 7.2   335 5.0   380 13.4   12 7.6   35 6.2   111 6.0  
PCR I 47 6.2   30 4.9   3 8.0 * 2 11.2 * 3 25.0 * 9 10.8 *
PCR II 211 8.2   97 6.2   76 14.6   1 13.9 * 6 5.5 * 31 8.3  
PCR III 166 6.6   49 3.9   84 12.9   0 0 * 12 7.0   21 4.9  
PCR IV 162 6.1   50 3.6   78 12.4   1 13.7 * 7 3.7 * 26 5.6  
PCR V 144 8.0   56 6.1   65 13.8   8 7.2 * 4 9.0 * 11 4.3  
PCR VI 143 8.2   53 5.6   74 13.8   0 0 * 3 8.2 * 13 5.8  
ALAMANCE 13 7.0   6 5.9 * 3 7.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 4 10.2 *
ALEXANDER 6 17.5 * 5 16.9 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 125.0 * 0 0 *
ALLEGHANY 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
ANSON 2 7.5 * 0 0 * 2 14.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
ASHE 1 4.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 52.6 *
AVERY 1 6.7 * 1 7.9 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
BEAUFORT 3 7.0 * 1 4.4 * 2 14.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
BERTIE 3 15.8 * 1 19.6 * 2 15.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
BLADEN 5 15.0 * 0 0 * 5 42.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
BRUNSWICK 9 9.2 * 5 6.9 * 2 15.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 19.6 *
BUNCOMBE 15 5.8   9 4.4 * 2 10.1 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 4 12.9 *
BURKE 5 5.6 * 4 5.9 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 8.8 *
CABARRUS 14 5.7   9 6.2 * 4 9.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 2.4 *
CALDWELL 4 4.9 * 3 4.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 16.1 *
CAMDEN 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CARTERET 4 7.3 * 2 4.4 * 2 57.1 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CASWELL 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CATAWBA 6 3.6 * 1 0.9 * 3 17.0 * 0 0 * 1 7.7 * 1 3.5 *
CHATHAM 9 14.1 * 4 9.8 * 2 26.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 3 22.6 *
CHEROKEE 1 3.9 * 1 4.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CHOWAN 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CLAY 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CLEVELAND 11 10.4   7 9.5 * 2 7.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 41.7 *
COLUMBUS 6 10.1 * 2 6.2 * 3 16.0 * 0 0 * 1 500.0 * 0 0 *
CRAVEN 10 6.9   5 5.5 * 3 10.0 * 0 0 * 1 12.2 * 1 7.0 *
CUMBERLAND 53 9.7   17 7.3   31 15.2   0 0 * 1 4.9 * 4 5.2 *
CURRITUCK 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
DARE 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
DAVIDSON 16 9.0   8 6.0 * 4 21.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 4 19.6 *
DAVIE 1 2.4 * 1 3.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
DUPLIN 4 5.7 * 0 0 * 2 13.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 7.3 *
DURHAM 27 6.2   5 3.0 * 18 12.7   0 0 * 2 7.0 * 2 2.1 *
EDGECOMBE 10 17.6   2 13.9 * 7 18.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 26.3 *
FORSYTH 42 9.3   14 6.4   15 12.5   1 76.9 * 0 0 * 12 13.0  
FRANKLIN 4 5.9 * 1 2.5 * 2 10.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 13.0 *
GASTON 15 5.9   8 4.8 * 3 6.1 * 0 0 * 1 22.7 * 3 9.9 *
GATES 1 9.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 500.0 * 0 0 *
GRAHAM 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
GRANVILLE 4 7.0 * 1 3.2 * 2 11.9 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 13.9 *
GREENE 3 14.5 * 0 0 * 2 30.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 18.9 *
GUILFORD 52 8.3   7 2.9 * 37 14.7   0 0 * 3 6.3 * 5 6.0 *
HALIFAX 7 12.5 * 2 11.0 * 4 11.9 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 43.5 *
HARNETT 11 5.9   5 4.4 * 4 10.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 6.5 *
HAYWOOD 7 11.4 * 5 8.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 166.7 * 1 34.5 *
HENDERSON 6 5.5 * 2 2.5 * 1 23.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 3 14.2 *
HERTFORD 3 13.5 * 0 0 * 3 20.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
HOKE 3 3.2 * 3 6.4 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
HYDE 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
IREDELL 16 8.3   11 8.4   3 9.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 8.8 *
JACKSON 5 12.8 * 2 7.5 * 0 0 * 2 27.0 * 0 0 * 1 25.6 *
JOHNSTON 15 6.4   7 4.7 * 4 11.1 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 4 8.8 *
JONES 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
LEE 6 7.4 * 3 7.7 * 2 11.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 4.3 *
LENOIR 5 7.7 * 2 7.8 * 2 6.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 12.3 *
LINCOLN 4 4.9 * 1 1.5 * 3 63.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
MCDOWELL 3 6.8 * 3 7.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
MACON 4 12.0 * 4 15.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
MADISON 1 5.1 * 1 5.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
MARTIN 2 8.4 * 2 19.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
MECKLENBURG 104 7.0   17 2.9   65 13.8   0 0 * 10 7.2   12 4.1  
MITCHELL 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
MONTGOMERY 3 10.1 * 2 11.4 * 1 27.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
MOORE 7 6.2 * 4 4.8 * 2 13.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 9.2 *
NASH 10 9.8   4 9.3 * 6 13.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
NEW HANOVER 15 6.7   9 5.8 * 6 16.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
NORTHAMPTON 3 15.0 * 0 0 * 3 22.9 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
ONSLOW 27 6.8   16 5.7   9 18.6 * 0 0 * 1 10.2 * 1 1.8 *
ORANGE 6 5.1 * 1 1.5 * 2 13.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 3 15.4 *
PAMLICO 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
PASQUOTANK 3 6.3 * 2 7.9 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 25.0 *
PENDER 6 9.2 * 3 6.5 * 2 21.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 11.2 *
PERQUIMANS 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
PERSON 2 5.0 * 1 4.1 * 1 8.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
PITT 26 12.9   8 8.7 * 17 19.5   0 0 * 0 0 * 1 5.8 *
POLK 1 7.1 * 1 8.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
RANDOLPH 16 10.0   11 9.9   3 22.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 6.7 *
RICHMOND 5 9.7 * 3 12.0 * 2 10.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
ROBESON 11 6.2   1 3.0 * 3 7.9 * 6 7.8 * 0 0 * 1 3.6 *
ROCKINGHAM 12 12.8   7 10.8 * 5 27.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
ROWAN 14 8.5   8 7.3 * 5 16.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 4.6 *
RUTHERFORD 4 6.1 * 2 3.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 250.0 * 0 0 *
SAMPSON 6 7.2 * 2 6.0 * 2 10.1 * 0 0 * 2 133.3 * 0 0 *
SCOTLAND 4 8.8 * 0 0 * 2 9.5 * 2 24.1 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
STANLY 4 5.8 * 2 3.9 * 2 20.4 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
STOKES 4 10.5 * 3 8.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 333.3 * 0 0 *
SURRY 4 5.5 * 4 7.4 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
SWAIN 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
TRANSYLVANIA 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
TYRRELL 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
UNION 12 5.0   5 3.1 * 3 9.6 * 0 0 * 1 14.9 * 3 6.8 *
VANCE 3 5.7 * 0 0 * 3 10.4 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
WAKE 71 5.5   21 3.0   38 13.6   0 0 * 5 3.8 * 7 3.5 *
WARREN 2 11.3 * 0 0 * 1 9.4 * 1 125.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
WASHINGTON 3 23.8 * 2 54.1 * 1 12.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
WATAUGA 1 2.7 * 1 3.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
WAYNE 9 5.5 * 2 2.5 * 5 10.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 6.3 *
WILKES 7 10.1 * 5 8.5 * 1 50.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 13.2 *
WILSON 7 7.3 * 2 5.3 * 4 10.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 5.6 *
YADKIN 3 7.7 * 3 9.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
YANCEY 0 0 * 0 0 * 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, 31AUG2017