| 2017 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 1 |
| North Carolina Resident Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births), 2017 |
| 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 | 852 | 7.1 | 326 | 5.0 | 361 | 12.5 | 20 | 12.6 | 39 | 6.7 | 106 | 5.7 | ||||||
| PCR I | 47 | 6.4 | 33 | 5.6 | 7 | 19.4 | * | 3 | 20.0 | * | 1 | 8.5 | * | 3 | 3.6 | * | ||
| PCR II | 222 | 8.8 | 107 | 7.1 | 73 | 13.8 | 1 | 12.5 | * | 8 | 7.1 | * | 33 | 8.9 | ||||
| PCR III | 131 | 5.2 | 52 | 4.2 | 61 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | * | 4 | 2.1 | * | 14 | 3.2 | ||||
| PCR IV | 161 | 6.1 | 40 | 2.9 | 79 | 12.6 | 0 | 0 | * | 16 | 8.7 | 26 | 5.6 | |||||
| PCR V | 166 | 9.2 | 57 | 6.3 | 77 | 15.7 | 15 | 13.0 | 5 | 11.6 | * | 12 | 4.6 | |||||
| PCR VI | 125 | 7.1 | 37 | 4.0 | 64 | 11.5 | 1 | 14.3 | * | 5 | 13.7 | * | 18 | 7.7 | ||||
| ALAMANCE | 10 | 5.2 | 3 | 2.9 | * | 6 | 13.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.4 | * | |
| ALEXANDER | 4 | 10.6 | * | 2 | 6.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 111.1 | * | 1 | 40.0 | * |
| ALLEGHANY | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| ANSON | 1 | 3.9 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 7.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| ASHE | 2 | 9.3 | * | 2 | 10.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| AVERY | 1 | 9.2 | * | 1 | 10.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| BEAUFORT | 5 | 10.6 | * | 1 | 3.9 | * | 3 | 20.0 | * | 1 | 500.0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| BERTIE | 2 | 11.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 17.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| BLADEN | 3 | 9.2 | * | 2 | 12.9 | * | 1 | 9.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| BRUNSWICK | 5 | 5.0 | * | 4 | 5.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 9.5 | * |
| BUNCOMBE | 11 | 4.6 | 8 | 4.3 | * | 2 | 11.0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.4 | * | |
| BURKE | 9 | 9.7 | * | 6 | 8.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 13.5 | * | 2 | 15.4 | * |
| CABARRUS | 10 | 3.9 | 5 | 3.4 | * | 2 | 4.0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 10.0 | * | 1 | 2.3 | * | |
| CALDWELL | 6 | 7.7 | * | 4 | 6.1 | * | 1 | 20.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 15.2 | * |
| CAMDEN | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| CARTERET | 3 | 5.3 | * | 3 | 6.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| CASWELL | 3 | 14.7 | * | 1 | 8.3 | * | 2 | 36.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| CATAWBA | 15 | 9.1 | 10 | 9.4 | 2 | 10.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 13.6 | * | 1 | 4.1 | * | ||
| CHATHAM | 4 | 6.0 | * | 2 | 4.8 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 13.7 | * |
| CHEROKEE | 5 | 22.6 | * | 5 | 25.8 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| CHOWAN | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| CLAY | 2 | 22.5 | * | 2 | 25.6 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| CLEVELAND | 11 | 10.3 | 5 | 6.9 | * | 6 | 22.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | |
| COLUMBUS | 6 | 10.4 | * | 3 | 9.7 | * | 3 | 15.8 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| CRAVEN | 10 | 7.2 | 5 | 5.6 | * | 4 | 13.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 7.6 | * | |
| CUMBERLAND | 52 | 9.4 | 13 | 5.6 | 33 | 15.8 | 1 | 10.8 | * | 2 | 9.4 | * | 3 | 3.8 | * | |||
| CURRITUCK | 3 | 11.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 142.9 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 166.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| DARE | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| DAVIDSON | 7 | 4.0 | * | 4 | 3.1 | * | 3 | 15.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| DAVIE | 2 | 5.4 | * | 2 | 7.0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| DUPLIN | 5 | 7.7 | * | 1 | 3.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 4 | 17.4 | * |
| DURHAM | 21 | 5.0 | 4 | 2.5 | * | 12 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 5 | 5.4 | * | ||
| EDGECOMBE | 9 | 14.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 6 | 15.0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 1000.0 | * | 1 | 23.8 | * |
| FORSYTH | 43 | 9.8 | 9 | 4.5 | * | 25 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 7.0 | * | 8 | 8.7 | * | ||
| FRANKLIN | 4 | 5.6 | * | 1 | 2.4 | * | 3 | 15.9 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| GASTON | 15 | 5.8 | 9 | 5.3 | * | 5 | 9.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.5 | * | |
| GATES | 2 | 20.0 | * | 1 | 15.6 | * | 1 | 33.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| GRAHAM | 1 | 12.8 | * | 1 | 14.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| GRANVILLE | 4 | 6.7 | * | 1 | 3.2 | * | 3 | 14.9 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| GREENE | 1 | 4.9 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 14.5 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| GUILFORD | 61 | 9.8 | 14 | 6.1 | 34 | 13.3 | 1 | 34.5 | * | 3 | 5.7 | * | 9 | 11.0 | * | |||
| HALIFAX | 4 | 6.7 | * | 1 | 4.6 | * | 3 | 9.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| HARNETT | 16 | 8.5 | 9 | 7.8 | * | 6 | 16.6 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.2 | * | |
| HAYWOOD | 1 | 1.6 | * | 1 | 1.8 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| HENDERSON | 6 | 5.8 | * | 4 | 5.2 | * | 1 | 33.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 4.6 | * |
| HERTFORD | 2 | 8.7 | * | 1 | 16.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 52.6 | * |
| HOKE | 8 | 9.1 | * | 1 | 2.4 | * | 3 | 13.8 | * | 1 | 13.0 | * | 2 | 69.0 | * | 1 | 6.9 | * |
| HYDE | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| IREDELL | 18 | 9.7 | 12 | 9.2 | 5 | 19.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 4.7 | * | ||
| JACKSON | 2 | 5.4 | * | 1 | 3.8 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 15.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| JOHNSTON | 19 | 8.2 | 10 | 7.0 | 5 | 13.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 74.1 | * | 2 | 4.2 | * | ||
| JONES | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| LEE | 8 | 10.5 | * | 1 | 2.8 | * | 5 | 29.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 9.6 | * |
| LENOIR | 5 | 8.1 | * | 1 | 4.2 | * | 4 | 13.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| LINCOLN | 5 | 6.2 | * | 3 | 4.5 | * | 2 | 48.8 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| MCDOWELL | 3 | 6.6 | * | 2 | 5.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 25.0 | * |
| MACON | 2 | 5.9 | * | 1 | 3.5 | * | 1 | 500.0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| MADISON | 1 | 5.6 | * | 1 | 5.9 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| MARTIN | 3 | 12.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 3 | 28.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| MECKLENBURG | 71 | 4.8 | 17 | 3.0 | 41 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 1.3 | * | 11 | 3.8 | ||||
| MITCHELL | 1 | 7.4 | * | 1 | 8.6 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| MONTGOMERY | 2 | 7.4 | * | 2 | 13.6 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| MOORE | 10 | 9.0 | 8 | 10.3 | * | 2 | 11.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | |
| NASH | 9 | 8.1 | * | 3 | 6.7 | * | 5 | 10.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 6.7 | * |
| NEW HANOVER | 14 | 6.2 | 4 | 2.7 | * | 9 | 20.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.5 | * | |
| NORTHAMPTON | 1 | 5.0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 7.8 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| ONSLOW | 18 | 4.4 | 11 | 4.0 | 4 | 7.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 8.8 | * | 2 | 3.2 | * | ||
| ORANGE | 1 | 0.8 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 6.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| PAMLICO | 2 | 27.4 | * | 1 | 18.9 | * | 1 | 71.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| PASQUOTANK | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| PENDER | 7 | 10.6 | * | 3 | 6.8 | * | 4 | 35.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| PERQUIMANS | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| PERSON | 9 | 20.3 | * | 3 | 10.3 | * | 6 | 50.0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| PITT | 18 | 8.8 | 2 | 2.2 | * | 13 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 3 | 14.8 | * | ||
| POLK | 1 | 6.2 | * | 1 | 7.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| RANDOLPH | 19 | 12.1 | 14 | 12.4 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 5 | 16.4 | * | ||
| RICHMOND | 8 | 13.9 | * | 3 | 10.8 | * | 4 | 18.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 20.4 | * |
| ROBESON | 25 | 14.0 | 3 | 9.3 | * | 6 | 15.8 | * | 13 | 16.5 | 1 | 43.5 | * | 2 | 7.4 | * | ||
| ROCKINGHAM | 4 | 4.7 | * | 3 | 5.0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 13.5 | * |
| ROWAN | 15 | 9.4 | 11 | 10.9 | 2 | 6.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 8.5 | * | ||
| RUTHERFORD | 6 | 8.7 | * | 2 | 3.7 | * | 3 | 33.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 200.0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| SAMPSON | 5 | 6.0 | * | 1 | 3.0 | * | 2 | 10.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 7.2 | * |
| SCOTLAND | 5 | 11.0 | * | 1 | 7.2 | * | 4 | 18.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| STANLY | 7 | 9.6 | * | 6 | 10.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 18.2 | * |
| STOKES | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| SURRY | 4 | 5.4 | * | 3 | 5.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 7.1 | * |
| SWAIN | 3 | 19.7 | * | 1 | 10.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 41.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 2 | 7.9 | * | 2 | 9.5 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| TYRRELL | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| UNION | 11 | 4.6 | 7 | 4.7 | * | 4 | 12.9 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | |
| VANCE | 6 | 10.3 | * | 1 | 5.9 | * | 5 | 15.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| WAKE | 72 | 5.7 | 13 | 1.9 | 31 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 | * | 14 | 11.1 | 14 | 7.0 | |||||
| WARREN | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| WASHINGTON | 3 | 22.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 3 | 35.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| WATAUGA | 8 | 20.1 | * | 8 | 22.9 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| WAYNE | 8 | 5.0 | * | 2 | 2.7 | * | 2 | 3.8 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 29.4 | * | 3 | 9.5 | * |
| WILKES | 2 | 3.1 | * | 1 | 1.9 | * | 1 | 29.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| WILSON | 12 | 12.8 | 4 | 11.9 | * | 6 | 14.6 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 11.4 | * | |
| YADKIN | 2 | 5.1 | * | 1 | 3.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 12.8 | * |
| 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, 04OCT2018 |
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