2017 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 2
North Carolina Resident Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births)
by Perinatal Care Region (PCR) and County of Residence: 2016, 2017, and 2013-2017

Residence: 2016
Infant Deaths		 2016 Rate   2017
Infant Deaths		 2017 Rate   2013-2017
Infant Deaths		 2013-2017
Rate		  
NORTH CAROLINA 873 7.2   852 7.1   4301 7.1  
PCR I 47 6.2   47 6.4   250 6.6  
PCR II 211 8.2   222 8.8   1001 7.9  
PCR III 166 6.6   131 5.2   770 6.2  
PCR IV 162 6.1   161 6.1   819 6.2  
PCR V 144 8.0   166 9.2   751 8.2  
PCR VI 143 8.2   125 7.1   710 7.9  
ALAMANCE 13 7.0   10 5.2   74 8.1  
ALEXANDER 6 17.5 * 4 10.6 * 13 7.3  
ALLEGHANY 0 0.0 * 0 0.0 * 1 2.0 *
ANSON 2 7.5 * 1 3.9 * 14 11.2  
ASHE 1 4.8 * 2 9.3 * 8 7.2 *
AVERY 1 6.7 * 1 9.2 * 6 8.9 *
BEAUFORT 3 7.0 * 5 10.6 * 29 12.5  
BERTIE 3 15.8 * 2 11.7 * 13 14.8  
BLADEN 5 15.0 * 3 9.2 * 19 11.0  
BRUNSWICK 9 9.2 * 5 5.0 * 28 5.5  
BUNCOMBE 15 5.8   11 4.6   82 6.4  
BURKE 5 5.6 * 9 9.7 * 33 7.4  
CABARRUS 14 5.7   10 3.9   68 5.6  
CALDWELL 4 4.9 * 6 7.7 * 33 8.2  
CAMDEN 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0.0 *
CARTERET 4 7.3 * 3 5.3 * 20 6.7  
CASWELL 0 0.0 * 3 14.7 * 7 6.8 *
CATAWBA 6 3.6 * 15 9.1   61 7.1  
CHATHAM 9 14.1 * 4 6.0 * 34 10.7  
CHEROKEE 1 3.9 * 5 22.6 * 13 11.6  
CHOWAN 0 0.0 * 0 0.0 * 4 5.7 *
CLAY 0 0.0 * 2 22.5 * 4 9.1 *
CLEVELAND 11 10.4   11 10.3   50 9.4  
COLUMBUS 6 10.1 * 6 10.4 * 33 10.9  
CRAVEN 10 6.9   10 7.2   47 6.5  
CUMBERLAND 53 9.7   52 9.4   268 9.7  
CURRITUCK 0 0.0 * 3 11.7 * 7 5.4 *
DARE 0 0.0 * 0 0.0 * 5 2.9 *
DAVIDSON 16 9.0   7 4.0 * 54 6.2  
DAVIE 1 2.4 * 2 5.4 * 10 5.2  
DUPLIN 4 5.7 * 5 7.7 * 30 8.3  
DURHAM 27 6.2   21 5.0   138 6.4  
EDGECOMBE 10 17.6   9 14.3 * 36 11.7  
FORSYTH 42 9.3   43 9.8   182 8.2  
FRANKLIN 4 5.9 * 4 5.6 * 25 7.2  
GASTON 15 5.9   15 5.8   89 7.1  
GATES 1 9.0 * 2 20.0 * 5 9.7 *
GRAHAM 0 0.0 * 1 12.8 * 1 2.4 *
GRANVILLE 4 7.0 * 4 6.7 * 23 8.1  
GREENE 3 14.5 * 1 4.9 * 8 7.7 *
GUILFORD 52 8.3   61 9.8   260 8.4  
HALIFAX 7 12.5 * 4 6.7 * 28 9.7  
HARNETT 11 5.9   16 8.5   76 8.1  
HAYWOOD 7 11.4 * 1 1.6 * 21 7.2  
HENDERSON 6 5.5 * 6 5.8 * 29 5.4  
HERTFORD 3 13.5 * 2 8.7 * 21 18.2  
HOKE 3 3.2 * 8 9.1 * 28 6.1  
HYDE 0 0.0 * 0 0.0 * 2 9.2 *
IREDELL 16 8.3   18 9.7   80 8.7  
JACKSON 5 12.8 * 2 5.4 * 14 7.3  
JOHNSTON 15 6.4   19 8.2   76 6.7  
JONES 0 0.0 * 0 0.0 * 1 2.1 *
LEE 6 7.4 * 8 10.5 * 29 7.5  
LENOIR 5 7.7 * 5 8.1 * 24 7.4  
LINCOLN 4 4.9 * 5 6.2 * 20 5.0  
MCDOWELL 3 6.8 * 3 6.6 * 17 7.4  
MACON 4 12.0 * 2 5.9 * 14 8.2  
MADISON 1 5.1 * 1 5.6 * 8 8.1 *
MARTIN 2 8.4 * 3 12.1 * 9 7.3 *
MECKLENBURG 104 7.0   71 4.8   443 6.1  
MITCHELL 0 0.0 * 1 7.4 * 2 2.8 *
MONTGOMERY 3 10.1 * 2 7.4 * 13 8.7  
MOORE 7 6.2 * 10 9.0   32 6.0  
NASH 10 9.8   9 8.1 * 44 8.3  
NEW HANOVER 15 6.7   14 6.2   52 4.6  
NORTHAMPTON 3 15.0 * 1 5.0 * 9 9.8 *
ONSLOW 27 6.8   18 4.4   136 6.5  
ORANGE 6 5.1 * 1 0.8 * 23 3.9  
PAMLICO 0 0.0 * 2 27.4 * 6 14.1 *
PASQUOTANK 3 6.3 * 0 0.0 * 13 5.2  
PENDER 6 9.2 * 7 10.6 * 28 8.9  
PERQUIMANS 0 0.0 * 0 0.0 * 1 1.6 *
PERSON 2 5.0 * 9 20.3 * 20 9.5  
PITT 26 12.9   18 8.8   114 10.9  
POLK 1 7.1 * 1 6.2 * 5 6.7 *
RANDOLPH 16 10.0   19 12.1   68 8.6  
RICHMOND 5 9.7 * 8 13.9 * 25 9.3  
ROBESON 11 6.2   25 14.0   105 11.6  
ROCKINGHAM 12 12.8   4 4.7 * 38 8.2  
ROWAN 14 8.5   15 9.4   65 8.2  
RUTHERFORD 4 6.1 * 6 8.7 * 25 7.4  
SAMPSON 6 7.2 * 5 6.0 * 24 5.7  
SCOTLAND 4 8.8 * 5 11.0 * 20 8.9  
STANLY 4 5.8 * 7 9.6 * 26 7.5  
STOKES 4 10.5 * 0 0.0 * 11 5.6  
SURRY 4 5.5 * 4 5.4 * 22 6.0  
SWAIN 0 0.0 * 3 19.7 * 8 8.5 *
TRANSYLVANIA 0 0.0 * 2 7.9 * 6 4.4 *
TYRRELL 0 0.0 * 0 0.0 * 2 9.3 *
UNION 12 5.0   11 4.6   60 5.1  
VANCE 3 5.7 * 6 10.3 * 24 8.6  
WAKE 71 5.5   72 5.7   338 5.3  
WARREN 2 11.3 * 0 0.0 * 8 8.7 *
WASHINGTON 3 23.8 * 3 22.4 * 8 12.6 *
WATAUGA 1 2.7 * 8 20.1 * 15 8.2  
WAYNE 9 5.5 * 8 5.0 * 45 5.4  
WILKES 7 10.1 * 2 3.1 * 27 8.0  
WILSON 7 7.3 * 12 12.8   43 9.1  
YADKIN 3 7.7 * 2 5.1 * 14 7.3  
YANCEY 0 0.0 * 0 0.0 * 1 1.2 *

*TECHNICAL NOTE: RATES BASED ON SMALL NUMBERS (FEWER THAN 10) ARE UNSTABLE
Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 04OCT2018