2018 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 1
North Carolina Resident Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births), 2018

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 806 6.8   325 5.0   350 12.2   15 9.3   28 5.0   88 4.8  
PCR I 39 5.3   30 5.1   1 2.6 * 1 6.2 * 1 7.4 * 6 7.0 *
PCR II 191 7.6   90 5.9   77 14.7   1 14.3 * 6 5.7 * 17 4.7  
PCR III 153 6.1   65 5.3   66 9.9   1 15.2 * 6 3.4 * 15 3.5  
PCR IV 155 5.9   45 3.4   77 12.3   1 11.5 * 5 2.7 * 27 5.8  
PCR V 131 7.4   48 5.5   56 11.7   11 9.8   6 14.6 * 10 3.8  
PCR VI 137 7.9   47 5.1   73 13.5   0 0 * 4 10.6 * 13 5.7  
ALAMANCE 12 6.1   5 4.8 * 5 11.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 4.8 *
ALEXANDER 1 2.9 * 1 3.4 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
ALLEGHANY 1 11.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 55.6 *
ANSON 2 7.6 * 0 0 * 1 7.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 83.3 *
ASHE 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
AVERY 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
BEAUFORT 2 4.8 * 1 4.4 * 1 7.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
BERTIE 1 5.6 * 0 0 * 1 8.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
BLADEN 2 5.4 * 0 0 * 2 14.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
BRUNSWICK 11 11.1   9 11.9 * 1 9.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 9.1 *
BUNCOMBE 10 4.0   8 4.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 16.4 * 1 3.1 *
BURKE 8 9.3 * 7 10.9 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 9.5 *
CABARRUS 19 7.6   10 7.4   7 13.5 * 0 0 * 1 4.9 * 1 2.4 *
CALDWELL 3 3.9 * 1 1.5 * 1 23.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 16.4 *
CAMDEN 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CARTERET 4 8.0 * 4 9.4 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CASWELL 3 13.8 * 0 0 * 2 27.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 66.7 *
CATAWBA 7 4.1 * 6 5.4 * 1 5.9 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CHATHAM 5 7.7 * 3 7.1 * 2 29.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CHEROKEE 3 11.6 * 2 8.9 * 1 200.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CHOWAN 2 14.0 * 0 0 * 2 30.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CLAY 1 12.0 * 1 12.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CLEVELAND 11 9.5   7 8.9 * 4 13.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
COLUMBUS 4 7.1 * 1 3.2 * 3 16.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
CRAVEN 13 9.7   7 8.5 * 4 13.5 * 0 0 * 1 16.4 * 1 6.9 *
CUMBERLAND 34 6.3   5 2.3 * 21 9.9   2 20.0 * 4 18.8 * 2 2.5 *
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 19 10.9   11 8.4   2 9.4 * 1 200.0 * 2 58.8 * 3 15.6 *
DAVIE 1 2.5 * 0 0 * 1 38.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
DUPLIN 7 9.9 * 4 13.4 * 3 19.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
DURHAM 23 5.5   3 1.8 * 10 7.3   1 62.5 * 1 4.2 * 8 8.9 *
EDGECOMBE 4 6.7 * 1 6.1 * 3 8.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
FORSYTH 36 8.3   15 7.3   15 12.0   0 0 * 0 0 * 6 6.9 *
FRANKLIN 5 7.2 * 1 2.4 * 3 17.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 11.8 *
GASTON 16 6.3   10 6.1   3 5.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 3 10.3 *
GATES 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
GRAHAM 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
GRANVILLE 4 6.8 * 1 2.9 * 2 11.8 * 0 0 * 1 142.9 * 0 0 *
GREENE 3 14.6 * 0 0 * 3 45.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
GUILFORD 52 8.5   6 2.6 * 39 15.4   0 0 * 4 8.7 * 3 3.8 *
HALIFAX 6 11.2 * 2 10.8 * 3 9.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 66.7 *
HARNETT 15 8.1   6 5.7 * 6 13.8 * 0 0 * 1 27.0 * 2 6.7 *
HAYWOOD 2 3.7 * 2 4.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
HENDERSON 5 4.6 * 2 2.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 3 14.9 *
HERTFORD 4 17.4 * 0 0 * 4 27.4 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
HOKE 8 9.5 * 1 2.7 * 6 28.0 * 1 15.4 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
HYDE 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
IREDELL 16 8.5   10 7.4   6 22.4 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
JACKSON 2 5.5 * 1 4.1 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 24.4 *
JOHNSTON 10 4.3   4 2.9 * 4 9.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 4.4 *
JONES 1 11.4 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 166.7 *
LEE 7 8.8 * 2 5.4 * 3 18.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 7.9 *
LENOIR 5 8.0 * 3 11.7 * 2 6.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
LINCOLN 9 10.5 * 6 8.6 * 2 35.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 11.8 *
MCDOWELL 4 9.6 * 3 8.4 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 24.4 *
MACON 2 6.2 * 2 7.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
MADISON 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
MARTIN 3 12.1 * 1 8.3 * 2 18.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
MECKLENBURG 75 5.1   17 3.0   44 9.4   1 31.3 * 5 3.7 * 8 2.7 *
MITCHELL 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
MONTGOMERY 4 14.4 * 2 12.6 * 2 45.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
MOORE 7 6.0 * 4 4.9 * 1 6.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 13.9 *
NASH 8 7.6 * 3 7.2 * 4 8.4 * 0 0 * 1 58.8 * 0 0 *
NEW HANOVER 16 7.5   13 9.1   2 5.3 * 0 0 * 1 21.3 * 0 0 *
NORTHAMPTON 1 5.8 * 0 0 * 1 9.9 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
ONSLOW 18 4.6   10 3.7   6 12.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 2 3.3 *
ORANGE 7 6.2 * 3 4.4 * 3 22.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 5.2 *
PAMLICO 2 22.2 * 1 14.3 * 1 71.4 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
PASQUOTANK 4 8.8 * 2 8.3 * 2 12.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
PENDER 3 4.8 * 1 2.3 * 2 21.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
PERQUIMANS 2 16.5 * 1 11.2 * 1 35.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
PERSON 5 12.5 * 0 0 * 5 39.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
PITT 14 6.7   0 0 * 11 11.7   0 0 * 1 15.6 * 2 9.0 *
POLK 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
RANDOLPH 13 8.6   10 9.3   2 21.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 3.2 *
RICHMOND 3 5.4 * 1 3.7 * 2 9.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
ROBESON 15 8.8   2 6.5 * 5 14.5 * 8 10.5 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
ROCKINGHAM 9 9.9 * 4 6.1 * 5 28.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
ROWAN 9 5.6 * 4 4.1 * 4 13.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 3.7 *
RUTHERFORD 6 9.2 * 6 11.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
SAMPSON 6 7.2 * 2 5.5 * 1 6.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 3 10.6 *
SCOTLAND 3 6.8 * 1 7.6 * 2 10.1 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
STANLY 9 13.3 * 7 13.4 * 2 23.0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
STOKES 3 7.6 * 2 5.5 * 1 83.3 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
SURRY 4 5.3 * 4 7.1 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
SWAIN 1 7.1 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 18.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
TRANSYLVANIA 2 7.2 * 2 8.2 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
TYRRELL 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
UNION 12 4.9   8 5.1 * 3 8.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 1 2.4 *
VANCE 7 12.5 * 2 13.2 * 5 14.7 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
WAKE 67 5.3   21 3.2   33 12.3   0 0 * 3 2.2 * 10 4.9  
WARREN 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
WASHINGTON 2 15.5 * 0 0 * 2 27.4 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
WATAUGA 4 11.3 * 4 12.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
WAYNE 18 11.0   4 5.4 * 10 19.0   0 0 * 1 20.8 * 3 9.5 *
WILKES 5 7.2 * 5 8.8 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
WILSON 13 13.3   3 8.2 * 7 16.6 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 3 18.9 *
YADKIN 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 * 0 0 *
YANCEY 1 5.5 * 1 6.2 * 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, 26SEP2019