| 2019 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 1 |
| North Carolina Resident Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births), 2019 |
| 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 | 810 | 6.8 | 300 | 4.7 | 363 | 12.5 | 19 | 12.0 | 21 | 3.8 | 107 | 5.6 | ||||||
| PCR I | 41 | 5.6 | 32 | 5.5 | 1 | 2.7 | * | 3 | 21.0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 5 | 5.7 | * | ||
| PCR II | 208 | 8.2 | 99 | 6.7 | 89 | 16.6 | 0 | 0 | * | 5 | 4.7 | * | 15 | 3.9 | ||||
| PCR III | 145 | 5.9 | 48 | 4.0 | 62 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 35 | 7.6 | ||||
| PCR IV | 170 | 6.4 | 43 | 3.3 | 86 | 13.1 | 2 | 27.8 | * | 10 | 5.3 | 29 | 6.0 | |||||
| PCR V | 119 | 6.7 | 42 | 4.8 | 48 | 10.1 | 14 | 12.1 | 5 | 11.6 | * | 10 | 3.8 | |||||
| PCR VI | 127 | 7.4 | 36 | 4.0 | 77 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 2.9 | * | 13 | 5.6 | ||||
| ALAMANCE | 8 | 4.3 | * | 6 | 6.1 | * | 2 | 4.5 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| ALEXANDER | 3 | 8.4 | * | 3 | 9.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| ALLEGHANY | 1 | 12.7 | * | 1 | 16.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| ANSON | 3 | 11.8 | * | 2 | 20.6 | * | 1 | 7.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| 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 | 5 | 11.5 | * | 1 | 4.4 | * | 3 | 22.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 13.9 | * |
| BERTIE | 1 | 6.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 9.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| BLADEN | 2 | 5.8 | * | 1 | 5.9 | * | 1 | 9.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| BRUNSWICK | 5 | 4.9 | * | 3 | 4.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 58.8 | * | 1 | 8.1 | * |
| BUNCOMBE | 12 | 4.9 | 11 | 5.9 | 1 | 5.0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | ||
| BURKE | 6 | 6.7 | * | 4 | 6.2 | * | 2 | 41.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| CABARRUS | 15 | 5.9 | 8 | 5.8 | * | 5 | 9.9 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 4.3 | * | |
| CALDWELL | 11 | 12.5 | 10 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 13.3 | * | ||
| CAMDEN | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| CARTERET | 1 | 1.9 | * | 1 | 2.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| CASWELL | 3 | 14.4 | * | 1 | 7.4 | * | 1 | 18.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 66.7 | * |
| CATAWBA | 8 | 4.7 | * | 5 | 4.6 | * | 1 | 5.8 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 6.9 | * |
| CHATHAM | 4 | 6.6 | * | 3 | 7.8 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 7.0 | * |
| CHEROKEE | 3 | 12.2 | * | 3 | 13.3 | * | 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 | 7 | 6.1 | * | 3 | 3.8 | * | 3 | 11.0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 13.7 | * |
| COLUMBUS | 5 | 8.9 | * | 4 | 12.2 | * | 1 | 6.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| CRAVEN | 7 | 5.3 | * | 4 | 4.9 | * | 3 | 10.5 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| CUMBERLAND | 37 | 6.8 | 14 | 6.5 | 20 | 9.3 | 1 | 10.9 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 2.4 | * | |||
| CURRITUCK | 1 | 3.9 | * | 1 | 4.5 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| DARE | 1 | 3.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 20.0 | * |
| DAVIDSON | 8 | 4.5 | * | 4 | 3.0 | * | 2 | 9.0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 10.2 | * |
| DAVIE | 4 | 10.0 | * | 3 | 9.6 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 18.5 | * |
| DUPLIN | 4 | 5.6 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 11.5 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 8.3 | * |
| DURHAM | 32 | 7.7 | 3 | 1.9 | * | 24 | 18.0 | 1 | 200.0 | * | 1 | 3.5 | * | 3 | 3.1 | * | ||
| EDGECOMBE | 5 | 8.7 | * | 1 | 6.1 | * | 4 | 11.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| FORSYTH | 43 | 9.8 | 11 | 5.5 | 29 | 21.8 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 7.1 | * | 2 | 2.1 | * | |||
| FRANKLIN | 4 | 5.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 10.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 90.9 | * | 1 | 8.1 | * |
| GASTON | 16 | 6.2 | 5 | 3.1 | * | 7 | 11.6 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 4 | 11.8 | * | |
| GATES | 1 | 10.3 | * | 1 | 14.9 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| GRAHAM | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| GRANVILLE | 3 | 5.3 | * | 2 | 6.8 | * | 1 | 5.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| GREENE | 3 | 13.3 | * | 1 | 11.6 | * | 2 | 25.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| GUILFORD | 56 | 9.3 | 14 | 6.6 | 37 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 | * | 3 | 6.2 | * | 2 | 2.3 | * | |||
| HALIFAX | 7 | 13.0 | * | 1 | 5.3 | * | 6 | 19.5 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| HARNETT | 13 | 7.0 | 7 | 6.3 | * | 4 | 10.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 23.3 | * | 1 | 3.2 | * | |
| HAYWOOD | 5 | 9.5 | * | 5 | 10.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| HENDERSON | 6 | 5.9 | * | 5 | 6.6 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 4.7 | * |
| HERTFORD | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| HOKE | 9 | 10.4 | * | 3 | 7.6 | * | 3 | 13.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 41.7 | * | 2 | 13.1 | * |
| HYDE | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| IREDELL | 12 | 6.4 | 7 | 5.4 | * | 3 | 10.8 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 12.8 | * | 1 | 4.5 | * | |
| JACKSON | 1 | 2.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 18.9 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| JOHNSTON | 16 | 6.3 | 5 | 3.4 | * | 6 | 12.6 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 5 | 9.5 | * | |
| JONES | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| LEE | 4 | 5.1 | * | 1 | 2.7 | * | 2 | 12.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 4.4 | * |
| LENOIR | 6 | 9.7 | * | 4 | 16.3 | * | 1 | 3.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 14.5 | * |
| LINCOLN | 3 | 3.4 | * | 3 | 4.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| MCDOWELL | 2 | 4.6 | * | 2 | 5.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| MACON | 1 | 3.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 14.1 | * |
| MADISON | 1 | 5.5 | * | 1 | 5.8 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| MARTIN | 4 | 18.1 | * | 2 | 19.2 | * | 2 | 19.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| MECKLENBURG | 90 | 6.3 | 21 | 3.9 | 44 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 25 | 8.0 | ||||
| MITCHELL | 1 | 7.9 | * | 1 | 9.0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| MONTGOMERY | 2 | 7.2 | * | 1 | 7.0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 13.7 | * |
| MOORE | 2 | 1.7 | * | 1 | 1.2 | * | 1 | 7.6 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| NASH | 8 | 7.3 | * | 2 | 4.9 | * | 6 | 11.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| NEW HANOVER | 8 | 3.7 | * | 4 | 2.7 | * | 4 | 10.5 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| NORTHAMPTON | 1 | 6.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 10.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| ONSLOW | 15 | 3.9 | 7 | 2.7 | * | 4 | 7.9 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 9.1 | * | 3 | 4.9 | * | |
| ORANGE | 13 | 11.2 | 4 | 5.8 | * | 3 | 18.0 | * | 1 | 500.0 | * | 2 | 16.3 | * | 3 | 16.8 | * | |
| PAMLICO | 1 | 13.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 90.9 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| PASQUOTANK | 4 | 8.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 4 | 22.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| PENDER | 2 | 3.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 10.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 12.3 | * |
| PERQUIMANS | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| PERSON | 3 | 6.9 | * | 2 | 7.8 | * | 1 | 7.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| PITT | 24 | 11.5 | 3 | 3.3 | * | 19 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 11.3 | * | ||
| POLK | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| RANDOLPH | 15 | 9.7 | 13 | 12.0 | 2 | 19.6 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | ||
| RICHMOND | 6 | 10.7 | * | 2 | 7.0 | * | 4 | 20.9 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| ROBESON | 23 | 13.3 | 1 | 3.1 | * | 6 | 17.1 | * | 13 | 16.3 | 1 | 83.3 | * | 2 | 8.1 | * | ||
| ROCKINGHAM | 8 | 9.0 | * | 4 | 6.5 | * | 3 | 16.4 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 12.8 | * |
| ROWAN | 14 | 9.0 | 7 | 7.2 | * | 7 | 24.5 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | |
| RUTHERFORD | 1 | 1.5 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 20.8 | * |
| SAMPSON | 3 | 4.1 | * | 1 | 3.4 | * | 1 | 5.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 333.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| SCOTLAND | 2 | 4.5 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 10.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| STANLY | 6 | 9.0 | * | 4 | 7.7 | * | 1 | 13.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 19.2 | * |
| STOKES | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| SURRY | 5 | 6.5 | * | 4 | 7.0 | * | 1 | 28.6 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| SWAIN | 5 | 27.6 | * | 2 | 20.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 35.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 55.6 | * |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 3 | 11.5 | * | 2 | 8.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 66.7 | * |
| TYRRELL | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| UNION | 5 | 2.2 | * | 2 | 1.4 | * | 1 | 3.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 4.7 | * |
| VANCE | 5 | 8.8 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 5 | 15.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| WAKE | 74 | 5.8 | 16 | 2.5 | 38 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | * | 6 | 4.5 | * | 14 | 6.7 | ||||
| WARREN | 1 | 6.9 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 11.6 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| WASHINGTON | 4 | 30.3 | * | 1 | 29.4 | * | 3 | 33.0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| WATAUGA | 1 | 3.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 38.5 | * |
| WAYNE | 17 | 10.5 | 6 | 8.2 | * | 10 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.0 | * | ||
| WILKES | 8 | 12.0 | * | 6 | 10.8 | * | 2 | 57.1 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * |
| WILSON | 7 | 7.2 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 5 | 11.7 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 11.8 | * |
| YADKIN | 5 | 13.3 | * | 3 | 10.3 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 | * | 2 | 27.8 | * |
| 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, 28OCT2020 |
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