2021 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 10
Risk Factors and Characteristics for North Carolina Resident Live Births: 2021

  TOTAL RACE/ETHNICITY:
RESIDENT BIRTHS NH White
NH Black
NH Am. Ind.
NH Asian/P.I.
NH Multi-Race
Hispanic
Missing/Unknown/Not Classifiable
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL 120,501 100.0 63,161 100.0 26,898 100.0 1,458 100.0 4,842 100.0 3,236 100.0 20,613 100.0 293 100.0
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT: 11,405 9.5 4,613 7.3 4,169 15.5 166 11.4 443 9.1 305 9.4 1,673 8.1 36 12.3
... < 2500 grams (Low Birthweight)
...2500+ grams 109,052 90.5 58,526 92.7 22,716 84.5 1,291 88.5 4,396 90.8 2,931 90.6 18,937 91.9 255 87.0
...Unknown 44 0.0 22 0.0 13 0.0 1 0.1 3 0.1 0 0.0 3 0.0 2 0.7
VERY LOW BIRTHWEIGHT: 1,973 1.6 679 1.1 843 3.1 34 2.3 72 1.5 45 1.4 287 1.4 13 4.4
... < 1500 grams (Very Low Birthweight)
...1500+ grams 118,484 98.3 62,460 98.9 26,042 96.8 1,423 97.6 4,767 98.5 3,191 98.6 20,323 98.6 278 94.9
...Unknown 44 0.0 22 0.0 13 0.0 1 0.1 3 0.1 0 0.0 3 0.0 2 0.7
(OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION: 13,039 10.8 6,065 9.6 3,970 14.8 180 12.3 405 8.4 329 10.2 2,052 10.0 38 13.0
...< 37 weeks (Premature)
...37+ weeks 107,410 89.1 57,071 90.4 22,909 85.2 1,278 87.7 4,437 91.6 2,904 89.7 18,559 90.0 252 86.0
...Unknown 52 0.0 25 0.0 19 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.1 2 0.0 3 1.0
MOTHER'S AGE: 1,376 1.1 367 0.6 439 1.6 22 1.5 4 0.1 74 2.3 467 2.3 3 1.0
...< 18 years
...18-34 years 97,905 81.2 51,054 80.8 22,397 83.3 1,285 88.1 3,500 72.3 2,777 85.8 16,688 81.0 204 69.6
...35+ years 21,214 17.6 11,735 18.6 4,061 15.1 151 10.4 1,338 27.6 385 11.9 3,458 16.8 86 29.4
...Unknown 6 0.0 5 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
MOTHER'S EDUCATION: 13,814 11.5 3,511 5.6 2,675 9.9 192 13.2 334 6.9 316 9.8 6,742 32.7 44 15.0
...Less than High School
...High School Graduate or GED 30,038 24.9 12,010 19.0 9,480 35.2 561 38.5 564 11.6 978 30.2 6,381 31.0 64 21.8
...Some College 35,079 29.1 19,052 30.2 9,050 33.6 489 33.5 699 14.4 1,174 36.3 4,557 22.1 58 19.8
...Bachelors Degree 26,121 21.7 18,082 28.6 3,694 13.7 145 9.9 1,620 33.5 539 16.7 1,985 9.6 56 19.1
...Masters or PhD 15,108 12.5 10,425 16.5 1,940 7.2 68 4.7 1,611 33.3 225 7.0 811 3.9 28 9.6
...Unknown 341 0.3 81 0.1 59 0.2 3 0.2 14 0.3 4 0.1 137 0.7 43 14.7
MARITAL STATUS: 71,133 59.0 47,200 74.7 7,718 28.7 494 33.9 4,249 87.8 1,385 42.8 9,920 48.1 167 57.0
...Married
...Unmarried 49,291 40.9 15,924 25.2 19,172 71.3 964 66.1 592 12.2 1,849 57.1 10,680 51.8 110 37.5
...Unknown 77 0.1 37 0.1 8 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.1 13 0.1 16 5.5
GRAVIDITY: 38,812 32.2 22,042 34.9 7,512 27.9 390 26.7 1,645 34.0 1,133 35.0 6,026 29.2 64 21.8
...1
...2-3 55,141 45.8 29,645 46.9 11,504 42.8 719 49.3 2,512 51.9 1,381 42.7 9,239 44.8 141 48.1
...4+ 26,425 21.9 11,412 18.1 7,854 29.2 349 23.9 679 14.0 720 22.2 5,329 25.9 82 28.0
...Unknown 123 0.1 62 0.1 28 0.1 0 0.0 6 0.1 2 0.1 19 0.1 6 2.0
PLURALITY: 116,566 96.7 61,110 96.8 25,813 96.0 1,417 97.2 4,737 97.8 3,128 96.7 20,080 97.4 281 95.9
...Singleton
...Twin 3,870 3.2 2,017 3.2 1,072 4.0 41 2.8 96 2.0 108 3.3 524 2.5 12 4.1
...Other Multiples 65 0.1 34 0.1 13 0.0 0 0.0 9 0.2 0 0.0 9 0.0 0 0.0
METHOD OF DELIVERY: 83,970 69.7 44,271 70.1 17,684 65.7 963 66.0 3,327 68.7 2,313 71.5 15,189 73.7 223 76.1
...Vaginal
...C-Section 36,452 30.3 18,841 29.8 9,203 34.2 493 33.8 1,512 31.2 921 28.5 5,415 26.3 67 22.9
...Unknown 79 0.1 49 0.1 11 0.0 2 0.1 3 0.1 2 0.1 9 0.0 3 1.0
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN: 88,948 73.8 50,442 79.9 18,608 69.2 1,027 70.4 3,596 74.3 2,288 70.7 12,816 62.2 171 58.4
...First
...Second 20,538 17.0 7,981 12.6 5,575 20.7 280 19.2 876 18.1 630 19.5 5,122 24.8 74 25.3
...Third 5,367 4.5 2,096 3.3 1,379 5.1 67 4.6 221 4.6 167 5.2 1,421 6.9 16 5.5
...No care 4,597 3.8 2,215 3.5 1,100 4.1 70 4.8 122 2.5 124 3.8 943 4.6 23 7.8
...Unknown 1,051 0.9 427 0.7 236 0.9 14 1.0 27 0.6 27 0.8 311 1.5 9 3.1
KOTELCHUCK INDEX: 1,459 1.2 580 0.9 339 1.3 14 1.0 37 0.8 38 1.2 442 2.1 9 3.1
...Missing
...Inadequate 20,140 16.7 8,053 12.7 5,347 19.9 276 18.9 739 15.3 613 18.9 5,034 24.4 78 26.6
...Intermediate 7,188 6.0 3,232 5.1 1,729 6.4 101 6.9 201 4.2 231 7.1 1,668 8.1 26 8.9
...Adequate 37,779 31.4 21,255 33.7 7,209 26.8 493 33.8 1,528 31.6 984 30.4 6,233 30.2 77 26.3
...Adequate Plus 53,935 44.8 30,041 47.6 12,274 45.6 574 39.4 2,337 48.3 1,370 42.3 7,236 35.1 103 35.2
PLACE OF DELIVERY: 118,650 98.5 61,791 97.8 26,637 99.0 1,447 99.2 4,819 99.5 3,183 98.4 20,498 99.4 275 93.9
...Hospital
...Home Birth (Intentional or not) 1,056 0.9 742 1.2 179 0.7 6 0.4 12 0.2 31 1.0 73 0.4 13 4.4
...Other 795 0.7 628 1.0 82 0.3 5 0.3 11 0.2 22 0.7 42 0.2 5 1.7
MOTHER SMOKED? 6,756 5.6 4,590 7.3 1,421 5.3 254 17.4 22 0.5 253 7.8 207 1.0 9 3.1
...Yes
...No 113,680 94.3 58,538 92.7 25,461 94.7 1,204 82.6 4,820 99.5 2,982 92.2 20,404 99.0 271 92.5
...Unknown 65 0.1 33 0.1 16 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.0 13 4.4
PRE-PREGNANCY BMI: 3,328 2.8 1,796 2.8 746 2.8 63 4.3 204 4.2 108 3.3 407 2.0 4 1.4
...Underweight (<18.5)
...Normal (18.5-24.9) 45,594 37.8 27,318 43.3 7,389 27.5 403 27.6 2,590 53.5 1,188 36.7 6,597 32.0 109 37.2
...Overweight (25.0-29.9) 31,569 26.2 15,938 25.2 6,584 24.5 354 24.3 1,301 26.9 811 25.1 6,518 31.6 63 21.5
...Obese (30.0+) 38,045 31.6 17,346 27.5 11,687 43.4 602 41.3 635 13.1 1,083 33.5 6,603 32.0 89 30.4
...Unknown 1,965 1.6 763 1.2 492 1.8 36 2.5 112 2.3 46 1.4 488 2.4 28 9.6
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE: 97,403 80.8 52,893 83.7 18,795 69.9 761 52.2 4,312 89.1 2,524 78.0 17,881 86.7 237 80.9
...Yes
...No 23,052 19.1 10,244 16.2 8,099 30.1 697 47.8 529 10.9 711 22.0 2,724 13.2 48 16.4
...Unknown 46 0.0 24 0.0 4 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 8 0.0 8 2.7

Note: Some percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.
Caution: Racial categories have changed from prior years and now reflect single race categories & multi-race. Comparisons with prior reports are not advised.
NH=Non-Hispanic
 
Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services, Title V Office in Collaboration with the State Center for Health Statistics, 01FEB2023