| 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 |
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