| 2022 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 10 |
| Risk Factors and Characteristics for North Carolina Resident Live Births: 2022 |
| 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 | 121,557 | 100.0 | 62,670 | 100.0 | 26,225 | 100.0 | 1,430 | 100.0 | 5,031 | 100.0 | 3,369 | 100.0 | 22,571 | 100.0 | 261 | 100.0 |
| LOW BIRTHWEIGHT: | ||||||||||||||||
| ... < 2500 grams (Low Birthweight) | 11,473 | 9.4 | 4,639 | 7.4 | 4,041 | 15.4 | 181 | 12.7 | 449 | 8.9 | 349 | 10.4 | 1,786 | 7.9 | 28 | 10.7 |
| ...2500+ grams | 110,036 | 90.5 | 58,013 | 92.6 | 22,165 | 84.5 | 1,248 | 87.3 | 4,581 | 91.1 | 3,018 | 89.6 | 20,778 | 92.1 | 233 | 89.3 |
| ...Unknown | 48 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| VERY LOW BIRTHWEIGHT: | ||||||||||||||||
| ... < 1500 grams (Very Low Birthweight) | 1,943 | 1.6 | 701 | 1.1 | 820 | 3.1 | 32 | 2.2 | 50 | 1.0 | 39 | 1.2 | 296 | 1.3 | 5 | 1.9 |
| ...1500+ grams | 119,566 | 98.4 | 61,951 | 98.9 | 25,386 | 96.8 | 1,397 | 97.7 | 4,980 | 99.0 | 3,328 | 98.8 | 22,268 | 98.7 | 256 | 98.1 |
| ...Unknown | 48 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| (OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION: | ||||||||||||||||
| ...< 37 weeks (Premature) | 12,996 | 10.7 | 6,034 | 9.6 | 3,778 | 14.4 | 177 | 12.4 | 440 | 8.7 | 326 | 9.7 | 2,214 | 9.8 | 27 | 10.3 |
| ...37+ weeks | 108,500 | 89.3 | 56,608 | 90.3 | 22,428 | 85.5 | 1,251 | 87.5 | 4,591 | 91.3 | 3,041 | 90.3 | 20,349 | 90.2 | 232 | 88.9 |
| ...Unknown | 61 | 0.1 | 28 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 |
| MOTHER'S AGE: | ||||||||||||||||
| ...< 18 years | 1,375 | 1.1 | 335 | 0.5 | 441 | 1.7 | 28 | 2.0 | 6 | 0.1 | 75 | 2.2 | 482 | 2.1 | 8 | 3.1 |
| ...18-34 years | 98,180 | 80.8 | 50,691 | 80.9 | 21,501 | 82.0 | 1,246 | 87.1 | 3,592 | 71.4 | 2,886 | 85.7 | 18,085 | 80.1 | 179 | 68.6 |
| ...35+ years | 21,997 | 18.1 | 11,642 | 18.6 | 4,282 | 16.3 | 156 | 10.9 | 1,433 | 28.5 | 408 | 12.1 | 4,004 | 17.7 | 72 | 27.6 |
| ...Unknown | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.8 |
| MOTHER'S EDUCATION: | ||||||||||||||||
| ...Less than High School | 13,940 | 11.5 | 3,341 | 5.3 | 2,460 | 9.4 | 174 | 12.2 | 379 | 7.5 | 304 | 9.0 | 7,233 | 32.0 | 49 | 18.8 |
| ...High School Graduate or GED | 30,442 | 25.0 | 11,674 | 18.6 | 9,424 | 35.9 | 540 | 37.8 | 622 | 12.4 | 1,022 | 30.3 | 7,113 | 31.5 | 47 | 18.0 |
| ...Some College | 34,766 | 28.6 | 18,765 | 29.9 | 8,670 | 33.1 | 496 | 34.7 | 659 | 13.1 | 1,200 | 35.6 | 4,920 | 21.8 | 56 | 21.5 |
| ...Bachelors Degree | 26,705 | 22.0 | 18,321 | 29.2 | 3,674 | 14.0 | 149 | 10.4 | 1,668 | 33.2 | 569 | 16.9 | 2,276 | 10.1 | 48 | 18.4 |
| ...Masters or PhD | 15,393 | 12.7 | 10,495 | 16.7 | 1,954 | 7.5 | 69 | 4.8 | 1,693 | 33.7 | 273 | 8.1 | 883 | 3.9 | 26 | 10.0 |
| ...Unknown | 311 | 0.3 | 74 | 0.1 | 43 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 | 146 | 0.6 | 35 | 13.4 |
| MARITAL STATUS: | ||||||||||||||||
| ...Married | 72,039 | 59.3 | 47,031 | 75.0 | 7,528 | 28.7 | 514 | 35.9 | 4,438 | 88.2 | 1,430 | 42.4 | 10,950 | 48.5 | 148 | 56.7 |
| ...Unmarried | 49,465 | 40.7 | 15,621 | 24.9 | 18,683 | 71.2 | 915 | 64.0 | 593 | 11.8 | 1,938 | 57.5 | 11,611 | 51.4 | 104 | 39.8 |
| ...Unknown | 53 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 9 | 3.4 |
| GRAVIDITY: | ||||||||||||||||
| ...1 | 39,093 | 32.2 | 21,904 | 35.0 | 7,122 | 27.2 | 389 | 27.2 | 1,749 | 34.8 | 1,175 | 34.9 | 6,669 | 29.5 | 85 | 32.6 |
| ...2-3 | 54,967 | 45.2 | 29,079 | 46.4 | 11,111 | 42.4 | 670 | 46.9 | 2,545 | 50.6 | 1,405 | 41.7 | 10,058 | 44.6 | 99 | 37.9 |
| ...4+ | 27,366 | 22.5 | 11,609 | 18.5 | 7,967 | 30.4 | 369 | 25.8 | 736 | 14.6 | 788 | 23.4 | 5,823 | 25.8 | 74 | 28.4 |
| ...Unknown | 131 | 0.1 | 78 | 0.1 | 25 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.1 | 3 | 1.1 |
| PLURALITY: | ||||||||||||||||
| ...Singleton | 117,687 | 96.8 | 60,706 | 96.9 | 25,097 | 95.7 | 1,388 | 97.1 | 4,910 | 97.6 | 3,264 | 96.9 | 22,069 | 97.8 | 253 | 96.9 |
| ...Twin | 3,764 | 3.1 | 1,908 | 3.0 | 1,089 | 4.2 | 42 | 2.9 | 116 | 2.3 | 105 | 3.1 | 496 | 2.2 | 8 | 3.1 |
| ...Other Multiples | 106 | 0.1 | 56 | 0.1 | 39 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| METHOD OF DELIVERY: | ||||||||||||||||
| ...Vaginal | 84,637 | 69.6 | 43,819 | 69.9 | 17,306 | 66.0 | 982 | 68.7 | 3,365 | 66.9 | 2,327 | 69.1 | 16,643 | 73.7 | 195 | 74.7 |
| ...C-Section | 36,633 | 30.1 | 18,678 | 29.8 | 8,884 | 33.9 | 446 | 31.2 | 1,651 | 32.8 | 1,028 | 30.5 | 5,882 | 26.1 | 64 | 24.5 |
| ...Unknown | 287 | 0.2 | 173 | 0.3 | 35 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.3 | 14 | 0.4 | 46 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.8 |
| TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN: | ||||||||||||||||
| ...First | 87,406 | 71.9 | 49,362 | 78.8 | 17,452 | 66.5 | 931 | 65.1 | 3,596 | 71.5 | 2,308 | 68.5 | 13,613 | 60.3 | 144 | 55.2 |
| ...Second | 21,947 | 18.1 | 8,373 | 13.4 | 5,748 | 21.9 | 300 | 21.0 | 1,017 | 20.2 | 689 | 20.5 | 5,760 | 25.5 | 60 | 23.0 |
| ...Third | 5,894 | 4.8 | 2,208 | 3.5 | 1,474 | 5.6 | 120 | 8.4 | 243 | 4.8 | 168 | 5.0 | 1,655 | 7.3 | 26 | 10.0 |
| ...No care | 5,532 | 4.6 | 2,417 | 3.9 | 1,332 | 5.1 | 70 | 4.9 | 155 | 3.1 | 180 | 5.3 | 1,349 | 6.0 | 29 | 11.1 |
| ...Unknown | 778 | 0.6 | 310 | 0.5 | 219 | 0.8 | 9 | 0.6 | 20 | 0.4 | 24 | 0.7 | 194 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.8 |
| KOTELCHUCK INDEX: | ||||||||||||||||
| ...Missing | 1,163 | 1.0 | 482 | 0.8 | 307 | 1.2 | 11 | 0.8 | 24 | 0.5 | 33 | 1.0 | 304 | 1.3 | 2 | 0.8 |
| ...Inadequate | 22,620 | 18.6 | 8,698 | 13.9 | 5,763 | 22.0 | 370 | 25.9 | 905 | 18.0 | 695 | 20.6 | 6,093 | 27.0 | 96 | 36.8 |
| ...Intermediate | 6,324 | 5.2 | 2,642 | 4.2 | 1,614 | 6.2 | 93 | 6.5 | 187 | 3.7 | 223 | 6.6 | 1,548 | 6.9 | 17 | 6.5 |
| ...Adequate | 38,271 | 31.5 | 21,078 | 33.6 | 7,118 | 27.1 | 418 | 29.2 | 1,642 | 32.6 | 1,020 | 30.3 | 6,926 | 30.7 | 69 | 26.4 |
| ...Adequate Plus | 53,179 | 43.7 | 29,770 | 47.5 | 11,423 | 43.6 | 538 | 37.6 | 2,273 | 45.2 | 1,398 | 41.5 | 7,700 | 34.1 | 77 | 29.5 |
| PLACE OF DELIVERY: | ||||||||||||||||
| ...Hospital | 119,835 | 98.6 | 61,396 | 98.0 | 26,008 | 99.2 | 1,417 | 99.1 | 5,012 | 99.6 | 3,326 | 98.7 | 22,427 | 99.4 | 249 | 95.4 |
| ...Home Birth (Intentional or not) | 1,102 | 0.9 | 787 | 1.3 | 169 | 0.6 | 7 | 0.5 | 10 | 0.2 | 33 | 1.0 | 90 | 0.4 | 6 | 2.3 |
| ...Other | 620 | 0.5 | 487 | 0.8 | 48 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.4 | 9 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.3 | 54 | 0.2 | 6 | 2.3 |
| MOTHER SMOKED? | ||||||||||||||||
| ...Yes | 5,425 | 4.5 | 3,636 | 5.8 | 1,155 | 4.4 | 209 | 14.6 | 21 | 0.4 | 209 | 6.2 | 190 | 0.8 | 5 | 1.9 |
| ...No | 116,100 | 95.5 | 59,017 | 94.2 | 25,062 | 95.6 | 1,221 | 85.4 | 5,010 | 99.6 | 3,159 | 93.8 | 22,378 | 99.1 | 253 | 96.9 |
| ...Unknown | 32 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.1 |
| PRE-PREGNANCY BMI: | ||||||||||||||||
| ...Underweight (<18.5) | 3,472 | 2.9 | 1,863 | 3.0 | 730 | 2.8 | 56 | 3.9 | 236 | 4.7 | 116 | 3.4 | 460 | 2.0 | 11 | 4.2 |
| ...Normal (18.5-24.9) | 45,055 | 37.1 | 26,392 | 42.1 | 7,226 | 27.6 | 399 | 27.9 | 2,679 | 53.2 | 1,174 | 34.8 | 7,089 | 31.4 | 96 | 36.8 |
| ...Overweight (25.0-29.9) | 31,833 | 26.2 | 15,865 | 25.3 | 6,344 | 24.2 | 338 | 23.6 | 1,352 | 26.9 | 863 | 25.6 | 6,997 | 31.0 | 74 | 28.4 |
| ...Obese (30.0+) | 39,257 | 32.3 | 17,840 | 28.5 | 11,431 | 43.6 | 585 | 40.9 | 657 | 13.1 | 1,168 | 34.7 | 7,520 | 33.3 | 56 | 21.5 |
| ...Unknown | 1,940 | 1.6 | 710 | 1.1 | 494 | 1.9 | 52 | 3.6 | 107 | 2.1 | 48 | 1.4 | 505 | 2.2 | 24 | 9.2 |
| INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE: | ||||||||||||||||
| ...Yes | 99,052 | 81.5 | 52,520 | 83.8 | 18,934 | 72.2 | 840 | 58.7 | 4,409 | 87.6 | 2,705 | 80.3 | 19,424 | 86.1 | 220 | 84.3 |
| ...No | 22,470 | 18.5 | 10,129 | 16.2 | 7,287 | 27.8 | 589 | 41.2 | 622 | 12.4 | 663 | 19.7 | 3,142 | 13.9 | 38 | 14.6 |
| ...Unknown | 35 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.1 |
| 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, 12OCT2023 |
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