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