| 2022 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 1A |
| North Carolina Resident Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births), 2022 |
| Residence: | Total Deaths | Total Rate | Total C.I. | NH Black Deaths | NH Black Rate | NH Black C.I. | NH White Deaths | NH White Rate | NH White C.I. | NH Asian/PI Deaths | NH Asian/PI Rate | NH Asian/PI C.I. | NH Am.Ind Deaths | NH Am.Ind Rate | NH Am.Ind C.I. | NH Multi-Race Deaths | NH Multi-Race Rate | NH Multi-Race C.I. | Hispanic Deaths | Hispanic Rate | Hispanic C.I. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH CAROLINA | 828 | 6.8 | 6.3 - 7.3 | 337 | 12.9 | 11.5 - 14.2 | 295 | 4.7 | 4.2 - 5.2 | 17 | 3.4 | 0.8 - 7.8 | 13 | 9.1 | 4.2 - 15.9 | 30 | 8.9 | 5.7 - 12.1 | 120 | 5.3 | 4.4 - 6.3 |
| PCR I: Western | 50 | 7.1 | 5.1 - 9.0 | 7 | 23.6* | 15.1 - 34.1 | 34 | 6.4 | 4.3 - 8.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3 | 24.0* | 15.4 - 34.5 | 2 | 11.1* | 5.6 - 18.5 | 3 | 3.0* | 0.6 - 7.1 |
| PCR II: Northwestern | 189 | 7.4 | 6.3 - 8.4 | 59 | 12.4 | 9.2 - 15.5 | 79 | 5.4 | 4.3 - 6.6 | 5 | 5.2* | 1.7 - 10.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 8 | 12.4* | 6.5 - 20.2 | 36 | 7.9 | 5.3 - 10.5 |
| PCR III: Southwestern | 138 | 5.3 | 4.4 - 6.1 | 71 | 11.2 | 8.6 - 13.8 | 39 | 3.2 | 2.2 - 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 3 | 4.5* | 1.4 - 9.6 | 22 | 4.0 | 2.3 - 5.6 |
| PCR IV: Northeastern | 150 | 5.4 | 4.6 - 6.3 | 57 | 9.7 | 7.2 - 12.2 | 50 | 3.7 | 2.7 - 4.8 | 5 | 2.7* | 0.5 - 6.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 5 | 7.7* | 3.3 - 14.0 | 31 | 5.5 | 3.6 - 7.4 |
| PCR V: Southeastern | 151 | 8.3 | 7.0 - 9.6 | 65 | 15.3 | 11.6 - 19.0 | 43 | 5.0 | 3.5 - 6.5 | 4 | 11.5* | 5.8 - 19.0 | 10 | 9.7 | 4.6 - 16.7 | 8 | 10.1* | 4.9 - 17.3 | 17 | 5.4 | 1.9 - 10.8 |
| PCR VI: Eastern | 150 | 8.8 | 7.4 - 10.2 | 78 | 16.6 | 13.0 - 20.3 | 50 | 5.6 | 4.1 - 7.2 | 3 | 11.4* | 5.8 - 18.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 4 | 8.9* | 4.1 - 15.7 | 11 | 4.1 | 1.1 - 8.9 |
| 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. Sum of deaths for racial/ethnic categories may not add up to Total Deaths due to missing, undetermined, or unclassifiable race information. |
| *Technical Note: Rates based on small numbers (fewer than 10 deaths) are unstable & should be interpreted with caution. |
| C.I.=95% Confidence interval. For areas/categories having >=20 deaths, Wald C.I.'s are presented. For areas/categories having < 20 deaths, inverse Gamma C.I.'s are presented. |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services, Title V Office in Collaboration with the State Center for Health Statistics, 06MAR2024 |
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