2022 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 3
Infant Mortality Racial Disparities Between Non-Hispanic Whites & Non-Hispanic African-Americans: 2018-2022

Residence: NH White Deaths NH White Rate NH White C.I. NH Black Deaths NH Black Rate NH Black C.I. Disparity Ratio
NORTH CAROLINA 1,500 4.8 4.6 - 5.1 1,708 12.6 12.0 - 13.2 2.63
PCR I: Western 160 5.7 4.9 - 6.6 17 11.3 5.7 - 18.8 1.98
PCR II: Northwestern 418 5.8 5.2 - 6.3 338 13.6 12.2 - 15.1 2.34
PCR III: Southwestern 239 4.0 3.5 - 4.5 329 10.3 9.2 - 11.4 2.58
PCR IV: Northeastern 238 3.6 3.2 - 4.1 355 11.8 10.6 - 13.0 3.28
PCR V: Southeastern 215 5.1 4.4 - 5.7 290 13.3 11.8 - 14.8 2.61
PCR VI: Eastern 230 5.2 4.6 - 5.9 379 15.1 13.6 - 16.6 2.90
ALAMANCE 33 6.9 4.5 - 9.2 27 12.6 7.9 - 17.3 1.83
ALEXANDER 10 6.7 2.6 - 12.7 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
ALLEGHANY 1 2.6* 0.4 - 6.6 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
ANSON 4 7.6* 3.2 - 13.8 8 11.6* 5.9 - 19.2 *
ASHE 3 3.3* 0.8 - 7.7 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
AVERY 3 4.8* 1.5 - 9.9 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
BEAUFORT 9 7.6* 3.2 - 13.9 12 18.9 11.4 - 28.4 *
BERTIE 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 10 19.2 11.6 - 28.7 *
BLADEN 5 6.2* 2.3 - 11.9 9 15.5* 8.8 - 24.2 *
BRUNSWICK 21 5.6 3.2 - 7.9 10 16.6 9.6 - 25.5 2.96
BUNCOMBE 45 5.0 3.5 - 6.5 10 11.8 6.1 - 19.5 2.36
BURKE 19 6.3 2.4 - 12.0 3 16.9* 9.8 - 25.8 *
CABARRUS 35 5.3 3.6 - 7.1 26 9.9 6.1 - 13.7 1.87
CALDWELL 17 5.4 1.8 - 10.8 5 25.4* 16.5 - 36.2 *
CAMDEN 2 4.9* 1.6 - 10.1 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
CARTERET 8 3.9* 1.0 - 8.6 1 10.0* 4.8 - 17.1 *
CASWELL 1 1.6* 0.1 - 4.9 4 15.4* 8.7 - 24.0 *
CATAWBA 30 5.7 3.7 - 7.7 10 13.6 7.4 - 21.8 2.39
CHATHAM 12 5.9 2.2 - 11.6 6 18.9* 11.3 - 28.3 *
CHEROKEE 12 11.1 5.5 - 18.5 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
CHOWAN 1 2.8* 0.5 - 6.9 2 7.6* 3.2 - 13.9 *
CLAY 3 8.1* 3.5 - 14.5 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
CLEVELAND 28 7.4 4.7 - 10.1 9 7.0* 2.8 - 13.1 *
COLUMBUS 10 6.2 2.3 - 12.0 12 14.3 7.9 - 22.6 2.31
CRAVEN 29 7.4 4.7 - 10.1 15 12.2 6.4 - 20.0 1.65
CUMBERLAND 53 5.3 3.9 - 6.8 125 13.1 10.8 - 15.4 2.47
CURRITUCK 1 0.8* 0.0 - 3.2 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
DARE 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
DAVIDSON 35 5.6 3.8 - 7.5 9 8.9* 4.0 - 15.6 *
DAVIE 8 5.1* 1.7 - 10.4 4 27.8* 18.4 - 39.0 *
DUPLIN 11 7.9 3.4 - 14.3 12 15.9 9.1 - 24.6 2.01
DURHAM 22 2.8 1.6 - 3.9 69 11.4 8.7 - 14.0 4.07
EDGECOMBE 9 10.6* 5.2 - 17.8 22 12.6 7.4 - 17.8 *
FORSYTH 56 5.7 4.2 - 7.2 87 14.3 11.3 - 17.3 2.51
FRANKLIN 8 3.6* 0.9 - 8.1 18 19.7 12.0 - 29.3 *
GASTON 38 4.9 3.3 - 6.4 42 14.6 10.2 - 19.0 2.98
GATES 1 3.0* 0.6 - 7.3 1 7.9* 3.4 - 14.3 *
GRAHAM 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
GRANVILLE 5 3.1* 0.7 - 7.4 4 4.7* 1.4 - 9.7 *
GREENE 3 7.0* 2.8 - 13.1 5 15.2* 8.5 - 23.7 *
GUILFORD 46 4.5 3.2 - 5.7 155 13.0 11.0 - 15.1 2.89
HALIFAX 5 5.7* 2.1 - 11.3 22 14.5 8.5 - 20.5 *
HARNETT 27 5.2 3.3 - 7.2 19 10.6 5.2 - 17.9 2.04
HAYWOOD 17 7.2 2.9 - 13.3 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
HENDERSON 20 5.4 3.0 - 7.7 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
HERTFORD 2 6.8* 2.7 - 12.8 12 18.7 11.2 - 28.0 *
HOKE 6 3.2* 0.7 - 7.5 19 17.6 10.3 - 26.7 *
HYDE 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
IREDELL 36 5.5 3.7 - 7.4 20 14.3 8.1 - 20.6 2.60
JACKSON 5 4.2* 1.2 - 9.1 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
JOHNSTON 29 3.9 2.5 - 5.4 25 11.2 6.8 - 15.6 2.87
JONES 2 6.8* 2.7 - 12.9 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
LEE 6 3.3* 0.8 - 7.7 10 14.4 8.0 - 22.8 *
LENOIR 14 11.0 5.5 - 18.3 18 12.3 6.4 - 20.1 1.12
LINCOLN 19 5.4 1.8 - 10.8 3 10.7* 5.3 - 18.0 *
MCDOWELL 7 4.1* 1.1 - 8.9 1 27.8* 18.4 - 39.0 *
MACON 6 5.1* 1.7 - 10.4 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
MADISON 4 4.4* 1.3 - 9.4 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
MARTIN 5 9.1* 4.2 - 15.9 8 16.4* 9.5 - 25.3 *
MECKLENBURG 75 2.8 2.1 - 3.4 216 9.7 8.4 - 11.0 3.46
MITCHELL 4 6.9* 2.8 - 12.9 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
MONTGOMERY 5 7.3* 3.0 - 13.4 2 8.3* 3.6 - 14.8 *
MOORE 19 4.5 1.3 - 9.5 4 6.2* 2.3 - 12.0 *
NASH 11 5.3 1.8 - 10.7 24 10.1 6.1 - 14.2 1.91
NEW HANOVER 34 4.8 3.2 - 6.4 15 9.1 4.2 - 15.9 1.90
NORTHAMPTON 4 13.9* 7.6 - 22.1 7 14.0* 7.7 - 22.2 *
ONSLOW 54 4.3 3.1 - 5.4 21 10.6 6.1 - 15.0 2.47
ORANGE 16 4.8 1.5 - 10.0 17 22.8 14.4 - 33.1 4.75
PAMLICO 3 9.9* 4.7 - 17.0 3 40.5* 29.0 - 53.9 *
PASQUOTANK 5 4.0* 1.1 - 8.8 14 17.8 10.5 - 27.0 *
PENDER 4 1.8* 0.2 - 5.2 8 22.9* 14.5 - 33.2 *
PERQUIMANS 4 9.9* 4.7 - 16.9 3 22.1* 13.8 - 32.2 *
PERSON 4 3.3* 0.7 - 7.7 8 13.1* 7.0 - 21.1 *
PITT 18 4.2 1.2 - 9.1 83 18.7 14.7 - 22.7 4.45
POLK 1 1.7* 0.2 - 5.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
RANDOLPH 42 8.0 5.6 - 10.4 5 9.9* 4.7 - 16.9 *
RICHMOND 11 8.4 3.7 - 14.9 19 19.1 11.5 - 28.6 2.27
ROBESON 5 3.3* 0.8 - 7.7 27 14.5 9.1 - 19.9 *
ROCKINGHAM 15 4.8 1.5 - 10.0 13 15.4 8.7 - 24.0 3.21
ROWAN 24 4.9 3.0 - 6.9 22 16.1 9.4 - 22.8 3.29
RUTHERFORD 19 7.5 3.1 - 13.7 6 18.4* 11.0 - 27.7 *
SAMPSON 12 7.2 2.9 - 13.3 8 10.3* 5.0 - 17.5 *
SCOTLAND 3 5.4* 1.8 - 10.8 13 14.3 7.9 - 22.6 *
STANLY 17 6.7 2.6 - 12.6 4 9.7* 4.6 - 16.7 *
STOKES 12 6.7 2.6 - 12.6 1 18.9* 11.3 - 28.3 *
SURRY 17 6.2 2.3 - 11.9 2 16.1* 9.2 - 24.9 *
SWAIN 5 12.1* 6.3 - 19.9 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
TRANSYLVANIA 9 8.5* 3.8 - 15.1 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
TYRRELL 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
UNION 23 3.1 1.8 - 4.3 21 13.8 7.9 - 19.6 4.45
VANCE 6 8.2* 3.6 - 14.7 18 11.9 6.1 - 19.5 *
WAKE 96 3.0 2.4 - 3.6 142 10.6 8.9 - 12.4 3.53
WARREN 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 7 16.5* 9.5 - 25.3 *
WASHINGTON 1 5.2* 1.8 - 10.6 9 25.1* 16.3 - 35.9 *
WATAUGA 7 5.1* 1.7 - 10.4 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
WAYNE 21 5.9 3.4 - 8.5 47 19.9 14.2 - 25.5 3.37
WILKES 22 7.9 4.6 - 11.2 2 15.3* 8.6 - 23.8 *
WILSON 7 4.1* 1.1 - 8.9 28 14.8 9.4 - 20.3 *
YADKIN 15 10.8 5.4 - 18.2 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
YANCEY 3 3.9* 1.0 - 8.6 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *

Caution: Racial categories have changed from prior years and now reflect single race categories & multi-race. Comparisons with prior reports are not advised. Comparable disparity ratios prior to 2014 are not available.
NH=Non-Hispanic
*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