2023 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 10
Risk Factors and Characteristics for North Carolina Resident Live Births: 2023

  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 120,065 100.0 60,999 100.0 24,992 100.0 1,346 100.0 5,122 100.0 3,513 100.0 23,778 100.0 315 100.0
LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:                                
... < 2500 grams (Low Birthweight) 11,320 9.4 4,459 7.3 3,930 15.7 149 11.1 501 9.8 390 11.1 1,851 7.8 40 12.7
...2500+ grams 108,669 90.5 56,499 92.6 21,049 84.2 1,195 88.8 4,618 90.2 3,122 88.9 21,911 92.1 275 87.3
...Unknown 76 0.1 41 0.1 13 0.1 2 0.1 3 0.1 1 0.0 16 0.1 0 0.0
VERY LOW BIRTHWEIGHT:                                
... < 1500 grams (Very Low Birthweight) 1,963 1.6 677 1.1 806 3.2 29 2.2 58 1.1 75 2.1 312 1.3 6 1.9
...1500+ grams 118,026 98.3 60,281 98.8 24,173 96.7 1,315 97.7 5,061 98.8 3,437 97.8 23,450 98.6 309 98.1
...Unknown 76 0.1 41 0.1 13 0.1 2 0.1 3 0.1 1 0.0 16 0.1 0 0.0
(OBSTETRIC) WEEKS OF GESTATION:                                
...< 37 weeks (Premature) 12,885 10.7 5,803 9.5 3,739 15.0 150 11.1 455 8.9 424 12.1 2,265 9.5 49 15.6
...37+ weeks 107,120 89.2 55,168 90.4 21,240 85.0 1,194 88.7 4,666 91.1 3,086 87.8 21,503 90.4 263 83.5
...Unknown 60 0.0 28 0.0 13 0.1 2 0.1 1 0.0 3 0.1 10 0.0 3 1.0
MOTHER'S AGE:                                
...< 18 years 1,344 1.1 307 0.5 431 1.7 22 1.6 6 0.1 89 2.5 486 2.0 3 1.0
...18-34 years 96,318 80.2 48,949 80.2 20,139 80.6 1,169 86.8 3,724 72.7 2,973 84.6 19,143 80.5 221 70.2
...35+ years 22,396 18.7 11,742 19.2 4,420 17.7 155 11.5 1,392 27.2 451 12.8 4,147 17.4 89 28.3
...Unknown 7 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 0.0 2 0.6
MOTHER'S EDUCATION:                                
...Less than High School 14,072 11.7 3,122 5.1 2,401 9.6 149 11.1 327 6.4 373 10.6 7,650 32.2 50 15.9
...High School Graduate or GED 30,068 25.0 11,351 18.6 8,948 35.8 503 37.4 571 11.1 1,012 28.8 7,618 32.0 65 20.6
...Some College 32,867 27.4 17,546 28.8 8,027 32.1 469 34.8 677 13.2 1,222 34.8 4,871 20.5 55 17.5
...Bachelors Degree 27,144 22.6 18,466 30.3 3,598 14.4 148 11.0 1,735 33.9 608 17.3 2,517 10.6 72 22.9
...Masters or PhD 15,517 12.9 10,433 17.1 1,953 7.8 76 5.6 1,793 35.0 289 8.2 942 4.0 31 9.8
...Unknown 397 0.3 81 0.1 65 0.3 1 0.1 19 0.4 9 0.3 180 0.8 42 13.3
MARITAL STATUS:                                
...Married 71,129 59.2 46,166 75.7 7,220 28.9 486 36.1 4,541 88.7 1,524 43.4 11,023 46.4 169 53.7
...Unmarried 48,863 40.7 14,804 24.3 17,764 71.1 859 63.8 580 11.3 1,988 56.6 12,743 53.6 125 39.7
...Unknown 73 0.1 29 0.0 8 0.0 1 0.1 1 0.0 1 0.0 12 0.1 21 6.7
GRAVIDITY:                                
...1 39,405 32.8 21,626 35.5 6,938 27.8 373 27.7 1,959 38.2 1,221 34.8 7,185 30.2 103 32.7
...2-3 53,678 44.7 28,102 46.1 10,391 41.6 599 44.5 2,449 47.8 1,474 42.0 10,544 44.3 119 37.8
...4+ 26,792 22.3 11,191 18.3 7,615 30.5 372 27.6 706 13.8 818 23.3 6,015 25.3 75 23.8
...Unknown 190 0.2 80 0.1 48 0.2 2 0.1 8 0.2 0 0.0 34 0.1 18 5.7
PLURALITY:                                
...Singleton 116,118 96.7 58,981 96.7 23,877 95.5 1,309 97.3 5,012 97.9 3,384 96.3 23,250 97.8 305 96.8
...Twin 3,838 3.2 1,951 3.2 1,088 4.4 37 2.7 110 2.1 129 3.7 513 2.2 10 3.2
...Other Multiples 109 0.1 67 0.1 27 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 0.1 0 0.0
METHOD OF DELIVERY:                                
...Vaginal 82,852 69.0 42,356 69.4 16,203 64.8 878 65.2 3,472 67.8 2,480 70.6 17,249 72.5 214 67.9
...C-Section 36,757 30.6 18,352 30.1 8,719 34.9 467 34.7 1,640 32.0 1,023 29.1 6,460 27.2 96 30.5
...Unknown 456 0.4 291 0.5 70 0.3 1 0.1 10 0.2 10 0.3 69 0.3 5 1.6
TRIMESTER CARE BEGAN:                                
...First 86,414 72.0 48,751 79.9 16,373 65.5 975 72.4 3,801 74.2 2,424 69.0 13,912 58.5 178 56.5
...Second 22,037 18.4 7,802 12.8 5,798 23.2 249 18.5 954 18.6 722 20.6 6,446 27.1 66 21.0
...Third 5,532 4.6 1,911 3.1 1,364 5.5 48 3.6 219 4.3 173 4.9 1,799 7.6 18 5.7
...No care 4,957 4.1 2,066 3.4 1,152 4.6 60 4.5 133 2.6 160 4.6 1,355 5.7 31 9.8
...Unknown 1,125 0.9 469 0.8 305 1.2 14 1.0 15 0.3 34 1.0 266 1.1 22 7.0
KOTELCHUCK INDEX:                                
...Missing 1,463 1.2 619 1.0 403 1.6 16 1.2 20 0.4 47 1.3 334 1.4 24 7.6
...Inadequate 21,302 17.7 7,550 12.4 5,497 22.0 237 17.6 804 15.7 687 19.6 6,440 27.1 87 27.6
...Intermediate 5,424 4.5 2,227 3.7 1,270 5.1 66 4.9 146 2.9 205 5.8 1,489 6.3 21 6.7
...Adequate 36,389 30.3 19,872 32.6 6,240 25.0 440 32.7 1,569 30.6 986 28.1 7,213 30.3 69 21.9
...Adequate Plus 55,487 46.2 30,731 50.4 11,582 46.3 587 43.6 2,583 50.4 1,588 45.2 8,302 34.9 114 36.2
PLACE OF DELIVERY:                                
...Hospital 118,327 98.6 59,698 97.9 24,788 99.2 1,333 99.0 5,100 99.6 3,468 98.7 23,638 99.4 302 95.9
...Home Birth (Intentional or not) 1,188 1.0 871 1.4 150 0.6 11 0.8 16 0.3 36 1.0 96 0.4 8 2.5
...Other 550 0.5 430 0.7 54 0.2 2 0.1 6 0.1 9 0.3 44 0.2 5 1.6
MOTHER SMOKED?                                
...Yes 4,293 3.6 2,784 4.6 960 3.8 169 12.6 15 0.3 198 5.6 161 0.7 6 1.9
...No 115,707 96.4 58,182 95.4 24,020 96.1 1,176 87.4 5,106 99.7 3,315 94.4 23,606 99.3 302 95.9
...Unknown 65 0.1 33 0.1 12 0.0 1 0.1 1 0.0 0 0.0 11 0.0 7 2.2
PRE-PREGNANCY BMI:                                
...Underweight (<18.5) 3,256 2.7 1,734 2.8 667 2.7 38 2.8 204 4.0 137 3.9 460 1.9 16 5.1
...Normal (18.5-24.9) 43,775 36.5 25,281 41.4 6,689 26.8 367 27.3 2,666 52.0 1,308 37.2 7,359 30.9 105 33.3
...Overweight (25.0-29.9) 31,572 26.3 15,422 25.3 6,028 24.1 341 25.3 1,426 27.8 816 23.2 7,460 31.4 79 25.1
...Obese (30.0+) 39,263 32.7 17,671 29.0 11,060 44.3 580 43.1 707 13.8 1,221 34.8 7,940 33.4 84 26.7
...Unknown 2,199 1.8 891 1.5 548 2.2 20 1.5 119 2.3 31 0.9 559 2.4 31 9.8
INFANT BEING BREASTFED AT DISCHARGE:                                
...Yes 97,154 80.9 50,956 83.5 17,718 70.9 761 56.5 4,437 86.6 2,688 76.5 20,342 85.5 252 80.0
...No 22,855 19.0 10,015 16.4 7,268 29.1 584 43.4 685 13.4 825 23.5 3,431 14.4 47 14.9
...Unknown 56 0.0 28 0.0 6 0.0 1 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 5 0.0 16 5.1

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, 09DEC2024