| 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 |
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