| 2023 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 1A |
| North Carolina Resident Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births), 2023 |
| 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 | 6.9 | 6.4 - 7.4 | 340 | 13.6 | 12.2 - 15.0 | 273 | 4.5 | 3.9 - 5.0 | 22 | 4.3 | 2.5 - 6.1 | 10 | 7.4 | 3.1 - 13.6 | 29 | 8.3 | 5.3 - 11.2 | 142 | 6.0 | 5.0 - 7.0 |
| PCR I: Western | 40 | 5.7 | 3.9 - 7.4 | 5 | 19.4* | 11.7 - 28.9 | 29 | 5.5 | 3.5 - 7.4 | 1 | 9.6* | 4.5 - 16.6 | 1 | 10.1* | 4.9 - 17.2 | 1 | 4.9* | 1.6 - 10.1 | 3 | 2.9* | 0.6 - 7.0 |
| PCR II: Northwestern | 177 | 7.1 | 6.0 - 8.1 | 69 | 14.9 | 11.4 - 18.4 | 59 | 4.2 | 3.1 - 5.3 | 5 | 5.4* | 1.9 - 10.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 5 | 7.7* | 3.2 - 14.0 | 35 | 7.4 | 4.9 - 9.8 |
| PCR III: Southwestern | 138 | 5.2 | 4.4 - 6.1 | 49 | 8.0 | 5.7 - 10.2 | 46 | 3.9 | 2.7 - 5.0 | 5 | 3.3* | 0.8 - 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 2 | 2.9* | 0.6 - 7.1 | 35 | 5.9 | 4.0 - 7.9 |
| PCR IV: Northeastern | 147 | 5.4 | 4.5 - 6.3 | 58 | 10.7 | 7.9 - 13.4 | 48 | 3.7 | 2.7 - 4.7 | 9 | 4.6* | 1.4 - 9.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 6 | 8.7* | 3.9 - 15.3 | 23 | 3.8 | 2.3 - 5.4 |
| PCR V: Southeastern | 156 | 8.7 | 7.4 - 10.1 | 77 | 19.4 | 15.1 - 23.7 | 38 | 4.5 | 3.1 - 5.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 - 0.0 | 8 | 8.2* | 3.6 - 14.7 | 5 | 6.2* | 2.3 - 12.0 | 26 | 7.9 | 4.9 - 11.0 |
| PCR VI: Eastern | 170 | 10.3 | 8.7 - 11.8 | 82 | 18.0 | 14.2 - 21.9 | 53 | 6.3 | 4.6 - 8.0 | 2 | 6.7* | 2.6 - 12.6 | 1 | 14.3* | 7.9 - 22.6 | 10 | 20.7 | 12.8 - 30.5 | 20 | 7.3 | 4.1 - 10.4 |
| 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, 24FEB2025 |
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