2023 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 2
North Carolina Resident Infant Death Rates (per 1,000 live births)
by Perinatal Care Region (PCR) and County of Residence: 2022 and 2023

Residence: 2022
Infant Deaths		 2022
Rate		 2022
C.I.		 2023
Infant Deaths		 2023
Rate		 2023
C.I.		 Percent
Change
2022 - 2023
NORTH CAROLINA 828 6.8 6.3 - 7.3 828 6.9 6.4 - 7.4 1.5
PCR I WESTERN 50 7.1 5.1 - 9.0 40 5.7 3.9 - 7.4 -19.7
PCR II NORTHWESTERN 189 7.4 6.3 - 8.4 177 7.1 6.0 - 8.1 -4.1
PCR III SOUTHWESTERN 138 5.3 4.4 - 6.1 138 5.2 4.4 - 6.1 -1.9
PCR IV NORTHEASTERN 150 5.4 4.6 - 6.3 147 5.4 4.5 - 6.3 0.0
PCR V SOUTHEASTERN 151 8.3 7.0 - 9.6 156 8.7 7.4 - 10.1 4.8
PCR VI EASTERN 150 8.8 7.4 - 10.2 170 10.3 8.7 - 11.8 17.0
ALAMANCE 21 10.7 6.2 - 15.3 11 5.8 2.1 - 11.4 -45.8
ALEXANDER 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
ALLEGHANY 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
ANSON 3 11.2* 5.6 - 18.6 1 3.9* 1.0 - 8.6 *
ASHE 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1 5.2* 1.7 - 10.5 *
AVERY 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2 14.0* 7.6 - 22.2 *
BEAUFORT 6 14.0* 7.7 - 22.3 8 18.5* 11.0 - 27.8 *
BERTIE 1 6.7* 2.6 - 12.7 2 12.4* 6.5 - 20.2 *
BLADEN 3 8.5* 3.8 - 15.1 3 7.9* 3.4 - 14.3 *
BRUNSWICK 9 7.8* 3.3 - 14.2 6 5.1* 1.7 - 10.4 *
BUNCOMBE 12 5.0 1.6 - 10.2 12 5.0 1.6 - 10.3 0.0
BURKE 6 7.1* 2.9 - 13.2 4 4.7* 1.5 - 9.8 *
CABARRUS 17 6.2 2.3 - 11.9 16 6.0 2.2 - 11.7 -3.2
CALDWELL 2 2.5* 0.4 - 6.5 3 3.9* 1.0 - 8.6 *
CAMDEN 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
CARTERET 1 2.0* 0.3 - 5.6 3 6.2* 2.3 - 12.0 *
CASWELL 1 5.0* 1.6 - 10.2 1 5.0* 1.6 - 10.2 *
CATAWBA 12 7.3 3.0 - 13.4 11 6.6 2.5 - 12.5 -9.6
CHATHAM 2 2.8* 0.5 - 6.9 2 2.8* 0.5 - 6.9 *
CHEROKEE 3 12.5* 6.6 - 20.3 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
CHOWAN 1 7.9* 3.4 - 14.3 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
CLAY 1 13.2* 7.0 - 21.2 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
CLEVELAND 9 8.2* 3.6 - 14.7 13 11.3 5.7 - 18.7 *
COLUMBUS 1 1.7* 0.2 - 5.0 2 3.5* 0.8 - 7.9 *
CRAVEN 11 8.5 3.8 - 15.1 17 13.8 7.5 - 22.0 62.4
CUMBERLAND 58 11.0 8.2 - 13.8 70 13.8 10.6 - 17.0 25.5
CURRITUCK 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1 3.3* 0.8 - 7.7 *
DARE 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2 6.9* 2.7 - 12.9 *
DAVIDSON 16 9.1 4.2 - 15.9 16 8.9 4.0 - 15.6 -2.2
DAVIE 2 4.8* 1.5 - 9.9 1 2.7* 0.5 - 6.7 *
DUPLIN 5 7.0* 2.8 - 13.0 4 5.6* 2.0 - 11.2 *
DURHAM 20 4.9 2.8 - 7.0 21 5.2 3.0 - 7.4 6.1
EDGECOMBE 9 15.8* 9.0 - 24.4 13 23.2 14.8 - 33.6 *
FORSYTH 40 8.8 6.1 - 11.5 30 6.8 4.4 - 9.3 -22.7
FRANKLIN 6 6.8* 2.7 - 12.8 3 3.3* 0.7 - 7.6 *
GASTON 17 6.1 2.3 - 11.8 15 5.2 1.8 - 10.6 -14.8
GATES 1 10.6* 5.2 - 17.9 1 12.0* 6.2 - 19.7 *
GRAHAM 1 10.8* 5.3 - 18.1 1 11.5* 5.8 - 19.0 *
GRANVILLE 2 3.2* 0.7 - 7.5 3 5.1* 1.7 - 10.4 *
GREENE 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 3 14.6* 8.1 - 22.9 *
GUILFORD 52 8.8 6.4 - 11.2 53 9.2 6.7 - 11.7 4.5
HALIFAX 3 5.9* 2.1 - 11.5 5 10.7* 5.3 - 17.9 *
HARNETT 14 7.7 3.2 - 14.0 12 6.3 2.4 - 12.1 -18.2
HAYWOOD 4 7.7* 3.2 - 14.0 6 11.3* 5.7 - 18.7 *
HENDERSON 8 7.6* 3.2 - 13.9 1 1.0* 0.0 - 3.7 *
HERTFORD 2 10.1* 4.9 - 17.2 2 10.7* 5.3 - 18.0 *
HOKE 9 10.0* 4.8 - 17.1 6 7.4* 3.1 - 13.7 *
HYDE 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1 27.0* 17.8 - 38.1 *
IREDELL 13 6.2 2.3 - 11.9 13 6.4 2.5 - 12.3 3.2
JACKSON 2 5.4* 1.9 - 10.9 2 6.0* 2.2 - 11.6 *
JOHNSTON 10 3.5 0.8 - 8.0 14 4.9 1.6 - 10.1 40.0
JONES 2 19.0* 11.5 - 28.5 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
LEE 7 8.8* 4.0 - 15.5 4 5.1* 1.7 - 10.4 *
LENOIR 6 9.2* 4.2 - 16.0 6 9.5* 4.5 - 16.4 *
LINCOLN 3 3.1* 0.7 - 7.5 1 1.1* 0.0 - 3.8 *
MCDOWELL 2 5.2* 1.8 - 10.6 4 10.1* 4.8 - 17.2 *
MACON 2 5.9* 2.1 - 11.5 1 3.1* 0.7 - 7.4 *
MADISON 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
MARTIN 1 4.5* 1.4 - 9.5 3 14.5* 8.0 - 22.9 *
MECKLENBURG 73 4.9 3.7 - 6.0 79 5.2 4.1 - 6.4 6.1
MITCHELL 1 9.7* 4.6 - 16.7 3 23.4* 14.9 - 33.8 *
MONTGOMERY 2 7.6* 3.2 - 13.8 2 7.5* 3.1 - 13.7 *
MOORE 7 5.9* 2.2 - 11.6 4 3.3* 0.8 - 7.8 *
NASH 7 6.3* 2.4 - 12.2 10 9.7 4.6 - 16.7 *
NEW HANOVER 10 4.4 1.3 - 9.4 11 5.2 1.7 - 10.5 18.2
NORTHAMPTON 3 18.2* 10.8 - 27.4 6 40.5* 29.0 - 53.9 *
ONSLOW 34 8.7 5.8 - 11.6 27 7.4 4.6 - 10.1 -14.9
ORANGE 9 7.6* 3.2 - 13.9 7 6.0* 2.2 - 11.7 *
PAMLICO 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 3 28.6* 19.1 - 40.0 *
PASQUOTANK 5 10.9* 5.4 - 18.3 5 11.6* 5.9 - 19.2 *
PENDER 3 4.4* 1.3 - 9.4 3 4.3* 1.2 - 9.1 *
PERQUIMANS 2 18.2* 10.8 - 27.4 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
PERSON 3 7.8* 3.3 - 14.1 8 18.8* 11.3 - 28.2 *
PITT 23 11.3 6.7 - 15.9 20 10.0 5.6 - 14.3 -11.5
POLK 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1 7.9* 3.4 - 14.3 *
RANDOLPH 13 8.2 3.6 - 14.7 12 7.5 3.1 - 13.7 -8.5
RICHMOND 8 14.8* 8.3 - 23.3 7 13.2* 7.1 - 21.2 *
ROBESON 15 7.9 3.4 - 14.3 18 9.6 4.5 - 16.6 21.5
ROCKINGHAM 5 5.1* 1.7 - 10.4 3 3.3* 0.8 - 7.7 *
ROWAN 12 7.4 3.1 - 13.6 11 7.0 2.8 - 13.0 -5.4
RUTHERFORD 10 15.8 9.0 - 24.5 8 12.8* 6.8 - 20.7 *
SAMPSON 9 10.9* 5.4 - 18.3 9 10.7* 5.2 - 17.9 *
SCOTLAND 3 7.5* 3.1 - 13.7 3 8.7* 3.9 - 15.4 *
STANLY 2 2.8* 0.5 - 6.9 2 2.7* 0.5 - 6.7 *
STOKES 5 11.7* 6.0 - 19.3 2 5.6* 2.0 - 11.2 *
SURRY 3 3.9* 1.1 - 8.7 4 5.1* 1.7 - 10.4 *
SWAIN 3 20.0* 12.2 - 29.7 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
TRANSYLVANIA 1 4.4* 1.3 - 9.3 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
TYRRELL 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
UNION 14 5.4 1.9 - 10.8 11 4.2 1.2 - 9.1 -22.2
VANCE 3 5.9* 2.1 - 11.5 6 11.3* 5.7 - 18.7 *
WAKE 64 4.9 3.7 - 6.0 65 5.0 3.8 - 6.2 2.0
WARREN 2 10.6* 5.2 - 17.9 2 12.3* 6.4 - 20.1 *
WASHINGTON 2 18.9* 11.3 - 28.3 2 18.9* 11.3 - 28.3 *
WATAUGA 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2 6.2* 2.3 - 12.0 *
WAYNE 17 10.6 5.2 - 17.9 17 10.1 4.9 - 17.3 -4.7
WILKES 5 7.2* 2.9 - 13.4 5 7.5* 3.1 - 13.8 *
WILSON 8 8.9* 4.0 - 15.6 9 9.8* 4.7 - 16.8 *
YADKIN 3 7.3* 3.0 - 13.4 4 10.1* 4.9 - 17.2 *
YANCEY 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1 5.7* 2.0 - 11.2 *

*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