| 2023 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 4 |
| North Carolina Resident Infant Death Rates and Annual Percent Changes by Race/Ethnicity: 2014-2023 |
| YEAR | Total Deaths |
Total Rate |
Total C.I. |
Total % Change |
NH Black Deaths |
NH Black Rate |
NH Black C.I. |
NH Black % Change |
NH White Deaths |
NH White Rate |
NH White C.I. |
NH White % Change |
NH Am.Ind Deaths |
NH Am.Ind Rate |
NH Am.Ind C.I. |
NH Am.Ind % Change |
NH Asian/PI Deaths |
NH Asian/PI Rate |
NH Asian/PI C.I. |
NH Asian/PI % Change |
NH Multi-Race Deaths |
NH Multi-Race Rate |
NH Multi-Race C.I. |
NH Multi-Race % Change |
Hispanic Deaths |
Hispanic Rate |
Hispanic C.I. |
Hispanic % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 860 | 7.1 | 6.6 - 7.6 | 1.4 | 359 | 12.8 | 11.5 - 14.1 | n/a | 337 | 5.1 | 4.5 - 5.6 | n/a | 15 | 9.8 | 4.6 - 16.8 | n/a | 11 | 2.3 | 0.3 - 6.1 | n/a | 21 | 9.4 | 5.4 - 13.3 | n/a | 110 | 6.2 | 5.0 - 7.3 | n/a |
| 2015 | 884 | 7.3 | 6.8 - 7.8 | 2.8 | 357 | 12.8 | 11.5 - 14.2 | 0.0 | 370 | 5.6 | 5.0 - 6.2 | 9.8 | 7 | 4.4* | 1.3 - 9.4 | -55.1* | 24 | 4.9 | 3.0 - 6.9 | 113.0 | 25 | 10.7 | 6.5 - 14.8 | 13.8 | 98 | 5.4 | 4.3 - 6.5 | -12.9 |
| 2016 | 873 | 7.2 | 6.8 - 7.7 | -1.4 | 373 | 13.7 | 12.3 - 15.0 | 7.0 | 328 | 5.0 | 4.5 - 5.5 | -10.7 | 12 | 8.0 | 3.4 - 14.4 | 81.8 | 23 | 4.5 | 2.7 - 6.3 | -8.2 | 20 | 7.8 | 4.4 - 11.2 | -27.1 | 111 | 6.0 | 4.9 - 7.2 | 11.1 |
| 2017 | 852 | 7.1 | 6.6 - 7.6 | -1.4 | 354 | 12.8 | 11.4 - 14.1 | -6.6 | 312 | 4.9 | 4.3 - 5.4 | -2.0 | 19 | 12.6 | 6.6 - 20.5 | 57.5 | 26 | 5.0 | 3.1 - 7.0 | 11.1 | 26 | 9.3 | 5.8 - 12.9 | 19.2 | 106 | 5.7 | 4.7 - 6.8 | -5.0 |
| 2018 | 806 | 6.8 | 6.3 - 7.2 | -4.2 | 338 | 12.3 | 11.0 - 13.6 | -3.9 | 316 | 5.0 | 4.4 - 5.5 | 2.0 | 14 | 9.4 | 4.4 - 16.3 | -25.4 | 17 | 3.4 | 0.8 - 7.8 | -32.0 | 25 | 8.5 | 5.2 - 11.9 | -8.6 | 88 | 4.8 | 3.8 - 5.8 | -15.8 |
| 2019 | 810 | 6.8 | 6.4 - 7.3 | 0.0 | 354 | 12.8 | 11.5 - 14.2 | 4.1 | 286 | 4.6 | 4.1 - 5.1 | -8.0 | 20 | 13.4 | 7.5 - 19.2 | 42.6 | 15 | 3.0 | 0.6 - 7.2 | -11.8 | 25 | 7.9 | 4.8 - 11 | -7.1 | 107 | 5.6 | 4.5 - 6.7 | 16.7 |
| 2020 | 803 | 6.9 | 6.4 - 7.4 | 1.5 | 353 | 13.0 | 11.7 - 14.4 | 1.6 | 280 | 4.6 | 4.1 - 5.2 | 0.0 | 6 | 4.3* | 1.2 - 9.2 | -67.9* | 18 | 3.7 | 0.9 - 8.2 | 23.3 | 30 | 9.6 | 6.2 - 13 | 21.5 | 112 | 5.8 | 4.7 - 6.8 | 3.6 |
| 2021 | 820 | 6.8 | 6.3 - 7.3 | -1.4 | 326 | 12.1 | 10.8 - 13.4 | -6.9 | 323 | 5.1 | 4.6 - 5.7 | 10.9 | 12 | 8.2 | 3.6 - 14.7 | 90.7 | 23 | 4.8 | 2.8 - 6.7 | 29.7 | 23 | 7.1 | 4.2 - 10 | -26.0 | 105 | 5.1 | 4.1 - 6.1 | -12.1 |
| 2022 | 828 | 6.8 | 6.3 - 7.3 | 0.0 | 337 | 12.9 | 11.5 - 14.2 | 6.6 | 295 | 4.7 | 4.2 - 5.2 | -7.8 | 13 | 9.1 | 4.2 - 15.9 | 11.0 | 17 | 3.4 | 0.8 - 7.8 | -29.2 | 30 | 8.9 | 5.7 - 12.1 | 25.4 | 120 | 5.3 | 4.4 - 6.3 | 3.9 |
| 2023 | 828 | 6.9 | 6.4 - 7.4 | 1.5 | 340 | 13.6 | 12.2 - 15.0 | 5.4 | 273 | 4.5 | 3.9 - 5.0 | -4.3 | 10 | 7.4 | 3.1 - 13.6 | -18.7 | 22 | 4.3 | 2.5 - 6.1 | 26.5 | 29 | 8.3 | 5.3 - 11.2 | -6.7 | 142 | 6.0 | 5.0 - 7.0 | 13.2 |
| 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, 09DEC2024 |
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