| 2023 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 5 |
| North Carolina Resident Neonatal (< 28 days) Death Rates and Annual Percent Changes by Race/Ethnicity: 2014-2023 |
| YEAR | Total Neonatal Deaths |
Total Rate |
Total C.I. |
Total % Change |
NH Black Neonatal Deaths |
NH Black Rate |
NH Black C.I. |
NH Black % Change |
NH White Neonatal Deaths |
NH White Rate |
NH White C.I. |
NH White % Change |
NH Am.Ind Neonatal Deaths |
NH Am.Ind Rate |
NH Am.Ind C.I. |
NH Am.Ind % Change |
NH Asian/PI Neonatal Deaths |
NH Asian/PI Rate |
NH Asian/PI C.I. |
NH Asian/PI % Change |
NH Multi-Race Neonatal Deaths |
NH Multi-Race Rate |
NH Multi-Race C.I. |
NH Multi-Race % Change |
Hispanic Neonatal Deaths |
Hispanic Rate |
Hispanic C.I. |
Hispanic % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 593 | 4.9 | 4.5 - 5.3 | -2.0 | 251 | 9.0 | 7.9 - 10.1 | n/a | 232 | 3.5 | 3.0 - 3.9 | n/a | 7 | 4.6* | 1.4 - 9.6 | n/a | 9 | 1.9* | 0.2 - 5.4 | n/a | 15 | 6.7 | 2.6 - 12.6 | n/a | 74 | 4.2 | 3.2 - 5.1 | n/a |
| 2015 | 589 | 4.9 | 4.5 - 5.3 | 0.0 | 239 | 8.6 | 7.5 - 9.7 | -4.4 | 231 | 3.5 | 3.1 - 4.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1.9* | 0.2 - 5.4 | -58.7* | 19 | 3.9 | 1.0 - 8.6 | 105.3 | 18 | 7.7 | 3.3 - 14.0 | 14.9 | 76 | 4.2 | 3.3 - 5.1 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | 591 | 4.9 | 4.5 - 5.3 | 0.0 | 265 | 9.7 | 8.5 - 10.9 | 12.8 | 197 | 3.0 | 2.6 - 3.4 | -14.3 | 8 | 5.3* | 1.8 - 10.7 | 178.9* | 19 | 3.7 | 1.0 - 8.4 | -5.1 | 13 | 5.1 | 1.7 - 10.4 | -33.8 | 85 | 4.6 | 3.6 - 5.6 | 9.5 |
| 2017 | 577 | 4.8 | 4.4 - 5.2 | -2.0 | 250 | 9.0 | 7.9 - 10.1 | -7.2 | 201 | 3.1 | 2.7 - 3.6 | 3.3 | 10 | 6.6 | 2.6 - 12.6 | 24.5 | 23 | 4.5 | 2.6 - 6.3 | 21.6 | 16 | 5.7 | 2.0 - 11.3 | 11.8 | 70 | 3.8 | 2.9 - 4.7 | -17.4 |
| 2018 | 515 | 4.3 | 4.0 - 4.7 | -10.4 | 221 | 8.0 | 7.0 - 9.1 | -11.1 | 190 | 3.0 | 2.6 - 3.4 | -3.2 | 11 | 7.4 | 3.1 - 13.6 | 12.1 | 8 | 1.6* | 0.1 - 4.8 | -64.4* | 17 | 5.8 | 2.1 - 11.4 | 1.8 | 61 | 3.3 | 2.5 - 4.2 | -13.2 |
| 2019 | 549 | 4.6 | 4.2 - 5.0 | 7.0 | 229 | 8.3 | 7.2 - 9.4 | 3.8 | 203 | 3.3 | 2.8 - 3.7 | 10.0 | 13 | 8.7 | 3.9 - 15.3 | 17.6 | 11 | 2.2 | 0.3 - 5.9 | 37.5 | 16 | 5.1 | 1.7 - 10.3 | -12.1 | 74 | 3.9 | 3.0 - 4.8 | 18.2 |
| 2020 | 556 | 4.8 | 4.4 - 5.2 | 4.3 | 233 | 8.6 | 7.5 - 9.7 | 3.6 | 193 | 3.2 | 2.7 - 3.6 | -3.0 | 5 | 3.6* | 0.9 - 8.1 | -58.6* | 13 | 2.6 | 0.5 - 6.6 | 18.2 | 16 | 5.1 | 1.7 - 10.4 | 0.0 | 92 | 4.7 | 3.8 - 5.7 | 20.5 |
| 2021 | 516 | 4.3 | 3.9 - 4.7 | -10.4 | 199 | 7.4 | 6.4 - 8.4 | -14.0 | 211 | 3.3 | 2.9 - 3.8 | 3.1 | 4 | 2.7* | 0.5 - 6.8 | -25.0* | 17 | 3.5 | 0.9 - 8.0 | 34.6 | 9 | 2.8* | 0.5 - 6.9 | -45.1* | 70 | 3.4 | 2.6 - 4.2 | -27.7 |
| 2022 | 537 | 4.4 | 4.0 - 4.8 | 2.3 | 208 | 7.9 | 6.9 - 9.0 | 6.8 | 206 | 3.3 | 2.8 - 3.7 | 0.0 | 9 | 6.3* | 2.4 - 12.1 | 133.3* | 11 | 2.2 | 0.3 - 5.9 | -37.1 | 12 | 3.6 | 0.9 - 8.1 | 28.6 | 79 | 3.5 | 2.7 - 4.3 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 559 | 4.7 | 4.3 - 5.0 | 6.8 | 218 | 8.7 | 7.6 - 9.9 | 10.1 | 190 | 3.1 | 2.7 - 3.6 | -6.1 | 4 | 3.0* | 0.6 - 7.2 | -52.4* | 18 | 3.5 | 0.9 - 8.0 | 59.1 | 17 | 4.8 | 1.5 - 10.0 | 33.3 | 104 | 4.4 | 3.5 - 5.2 | 25.7 |
| 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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