| 2023 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 6 |
| North Carolina Resident Postneonatal (28-364 days) Death Rates and Annual Percent Changes by Race/Ethnicity: 2014-2023 |
| Postneonatal (28-364 days) infant deaths per 1,000 live births minus neonatal deaths |
| YEAR | Total Postneonatal Deaths |
Total Rate |
Total C.I. |
Total % Change |
NH Black Postneonatal Deaths |
NH Black Rate |
NH Black C.I. |
NH Black % Change |
NH White Postneonatal Deaths |
NH White Rate |
NH White C.I. |
NH White % Change |
NH Am.Ind Postneonatal Deaths |
NH Am.Ind Rate |
NH Am.Ind C.I. |
NH Am.Ind % Change |
NH Asian/PI Postneonatal Deaths |
NH Asian/PI Rate |
NH Asian/PI C.I. |
NH Asian/PI % Change |
NH Multi-Race Postneonatal Deaths |
NH Multi-Race Rate |
NH Multi-Race C.I. |
NH Multi-Race % Change |
Hispanic Postneonatal Deaths |
Hispanic Rate |
Hispanic C.I. |
Hispanic % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 267 | 2.2 | 2.0 - 2.5 | -2.0 | 108 | 3.9 | 3.2 - 4.6 | n/a | 105 | 1.6 | 1.3 - 1.9 | n/a | 8 | 5.2* | 1.8 - 10.6 | n/a | 2 | 0.4* | 0.0 - 2.3 | n/a | 6 | 2.7* | 0.5 - 6.7 | n/a | 36 | 2.0 | 1.4 - 2.7 | n/a |
| 2015 | 295 | 2.5 | 2.2 - 2.7 | 13.6 | 118 | 4.3 | 3.5 - 5.1 | 10.3 | 139 | 2.1 | 1.8 - 2.5 | 31.3 | 4 | 2.5* | 0.4 - 6.5 | -51.9* | 5 | 1.0* | 0.0 - 3.8 | 150.0* | 7 | 3.0* | 0.6 - 7.2 | 11.1* | 22 | 1.2 | 0.7 - 1.7 | -40.0 |
| 2016 | 282 | 2.3 | 2.1 - 2.6 | -8.0 | 108 | 4.0 | 3.2 - 4.7 | -7.0 | 131 | 2.0 | 1.7 - 2.3 | -4.8 | 4 | 2.7* | 0.5 - 6.7 | 8.0* | 4 | 0.8* | 0.0 - 3.2 | -20.0* | 7 | 2.7* | 0.5 - 6.8 | -10.0* | 26 | 1.4 | 0.9 - 2.0 | 16.7 |
| 2017 | 275 | 2.3 | 2.0 - 2.6 | 0.0 | 104 | 3.8 | 3.1 - 4.5 | -5.0 | 111 | 1.7 | 1.4 - 2.1 | -15.0 | 9 | 6.0* | 2.2 - 11.7 | 122.2* | 3 | 0.6* | 0.0 - 2.7 | -25.0* | 10 | 3.6 | 0.9 - 8.2 | 33.3 | 36 | 2.0 | 1.3 - 2.6 | 42.9 |
| 2018 | 291 | 2.5 | 2.2 - 2.7 | 8.7 | 117 | 4.3 | 3.5 - 5.1 | 13.2 | 126 | 2.0 | 1.6 - 2.3 | 17.6 | 3 | 2.0* | 0.3 - 5.6 | -66.7* | 9 | 1.8* | 0.2 - 5.2 | 200.0* | 8 | 2.7* | 0.5 - 6.8 | -25.0* | 27 | 1.5 | 0.9 - 2.0 | -25.0 |
| 2019 | 261 | 2.2 | 1.9 - 2.5 | -12.0 | 125 | 4.6 | 3.8 - 5.4 | 7.0 | 83 | 1.3 | 1.1 - 1.6 | -35.0 | 7 | 4.7* | 1.5 - 9.8 | 135.0* | 4 | 0.8* | 0.0 - 3.2 | -55.6* | 9 | 2.9* | 0.6 - 7.0 | 7.4* | 33 | 1.7 | 1.1 - 2.3 | 13.3 |
| 2020 | 247 | 2.1 | 1.9 - 2.4 | -4.5 | 120 | 4.5 | 3.7 - 5.3 | -2.2 | 87 | 1.4 | 1.1 - 1.7 | 7.7 | 1 | 0.7* | 0.0 - 3.1 | -85.1* | 5 | 1.0* | 0.0 - 3.7 | 25.0* | 14 | 4.5 | 1.3 - 9.5 | 55.2 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.6 - 1.5 | -41.2 |
| 2021 | 304 | 2.5 | 2.2 - 2.8 | 19.0 | 127 | 4.8 | 3.9 - 5.6 | 6.7 | 112 | 1.8 | 1.4 - 2.1 | 28.6 | 8 | 5.5* | 1.9 - 11.0 | 685.7* | 6 | 1.2* | 0.1 - 4.2 | 20.0* | 14 | 4.3 | 1.3 - 9.3 | -4.4 | 35 | 1.7 | 1.1 - 2.3 | 70.0 |
| 2022 | 291 | 2.4 | 2.1 - 2.7 | -4.0 | 129 | 5.0 | 4.1 - 5.8 | 4.2 | 89 | 1.4 | 1.1 - 1.7 | -22.2 | 4 | 2.8* | 0.5 - 6.9 | -49.1* | 6 | 1.2* | 0.1 - 4.1 | 0.0* | 18 | 5.4 | 1.8 - 10.8 | 25.6 | 41 | 1.8 | 1.3 - 2.4 | 5.9 |
| 2023 | 269 | 2.3 | 2.0 - 2.5 | -4.2 | 122 | 4.9 | 4.1 - 5.8 | -2.0 | 83 | 1.4 | 1.1 - 1.7 | 0.0 | 6 | 4.5* | 1.3 - 9.5 | 60.7* | 4 | 0.8* | 0.0 - 3.2 | -33.3* | 12 | 3.4 | 0.8 - 7.9 | -37.0 | 38 | 1.6 | 1.1 - 2.1 | -11.1 |
| 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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