2024 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: 2023 and 2024

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Residence: 2023
Infant Deaths		 2023
Rate		 2023
C.I.		 2024
Infant Deaths		 2024
Rate		 2024
C.I.		 Percent
Change
2023 - 2024
NORTH CAROLINA 828 6.9 6.4 - 7.4 770 6.3 5.8 - 6.7 -8.7
PCR I WESTERN 40 5.7 3.9 - 7.4 29 4.1 2.6 - 5.6 -28.1
PCR II NORTHWESTERN 177 7.1 6.0 - 8.1 181 7.1 6.1 - 8.1 0.0
PCR III SOUTHWESTERN 138 5.2 4.4 - 6.1 144 5.4 4.5 - 6.2 3.8
PCR IV NORTHEASTERN 147 5.4 4.5 - 6.3 141 5.0 4.2 - 5.8 -7.4
PCR V SOUTHEASTERN 156 8.7 7.4 - 10.1 124 6.8 5.6 - 8.0 -21.8
PCR VI EASTERN 170 10.3 8.7 - 11.8 151 8.9 7.5 - 10.3 -13.6
ALAMANCE 11 5.8 2.1 - 11.4 14 6.8 2.7 - 12.8 17.2
ALEXANDER 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1 2.7* 0.5 - 6.8 *
ALLEGHANY 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
ANSON 1 3.9* 1.0 - 8.6 2 7.8* 3.4 - 14.2 *
ASHE 1 5.2* 1.7 - 10.5 1 4.9* 1.6 - 10.1 *
AVERY 2 14.0* 7.6 - 22.2 2 15.7* 9.0 - 24.4 *
BEAUFORT 8 18.5* 11.0 - 27.8 6 13.6* 7.3 - 21.7 *
BERTIE 2 12.4* 6.5 - 20.2 1 6.2* 2.3 - 11.9 *
BLADEN 3 7.9* 3.4 - 14.3 7 22.4* 14.1 - 32.5 *
BRUNSWICK 6 5.1* 1.7 - 10.4 5 3.8* 1.0 - 8.4 *
BUNCOMBE 12 5.0 1.6 - 10.3 5 2.2* 0.3 - 5.9 *
BURKE 4 4.7* 1.5 - 9.8 9 10.0* 4.8 - 17.1 *
CABARRUS 16 6.0 2.2 - 11.7 15 5.5 1.9 - 11.0 -8.3
CALDWELL 3 3.9* 1.0 - 8.6 8 10.1* 4.9 - 17.2 *
CAMDEN 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
CARTERET 3 6.2* 2.3 - 12.0 2 4.0* 1.1 - 8.7 *
CASWELL 1 5.0* 1.6 - 10.2 5 25.3* 16.4 - 36.0 *
CATAWBA 11 6.6 2.5 - 12.5 16 9.3 4.3 - 16.2 40.9
CHATHAM 2 2.8* 0.5 - 6.9 2 3.0* 0.6 - 7.2 *
CHEROKEE 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
CHOWAN 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2 13.5* 7.3 - 21.6 *
CLAY 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
CLEVELAND 13 11.3 5.7 - 18.7 7 6.4* 2.5 - 12.3 *
COLUMBUS 2 3.5* 0.8 - 7.9 4 7.0* 2.8 - 13.1 *
CRAVEN 17 13.8 7.5 - 22.0 5 3.8* 1.0 - 8.5 *
CUMBERLAND 70 13.8 10.6 - 17.0 39 7.7 5.3 - 10.1 -44.2
CURRITUCK 1 3.3* 0.8 - 7.7 2 6.2* 2.3 - 11.9 *
DARE 2 6.9* 2.7 - 12.9 1 3.3* 0.8 - 7.7 *
DAVIDSON 16 8.9 4.0 - 15.6 12 6.6 2.6 - 12.5 -25.8
DAVIE 1 2.7* 0.5 - 6.7 1 2.3* 0.3 - 6.0 *
DUPLIN 4 5.6* 2.0 - 11.2 4 5.6* 2.0 - 11.2 *
DURHAM 21 5.2 3.0 - 7.4 12 2.9 0.6 - 7.0 -44.2
EDGECOMBE 13 23.2 14.8 - 33.6 6 10.4* 5.1 - 17.6 *
FORSYTH 30 6.8 4.4 - 9.3 33 7.4 4.9 - 9.9 8.8
FRANKLIN 3 3.3* 0.7 - 7.6 4 4.2* 1.2 - 9.1 *
GASTON 15 5.2 1.8 - 10.6 17 6.0 2.2 - 11.6 15.4
GATES 1 12.0* 6.2 - 19.7 1 10.2* 4.9 - 17.4 *
GRAHAM 1 11.5* 5.8 - 19.0 1 13.2* 7.0 - 21.2 *
GRANVILLE 3 5.1* 1.7 - 10.4 3 4.8* 1.5 - 10.0 *
GREENE 3 14.6* 8.1 - 22.9 4 20.1* 12.3 - 29.8 *
GUILFORD 53 9.2 6.7 - 11.7 41 7.3 5.1 - 9.5 -20.7
HALIFAX 5 10.7* 5.3 - 17.9 8 15.6* 8.9 - 24.3 *
HARNETT 12 6.3 2.4 - 12.1 11 5.6 2.0 - 11.1 -11.1
HAYWOOD 6 11.3* 5.7 - 18.7 2 3.7* 1.0 - 8.4 *
HENDERSON 1 1.0* 0.0 - 3.7 5 5.0* 1.6 - 10.3 *
HERTFORD 2 10.7* 5.3 - 18.0 1 5.7* 2.0 - 11.3 *
HOKE 6 7.4* 3.1 - 13.7 9 11.0* 5.5 - 18.4 *
HYDE 1 27.0* 17.8 - 38.1 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
IREDELL 13 6.4 2.5 - 12.3 10 4.6 1.4 - 9.6 -28.1
JACKSON 2 6.0* 2.2 - 11.6 2 5.2* 1.8 - 10.6 *
JOHNSTON 14 4.9 1.6 - 10.1 12 4.0 1.1 - 8.8 -18.4
JONES 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
LEE 4 5.1* 1.7 - 10.4 5 6.2* 2.3 - 11.9 *
LENOIR 6 9.5* 4.5 - 16.4 6 9.1* 4.2 - 16.0 *
LINCOLN 1 1.1* 0.0 - 3.8 6 6.4* 2.5 - 12.3 *
MCDOWELL 4 10.1* 4.8 - 17.2 4 9.5* 4.5 - 16.5 *
MACON 1 3.1* 0.7 - 7.4 3 9.5* 4.5 - 16.5 *
MADISON 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
MARTIN 3 14.5* 8.0 - 22.9 4 15.8* 9.0 - 24.5 *
MECKLENBURG 79 5.2 4.1 - 6.4 84 5.4 4.2 - 6.5 3.8
MITCHELL 3 23.4* 14.9 - 33.8 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
MONTGOMERY 2 7.5* 3.1 - 13.7 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
MOORE 4 3.3* 0.8 - 7.8 8 6.4* 2.5 - 12.3 *
NASH 10 9.7 4.6 - 16.7 10 9.7 4.6 - 16.7 0.0
NEW HANOVER 11 5.2 1.7 - 10.5 11 4.9 1.6 - 10.2 -5.8
NORTHAMPTON 6 40.5* 29.0 - 53.9 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
ONSLOW 27 7.4 4.6 - 10.1 24 6.5 3.9 - 9.1 -12.2
ORANGE 7 6.0* 2.2 - 11.7 5 4.5* 1.3 - 9.5 *
PAMLICO 3 28.6* 19.1 - 40.0 1 8.5* 3.8 - 15.2 *
PASQUOTANK 5 11.6* 5.9 - 19.2 3 6.7* 2.7 - 12.7 *
PENDER 3 4.3* 1.2 - 9.1 2 2.7* 0.5 - 6.8 *
PERQUIMANS 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 2 16.4* 9.4 - 25.2 *
PERSON 8 18.8* 11.3 - 28.2 4 9.0* 4.1 - 15.7 *
PITT 20 10.0 5.6 - 14.3 29 13.7 8.7 - 18.6 37.0
POLK 1 7.9* 3.4 - 14.3 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
RANDOLPH 12 7.5 3.1 - 13.7 12 7.6 3.2 - 13.9 1.3
RICHMOND 7 13.2* 7.1 - 21.2 2 3.8* 1.0 - 8.4 *
ROBESON 18 9.6 4.5 - 16.6 16 8.2 3.6 - 14.7 -14.6
ROCKINGHAM 3 3.3* 0.8 - 7.7 2 2.2* 0.3 - 5.9 *
ROWAN 11 7.0 2.8 - 13.0 16 10.1 4.9 - 17.3 44.3
RUTHERFORD 8 12.8* 6.8 - 20.7 4 6.3* 2.4 - 12.1 *
SAMPSON 9 10.7* 5.2 - 17.9 3 3.5* 0.9 - 8.1 *
SCOTLAND 3 8.7* 3.9 - 15.4 7 17.1* 10.0 - 26.1 *
STANLY 2 2.7* 0.5 - 6.7 4 5.3* 1.8 - 10.6 *
STOKES 2 5.6* 2.0 - 11.2 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
SURRY 4 5.1* 1.7 - 10.4 1 1.3* 0.1 - 4.3 *
SWAIN 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1 7.3* 3.0 - 13.5 *
TRANSYLVANIA 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1 4.0* 1.1 - 8.7 *
TYRRELL 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
UNION 11 4.2 1.2 - 9.1 9 3.4* 0.8 - 7.8 *
VANCE 6 11.3* 5.7 - 18.7 5 8.7* 3.9 - 15.3 *
WAKE 65 5.0 3.8 - 6.2 69 5.2 3.9 - 6.4 4.0
WARREN 2 12.3* 6.4 - 20.1 1 5.7* 2.0 - 11.2 *
WASHINGTON 2 18.9* 11.3 - 28.3 2 19.6* 11.9 - 29.2 *
WATAUGA 2 6.2* 2.3 - 12.0 2 6.4* 2.4 - 12.2 *
WAYNE 17 10.1 4.9 - 17.3 20 11.9 6.7 - 17.1 17.8
WILKES 5 7.5* 3.1 - 13.8 10 15.0 8.4 - 23.5 *
WILSON 9 9.8* 4.7 - 16.8 7 7.3* 3.0 - 13.4 *
YADKIN 4 10.1* 4.9 - 17.2 4 9.3* 4.3 - 16.2 *
YANCEY 1 5.7* 2.0 - 11.2 1 5.6* 2.0 - 11.1 *