2024 North Carolina Infant Mortality Report, Table 3

Infant Mortality Racial Disparities Between Non-Hispanic Whites & Non-Hispanic African-Americans: 2020-2024

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Residence: NH White Deaths NH White Rate NH White C.I. NH Black Deaths NH Black Rate NH Black C.I. Disparity Ratio
NORTH CAROLINA 1,437 4.7 4.4 - 4.9 1,671 12.9 12.3 - 13.5 2.74
PCR I: Western 153 5.7 4.8 - 6.6 23 16.4 9.7 - 23.0 2.88
PCR II: Northwestern 369 5.2 4.7 - 5.7 314 13.2 11.8 - 14.7 2.54
PCR III: Southwestern 221 3.7 3.2 - 4.2 311 9.9 8.8 - 11.0 2.68
PCR IV: Northeastern 239 3.6 3.2 - 4.1 317 11.0 9.8 - 12.2 3.06
PCR V: Southeastern 202 4.8 4.1 - 5.4 320 15.3 13.6 - 16.9 3.19
PCR VI: Eastern 253 5.9 5.1 - 6.6 386 16.4 14.8 - 18.0 2.78
ALAMANCE 32 6.9 4.5 - 9.3 30 14.2 9.2 - 19.3 2.06
ALEXANDER 6 4.0* 1.1 - 8.8 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
ALLEGHANY 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
ANSON 2 3.8* 1.0 - 8.5 8 12.2* 6.3 - 19.9 *
ASHE 5 5.6* 1.9 - 11.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
AVERY 5 8.6* 3.9 - 15.2 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
BEAUFORT 13 10.4 5.1 - 17.7 14 23.5 14.9 - 33.9 2.26
BERTIE 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 11 22.4 14.1 - 32.6 *
BLADEN 9 11.6* 5.9 - 19.2 9 16.3* 9.4 - 25.1 *
BRUNSWICK 17 4.1 1.2 - 9.0 12 20.3 12.4 - 30.0 4.95
BUNCOMBE 36 4.2 2.8 - 5.5 12 15.3 8.6 - 23.8 3.64
BURKE 20 6.8 3.8 - 9.7 1 6.8* 2.7 - 12.7 *
CABARRUS 27 4.3 2.7 - 5.9 23 8.3 4.9 - 11.7 1.93
CALDWELL 13 4.3 1.3 - 9.3 5 26.7* 17.6 - 37.8 *
CAMDEN 2 5.1* 1.7 - 10.3 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
CARTERET 6 3.0* 0.6 - 7.2 1 11.1* 5.6 - 18.5 *
CASWELL 2 3.4* 0.8 - 7.8 3 12.8* 6.8 - 20.7 *
CATAWBA 32 6.1 4.0 - 8.2 13 19.0 11.4 - 28.4 3.11
CHATHAM 8 3.9* 1.0 - 8.6 6 19.5* 11.8 - 29.0 *
CHEROKEE 7 6.4* 2.4 - 12.2 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
CHOWAN 1 2.6* 0.5 - 6.6 1 4.0* 1.1 - 8.8 *
CLAY 2 5.3* 1.8 - 10.7 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
CLEVELAND 27 7.2 4.5 - 10.0 10 8.3 3.7 - 14.9 1.15
COLUMBUS 7 4.4* 1.3 - 9.3 12 14.6 8.1 - 23.0 *
CRAVEN 28 7.3 4.6 - 10.0 15 13.4 7.2 - 21.5 1.84
CUMBERLAND 53 5.6 4.1 - 7.1 153 16.6 14.0 - 19.3 2.96
CURRITUCK 1 0.8* 0.0 - 3.2 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
DARE 2 1.7* 0.2 - 5.1 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
DAVIDSON 38 6.2 4.2 - 8.2 11 11.2 5.6 - 18.7 1.81
DAVIE 6 3.9* 1.0 - 8.6 3 21.4* 13.3 - 31.4 *
DUPLIN 8 6.1* 2.3 - 11.8 9 13.2* 7.1 - 21.2 *
DURHAM 20 2.6 1.4 - 3.7 54 9.8 7.2 - 12.4 3.77
EDGECOMBE 10 11.5 5.8 - 19.0 29 17.6 11.3 - 24.0 1.53
FORSYTH 43 4.5 3.1 - 5.8 69 12.0 9.2 - 14.8 2.67
FRANKLIN 9 3.6* 0.9 - 8.2 17 18.1 10.7 - 27.3 *
GASTON 37 4.8 3.2 - 6.3 42 14.0 9.8 - 18.2 2.92
GATES 2 6.2* 2.3 - 12.0 1 8.3* 3.6 - 14.8 *
GRAHAM 2 5.7* 2.1 - 11.3 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
GRANVILLE 4 2.5* 0.4 - 6.4 5 6.2* 2.3 - 11.9 *
GREENE 5 12.2* 6.4 - 20.0 4 12.7* 6.7 - 20.6 *
GUILFORD 39 4.0 2.7 - 5.2 145 12.8 10.7 - 14.9 3.20
HALIFAX 5 6.1* 2.3 - 11.8 22 15.5 9.1 - 21.9 *
HARNETT 21 4.0 2.3 - 5.7 21 12.5 7.2 - 17.8 3.13
HAYWOOD 20 8.5 4.8 - 12.2 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
HENDERSON 17 4.8 1.5 - 9.9 1 6.9* 2.7 - 12.9 *
HERTFORD 2 7.2* 2.9 - 13.3 11 18.6 11.1 - 27.9 *
HOKE 7 4.0* 1.1 - 8.7 18 17.1 10.0 - 26.1 *
HYDE 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1 37.0* 26.1 - 49.9 *
IREDELL 28 4.2 2.7 - 5.8 24 16.3 9.8 - 22.8 3.88
JACKSON 6 5.3* 1.8 - 10.6 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
JOHNSTON 31 4.0 2.6 - 5.5 23 10.0 5.9 - 14.1 2.50
JONES 2 6.5* 2.5 - 12.4 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
LEE 6 3.4* 0.8 - 7.8 7 10.7* 5.3 - 18.0 *
LENOIR 8 6.1* 2.3 - 11.9 24 17.2 10.4 - 24.0 *
LINCOLN 14 3.9 1.0 - 8.6 3 10.7* 5.3 - 18.0 *
MCDOWELL 10 6.1 2.3 - 11.8 1 26.3* 17.2 - 37.3 *
MACON 8 7.0* 2.8 - 13.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
MADISON 3 3.4* 0.8 - 7.9 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
MARTIN 5 8.9* 4.0 - 15.6 6 13.5* 7.3 - 21.6 *
MECKLENBURG 77 2.8 2.2 - 3.4 202 9.4 8.1 - 10.7 3.36
MITCHELL 5 9.3* 4.3 - 16.1 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
MONTGOMERY 3 4.4* 1.3 - 9.3 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
MOORE 22 5.0 2.9 - 7.1 4 6.7* 2.6 - 12.6 *
NASH 10 4.8 1.5 - 10.0 24 10.9 6.6 - 15.2 2.27
NEW HANOVER 28 4.0 2.5 - 5.5 15 10.2 5.0 - 17.4 2.55
NORTHAMPTON 8 27.5* 18.2 - 38.7 6 13.1* 7.0 - 21.1 *
ONSLOW 64 5.3 4.0 - 6.6 25 13.3 8.2 - 18.5 2.51
ORANGE 16 5.0 1.6 - 10.2 13 17.2 10.1 - 26.3 3.44
PAMLICO 3 8.5* 3.8 - 15.1 3 42.3* 30.5 - 55.9 *
PASQUOTANK 8 6.5* 2.5 - 12.3 10 14.3 7.9 - 22.6 *
PENDER 7 2.9* 0.6 - 7.1 5 17.1* 10.0 - 26.1 *
PERQUIMANS 4 10.0* 4.8 - 17.1 2 17.2* 10.1 - 26.3 *
PERSON 6 4.8* 1.5 - 10.0 6 10.1* 4.9 - 17.2 *
PITT 20 4.7 2.7 - 6.8 92 21.3 17.0 - 25.6 4.53
POLK 1 1.8* 0.2 - 5.3 1 50.0* 37.1 - 64.8 *
RANDOLPH 31 6.0 3.9 - 8.1 7 13.2* 7.1 - 21.2 *
RICHMOND 8 6.4* 2.4 - 12.2 17 17.5 10.3 - 26.6 *
ROBESON 5 3.3* 0.8 - 7.7 28 14.6 9.2 - 20.0 *
ROCKINGHAM 9 2.9* 0.6 - 7.1 10 12.3 6.4 - 20.0 *
ROWAN 24 5.0 3.0 - 7.0 22 16.9 9.9 - 23.9 3.38
RUTHERFORD 23 9.3 5.5 - 13.1 8 27.7* 18.3 - 38.9 *
SAMPSON 12 7.1 2.9 - 13.2 11 15.2 8.6 - 23.8 2.14
SCOTLAND 3 5.8* 2.1 - 11.4 15 17.7 10.5 - 26.9 *
STANLY 9 3.5* 0.9 - 8.0 3 6.9* 2.7 - 12.9 *
STOKES 12 6.7 2.6 - 12.6 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
SURRY 13 4.8 1.5 - 10.0 1 9.4* 4.4 - 16.3 *
SWAIN 3 7.5* 3.1 - 13.8 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
TRANSYLVANIA 6 6.1* 2.3 - 11.8 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
TYRRELL 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
UNION 28 3.7 2.3 - 5.1 20 12.8 7.2 - 18.4 3.46
VANCE 8 11.1* 5.5 - 18.5 16 11.2 5.6 - 18.7 *
WAKE 97 3.1 2.5 - 3.7 129 10.1 8.4 - 11.8 3.26
WARREN 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 8 19.2* 11.6 - 28.7 *
WASHINGTON 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 6 19.9* 12.1 - 29.5 *
WATAUGA 6 4.6* 1.4 - 9.7 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
WAYNE 25 7.2 4.4 - 10.0 47 20.7 14.9 - 26.6 2.88
WILKES 23 8.5 5.1 - 12.0 3 25.6* 16.7 - 36.5 *
WILSON 11 6.4 2.5 - 12.3 22 12.5 7.3 - 17.7 1.95
YADKIN 16 11.2 5.7 - 18.7 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *
YANCEY 4 5.4* 1.8 - 10.8 0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 *