| NC RESIDENT FETAL DEATH RATES PER 1,000 DELIVERIES, 1998-2002 |
| TOTAL FETAL DEATHS | TOTAL FETAL DEATH RATE | WHITE FETAL DEATHS | WHITE FETAL DEATH RATE | MINORITY FETAL DEATHS | MINORITY FETAL DEATH RATE | |
| RESIDENCE | 4,370 | 7.5 | 2,379 | 5.7 | 1,991 | 12.0 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| ALAMANCE | 71 | 7.8 | 48 | 6.7 | 23 | 11.8 |
| ALEXANDER | 8 | 3.7 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 6.6 |
| ALLEGHANY | 4 | 7.4 | 4 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| ANSON | 20 | 11.8 | 5 | 6.9 | 15 | 15.4 |
| ASHE | 6 | 4.7 | 6 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| AVERY | 4 | 4.6 | 4 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| BEAUFORT | 32 | 10.1 | 15 | 7.4 | 17 | 14.7 |
| BERTIE | 6 | 4.7 | 2 | 6.1 | 4 | 4.2 |
| BLADEN | 19 | 8.1 | 5 | 3.6 | 14 | 14.4 |
| BRUNSWICK | 28 | 6.7 | 22 | 6.4 | 6 | 8.3 |
| BUNCOMBE | 96 | 7.6 | 84 | 7.4 | 12 | 8.9 |
| BURKE | 22 | 4.0 | 15 | 3.1 | 7 | 9.0 |
| CABARRUS | 83 | 8.1 | 59 | 6.8 | 24 | 14.8 |
| CALDWELL | 35 | 6.8 | 31 | 6.5 | 4 | 10.8 |
| CAMDEN | 4 | 11.7 | 4 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 |
| CARTERET | 23 | 7.5 | 21 | 7.7 | 2 | 5.8 |
| CASWELL | 12 | 9.1 | 9 | 10.1 | 3 | 7.1 |
| CATAWBA | 75 | 7.4 | 62 | 7.2 | 13 | 8.5 |
| CHATHAM | 16 | 4.8 | 14 | 4.9 | 2 | 4.1 |
| CHEROKEE | 11 | 8.3 | 10 | 7.8 | 1 | 19.2 |
| CHOWAN | 11 | 11.0 | 4 | 7.8 | 7 | 14.3 |
| CLAY | 5 | 13.4 | 5 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 |
| CLEVELAND | 47 | 7.3 | 31 | 6.6 | 16 | 9.2 |
| COLUMBUS | 35 | 8.6 | 18 | 7.3 | 17 | 10.6 |
| CRAVEN | 55 | 6.9 | 27 | 4.7 | 28 | 12.2 |
| CUMBERLAND | 208 | 7.5 | 83 | 5.1 | 125 | 11.1 |
| CURRITUCK | 2 | 1.9 | 2 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| DARE | 6 | 3.5 | 6 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| DAVIDSON | 66 | 6.9 | 51 | 6.0 | 15 | 13.6 |
| DAVIE | 16 | 7.3 | 15 | 7.2 | 1 | 7.5 |
| DUPLIN | 25 | 6.3 | 18 | 6.1 | 7 | 6.9 |
| DURHAM | 131 | 7.1 | 49 | 5.0 | 82 | 9.5 |
| EDGECOMBE | 48 | 11.7 | 10 | 6.6 | 38 | 14.8 |
| FORSYTH | 160 | 7.0 | 92 | 5.7 | 68 | 10.5 |
| FRANKLIN | 27 | 8.4 | 12 | 5.3 | 15 | 15.8 |
| GASTON | 108 | 8.2 | 72 | 6.7 | 36 | 14.9 |
| GATES | 2 | 3.7 | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | 4.1 |
| GRAHAM | 3 | 6.0 | 3 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| GRANVILLE | 19 | 6.4 | 12 | 5.9 | 7 | 7.5 |
| GREENE | 12 | 9.4 | 3 | 4.3 | 9 | 15.6 |
| GUILFORD | 200 | 6.8 | 80 | 4.5 | 120 | 10.3 |
| HALIFAX | 53 | 13.8 | 9 | 6.7 | 44 | 17.6 |
| HARNETT | 46 | 6.4 | 27 | 5.0 | 19 | 10.2 |
| HAYWOOD | 20 | 7.2 | 19 | 7.0 | 1 | 17.9 |
| HENDERSON | 28 | 5.3 | 27 | 5.4 | 1 | 3.6 |
| HERTFORD | 12 | 8.3 | 4 | 9.6 | 8 | 7.8 |
| HOKE | 22 | 6.6 | 9 | 4.8 | 13 | 8.8 |
| HYDE | 4 | 13.7 | 1 | 4.8 | 3 | 35.7 |
| IREDELL | 53 | 6.0 | 26 | 3.6 | 27 | 16.9 |
| JACKSON | 12 | 6.7 | 11 | 7.5 | 1 | 3.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 55 | 5.4 | 35 | 4.2 | 20 | 11.1 |
| JONES | 6 | 11.6 | 2 | 6.1 | 4 | 21.1 |
| LEE | 26 | 6.2 | 12 | 3.8 | 14 | 13.9 |
| LENOIR | 37 | 8.8 | 8 | 3.7 | 29 | 14.0 |
| LINCOLN | 24 | 5.6 | 20 | 5.0 | 4 | 13.2 |
| MCDOWELL | 18 | 6.8 | 17 | 6.7 | 1 | 8.2 |
| MACON | 7 | 4.6 | 7 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| MADISON | 13 | 11.5 | 13 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 |
| MARTIN | 14 | 8.3 | 2 | 2.6 | 12 | 13.1 |
| MECKLENBURG | 501 | 8.6 | 196 | 5.2 | 305 | 14.9 |
| MITCHELL | 3 | 3.6 | 3 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 15 | 7.3 | 13 | 8.3 | 2 | 4.1 |
| MOORE | 31 | 6.7 | 21 | 5.9 | 10 | 9.3 |
| NASH | 74 | 11.9 | 27 | 7.2 | 47 | 18.9 |
| NEW HANOVER | 80 | 7.9 | 52 | 6.9 | 28 | 10.9 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 11 | 8.6 | 4 | 9.2 | 7 | 8.3 |
| ONSLOW | 113 | 7.0 | 72 | 5.8 | 41 | 11.3 |
| ORANGE | 57 | 9.1 | 41 | 8.5 | 16 | 11.2 |
| PAMLICO | 3 | 5.6 | 2 | 5.4 | 1 | 6.3 |
| PASQUOTANK | 7 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6.4 |
| PENDER | 19 | 8.0 | 11 | 6.0 | 8 | 14.5 |
| PERQUIMANS | 11 | 18.5 | 5 | 13.0 | 6 | 28.6 |
| PERSON | 19 | 8.2 | 9 | 5.8 | 10 | 13.2 |
| PITT | 74 | 7.5 | 22 | 4.0 | 52 | 11.9 |
| POLK | 9 | 10.0 | 9 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 |
| RANDOLPH | 76 | 8.2 | 67 | 7.8 | 9 | 13.8 |
| RICHMOND | 41 | 12.2 | 14 | 6.9 | 27 | 20.3 |
| ROBESON | 83 | 7.8 | 14 | 4.2 | 69 | 9.5 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 26 | 4.4 | 22 | 4.7 | 4 | 3.3 |
| ROWAN | 64 | 7.5 | 47 | 6.9 | 17 | 10.0 |
| RUTHERFORD | 26 | 6.4 | 19 | 5.4 | 7 | 12.3 |
| SAMPSON | 33 | 7.2 | 20 | 6.4 | 13 | 9.0 |
| SCOTLAND | 22 | 8.5 | 10 | 8.7 | 12 | 8.3 |
| STANLY | 29 | 7.7 | 20 | 6.5 | 9 | 13.8 |
| STOKES | 21 | 8.1 | 21 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
| SURRY | 26 | 5.5 | 22 | 4.9 | 4 | 14.6 |
| SWAIN | 4 | 4.6 | 3 | 5.9 | 1 | 2.7 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 9 | 6.4 | 7 | 5.4 | 2 | 20.6 |
| TYRRELL | 4 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44.4 |
| UNION | 69 | 6.4 | 45 | 4.9 | 24 | 14.5 |
| VANCE | 41 | 11.5 | 12 | 7.3 | 29 | 15.0 |
| WAKE | 353 | 7.0 | 189 | 5.1 | 164 | 11.9 |
| WARREN | 10 | 9.7 | 1 | 3.3 | 9 | 12.4 |
| WASHINGTON | 12 | 14.0 | 3 | 9.4 | 9 | 16.7 |
| WATAUGA | 8 | 4.7 | 7 | 4.2 | 1 | 22.2 |
| WAYNE | 74 | 8.5 | 29 | 5.3 | 45 | 14.2 |
| WILKES | 20 | 4.6 | 17 | 4.1 | 3 | 13.2 |
| WILSON | 60 | 10.8 | 12 | 4.0 | 48 | 18.8 |
| YADKIN | 13 | 5.2 | 13 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 |
| YANCEY | 8 | 8.4 | 8 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 |
| PREPARED BY NC-DHHS STATE CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/) |
| NOTE: RATES BASED ON SMALL NUMBERS (FEWER THAN 20 CASES) |
| ARE UNSTABLE AND SHOULD BE INTERPRETED WITH CAUTION |