| NC RESIDENT FETAL DEATH RATES PER 1,000 DELIVERIES, 2000-2004 |
| TOTAL FETAL DEATHS | TOTAL FETAL DEATH RATE | WHITE FETAL DEATHS | WHITE FETAL DEATH RATE | MINORITY FETAL DEATHS | MINORITY FETAL DEATH RATE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENCE | 4,308 | 7.2 | 2,376 | 5.5 | 1,923 | 11.6 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| ALAMANCE | 53 | 5.7 | 33 | 4.5 | 20 | 10.6 |
| ALEXANDER | 9 | 4.3 | 9 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
| ALLEGHANY | 2 | 3.9 | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANSON | 14 | 8.4 | 6 | 8.0 | 8 | 8.8 |
| ASHE | 5 | 3.9 | 5 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 |
| AVERY | 5 | 5.8 | 5 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 |
| BEAUFORT | 31 | 10.0 | 12 | 5.9 | 19 | 18.0 |
| BERTIE | 11 | 8.7 | 6 | 17.4 | 5 | 5.4 |
| BLADEN | 15 | 6.4 | 4 | 2.8 | 11 | 12.3 |
| BRUNSWICK | 24 | 5.5 | 16 | 4.4 | 8 | 10.5 |
| BUNCOMBE | 86 | 6.7 | 70 | 6.1 | 16 | 11.9 |
| BURKE | 24 | 4.6 | 19 | 4.2 | 5 | 7.1 |
| CABARRUS | 88 | 7.9 | 63 | 6.7 | 25 | 14.1 |
| CALDWELL | 32 | 6.6 | 29 | 6.4 | 3 | 8.6 |
| CAMDEN | 5 | 11.3 | 4 | 11.0 | 1 | 12.3 |
| CARTERET | 25 | 8.2 | 23 | 8.4 | 2 | 6.4 |
| CASWELL | 11 | 8.8 | 10 | 11.4 | 1 | 2.8 |
| CATAWBA | 71 | 6.9 | 54 | 6.1 | 17 | 11.1 |
| CHATHAM | 15 | 4.4 | 14 | 4.7 | 1 | 2.2 |
| CHEROKEE | 11 | 8.2 | 10 | 7.8 | 1 | 21.3 |
| CHOWAN | 8 | 8.8 | 3 | 6.6 | 5 | 11.0 |
| CLAY | 5 | 11.9 | 5 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 |
| CLEVELAND | 50 | 8.0 | 33 | 7.2 | 17 | 10.1 |
| COLUMBUS | 35 | 8.9 | 18 | 7.5 | 16 | 10.7 |
| CRAVEN | 59 | 7.4 | 32 | 5.6 | 26 | 11.7 |
| CUMBERLAND | 218 | 8.0 | 95 | 5.9 | 123 | 11.1 |
| CURRITUCK | 5 | 4.3 | 5 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
| DARE | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| DAVIDSON | 52 | 5.4 | 42 | 4.9 | 10 | 9.2 |
| DAVIE | 13 | 5.9 | 12 | 5.8 | 1 | 7.7 |
| DUPLIN | 27 | 6.8 | 22 | 7.4 | 5 | 5.1 |
| DURHAM | 129 | 6.7 | 53 | 4.9 | 72 | 8.4 |
| EDGECOMBE | 43 | 10.9 | 10 | 6.5 | 33 | 13.6 |
| FORSYTH | 144 | 6.2 | 90 | 5.4 | 54 | 8.4 |
| FRANKLIN | 26 | 7.7 | 14 | 5.7 | 12 | 12.9 |
| GASTON | 109 | 8.4 | 71 | 6.6 | 38 | 16.6 |
| GATES | 3 | 5.4 | 1 | 3.1 | 2 | 8.5 |
| GRAHAM | 3 | 6.0 | 3 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| GRANVILLE | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 4.7 | 5 | 5.5 |
| GREENE | 14 | 11.2 | 4 | 5.7 | 10 | 18.3 |
| GUILFORD | 213 | 7.1 | 81 | 4.5 | 132 | 11.0 |
| HALIFAX | 57 | 14.9 | 10 | 7.6 | 47 | 18.7 |
| HARNETT | 38 | 5.2 | 22 | 4.0 | 16 | 8.8 |
| HAYWOOD | 23 | 8.1 | 22 | 8.0 | 1 | 16.7 |
| HENDERSON | 26 | 4.7 | 24 | 4.6 | 2 | 7.5 |
| HERTFORD | 9 | 6.2 | 1 | 2.6 | 8 | 7.5 |
| HOKE | 29 | 8.4 | 15 | 7.5 | 14 | 9.6 |
| HYDE | 1 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.9 |
| IREDELL | 51 | 5.6 | 25 | 3.3 | 26 | 15.9 |
| JACKSON | 10 | 5.5 | 9 | 6.2 | 1 | 2.7 |
| JOHNSTON | 66 | 6.1 | 44 | 4.9 | 22 | 11.9 |
| JONES | 6 | 13.1 | 2 | 6.7 | 4 | 25.2 |
| LEE | 28 | 6.7 | 16 | 5.0 | 12 | 12.5 |
| LENOIR | 38 | 9.4 | 8 | 3.8 | 30 | 15.4 |
| LINCOLN | 31 | 7.0 | 29 | 7.0 | 2 | 7.1 |
| MCDOWELL | 16 | 6.1 | 14 | 5.6 | 2 | 17.7 |
| MACON | 10 | 6.3 | 10 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 |
| MADISON | 7 | 6.3 | 6 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| MARTIN | 13 | 8.2 | 4 | 5.2 | 9 | 10.9 |
| MECKLENBURG | 497 | 7.9 | 200 | 4.9 | 297 | 13.7 |
| MITCHELL | 4 | 4.9 | 4 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 4.5 | 1 | 2.4 |
| MOORE | 31 | 6.8 | 20 | 5.6 | 11 | 10.6 |
| NASH | 71 | 11.5 | 23 | 6.2 | 48 | 19.5 |
| NEW HANOVER | 71 | 6.8 | 42 | 5.3 | 29 | 11.7 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 10 | 8.2 | 4 | 9.1 | 6 | 7.8 |
| ONSLOW | 97 | 6.0 | 67 | 5.3 | 30 | 8.3 |
| ORANGE | 47 | 7.1 | 30 | 5.8 | 17 | 11.7 |
| PAMLICO | 7 | 12.8 | 4 | 9.7 | 3 | 22.2 |
| PASQUOTANK | 8 | 3.3 | 1 | 0.8 | 7 | 6.4 |
| PENDER | 19 | 7.9 | 15 | 7.9 | 4 | 7.7 |
| PERQUIMANS | 6 | 9.9 | 2 | 5.1 | 4 | 18.9 |
| PERSON | 14 | 6.1 | 10 | 6.4 | 4 | 5.6 |
| PITT | 82 | 8.1 | 28 | 4.9 | 54 | 12.2 |
| POLK | 9 | 10.3 | 7 | 8.5 | 2 | 43.5 |
| RANDOLPH | 64 | 6.9 | 59 | 6.9 | 5 | 7.6 |
| RICHMOND | 42 | 13.0 | 15 | 7.4 | 27 | 22.4 |
| ROBESON | 94 | 9.0 | 22 | 6.1 | 72 | 10.6 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 38 | 6.7 | 27 | 5.9 | 11 | 10.1 |
| ROWAN | 58 | 6.9 | 41 | 6.1 | 17 | 10.5 |
| RUTHERFORD | 25 | 6.2 | 18 | 5.2 | 7 | 12.8 |
| SAMPSON | 30 | 6.6 | 14 | 4.4 | 16 | 11.8 |
| SCOTLAND | 25 | 10.1 | 10 | 9.0 | 15 | 11.0 |
| STANLY | 28 | 7.4 | 22 | 7.0 | 6 | 9.8 |
| STOKES | 14 | 5.5 | 14 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 |
| SURRY | 29 | 6.2 | 25 | 5.7 | 4 | 14.9 |
| SWAIN | 7 | 7.8 | 5 | 9.5 | 2 | 5.4 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 10 | 7.3 | 9 | 7.0 | 1 | 12.2 |
| TYRRELL | 6 | 26.4 | 2 | 14.0 | 4 | 47.6 |
| UNION | 65 | 5.5 | 43 | 4.3 | 22 | 12.8 |
| VANCE | 40 | 11.3 | 9 | 5.5 | 31 | 16.2 |
| WAKE | 382 | 6.9 | 214 | 5.3 | 167 | 11.2 |
| WARREN | 12 | 11.8 | 4 | 12.3 | 8 | 11.6 |
| WASHINGTON | 18 | 20.2 | 6 | 16.7 | 12 | 22.6 |
| WATAUGA | 10 | 5.7 | 9 | 5.3 | 1 | 20.0 |
| WAYNE | 69 | 7.9 | 28 | 5.0 | 41 | 13.0 |
| WILKES | 20 | 4.7 | 19 | 4.7 | 1 | 4.5 |
| WILSON | 49 | 9.1 | 14 | 4.7 | 35 | 14.6 |
| YADKIN | 10 | 4.2 | 10 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
| YANCEY | 6 | 6.4 | 6 | 6.5 | 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 |