| NC RESIDENT INFANT (<1 YEAR) DEATH RATES PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS, 2000-2004 |
| TOTAL INFANT DEATHS | TOTAL INFANT DEATH RATE | WHITE INFANT DEATHS | WHITE INFANT DEATH RATE | MINORITY INFANT DEATHS | MINORITY INFANT DEATH RATE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENCE | 5,013 | 8.4 | 2,618 | 6.1 | 2,391 | 14.6 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| ALAMANCE | 96 | 10.4 | 51 | 6.9 | 45 | 24.1 |
| ALEXANDER | 13 | 6.2 | 11 | 5.6 | 2 | 14.5 |
| ALLEGHANY | 5 | 9.8 | 5 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 |
| ANSON | 21 | 12.8 | 5 | 6.7 | 16 | 17.8 |
| ASHE | 14 | 10.9 | 14 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| AVERY | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 |
| BEAUFORT | 28 | 9.1 | 13 | 6.4 | 15 | 14.4 |
| BERTIE | 15 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16.4 |
| BLADEN | 21 | 9.1 | 8 | 5.6 | 13 | 14.8 |
| BRUNSWICK | 25 | 5.8 | 17 | 4.7 | 8 | 10.6 |
| BUNCOMBE | 96 | 7.5 | 74 | 6.5 | 22 | 16.6 |
| BURKE | 37 | 7.1 | 26 | 5.7 | 11 | 15.8 |
| CABARRUS | 93 | 8.4 | 60 | 6.5 | 33 | 18.8 |
| CALDWELL | 44 | 9.1 | 41 | 9.2 | 3 | 8.6 |
| CAMDEN | 1 | 2.3 | 1 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| CARTERET | 28 | 9.2 | 22 | 8.1 | 6 | 19.3 |
| CASWELL | 11 | 8.9 | 9 | 10.3 | 2 | 5.5 |
| CATAWBA | 73 | 7.1 | 54 | 6.2 | 19 | 12.6 |
| CHATHAM | 24 | 7.0 | 18 | 6.1 | 6 | 13.1 |
| CHEROKEE | 14 | 10.6 | 13 | 10.2 | 1 | 21.7 |
| CHOWAN | 3 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.7 |
| CLAY | 2 | 4.8 | 2 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 |
| CLEVELAND | 56 | 9.0 | 29 | 6.4 | 27 | 16.2 |
| COLUMBUS | 41 | 10.6 | 18 | 7.5 | 23 | 15.5 |
| CRAVEN | 52 | 6.6 | 29 | 5.1 | 23 | 10.5 |
| CUMBERLAND | 295 | 11.0 | 110 | 6.9 | 185 | 16.9 |
| CURRITUCK | 7 | 6.1 | 6 | 5.5 | 1 | 13.7 |
| DARE | 17 | 8.6 | 16 | 8.4 | 1 | 13.2 |
| DAVIDSON | 81 | 8.4 | 65 | 7.6 | 16 | 14.9 |
| DAVIE | 29 | 13.2 | 28 | 13.6 | 1 | 7.8 |
| DUPLIN | 36 | 9.1 | 22 | 7.4 | 14 | 14.3 |
| DURHAM | 131 | 6.8 | 42 | 3.9 | 89 | 10.5 |
| EDGECOMBE | 47 | 12.0 | 7 | 4.6 | 40 | 16.8 |
| FORSYTH | 212 | 9.2 | 97 | 5.8 | 115 | 18.1 |
| FRANKLIN | 27 | 8.1 | 11 | 4.5 | 16 | 17.4 |
| GASTON | 115 | 8.9 | 79 | 7.4 | 36 | 16.0 |
| GATES | 5 | 9.0 | 2 | 6.2 | 3 | 12.9 |
| GRAHAM | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38.5 |
| GRANVILLE | 22 | 7.3 | 10 | 4.7 | 12 | 13.2 |
| GREENE | 18 | 14.5 | 9 | 12.8 | 9 | 16.8 |
| GUILFORD | 260 | 8.8 | 87 | 4.9 | 173 | 14.6 |
| HALIFAX | 43 | 11.4 | 7 | 5.4 | 36 | 14.6 |
| HARNETT | 58 | 8.0 | 29 | 5.3 | 29 | 16.1 |
| HAYWOOD | 17 | 6.1 | 16 | 5.8 | 1 | 16.9 |
| HENDERSON | 35 | 6.4 | 33 | 6.3 | 2 | 7.6 |
| HERTFORD | 21 | 14.6 | 3 | 7.8 | 18 | 17.1 |
| HOKE | 33 | 9.6 | 15 | 7.6 | 18 | 12.4 |
| HYDE | 4 | 13.7 | 3 | 13.6 | 1 | 14.1 |
| IREDELL | 78 | 8.6 | 52 | 6.9 | 26 | 16.1 |
| JACKSON | 12 | 6.7 | 10 | 7.0 | 2 | 5.5 |
| JOHNSTON | 83 | 7.7 | 59 | 6.6 | 24 | 13.2 |
| JONES | 2 | 4.4 | 1 | 3.4 | 1 | 6.5 |
| LEE | 29 | 7.0 | 20 | 6.2 | 9 | 9.5 |
| LENOIR | 48 | 12.0 | 19 | 9.2 | 28 | 14.6 |
| LINCOLN | 34 | 7.7 | 26 | 6.3 | 8 | 28.7 |
| MCDOWELL | 20 | 7.7 | 19 | 7.7 | 1 | 9.0 |
| MACON | 17 | 10.7 | 16 | 10.3 | 1 | 26.3 |
| MADISON | 4 | 3.6 | 4 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| MARTIN | 12 | 7.6 | 6 | 7.9 | 6 | 7.4 |
| MECKLENBURG | 501 | 8.1 | 201 | 4.9 | 299 | 14.0 |
| MITCHELL | 7 | 8.5 | 7 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 14 | 7.1 | 9 | 5.8 | 5 | 12.1 |
| MOORE | 31 | 6.8 | 19 | 5.4 | 12 | 11.7 |
| NASH | 61 | 10.0 | 21 | 5.7 | 40 | 16.6 |
| NEW HANOVER | 55 | 5.3 | 31 | 3.9 | 22 | 8.9 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 22 | 18.3 | 1 | 2.3 | 21 | 27.4 |
| ONSLOW | 135 | 8.4 | 83 | 6.6 | 52 | 14.5 |
| ORANGE | 47 | 7.2 | 30 | 5.9 | 17 | 11.8 |
| PAMLICO | 4 | 7.4 | 3 | 7.4 | 1 | 7.6 |
| PASQUOTANK | 18 | 7.5 | 5 | 3.8 | 13 | 11.9 |
| PENDER | 20 | 8.4 | 11 | 5.9 | 9 | 17.4 |
| PERQUIMANS | 11 | 18.4 | 4 | 10.2 | 7 | 33.7 |
| PERSON | 25 | 11.0 | 11 | 7.0 | 14 | 19.7 |
| PITT | 106 | 10.5 | 32 | 5.6 | 74 | 16.9 |
| POLK | 5 | 5.8 | 3 | 3.7 | 2 | 45.5 |
| RANDOLPH | 73 | 8.0 | 63 | 7.4 | 10 | 15.4 |
| RICHMOND | 35 | 11.0 | 10 | 5.0 | 25 | 21.3 |
| ROBESON | 114 | 11.1 | 28 | 7.8 | 86 | 12.8 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 39 | 6.9 | 30 | 6.6 | 9 | 8.4 |
| ROWAN | 74 | 8.9 | 54 | 8.0 | 20 | 12.4 |
| RUTHERFORD | 41 | 10.2 | 29 | 8.4 | 12 | 22.2 |
| SAMPSON | 44 | 9.7 | 20 | 6.3 | 24 | 17.9 |
| SCOTLAND | 30 | 12.2 | 11 | 10.0 | 19 | 14.1 |
| STANLY | 44 | 11.8 | 32 | 10.2 | 12 | 19.8 |
| STOKES | 17 | 6.8 | 13 | 5.4 | 4 | 41.7 |
| SURRY | 31 | 6.7 | 28 | 6.4 | 3 | 11.4 |
| SWAIN | 6 | 6.7 | 2 | 3.8 | 4 | 10.8 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 11 | 8.1 | 10 | 7.9 | 1 | 12.3 |
| TYRRELL | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25.0 |
| UNION | 76 | 6.5 | 56 | 5.6 | 20 | 11.7 |
| VANCE | 58 | 16.5 | 16 | 9.9 | 42 | 22.3 |
| WAKE | 354 | 6.4 | 180 | 4.5 | 174 | 11.8 |
| WARREN | 15 | 15.0 | 2 | 6.2 | 13 | 19.1 |
| WASHINGTON | 7 | 8.0 | 3 | 8.5 | 4 | 7.7 |
| WATAUGA | 18 | 10.3 | 18 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 |
| WAYNE | 89 | 10.3 | 33 | 6.0 | 56 | 18.1 |
| WILKES | 25 | 5.9 | 21 | 5.2 | 4 | 18.3 |
| WILSON | 64 | 12.0 | 24 | 8.0 | 40 | 16.9 |
| YADKIN | 16 | 6.7 | 14 | 6.1 | 2 | 22.0 |
| YANCEY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |