| NC RESIDENT NEONATAL (<28 DAYS) DEATH RATES PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS, 2001-2005 |
| TOTAL NEONATAL DEATHS | TOTAL NEONATAL DEATH RATE | WHITE NEONATAL DEATHS | WHITE NEONATAL DEATH RATE | MINORITY NEONATAL DEATHS | MINORITY NEONATAL DEATH RATE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENCE | 3,505 | 5.9 | 1,771 | 4.1 | 1,731 | 10.6 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| ALAMANCE | 62 | 6.8 | 35 | 4.8 | 27 | 14.8 |
| ALEXANDER | 14 | 6.8 | 12 | 6.3 | 2 | 15.2 |
| ALLEGHANY | 4 | 8.1 | 4 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 |
| ANSON | 12 | 7.5 | 3 | 4.0 | 9 | 10.6 |
| ASHE | 10 | 7.7 | 10 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
| AVERY | 2 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| BEAUFORT | 19 | 6.3 | 8 | 4.0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| BERTIE | 12 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13.3 |
| BLADEN | 19 | 8.4 | 8 | 5.6 | 11 | 13.1 |
| BRUNSWICK | 16 | 3.6 | 9 | 2.4 | 7 | 9.3 |
| BUNCOMBE | 69 | 5.4 | 59 | 5.1 | 10 | 7.8 |
| BURKE | 22 | 4.3 | 16 | 3.6 | 6 | 9.0 |
| CABARRUS | 55 | 4.9 | 33 | 3.5 | 22 | 12.1 |
| CALDWELL | 28 | 6.0 | 26 | 5.9 | 2 | 6.3 |
| CAMDEN | 1 | 2.2 | 1 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| CARTERET | 13 | 4.2 | 11 | 4.0 | 2 | 6.2 |
| CASWELL | 8 | 6.5 | 6 | 6.8 | 2 | 5.7 |
| CATAWBA | 52 | 5.1 | 33 | 3.8 | 19 | 12.7 |
| CHATHAM | 20 | 5.7 | 14 | 4.6 | 6 | 13.0 |
| CHEROKEE | 6 | 4.5 | 5 | 3.9 | 1 | 20.4 |
| CHOWAN | 7 | 7.9 | 1 | 2.2 | 6 | 13.9 |
| CLAY | 2 | 4.7 | 2 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| CLEVELAND | 32 | 5.3 | 16 | 3.6 | 16 | 10.2 |
| COLUMBUS | 34 | 8.9 | 14 | 5.9 | 20 | 13.9 |
| CRAVEN | 32 | 4.1 | 20 | 3.6 | 12 | 5.6 |
| CUMBERLAND | 223 | 8.3 | 80 | 5.0 | 143 | 13.2 |
| CURRITUCK | 6 | 5.1 | 6 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 |
| DARE | 14 | 6.7 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 | 12.2 |
| DAVIDSON | 40 | 4.2 | 31 | 3.6 | 9 | 8.7 |
| DAVIE | 16 | 7.4 | 15 | 7.3 | 1 | 7.7 |
| DUPLIN | 26 | 6.6 | 15 | 5.0 | 11 | 11.4 |
| DURHAM | 78 | 4.0 | 26 | 2.3 | 52 | 6.2 |
| EDGECOMBE | 31 | 8.2 | 5 | 3.4 | 26 | 11.2 |
| FORSYTH | 155 | 6.7 | 77 | 4.6 | 78 | 12.2 |
| FRANKLIN | 17 | 5.1 | 7 | 2.9 | 10 | 10.8 |
| GASTON | 81 | 6.3 | 53 | 5.0 | 28 | 12.5 |
| GATES | 5 | 8.7 | 3 | 9.0 | 2 | 8.4 |
| GRAHAM | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.6 |
| GRANVILLE | 13 | 4.2 | 5 | 2.4 | 8 | 8.5 |
| GREENE | 16 | 12.8 | 7 | 9.7 | 9 | 16.9 |
| GUILFORD | 191 | 6.5 | 63 | 3.6 | 128 | 10.7 |
| HALIFAX | 36 | 9.8 | 7 | 5.6 | 29 | 12.0 |
| HARNETT | 45 | 6.2 | 26 | 4.8 | 19 | 10.4 |
| HAYWOOD | 10 | 3.5 | 9 | 3.3 | 1 | 16.7 |
| HENDERSON | 26 | 4.6 | 22 | 4.1 | 4 | 14.8 |
| HERTFORD | 16 | 10.8 | 2 | 5.0 | 14 | 12.9 |
| HOKE | 26 | 7.4 | 12 | 5.8 | 14 | 9.7 |
| HYDE | 2 | 6.9 | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| IREDELL | 41 | 4.4 | 25 | 3.3 | 16 | 9.9 |
| JACKSON | 10 | 5.4 | 6 | 4.1 | 4 | 10.4 |
| JOHNSTON | 51 | 4.6 | 37 | 4.0 | 14 | 7.7 |
| JONES | 2 | 4.3 | 1 | 3.2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| LEE | 25 | 6.0 | 16 | 5.0 | 9 | 9.6 |
| LENOIR | 35 | 8.8 | 14 | 6.7 | 20 | 10.6 |
| LINCOLN | 22 | 5.1 | 15 | 3.7 | 7 | 25.9 |
| MCDOWELL | 12 | 4.7 | 11 | 4.5 | 1 | 10.6 |
| MACON | 11 | 6.7 | 11 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 |
| MADISON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MARTIN | 11 | 7.2 | 3 | 4.1 | 8 | 10.0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 350 | 5.5 | 144 | 3.5 | 206 | 9.4 |
| MITCHELL | 6 | 7.4 | 5 | 6.2 | 1 | 200.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 13 | 6.7 | 7 | 4.5 | 6 | 15.5 |
| MOORE | 24 | 5.2 | 16 | 4.4 | 8 | 7.9 |
| NASH | 33 | 5.5 | 7 | 1.9 | 26 | 11.0 |
| NEW HANOVER | 39 | 3.6 | 18 | 2.2 | 19 | 7.7 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 20 | 16.8 | 1 | 2.5 | 19 | 24.0 |
| ONSLOW | 92 | 5.8 | 49 | 3.9 | 43 | 12.3 |
| ORANGE | 37 | 5.5 | 23 | 4.4 | 14 | 9.6 |
| PAMLICO | 2 | 3.7 | 2 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| PASQUOTANK | 13 | 5.2 | 3 | 2.1 | 10 | 9.2 |
| PENDER | 13 | 5.4 | 9 | 4.7 | 4 | 8.3 |
| PERQUIMANS | 9 | 14.6 | 3 | 7.3 | 6 | 29.3 |
| PERSON | 14 | 6.1 | 7 | 4.4 | 7 | 9.8 |
| PITT | 91 | 9.0 | 23 | 4.0 | 68 | 15.6 |
| POLK | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.7 |
| RANDOLPH | 41 | 4.6 | 38 | 4.6 | 3 | 4.7 |
| RICHMOND | 24 | 7.7 | 8 | 4.1 | 16 | 14.0 |
| ROBESON | 81 | 7.9 | 21 | 5.7 | 60 | 9.2 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 30 | 5.4 | 28 | 6.2 | 2 | 2.0 |
| ROWAN | 46 | 5.6 | 37 | 5.5 | 9 | 5.8 |
| RUTHERFORD | 24 | 6.2 | 18 | 5.4 | 6 | 11.7 |
| SAMPSON | 31 | 6.8 | 14 | 4.3 | 17 | 13.2 |
| SCOTLAND | 23 | 9.6 | 9 | 8.5 | 14 | 10.4 |
| STANLY | 24 | 6.6 | 17 | 5.5 | 7 | 12.1 |
| STOKES | 11 | 4.5 | 9 | 3.8 | 2 | 20.8 |
| SURRY | 19 | 4.2 | 19 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
| SWAIN | 4 | 4.5 | 1 | 1.9 | 3 | 8.1 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 8 | 5.9 | 7 | 5.5 | 1 | 12.2 |
| TYRRELL | 2 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27.8 |
| UNION | 53 | 4.4 | 39 | 3.8 | 14 | 8.0 |
| VANCE | 40 | 11.7 | 10 | 6.4 | 30 | 16.2 |
| WAKE | 277 | 4.9 | 132 | 3.2 | 145 | 9.4 |
| WARREN | 11 | 10.9 | 1 | 3.0 | 10 | 14.7 |
| WASHINGTON | 7 | 8.3 | 4 | 11.9 | 3 | 5.9 |
| WATAUGA | 6 | 3.4 | 6 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| WAYNE | 64 | 7.4 | 18 | 3.2 | 46 | 15.0 |
| WILKES | 19 | 4.6 | 16 | 4.1 | 3 | 13.8 |
| WILSON | 48 | 9.0 | 20 | 6.7 | 28 | 12.0 |
| YADKIN | 9 | 3.9 | 8 | 3.6 | 1 | 13.3 |
| YANCEY | 1 | 1.1 | 1 | 1.1 | 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 |