| NC RESIDENT INFANT (<1 YEAR) DEATH RATES PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS, 2002-2006 |
| TOTAL INFANT DEATHS | TOTAL INFANT DEATH RATE | WHITE INFANT DEATHS | WHITE INFANT DEATH RATE | MINORITY INFANT DEATHS | MINORITY INFANT DEATH RATE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENCE | 5,084 | 8.4 | 2,680 | 6.1 | 2,400 | 14.5 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||
| ALAMANCE | 83 | 9.1 | 49 | 6.7 | 34 | 18.9 |
| ALEXANDER | 18 | 8.8 | 17 | 8.9 | 1 | 7.3 |
| ALLEGHANY | 5 | 10.2 | 5 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 |
| ANSON | 20 | 12.5 | 4 | 5.3 | 16 | 19.0 |
| ASHE | 10 | 7.6 | 10 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| AVERY | 4 | 4.8 | 4 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| BEAUFORT | 25 | 8.5 | 12 | 6.0 | 13 | 13.5 |
| BERTIE | 13 | 10.8 | 1 | 3.0 | 12 | 13.8 |
| BLADEN | 31 | 13.7 | 13 | 9.0 | 18 | 22.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 31 | 6.7 | 25 | 6.4 | 6 | 8.0 |
| BUNCOMBE | 95 | 7.3 | 78 | 6.7 | 17 | 12.7 |
| BURKE | 41 | 8.2 | 34 | 7.8 | 7 | 10.4 |
| CABARRUS | 88 | 7.6 | 59 | 6.1 | 29 | 15.2 |
| CALDWELL | 41 | 8.8 | 37 | 8.5 | 4 | 12.7 |
| CAMDEN | 1 | 2.0 | 1 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| CARTERET | 22 | 7.0 | 15 | 5.3 | 7 | 21.3 |
| CASWELL | 8 | 6.7 | 6 | 7.1 | 2 | 5.7 |
| CATAWBA | 70 | 6.9 | 51 | 5.9 | 19 | 12.5 |
| CHATHAM | 28 | 7.8 | 22 | 7.0 | 6 | 13.3 |
| CHEROKEE | 16 | 11.7 | 14 | 10.7 | 2 | 38.5 |
| CHOWAN | 8 | 9.2 | 1 | 2.2 | 7 | 16.8 |
| CLAY | 4 | 9.0 | 4 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| CLEVELAND | 53 | 9.0 | 29 | 6.6 | 24 | 15.7 |
| COLUMBUS | 42 | 11.2 | 21 | 9.0 | 21 | 15.0 |
| CRAVEN | 51 | 6.5 | 29 | 5.2 | 22 | 10.1 |
| CUMBERLAND | 305 | 11.3 | 119 | 7.4 | 186 | 17.0 |
| CURRITUCK | 11 | 9.1 | 10 | 8.9 | 1 | 12.8 |
| DARE | 14 | 6.4 | 13 | 6.2 | 1 | 11.4 |
| DAVIDSON | 82 | 8.6 | 64 | 7.5 | 18 | 17.4 |
| DAVIE | 18 | 8.2 | 17 | 8.2 | 1 | 8.1 |
| DUPLIN | 29 | 7.3 | 17 | 5.6 | 12 | 12.8 |
| DURHAM | 133 | 6.7 | 44 | 3.8 | 89 | 10.7 |
| EDGECOMBE | 43 | 11.8 | 9 | 6.5 | 34 | 14.9 |
| FORSYTH | 220 | 9.4 | 104 | 6.2 | 116 | 17.5 |
| FRANKLIN | 23 | 6.6 | 8 | 3.2 | 15 | 15.8 |
| GASTON | 116 | 8.9 | 82 | 7.7 | 34 | 14.4 |
| GATES | 6 | 10.2 | 3 | 8.4 | 3 | 12.8 |
| GRAHAM | 2 | 3.9 | 1 | 2.2 | 1 | 17.9 |
| GRANVILLE | 22 | 7.1 | 11 | 5.2 | 11 | 11.2 |
| GREENE | 19 | 15.2 | 10 | 13.6 | 9 | 17.4 |
| GUILFORD | 283 | 9.5 | 100 | 5.7 | 183 | 15.0 |
| HALIFAX | 53 | 14.7 | 9 | 7.4 | 44 | 18.4 |
| HARNETT | 71 | 9.7 | 36 | 6.5 | 35 | 19.5 |
| HAYWOOD | 20 | 7.0 | 20 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 |
| HENDERSON | 37 | 6.4 | 31 | 5.7 | 6 | 21.6 |
| HERTFORD | 23 | 15.2 | 5 | 12.4 | 18 | 16.2 |
| HOKE | 35 | 9.4 | 16 | 7.0 | 19 | 13.3 |
| HYDE | 1 | 3.3 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 |
| IREDELL | 73 | 7.8 | 44 | 5.7 | 29 | 17.8 |
| JACKSON | 12 | 6.4 | 8 | 5.4 | 4 | 9.9 |
| JOHNSTON | 74 | 6.6 | 49 | 5.2 | 25 | 13.6 |
| JONES | 4 | 8.5 | 2 | 6.2 | 2 | 13.4 |
| LEE | 36 | 8.3 | 24 | 7.1 | 12 | 12.6 |
| LENOIR | 45 | 11.4 | 14 | 6.7 | 30 | 16.2 |
| LINCOLN | 21 | 4.8 | 15 | 3.7 | 6 | 22.2 |
| MCDOWELL | 22 | 8.5 | 21 | 8.4 | 1 | 11.1 |
| MACON | 13 | 7.7 | 12 | 7.3 | 1 | 22.7 |
| MADISON | 2 | 1.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| MARTIN | 17 | 11.1 | 5 | 6.6 | 12 | 15.5 |
| MECKLENBURG | 508 | 7.7 | 209 | 4.9 | 298 | 12.9 |
| MITCHELL | 6 | 7.4 | 5 | 6.2 | 1 | 200.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 16 | 8.3 | 9 | 5.8 | 7 | 18.4 |
| MOORE | 34 | 7.2 | 21 | 5.7 | 13 | 13.0 |
| NASH | 54 | 9.0 | 19 | 5.2 | 35 | 14.8 |
| NEW HANOVER | 49 | 4.4 | 25 | 2.9 | 22 | 8.8 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 23 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 28.3 |
| ONSLOW | 129 | 7.9 | 76 | 5.9 | 53 | 15.1 |
| ORANGE | 46 | 6.9 | 27 | 5.2 | 19 | 13.1 |
| PAMLICO | 4 | 7.1 | 3 | 6.8 | 1 | 8.1 |
| PASQUOTANK | 19 | 7.3 | 5 | 3.4 | 14 | 12.5 |
| PENDER | 17 | 6.9 | 12 | 6.0 | 5 | 10.8 |
| PERQUIMANS | 10 | 16.0 | 4 | 9.6 | 6 | 29.1 |
| PERSON | 24 | 10.5 | 13 | 8.1 | 11 | 16.2 |
| PITT | 109 | 10.6 | 33 | 5.6 | 76 | 17.1 |
| POLK | 7 | 8.6 | 4 | 5.2 | 3 | 66.7 |
| RANDOLPH | 57 | 6.4 | 55 | 6.7 | 2 | 3.2 |
| RICHMOND | 38 | 12.3 | 14 | 7.1 | 24 | 21.2 |
| ROBESON | 123 | 11.9 | 34 | 9.0 | 89 | 13.7 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 52 | 9.6 | 43 | 9.7 | 9 | 8.9 |
| ROWAN | 73 | 8.7 | 56 | 8.3 | 17 | 10.6 |
| RUTHERFORD | 37 | 9.8 | 24 | 7.3 | 13 | 27.1 |
| SAMPSON | 44 | 9.7 | 24 | 7.3 | 20 | 16.2 |
| SCOTLAND | 28 | 11.2 | 13 | 12.1 | 15 | 10.6 |
| STANLY | 41 | 11.3 | 28 | 9.2 | 13 | 22.2 |
| STOKES | 17 | 7.0 | 15 | 6.4 | 2 | 20.8 |
| SURRY | 27 | 6.0 | 25 | 5.9 | 2 | 8.4 |
| SWAIN | 8 | 8.9 | 5 | 9.3 | 3 | 8.3 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 14 | 9.9 | 12 | 9.0 | 2 | 25.3 |
| TYRRELL | 2 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25.3 |
| UNION | 91 | 7.3 | 64 | 6.0 | 27 | 15.0 |
| VANCE | 49 | 14.3 | 14 | 8.8 | 35 | 19.2 |
| WAKE | 389 | 6.6 | 197 | 4.6 | 192 | 11.9 |
| WARREN | 14 | 13.4 | 2 | 5.9 | 12 | 17.1 |
| WASHINGTON | 7 | 8.1 | 2 | 5.6 | 5 | 9.9 |
| WATAUGA | 15 | 8.4 | 15 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 |
| WAYNE | 86 | 9.9 | 28 | 5.0 | 58 | 18.7 |
| WILKES | 32 | 7.9 | 28 | 7.3 | 4 | 18.6 |
| WILSON | 68 | 12.9 | 26 | 8.7 | 42 | 18.3 |
| YADKIN | 20 | 8.6 | 20 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 |
| YANCEY | 4 | 4.6 | 4 | 4.6 | 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 |