| NC RESIDENT FETAL DEATH RATES PER 1,000 DELIVERIES, 2006-2010 |
| TOTAL FETAL DEATHS | TOTAL FETAL DEATH RATE |
WHITE NON-HISPANIC FETAL DEATHS |
WHITE NON-HISPANIC FETAL DEATH RATE |
AF. AM. NON-HISPANIC FETAL DEATHS |
AF. AM. NON-HISPANIC FETAL DEATH RATE |
OTHER NON-HISPANIC FETAL DEATHS |
OTHER NON-HISPANIC FETAL DEATH RATE |
HISPANIC FETAL DEATHS |
HISPANIC FETAL DEATH RATE |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENCE | 4,234 | 6.6 | 1,754 | 4.9 | 1,830 | 12.0 | 146 | 4.9 | 504 | 4.8 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | ||||||||||
| ALAMANCE | 65 | 6.7 | 31 | 5.9 | 20 | 10.4 | 3 | 13.6 | 11 | 4.7 |
| ALEXANDER | 16 | 7.7 | 13 | 7.4 | 2 | 20.4 | 1 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 |
| ALLEGHANY | 1 | 1.9 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANSON | 21 | 13.9 | 6 | 9.6 | 15 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASHE | 4 | 2.9 | 3 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.3 |
| AVERY | 8 | 9.0 | 8 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BEAUFORT | 33 | 11.3 | 12 | 7.8 | 16 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11.7 |
| BERTIE | 14 | 11.9 | 2 | 6.5 | 12 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BLADEN | 18 | 8.6 | 4 | 4.1 | 12 | 16.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.3 |
| BRUNSWICK | 22 | 3.9 | 10 | 2.4 | 8 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.8 |
| BUNCOMBE | 70 | 5.1 | 53 | 5.0 | 10 | 8.3 | 1 | 3.6 | 6 | 3.7 |
| BURKE | 20 | 4.0 | 15 | 4.1 | 1 | 3.9 | 1 | 2.7 | 3 | 4.7 |
| CABARRUS | 86 | 6.7 | 35 | 4.4 | 32 | 15.7 | 1 | 2.6 | 18 | 7.3 |
| CALDWELL | 25 | 5.6 | 21 | 5.6 | 2 | 8.7 | 1 | 15.6 | 1 | 2.8 |
| CAMDEN | 2 | 4.0 | 2 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CARTERET | 15 | 4.8 | 10 | 3.9 | 2 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10.8 |
| CASWELL | 5 | 4.8 | 3 | 4.6 | 2 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CATAWBA | 46 | 4.6 | 30 | 4.5 | 12 | 12.7 | 1 | 1.6 | 3 | 1.7 |
| CHATHAM | 17 | 4.7 | 11 | 5.5 | 3 | 8.0 | 1 | 14.7 | 2 | 1.8 |
| CHEROKEE | 5 | 3.9 | 5 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHOWAN | 5 | 5.5 | 3 | 6.8 | 2 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CLAY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CLEVELAND | 48 | 8.0 | 26 | 6.5 | 22 | 13.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| COLUMBUS | 29 | 8.0 | 11 | 5.9 | 14 | 11.1 | 1 | 8.7 | 3 | 7.2 |
| CRAVEN | 56 | 6.7 | 26 | 4.9 | 26 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.5 |
| CUMBERLAND | 243 | 8.3 | 75 | 5.3 | 139 | 13.6 | 9 | 6.1 | 20 | 5.7 |
| CURRITUCK | 4 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.8 | 1 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DARE | 9 | 4.4 | 6 | 3.8 | 1 | 16.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.3 |
| DAVIDSON | 46 | 4.8 | 27 | 3.8 | 11 | 12.2 | 3 | 13.6 | 5 | 4.0 |
| DAVIE | 5 | 2.3 | 4 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 |
| DUPLIN | 41 | 9.9 | 14 | 9.1 | 14 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7.9 |
| DURHAM | 128 | 5.8 | 29 | 3.7 | 80 | 10.5 | 4 | 2.8 | 15 | 2.9 |
| EDGECOMBE | 60 | 15.7 | 7 | 6.7 | 50 | 19.9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12.1 |
| FORSYTH | 126 | 5.1 | 41 | 3.7 | 64 | 9.4 | 2 | 3.1 | 19 | 3.1 |
| FRANKLIN | 24 | 6.7 | 6 | 2.9 | 14 | 14.9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.1 |
| GASTON | 94 | 6.8 | 67 | 7.2 | 25 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 |
| GATES | 7 | 11.7 | 5 | 13.2 | 2 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GRAHAM | 2 | 4.2 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GRANVILLE | 18 | 5.7 | 4 | 2.3 | 14 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GREENE | 14 | 11.2 | 2 | 4.4 | 12 | 25.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GUILFORD | 220 | 7.1 | 59 | 4.5 | 134 | 11.2 | 8 | 4.2 | 19 | 4.4 |
| HALIFAX | 35 | 10.3 | 1 | 1.0 | 31 | 14.8 | 1 | 5.0 | 2 | 19.0 |
| HARNETT | 51 | 6.1 | 23 | 4.6 | 18 | 10.6 | 1 | 4.2 | 9 | 6.4 |
| HAYWOOD | 21 | 7.3 | 19 | 7.4 | 1 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.7 |
| HENDERSON | 31 | 5.2 | 18 | 4.4 | 1 | 4.3 | 1 | 7.9 | 11 | 7.2 |
| HERTFORD | 11 | 7.4 | 1 | 2.5 | 9 | 8.7 | 1 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 |
| HOKE | 27 | 6.1 | 6 | 3.0 | 14 | 12.5 | 4 | 10.3 | 3 | 3.3 |
| HYDE | 1 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IREDELL | 57 | 5.8 | 37 | 5.5 | 12 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6.5 |
| JACKSON | 14 | 6.6 | 11 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 | 2 | 9.0 |
| JOHNSTON | 78 | 6.4 | 45 | 6.1 | 15 | 8.4 | 3 | 17.1 | 15 | 5.5 |
| JONES | 3 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LEE | 30 | 6.5 | 12 | 5.9 | 15 | 15.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.9 |
| LENOIR | 33 | 8.7 | 11 | 6.8 | 19 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.4 |
| LINCOLN | 22 | 5.0 | 16 | 4.5 | 3 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.6 |
| MCDOWELL | 20 | 7.7 | 18 | 8.2 | 2 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MACON | 9 | 4.9 | 3 | 2.1 | 3 | 166.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.2 |
| MADISON | 8 | 8.5 | 7 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.8 |
| MARTIN | 8 | 5.5 | 4 | 6.4 | 4 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MECKLENBURG | 542 | 7.4 | 161 | 5.2 | 282 | 12.5 | 23 | 4.9 | 76 | 5.1 |
| MITCHELL | 2 | 2.5 | 2 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 15 | 8.0 | 7 | 7.7 | 7 | 19.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.8 |
| MOORE | 34 | 6.9 | 22 | 6.7 | 8 | 9.4 | 3 | 19.9 | 1 | 1.6 |
| NASH | 72 | 11.5 | 22 | 8.1 | 42 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10.2 |
| NEW HANOVER | 57 | 4.7 | 25 | 3.1 | 28 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.0 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 9 | 7.6 | 2 | 5.7 | 6 | 7.7 | 1 | 90.9 | 0 | 0 |
| ONSLOW | 101 | 5.2 | 61 | 4.4 | 31 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.3 |
| ORANGE | 28 | 4.3 | 15 | 3.8 | 5 | 5.6 | 3 | 5.0 | 5 | 4.3 |
| PAMLICO | 7 | 12.7 | 3 | 7.3 | 3 | 28.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29.4 |
| PASQUOTANK | 16 | 5.7 | 6 | 4.2 | 9 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.8 |
| PENDER | 13 | 4.4 | 6 | 3.0 | 5 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.6 |
| PERQUIMANS | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PERSON | 21 | 8.9 | 8 | 5.5 | 12 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 |
| PITT | 101 | 8.8 | 35 | 6.5 | 55 | 11.6 | 2 | 7.9 | 9 | 8.6 |
| POLK | 4 | 5.4 | 3 | 5.2 | 1 | 20.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RANDOLPH | 44 | 4.9 | 32 | 5.0 | 3 | 6.1 | 2 | 11.0 | 7 | 3.7 |
| RICHMOND | 20 | 6.1 | 8 | 4.6 | 10 | 9.5 | 1 | 8.7 | 1 | 2.7 |
| ROBESON | 84 | 7.7 | 14 | 6.5 | 27 | 10.8 | 29 | 6.6 | 14 | 7.3 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 36 | 6.8 | 16 | 4.5 | 13 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11.4 |
| ROWAN | 65 | 7.5 | 31 | 5.5 | 22 | 13.4 | 1 | 6.7 | 11 | 8.4 |
| RUTHERFORD | 28 | 7.5 | 21 | 7.0 | 5 | 11.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.3 |
| SAMPSON | 42 | 9.1 | 11 | 6.1 | 20 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6.9 |
| SCOTLAND | 19 | 7.2 | 4 | 4.2 | 14 | 11.5 | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| STANLY | 22 | 6.1 | 10 | 3.7 | 11 | 23.4 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| STOKES | 8 | 3.6 | 6 | 2.9 | 2 | 26.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SURRY | 29 | 6.5 | 23 | 7.0 | 1 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.2 |
| SWAIN | 11 | 11.8 | 8 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 9 | 6.0 | 8 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.8 |
| TYRRELL | 2 | 7.8 | 1 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.5 |
| UNION | 59 | 4.5 | 34 | 4.0 | 18 | 9.8 | 1 | 3.5 | 6 | 2.3 |
| VANCE | 34 | 10.2 | 5 | 5.0 | 26 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.4 |
| WAKE | 358 | 5.4 | 123 | 3.5 | 154 | 10.8 | 23 | 5.0 | 58 | 4.8 |
| WARREN | 13 | 12.0 | 4 | 13.9 | 8 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.3 |
| WASHINGTON | 6 | 7.2 | 1 | 3.7 | 4 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.2 |
| WATAUGA | 8 | 4.2 | 8 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WAYNE | 77 | 8.8 | 31 | 7.8 | 34 | 11.8 | 2 | 10.2 | 10 | 6.1 |
| WILKES | 21 | 5.5 | 19 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 1 | 2.1 |
| WILSON | 64 | 11.5 | 18 | 8.7 | 37 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8.2 |
| YADKIN | 11 | 4.8 | 7 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7.2 |
| YANCEY | 9 | 9.9 | 9 | 11.7 | 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 |