| NC RESIDENT BLACK INFANT MORTALITY RATE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS, 2005-2009 |
| TOTAL BIRTHS | TOTAL DEATHS | DEATH RATE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| RESIDENCE | 150,715 | 2,317 | 15.4 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | |||
| ALAMANCE | 1,869 | 28 | 15.0 |
| ALEXANDER | 103 | 1 | 9.7 |
| ALLEGHANY | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ANSON | 835 | 13 | 15.6 |
| ASHE | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| AVERY | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| BEAUFORT | 947 | 9 | 9.5 |
| BERTIE | 875 | 18 | 20.6 |
| BLADEN | 724 | 17 | 23.5 |
| BRUNSWICK | 705 | 7 | 9.9 |
| BUNCOMBE | 1,178 | 14 | 11.9 |
| BURKE | 265 | 4 | 15.1 |
| CABARRUS | 1,964 | 20 | 10.2 |
| CALDWELL | 224 | 5 | 22.3 |
| CAMDEN | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| CARTERET | 249 | 5 | 20.1 |
| CASWELL | 339 | 6 | 17.7 |
| CATAWBA | 918 | 11 | 12.0 |
| CHATHAM | 375 | 5 | 13.3 |
| CHEROKEE | 23 | 1 | 43.5 |
| CHOWAN | 430 | 7 | 16.3 |
| CLAY | 3 | 1 | 333.3 |
| CLEVELAND | 1,544 | 23 | 14.9 |
| COLUMBUS | 1,269 | 20 | 15.8 |
| CRAVEN | 2,007 | 32 | 15.9 |
| CUMBERLAND | 10,184 | 164 | 16.1 |
| CURRITUCK | 66 | 3 | 45.5 |
| DARE | 71 | 1 | 14.1 |
| DAVIDSON | 898 | 19 | 21.2 |
| DAVIE | 117 | 1 | 8.5 |
| DUPLIN | 908 | 13 | 14.3 |
| DURHAM | 7,473 | 94 | 12.6 |
| EDGECOMBE | 2,446 | 36 | 14.7 |
| FORSYTH | 6,647 | 139 | 20.9 |
| FRANKLIN | 930 | 18 | 19.4 |
| GASTON | 2,536 | 43 | 17.0 |
| GATES | 221 | 2 | 9.0 |
| GRAHAM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GRANVILLE | 1,000 | 7 | 7.0 |
| GREENE | 494 | 9 | 18.2 |
| GUILFORD | 11,738 | 186 | 15.8 |
| HALIFAX | 2,080 | 38 | 18.3 |
| HARNETT | 1,635 | 37 | 22.6 |
| HAYWOOD | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| HENDERSON | 233 | 5 | 21.5 |
| HERTFORD | 1,100 | 23 | 20.9 |
| HOKE | 1,097 | 19 | 17.3 |
| HYDE | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| IREDELL | 1,512 | 19 | 12.6 |
| JACKSON | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| JOHNSTON | 1,755 | 29 | 16.5 |
| JONES | 122 | 4 | 32.8 |
| LEE | 956 | 8 | 8.4 |
| LENOIR | 1,736 | 31 | 17.9 |
| LINCOLN | 262 | 6 | 22.9 |
| MCDOWELL | 70 | 1 | 14.3 |
| MACON | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| MADISON | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| MARTIN | 760 | 12 | 15.8 |
| MECKLENBURG | 22,102 | 272 | 12.3 |
| MITCHELL | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 351 | 10 | 28.5 |
| MOORE | 859 | 12 | 14.0 |
| NASH | 2,571 | 45 | 17.5 |
| NEW HANOVER | 2,434 | 24 | 9.9 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 821 | 11 | 13.4 |
| ONSLOW | 2,709 | 52 | 19.2 |
| ORANGE | 929 | 17 | 18.3 |
| PAMLICO | 105 | 1 | 9.5 |
| PASQUOTANK | 1,099 | 19 | 17.3 |
| PENDER | 469 | 3 | 6.4 |
| PERQUIMANS | 191 | 3 | 15.7 |
| PERSON | 682 | 15 | 22.0 |
| PITT | 4,625 | 82 | 17.7 |
| POLK | 49 | 2 | 40.8 |
| RANDOLPH | 495 | 4 | 8.1 |
| RICHMOND | 1,082 | 13 | 12.0 |
| ROBESON | 2,468 | 47 | 19.0 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 1,039 | 19 | 18.3 |
| ROWAN | 1,614 | 17 | 10.5 |
| RUTHERFORD | 444 | 8 | 18.0 |
| SAMPSON | 1,125 | 17 | 15.1 |
| SCOTLAND | 1,203 | 12 | 10.0 |
| STANLY | 479 | 9 | 18.8 |
| STOKES | 70 | 1 | 14.3 |
| SURRY | 168 | 2 | 11.9 |
| SWAIN | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| TRANSYLVANIA | 70 | 1 | 14.3 |
| TYRRELL | 83 | 0 | 0 |
| UNION | 1,814 | 28 | 15.4 |
| VANCE | 1,805 | 29 | 16.1 |
| WAKE | 13,954 | 220 | 15.8 |
| WARREN | 660 | 6 | 9.1 |
| WASHINGTON | 521 | 8 | 15.4 |
| WATAUGA | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| WAYNE | 2,932 | 53 | 18.1 |
| WILKES | 145 | 3 | 20.7 |
| WILSON | 2,310 | 36 | 15.6 |
| YADKIN | 68 | 2 | 29.4 |
| YANCEY | 4 | 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 |