| 2010 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 5 |
| Neonatal Death Rates and Annual Percent Changes by Race/Ethnicity |
| Total Rate | % Change | White Non-Hispanic Rate |
% Change | Af. Am. Non-Hispanic Rate |
% Change | Other Non-Hispanic Rate |
% Change | Hispanic Rate | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year: | 5.6 | -8.2 | 4.2 | -8.7 | 10.3 | -13.4 | 4.3 | -24.6 | 4.0 | 21.2 |
| 2006 | ||||||||||
| 2007 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 4.1 | -2.4 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 30.2 | 4.6 | 15.0 |
| 2008 | 5.2 | -8.8 | 3.8 | -7.3 | 9.4 | -8.7 | 4.3 | -23.2 | 4.2 | -8.7 |
| 2009 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 3.5 | -7.9 | 10.7 | 13.8 | 2.6 | -39.5 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 2010 | 4.9 | -7.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 9.2 | -14.0 | 3.3 | 26.9 | 3.8 | -13.6 |
| Neonatal Infant Deaths (<28 days) per 1,000 live births. |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 08SEP2011 |