| 2012 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 4 |
| Infant 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: | 8.2 | -3.5 | 6.0 | -3.2 | 14.7 | -2.0 | 7.5 | -11.8 | 6.0 | -9.1 |
| 2008 | ||||||||||
| 2009 | 7.9 | -3.7 | 5.5 | -8.3 | 15.8 | 7.5 | 4.7 | -37.3 | 5.7 | -5.0 |
| 2010 | 7.0 | -11.4 | 5.3 | -3.6 | 12.7 | -19.6 | 5.2 | 10.6 | 5.0 | -12.3 |
| 2011 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 12.9 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 8.0 |
| 2012 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 13.9 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 28.8 | 4.2 | -22.2 |
| Infant Deaths (under 1 year of age) per 1,000 live births. |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 21AUG2013 |