Infant Mortality in North Carolina
Statistics
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Infant mortality is the death
of a baby before its first birthday.
The infant mortality rate is the
number of infants who die, for every 1,000 live births, within
a given time frame.
Although North Carolina's infant mortality has decreased
dramatically in recent years, it continues to exceed the
national average. In 2009, 1,006 North Carolina babies died
before their first birthday - a statewide rate of 7.9 infant
deaths per 1,000 live births. However significant ethnic,
racial and geographic variation exists in the state.
In North Carolina in 2010:
- 7.0 babies died for every 1,000 born alive
(11.4 in 2009)
- 5.3 white babies died for every 1,000 live births
- 12.7 African American non-Hispanic babies died for every 1,000 live births
- 854 babies died in North Carolina (1,006 in 2009)
- 2007 - preliminary date for the U.S. shows 6.77 deaths for every 1,000 babies born alive
- The U.S. ranked 41st in the world in 2004 (the most recent year that worldwide data is available)
The infant death rate in North Carolina has decreased
45 percent, from 12.6 deaths per 1,000 live births, since 1988 when the state's rate was among the worst in the country.
Data
For more details, visit the  North
Carolina State Center for Health Statistics "2009
Infant Mortality Statistics for North Carolina."
County-by-county
listing of final infant death rates for 2010
Infant
deaths and rates by race, North Carolina 2006-2010
Infant deaths by cause of death 2010
Risk factors and characteristics for 2010 North Carolina Resident Live Births
To compare the data from North Carolina to that of other
states, as well as access maternal and infant health data
from cities, counties and states across the U.S., visit
the
March of Dimes Peristats Web site.
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Last updated: November 2011 |
