Infant Mortality in North Carolina
Statistics
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 timeframe.
Although North Carolina's infant mortality has decreased
dramatically in recent years, it continues to exceed the
national average. In 2008, 1,066 North Carolina babies died
before their first birthday - a statewide rate of 8.2 infant
deaths per 1,000 live births. However significant ethnic,
racial and geographic variation exists in the state.
Based on provisional data, North Carolina ranked 44th in
the nation in infant mortality in 2006. The provisional rate
for the United States was 6.8 deaths per 1,000 live births.
During the past ten years the infant death rate in North Carolina
has decreased from 9.3 deaths per 1,000 live
births in 1998 to 8.2 deaths in 2008. The rate has decreased
33 percent, from 12.6 deaths since 1988.
Data
For more details, visit the  North
Carolina State Center for Health Statistics "2008
Infant Mortality Statistics for North Carolina" section:
County-by-county
listing of final infant death rates for 2008
Infant
deaths and rates by race, North Carolina 2004-2008
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: May 2010
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