Description: Neonatal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live births living less than 28 days. These rates are based on 5-year aggregates, with the year shown indicating the last year of the 5-year period.

Source: North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics (NC SCHS), Statistics and Reports: Vital Statistics Vol. 1.: http://www.schs.state.nc.us/data/vital.cfm

NOTE about data comparability: The "Neonatal Mortality Statistics" report does not present data by race and ethnicity the same way prior to 2010. Data appears as "white" and "minority" and is not comparable to more recent years. When comparing county and state data, only totals (not by race or ethnicity) are included for years prior to 2010. Race / ethnicity data are available for 2010 to present.