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Data courtesy NC State Center for Health Statistics & Child Fatality Task Force
Posted inChildren's Health, NC Health Briefs, State Health Policy

NC Child Death Rate Ticks Downward – Again

by Rose Hoban November 9, 2012October 19, 2021

By Rose Hoban Fewer North Carolina children under the age of 15 died in 2011 than in the previous year, continuing a downward trend of the child death rate that’s been ongoing since 1991. According to new data from the NC State Center for Health Statistics, fewer children in North Carolina died from all causes, […]

2011 County-level infant mortality rates. Map courtesy NC State Center for Health Statistics
Posted inChildren's Health, Featured, Public Health

NC Infant Mortality Up, But Fewer Sudden Infant Deaths

by Rose Hoban October 23, 2012October 19, 2021

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